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I definately recommend that you go to Jordan and if you do then definately go to Aqaba because it is so fun and it is definately in the SUN!!!... Read review
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Advantages: A very nice dive site Disadvantages: NONE
...with different coloured sands with art work with words and camels and things like that.
I definately recommend that you go to Jordan and if you do then definately go to Aqaba because it is so fun and it is definately in the SUN!!! ... more
On my trip to Jordan I went around all of the tourist attractions and I belive that this place was very good. They have amazing coral rocks for snorkelling and they have very good animal life down below. I enjoyed my stay and I liked the atmosphere of the place. The poeple were very friendly and I enoyed the shopping. There is a lot to do and I have a memory of buying bottle with different coloured sands with art work with words and camels and things like that.
I definately recommend that you go to Jordan and if you do then definately go to Aqaba because it is so fun and it is definately in the SUN!!!
Advantages: Good shopping, great beach Disadvantages: Traffic a bit chaotic, bit of hassle if you are women on your own
I went to Aqaba in Jordan in the month November as part of a cruise on the Thomson Celebration. It was the first destination on the itinerary and we were scheduled to spend two days docked there.
We made our way in to the town to do some souvenir shopping on the first morning and found it to be a bustling area with loads of little shops where you could pick up some great bargains. The shop owners nearly all spoke great English and in one shop we ... ...cash.
The roads in Aqaba are quite chaotic, and never assume that a car will stop just because you are on a crossing. Sometimes you just have to see your opportunity and run.
You do kind of get hassled in certain places, for us it was when we got off the shuttle bus and we had lots of offers from taxi drivers to take us to Petra. A firm "thanks but no thanks" usually works and once we were in the town we weren't bothered so much.
The weather was ...
tor0908 11.06.2009 (23.06.2009)
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