Jordan - Aqaba (Red Sea)

After two days in Amman we rented two cars and drove about 4 hours south to Aqaba. The drive was beautiful; the landscape became more rugged, arid, and mountainous, and included the popular Wadi Rum. Aqaba is important to Jordan because it is the country’s only seaport. The city has about 70,000 people and has been an active trading area since 4000 B.C. We stayed 2.5 days in Aqaba at the Intercontinental resort, which was beautiful. We spent our days at the pool and beach, from which you can see Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Israel. We also took a trip on a glass-bottomed boat to see the coral and explored the ruins of Ayla – one of the early Islamic settlements. It was relaxing and the weather was beautiful.