Aqaba is the only Jordanian beach city resort located on the Red Sea in the northern part of the Gulf of Aqaba.
The length of the coastline is 27 km. Within the city there are private and free municipal beaches. The resort is a popular place for a beach holiday. The warm and calm waters of the bay are perfect for tourists with children.
Thanks to the rich underwater world of the Red Sea, the city is very popular among divers. The southern part of the coast is replete with coral reefs. Adherents of extreme tourism in Aqaba will be able to go kiting, windsurfing, sailing, yachting and snorkeling.
Aqaba is recognized as a tax free zone, which attracts thousands of shoppers to the resort.
Admirers of excursion tourism who spend their holidays in the resort will have the opportunity to go on sightseeing tours or independently get acquainted with local historical and architectural monuments, as well as visit archaeological sites and museums.
Admirers of gastronomic tourism will be able to join during the trip to the culinary traditions of Jordan in city restaurants and cafes.
Most of the nightclubs in Aqaba are located on the territory of hotels.

When to go
Tourists and their fellow travelers can plan a visit to Aqaba based on their own weather preferences. Due to the hot desert-type climate, the beach season in the resort continues throughout the year. During the winter months, the average temperature in the city does not fall below +22 °C, and the water temperature in the bay is +21 °C. In spring and autumn, the air in the city warms up to an average of +23 °C, the water temperature ranges from +22 °C in April to +27 °C in October. In summer, the air temperature can reach +39 °C during the day and +25 °C at night, and the water temperature reaches +26 °C. Visiting the resort in the summer is not recommended for people who do not tolerate hot weather.
Many vacationers prefer to travel to Aqaba in late December – early January, when the city hosts festivities dedicated to the New Year (New Year) and Catholic Christmas. No less magnificent in Jordan celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad in February and the Muslim New Year in November. Dates of these holidays determined by the lunar calendar.

Attractions
One of the significant historical monuments of the city is the Aqaba castle, which is also called the Mameluke fort. The architectural complex, which includes ancient gates, the remains of the city wall and the ruins of the towers, covers an area of ​​​​approximately 250 m².
Fans of excursion tourism on vacation will be offered to visit the City Archaeological Museum, located near the castle. The museum building previously served as the residence of a local politician.
The ruins of the ancient settlement of Ayla, located northwest of the center of Aqaba, will interest history buffs who spend their holidays in the city. On the territory of Ayla, which previously occupied 25,000 m², the fortress walls, the ruins of gates and mosques, as well as the skeletons of columns and buildings, were partially preserved.
The Aqaba marine science station operates in the south of the Aqaba coast. Visiting the station during the trip, tourists will be able to listen to educational lectures, watch slide shows and science films. On the territory of the institution there is a public aquarium, a conference room and an exhibition area.
Going for a walk in the center of Aqaba, it is impossible not to notice the snow-white building of the mosque of Sharif Hussein ibn Ali. The temple is open to the public daily and is especially popular among pilgrims.
A unique attraction of the city, available exclusively to divers, is the sunken ship “Cedar Pride”. The wreckage of the ship, sunk specifically to attract scuba divers, is located 130 meters from the coast on coral reefs. The diving depth to the ship is 25m. Experienced divers will have the opportunity to explore the interior of the ship.
Active travelers and their fellow travelers will be offered to go on an exotic tour of the Wadi Rum Desert, located 60 km from the resort. The peak of the desert is the top of Um al-Dami (Um al-Dami) with a height of more than 1,800 m. In the local canyons, you can explore the wells covered with rock paintings.

Shopping and entertainment
To purchase an original piece of jewelry as a keepsake of your trip to Aqaba, we recommend visiting the Gold Souk. Local stalls feature jewelry made in modern and oriental styles.
In urban grocery stores, attarah, resort guests will find traditional spices and culinary blends.
Gifts, candles, handmade embroidery, bedspreads and tapestries, as well as ceramics are offered by the Suk Ajadi store. You can buy cosmetics, which include Dead Sea products, on vacation in Aqaba in almost every pharmacy.
Large urban shopping centers Dream Mall, City Center and Gateway are popular among shopping enthusiasts.
Aqaba International Dive Center provides training, provides diving equipment and equipment, and also initiates underwater excursions of varying difficulty. The instructors of the center conduct night dives and group studies of sunken ships. After graduating from the basic course in diving, adherents of extreme tourism get the right to take part in specialized competitions.

We advise extreme people during a trip to the resort to visit the Royal Sports Flying Club, which provides vacationers with a wide range of air sports. With the help of professional coaches of the club, tourists will be able to try their hand at flying, skydiving and paragliding.
The beach complex “Berenice Beach Club” (Berenice Beach Club) is in demand among connoisseurs of urban resorts, thanks to a well-equipped area.
Fans of gastronomic tourism and their fellow travelers who want to try traditional Jordanian cuisine should dine at Your Home Restaurant. The menu of the Captains restaurant includes both European and local delicacies. The restaurant is famous for its original seafood dishes.
After sunset, fans of nightlife are invited to have fun in Aqaba by the Sea View Bar, as well as the Black Pearl and Dee-lounge-Hilton clubs.