zay and other Jordan Off The Beaten Path Tips

there are many different areas just 15 minutes from Amman that you can drive to that completely change your surroundings from city to country.... it's a nice change sometimes

Zay is on the way to Jordan Valley or Salt. If you first take road signs to Sweileh, then to Salt, you'll eventually find Zay there too. If you go on Friday you'll find the whole of Amman there bbq-ing and littering.... i suggest you go on a school day :)

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Jal'ad is another picturesque area where you can walk around between the trees. It's a lot cleaner than Zay too :) It's past Jordan University.

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Visitors staying at the lodge can explore the area using several hiking trails. The area also shows evidence of human occupation stretching back 10,000 years. Copper was first smelted in this area. You can request a copper mine tour.

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Phone: +962 6 4616523

Ajloun Woodland Reserve is located in the Ajloun Highlands, around the extension of a long valley known as Wadi Ain Zubia (13 square k.m.). It consists of a Mediterranean hill country, dominated by open woodlands of Oak and Pistachio. The rich greenery of Ajloun has made it a popular spot for picnickers and hikers.

The RSCN have marked paths for you to walk on... a one hour walk that you can do alone, and a 4 hour one that you do with a guide. It will cost you 25 JD's for the guide.

Let me warn you that if you do not take a guide, do not wander off the path. I did :( I ended up getting lost for 2 hours and walking to a highway where i asked a farmer to drop me off at the entrance again. The park rangers were not impressed.

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Website: http://www.rscn.org.jo