Petra Things to Do

 63 Reviews  What? Almost a mile long, the Siq is the main tourist route into Petra. The winding tunnel is actually not a tunnel at all, but a fissure in the rock, widened by tectonic plate movement. Widening and... 

 47 Reviews  Continuing from the Royal Tombs through the Collanaded Street to Qasr al-Bint al-Faroun (Castle of the Pharoah's Daughter, the only free standing structure in Petra) and then a further one half hour... 

 24 Reviews  You can spend all your day hanging around in this desert site, further up I notice this windows that been curved into the rock by years of water and winds. As well as other interesting sites in the... 

 antistar Says:  This is the best preserved free-standing building in Petra. It is the temple of the main Nabataean god Dushara. Its name means "Palace of the Pharoah's... 

 antistar Says:  Just off to the left of the Collonaded Street is the Great Temple. A one great building, and the source of some controversy. Its design led many archeologists... 

 KShezz Says:  I would always advise where possible to make the walk into Petra yourself..not only will you see more and have a better experience you will have saved the poor... 

 cheerssweetie Says:  This is a great place to have a float in the dead sea and a swim in one of the two pools. You can mix with the locals here as most of the people are locals.... 

 travel188866 Says:  I was traveling in Israel and I really wanted to see Petra because I had heard so much about it and of course, it is a World Wonder. I contacted... 

 traveller86 Says:  Beida means white in Arabic, the area got this name from the white rock around it, it is around 10 Km. to the north of Petra. Little Petra was inhabited by the... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  What was orignally named by the early archaeologists "the Lower Market" has been excavated and turned out to be a large pool, surrounded by a colonnade with... 

 Gili_S Says:  You can also go and visit the desert in this area, there are many canyons and interesting places & sites around but don't go on your own, you might get lost so... 

 Gili_S Says:  As you proceed further down the canyon, beyond the Al Khazneh you will get to see also the amphitheatre, it says it has Roman influence but the unique in this... 

 Gili_S Says:  You walk down from the entry gate through the canyon and observe the beautiful colourful walls, as you get progress the canyon get deeper, narrower and the... 

 Gili_S Says:  The whole site is full of many burial chambers from this ancient time, estimated on average of 2000 years from the time of the Nabataean, they are even... 

 Gili_S Says:  Petra's most famous and known site is the Al Khazneh, it is about two thousand years old and it was carved into the canyon rock. What people might not know that... 

 angiebabe Says:  What a good look this is! definitely keep an eye out for a sighting of Desert Police here in their uniforms! - enjoy a look and photo of this colourful and... 

 TravellerMel Says:  Your first stop upon arrival at Petra will be the Petra Visitor's Center. Here, you may purchase your admission tickets, pick up brochures and maps of the site,... 

 TravellerMel Says:  Once you come out of the Siq, there are many local people who will offer to let you ride a camel, or at least take a photo. I didn't do this, but several in our... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The first thing to be seen in the city center is the remains of the Nymphaeum. Only a short stretch remains of the 6 meter wide paved the Colonnaded Street,... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The first of the so called Royal Tombs is the Urn Tomb. This tomb is built high on the mountain side, and requires climbing up a number of flights of stairs. It... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Passing by the Theatre Square you will see a lot of Tombs to the right. The Aneisho Tomb is the first among them. It was created about 50 AD. It’s situated a... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Theatre was carved into the side of the mountain at the foot of the High Place of Sacrifice during the reign of King Aretas IV (9BC-40AD). It consists of... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The first place you will see is the government Rest House. Abdullah II bin al-Hussein is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the...