There is really only one reason to visit Kerak and that is to visit the cruasader castle that winds around the top of the hill and encircles the marjority of Kerak.
The crusader castle has one main area to visit which can be accessed near the government rest house (which is ok for lunch), entry is 1JD per person. However, the castle does crop up all around Kerak with some of the buildings using one of the walls as an exterior.
The castle is quite run down although efforts have been made in recent years to restore it. Having said that, it is still possible to make sense of the castle - stables, dining halls, sleeping areas, armament areas etc. Kids will love the castle as there are walls and rocks to climb up and scramble over.
Kerak lies along the old King's Highway which runs through Madaba and down to Petra. The King's Highway used to be Jordan's main thoroughfare from north to south, however the Dessert Highway is now used as a quicker route as is the Dead Sea road through Wadi Araba. As a result of this Kerak is often missed off the the tourists list of things to do - if you have the time visit Kerak and drive out of Kerak north along the King's highway and go through Wadi Mujib - one of Jordan's most amazing scenes....the Middle Eastern answer to the Grand Canyon.
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