Surprisingly modern, the place is so clean that you might have to step through puddles of soapy water to see your room. (Singles JD7. Doubles JD10. Communal bathrooms.) The Zoubi Hotel serves many customers from nearby Saudi Arabia and operates only during June, July, and August. The requisite picture of the manager with King Hussein is hanging above the TV and VCR. Located on the north side of Azraq, down a tree-lined road, is the Azraq Rest-house. Rooms include bathrooms, air conditioning, color TV, and a minibar, and look out onto the pool. (Singles JD13.200. Doubles JD15.400.) Even if you aren’t planning to spend the night, combat the heat by jumping into the pool for.JD3 (pool open 9am-6pm).

Throughout the trip, keep an eye out for desert wildlife. The Jordanian government tries to protect varied desert habitats since many indigenous species are disappearing. In the Shaumari Wildlife Preserve, southwest of Azraq near Qasr Amra, the government is reintroducing gazelles, armadillos, Himalayan dwarf hamsters,ostriches, and Arabian oryxes. In remote desert regions to the northeast and southwest of Azraq, cheetah and even desert wolves roam around doing the rare animal thing. (Admission 300fiIs, students lOOfils.)