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hikinginjordan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Half a day · 3 stops

Castle, cable car and lunch

The classic Ajloun morning. Everything is within a few minutes of each other on the castle hill, so you spend your time looking, not driving.

Ajloun Castle → Ajloun Cable Car → Jar Al Jabal

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Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0

A full day · 5 stops

Ajloun in a day

History in the morning, a long lunch, then mosaics and forest in the afternoon. A full day that never feels rushed.

Ajloun Castle → Ajloun Cable Car → Jar Al Jabal → Tell Mar Elias → Ajloun Forest Reserve

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Randa107 · CC BY-SA 4.0

A full day · 4 stops

Ajloun with children

Short stops, room to run and a ride through the air. Planned around small legs and regular snacks.

Ajloun Castle → Ajloun Cable Car → Jar Al Jabal → Ajloun Forest Reserve

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Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0

A full day · 5 stops

Faith and history

A mosque, a castle, a hill of mosaics and a pilgrim shrine: many centuries of belief in one gentle day.

Great Ajloun Mosque → Ajloun Castle → Jar Al Jabal → Tell Mar Elias → Our Lady of the Mountain, Anjara

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Arian Zwegers · CC BY 2.0

A full day · 4 stops

Jerash and Ajloun from Amman

The north in one day: Roman Jerash while it is cool, then lunch, the castle and the cable car in Ajloun.

Jerash Archaeological Site → Jar Al Jabal → Ajloun Castle → Ajloun Cable Car

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Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0

Two days · 8 stops

Two days in the highlands

Sleep in the forest. Day one is the castle hill and Mar Elias; day two is a guided trail and the village workshops.

Ajloun Castle → Ajloun Cable Car → Jar Al Jabal → Tell Mar Elias → Ajloun Forest Reserve Cabins → Ajloun Forest Reserve → The Ajloun Houses → Jar Al Jabal

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