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Nature & Eco Reserves in Jordan  

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The Azraq Wetlands Reserve, a desert lake that attracts         migrating birds from Asia and Africa.  The Shaumari Reserve with its herds of gazelle, oryx, ostriches,   and other indigenous animal species.  The Mujib Reserve, the deep gorge that flows form the Jordanian highland to the lowest spot on earth at the Dead Sea.  Dana Nature Reserve, is a system of Wadi’s and mountains with spectacular wildlife.  The Zubia Forest in north –West Jordan, with some of the world’s southernmost surviving pine and evergreen forest. The RSCN has started providing quality services at these protected areas, both to safeguard the natural beauty of the areas and to meet the basis needs of eco – tourists. Services to date include park rangers, camping area, guides trekking and hiking trail, sleeping facilities, visitor centers, parking areas, and handcrafts production and marketing centers.  

The five regions of Jordan slated for protection in the near future are the Dibeen pine forest near Jerash, the Yarmouk River gorge north of Umm Qaia, the Burqu’ desert Mudflats in the north –east, the Feifa Area along the south –east Dead Sea coast with its freshwater sping and oases full of subtropical vegetation, and the Jordan River gorge north of the Dead Sea, representing one of the last remaining natural stretches of the Jordan River that has been protected for decades, and thus still has indigenous wildlife such as the Syrian wolf.  


Azraq Wetland Reserve
what’s special about it? Azraq is a unique oasis, which has recently been brought back to life after years of excessive water pumping. It is the only place in the Jordanian deserts where you can walk around marshes and pools and have green vegetation above your head. Once a major stopover for thousands of migrating birds, it is now beginning to attract some of these birds again.  

Things to do The reserve offers a lot in a small area: raised wooden trails through the marsh (hard to imagine you are in a desert), a beautiful hide for watching birds in shade and comfort and fascinating archaeology, including a very rare Umayyad dam. A visitor center has been completed offering tourist information. You can also just sit by the pools and enjoy the wetland atmosphere. Azraq is closed to the Shaumari nature reserve and you can make a full-day outing by visiting them both.