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 Doug the donkey. by morgr
This is not so much a 'warning or danger' per se, but just a heads up, the way they treat the animals here is despicable. They kick them, hit them with sticks, I even saw one kid throwing rocks at a donkey, and not small rocks either.
I am not some 'save the animals' hippy dude, but the way they treated the animals here was just disgusting. Don't support this, don't ride the donkey. Leave a Comment
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 Rest area and watering hole! by jadedmuse
In fact, purchase several, figuring you'll go through a minimum of one bottle per hour - more if you're going to take on the hike up to Aaron's Tomb or even the Deir Monastery (800 steps up the cliff). Leave a Comment
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Another advice that I suggest, is to carry with you also a hat just to protect your head from the sun! Leave a Comment
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Petra is surrounded by mountains, and many of the best sites, like the Treasury, are contained within high, narrow stone walls. This means that daylight is more limited than you might expect. Some of the sites are best viewed at certain times of the day, when the light streams down directly onto them. For example, the Treasury is best viewed before 11am, when the sun starts to move behind it.
For the entire site, expect daylight to end an hour or two earlier than sunset.
It's another reason why you want to spend more than a day there, so that you can get the best pictures with the best light possible. Leave a Comment
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Women travellers in Wadi Musa should be extremely cautious due the high risk at night of being assaulted in dodgy hotels. Many hostels recommend that women travel with a partner or go with a group. The area and streets near the Shaheed rounabout should be avoided at night and some of the cheap budget hotels have a reputation for harrasing women. Go to bed early not only to rest your feet but to be safe. Leave a Comment
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Of all the places in Jordan, Petra was the most hasslesome of them all. It wasn't all that bad. I've had to worse, but by European standards, and Jordanian, the guys here are hard sell. I found this especially so of the unofficial guides at the gate, but less so as I got inside the main area of the city. I think the local traders keep a tight reign on who is allowed into the main site.
You have to be a bit cold hearted here. Don't tell anyone where you are from. Don't accept tea from the Bedouin. Don't look at anything you aren't interested in buying. Don't let anyone stop you if you don't want to be stopped. Whatever you do don't buy any "antique coins" from the shady guys wandering around, nor help them by giving them change for their large notes.
Don't get stressed: it's not that bad at all. The place is big, the intrusions infrequent, and most times a "no thanks", or even better a "la'a shukran", gets you a "you're welcome" (or it's Arabic equivalent "afwan") and a free ride to continue unmolested. Leave a Comment
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 by Gili_SLeave a Comment
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Becoming dehydrated while roaming Petra is a very real danger. During the day you should be drinking several liters of water, at least 3 and up to 5 if you are there all day. 1.5 liter bottles of water can be purchased inside or outside Petra for 2 JD.
Techincally, you can gauge how hydrated you are by your pee. If it's consistently clear you are okay. If it is cloudy and darker...drink more water! Leave a Comment
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Anyone operating any business inside Petra, be it an animal service, restaurant, or souvenir stand is NOT a bedouin. They are really from a small tribe called the "bdool" which I am told has gypsy roots. The gypsy connection makes a lot of sense to me as mothers constantly would push their 3 or 4 year old children to sell postcards to any tourist in view for 1 JD. That and the fact that everyone wants to sell you jewelry everywhere you go, but could almost not care less about you. Bedouin have more dignity and honor than to push their children to make them money or to be so concerned about making it. Leave a Comment
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