Petra What to Pack

Luggage and bags: backpack - don't weigh yourself down, though.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Pack a compact umbrella - chances are you will have either a lot of sun or rain. The trek out is long when you are tired.

Miscellaneous: bring binoculars if you have room - there are amazing vantage points. Pack water and some high energy snacks if you plan to see as much as possible. There are some Bedouins who sell snacks and drinks as well, even off the beaten path.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Casual shoes for long walk, cap or scarf to protect your head ( if you going there in summer), light clotes

Photo Equipment: If you use photo films you can buy them there but I am not sure are they in good condition, so maybe it´s not bad to buy them outside and be sure to have enough. If you use digital camera bring as much MB or GB as you can!!!

Miscellaneous: Buy enough water outside of Petra. Inside could be expensive.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Jordan is a Muslim country and you'll see many of the women wearing scarves to cover their heads - this isn't necessary for Western women visiting, but it IS respectful to keep your arms and legs covered, even if you're visiting Petra which can get very hot during the summer months. Lightweight natural fibers are a good way to go.

Miscellaneous: BRING CASH - there is NO CASH machine at the hotels (Crown Plaza, Movenpick, etc.) or Visitors Center and the nearest ATM/Cash machine is about a 2 mile walk (or more like a taxi ride) up a hill. My hotel was courteous enough to allow me to get cash against my credit card, but only $20 USD (I begged for $50 and the obliged) but the park only takes cash (entrance fee, tour guides, carriage rides, etc all cash) Petra (the park) is expensive and you will need lots of cash.

The USD, Euro, Sterling Pound, or JD (Jordanian Dinear) are all excepted! But VISA, MasterCard, Am EX will not get you very far!

Luggage and bags: A small backpack : useful to carry your stuff

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Some kind of hat for the sun but the best protection is to stay under the shadow...

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Solar cream can be useful as well...

Photo Equipment: Should I mention anything here? Obviously a good camera and enough memory to store the many pictures you are going to take!

Miscellaneous: * Enough water for the day (count 1 or even 2 bottle per person). No big deal if you get lost ;-) It is still possible to buy some on the site but it will be more expensive.

* A Lunch Box : there are two restaurants on the site but they are tourist spot and if you carry your own food, you have more freedom.

* A knife : to peal off fruits or vegetable...

* A map: in theory you don't really need one if you stay around the main sites but if you start walking in the mountains without any guide it could definitely be useful...

* a good guidebook : you can visit on your own, at your own pace and still have good information on what you see...

Luggage and bags: small backpack to carry a bottle of water

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: trousers better, long but light or shorts if you don't mind to carry all the sand! a hat or something to protect for the sun! In winter a flee for nights! trainers (better dark color)

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Something for sunburn(just in case), hight sun protection

Miscellaneous: Sunglasses, swimsuit(just in case the hotel has a swimmingpool or for the Turkish Baths in Wadi Musa)

Luggage and bags: Look the picture.
I have black shoes and black trousers ... WRONG ..
I have short bluse ... WRONG, long better
I have a fan ... OK
I have sun glasses ...OK
I have a big scarf ... OK
I have a good friend for climb ... SUPER

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Big scarf to cover you and protect you from the sun. Long hand bluse. Good close shoes to walk over the hot sun for hours.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: High sun protection

Photo Equipment: You will make thousands of pics ... so ... be prepared

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: If there's a single item you should not miss to pack for visiting Petra is that old (maybe smelly) pair of trainers... those really comfortable ones that you rarely wear anymore. You'll have to do a lot of walking to see a little bit of Petra - at least 12-15 kilometres... so you need shoes that don't give you blisters or hurt you. The entire site is very dusty, so you also need shoes that youdon't mind ruining (because you will). So pack those old trainers, for heaven's sake