Must-see shopping in Aqaba

  • Noor Al Hussein Foundation

    Aqaba

    The Noor Al Hussein Foundation is a national vocational training organisation, with one of its arms making handicrafts with local cooperatives. The fruits…

  • Souk by the Sea

    Aqaba

    A fun tourist market with local handicrafts, carpets and the like.

  • Aqaba Gateway

    Aqaba

    There’s not too much in the way of entertainment in Aqaba, but this mall at least offers a popular meeting point in the evening with a bar, a collection…

  • Eibal Coffee

    Aqaba

    For upmarket nuts scooped from wooden drawers and great coffee beans, this is the place to come. Try the smoked nuts: the mixed pistachio, cashew and…

  • Redwan Bookshop

    Aqaba

    A bookshop with a decent selection of English-language books, including titles on Jordan, Lonely Planet guidebooks and a few international newspapers.

  • Yamani Library

    Aqaba

    Bookshop with a relatively good range of English novels.

  • South Kingdom Bazaar

    Aqaba

    One of several tourist souvenir shops along this stretch of road, selling all the local favourites from ostrich eggs and camel bone boxes to Dead Sea…