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Beautiful man made and natural stone carvings
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The hordes of tourists.
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Best site in the Middle East
69 Reviews The "Treasury" was built some time between 100 BC to 200 AD. It is 40m high and is adorned by a 3.5m high urn which people once believed to have hidden the wealth of the Nabateans - hence the name, the Treasury. (Over the years, people have taken shots at the urn in the hopes of breaking it open but...
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 narrowing, sometimes it's only about 5 feet wide Visiting Most of the tourists walk this route to...
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 climb is the Monastery. Built in 3rd Century BC, it is similar to the Khazneh. However, it is 50m...
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 high places.
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 Daughter". It is an enormous temple and would have been an extremely costly one to build. It is yet another example of how...
10 Reviews and 576 Opinions Called one of the most notable hotels in the Middle East. Lovely hotel, lobby and lounge areas, and...
7 Reviews and 230 Opinions The Amra palace hotel is a nice tourist hotel with many nice touches to it. The rooms are pleasant...
littlebush Says: We stopped at this place in Wadi Musa, called Magic restaurant - it was obviously for tour groups and had a buffet lunch. as it was included i dont know the price however it was a nice place, good staff and great food and lots of it!
Petra Kitchen: How to cook arabic food?
natsusu Says: Once you tried arabic food, you will be suprised how tasty they are! For sure you want to know how to cook them. Here's the cooking course for you. You will be provided aprons and a pair of plastc gloves. After greetings and introduction of menu to cook the evening, go to...
traveller86 Says: Every Monday, Wednesdy and Thursday, the group enters Petra at 10:30 p.m., walks through the candle lit Siq and reaches to the Treasury where Bedouin music is played and a cup of tea is ready to worm you up... A lecture about Petra and the Nabataeans, and then back out again...
Cave Bar: Drinks in a 2000 year old Nabataean tomb!
MM212 Says: One of the most original bars in the world, Cave Bar is set in cave tomb carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century BC. The tomb is one of a few located just outside the Petra site, in what is now Wadi Musa, the town that developed at the entrance of Petra. It is a great...
25 Reviews For the elderly and/or handicapped the Visitors' Centre close to the entrance of the Siq will issue a special permit (at an extra fee) for the carriage to go inside Petra to visit the main attractions. Once inside the site, you can hire a donkey, or for the more adventurous, a camel - both come...
8 Reviews If you go to Petra from Eilat, don’t buy expensive tours. You can save money by doing it yourself. One day tour from a hotel cost $150 per person. You can easily take a taxi at the border or order it beforehand for the same price. The driver will wait for you for 4-5 hours and will take you back to...
2 Reviews Petra is very popular tourist site also for the local Jordanians as well as for the other neighboring countries, you will see lots of Muslims dressed with their tradition clots, however, for westerners there is no any real restrictions, or at list I didn't saw any, maybe they wouldn't like it if you...
copenhagendenmark Says: Greetings All.My written English is not so good so bear with me.There is a lot of talk about safety at Petra, but in my opinion Petra is not as safe as you might think.This is the story about the horrible and shamefull treatment we recieved by the Jordanian guide Riyadh and...
desertdreamzzz Says: Please be aware of the romantic deceit in Petra/Wadi Musa. When you visit Petra / Wadi Musa, any bedouin you meet in or outside Petra, who starts to be a little too friendly is after your money. He will charm your socks off: take you to caves, cook for you under the stars,...
TheWanderingCamel Says: A warning about the restaurants down by the Basin: they look very attractive, and in fact they are, but they are also extremely expensive! The prices don't seem to be posted, so beware of an unpleasant surprise! (I was charged 7.50JD for fish and rice only when I sat at one...
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Wastenator Says: The walk is spectacular through the Siq and to the treasury and then you have the choice of walking on to the Monastery. I did it all last August. It was hot but I am Australian so I do not mind the heat. You can use donkeys, horses and/or camels for part of the way but if...
1 Review Very much worth the hike. We climbed up the "winding staircase" on a rainy/cloudy day and had this site at the top of the valley to our selves for nearly an hour. Amazing view! Check out the locals along the way as they have some interesting wares to sell. I picked up a couple of ancient Roman coins...
1 Review I mean it, it is 1,000 steps - not a bad idea to mount a mule for this climb as it is long and tiring. You get the feeling along the way that you are on a pilgrimmage of some sort as the people going each direction seem to be either intent on making their way or better for their effort. Stop along...
Maria81 Says: Petra is quite tricky to shoot, partly because of the crowds, and party because of the harsh, unforgiving sun and heat haze, which tend to result in glare and washed-out colours.Locations and Timings-Try late afternoon for shooting, as most tourists would have gone, and the...
jlanza29 Says: As you approach the entrance of Petra you will be surrounded by people offering guided tours ... I have nothing against that. I believe that sometimes they actually can tell you some things you can't find in books, but most of them just memorize the big sights and recite...
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Q: I am visiting Israel in May and want to visit Petra. My idea was to arrive in Eilat from Jerusalem, take the bus to the border,...
A: Things change, sometimes very rapidly in the region, but the last time I was in Eilat there were tours that would do everything you're asking about. A bus to the border,...
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Petra : the city of the caravans
Petra is, and will always be, one of the world's most stunning places to visit. The walk through the twisting narrow confines of the Siq - the high rock-walled passage that leads to the site - and the...
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Petra is also knows as the Pink Town thanks the fantastic colors of the rock. It's a fantastic experience to walk across the Siq and to see above you cliff 100 meters high. Another great experience...
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Thanks to the incredible thing that is travelling you get to know incredible places and people that in origin are so far from where you have born. Thanks to the incredible thing that is travelling I...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Petra. I'd love to share with you the 37 tips I've written, the 40 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Petra is a historic and archaeological city famous with its canyon and rock cut architecture. It dates back to the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans. Now it is a symbol of Jordan as...
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