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Place of High Sacrafice   Petra

Place of High Sacrafice, Petra

 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... 

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monastery   Petra

monastery, Petra

 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... 

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Jebel Sartaba

by barryg23

After staying overnight in the Pella Countryside Hotel, we hiked to the summit of Jebel Sartaba (309m) the following morning. This is a fairly straightforward hike though finding the summit took us longer than I would have thought. The hike starts from the Pella resthouse, and descends to the Pella ruins (40 metres below sea-level), before climbing steeply to Sartaba. This hike is especially nice in spring when flowers cover the hillside. It took us just under two hours for the whole hike - ie to the summit and back to the Resthouse. The mountain was deserted other than for a couple of shepherds and their sheep and goats. From the summit there are excellent views down to the River Jordan Valley and across into Palestine. Also on the summit are the ruins of a Hellenistic fortress. We learned about this hike from the useful trekking book "Jordan: Walks, Treks, Caves and Canyons" by Di...

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Create some bonds with locals

by vinc_bilb

Socialization efforts with camels are sometime an efficient way of bonding with bedouins. I'm not kidding (not too much), as the love Bedouins have for there camels, horses and dromedaries is not a legend.This could be extended to donkeys also (Petra)

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Shobak Castle

by Robmj

Old crusader castle near Shobak village around ½ hour from Petra. The exterior walls are very intact and the castle commands a superb site. Inside is pretty much in ruins. Great example of crusader style castle and great views over Jordanian countryside. Well worth a detour.

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Dana Village

by Robmj

Well, its a little off the beaten path, around ½ hour in taxi from Wadi Musa (Petra). The Dana village is set amongst some beautiful cliffs with Wadi Dana in the valley some 1500m below. Its very nice wandering around the village and lots of little treks around the town.

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The Wife of Lot

by gruffo

When travelling north on the Dead Sea Coast Highway, at coordinates 31°25'50.23"N; 35°33'48.63"E, you can see an unusual rock formation. Legend has it, that this is the wife of Lot, who looked back on Sodom and Gomorrah and was turned to stone for defying God's orders. Whether you believe the story or not, it is still an unusual rock formation on the whitewashed dead sea coast. There is a convenient widening in the road, that can be used as a parking spot to see The Wife of Lot.

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Dana Nature Reserve

by crewrower

It's not really off the beaten path, because it's featured prominently in Lonely Planet, but the Dana Nature Reserve is pretty cool. The problem is that it's really sleepy there, and if you are a solo traveler it's not obvious whatsoever where are the featured hiking trails that LP mentions. There is a person at the visitor center, but when I was there he was constantly on the phone, and couldn't really recommend what I should do with limited time. If you are on limited time you might want to just start from Dana village and hike down into the canyon a ways. You are quickly 'away from it all' and it's very peaceful.

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Ajlun

by MalenaN

Ajlun is a small town 73 km north of Amman and 25 km west of Jerash (so Ajlun and Jerash can both be visited in the same day).Tourists come here mainly to see the castle.On a hilltop 2,5 km outside the town, on a hilltop, stands the beautiful castle Qala'at ar-Rabad.It was built in 1184 - 1185 by Izz al-Din Usama, general and nephew of Salah al-Din. The castle was built to protect the caravans passing the area and to deter the Crusaders.In 1214 the castle was enlarged. A fifth tower was added and a bridge decorated with pigeons (those can still be seen) built. Invading Mongols destroyed the castle in 1260, but it was soon recaptured by the Mamluks who restored it. It is very nice to walk around the labyrinth of rooms exploring, and then take a rest at the top of one of the towers, with a great view over the valley.

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Azraq Wetland Reserve

by MalenaN

Azraq Wetland Reserve contains a large mudflat, pools and marshlands just in the middle of the Eastern Desert of Jordan. The wetland has suffered big ecological damage as water levels decreased when more and more drinking water was pumped to Amman. Now the wetlands, or at least a part of the original wetland, is being restored.This is a place where you can see lots of birds when they are migrating between Africa and Europe. There are also water buffalos. Well, we didn’t see any water buffalos while we were there and not many birds either, but then we were not there in the right season. Visiting a day in July, when water levels are low and the sun hot you can’t expect to see much, but it is a nice feeling walking around and see the blue and green, knowing it is desert around.We started our visit at the Visitor Centre where you buy the tickets. At the Visitor Centre there is a nature shop...

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Qasr Azraq

by MalenaN

Qasr Azraq is built in black basalt and was originally constructed by the Romans (about 300 AD). Through the years it was then renovated several times. During the Umayyad period it was used by al-Walid II as a military base and for hunting. In 1917 TE Lawrence and Sherif Hussain bin Ali based themselves at Qasr Azraq for a few months during the Arab revolt against the Turks. Already then it was in ruins, but in an earthquake 1927 it collapsed even more.As you enter through the main entrance you will have Lawrence’s Room above you. There is a big courtyard where there is a mosque from the Ayyubid Period. Around in the castle are ruins of towers, a prison, a kitchen, a stall etc.In July 2005 there was no entrance fee to visit the castle.Qasr Azraq is one of the Desert Castles east of Amman. Azrak is an oasis and town 103 km from Amman.

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A turkish bath in Petra

by MiguelMV

A turkish bath after a full day journey around Petra is a good way of relaxing and removing some back-ache or feet-ache that you might have after walking around for 10 hours. We took a bath at Silk Road's Hotel, which is 100 metres up the Mövenpick hotel, in the same street. The bath wasn't the best I've ever been to, but still was quite ok. Some steam, some exfoliant soap, a massage and a tea. There are different areas for men and women. The price: 15 dinars.

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A: Personally, I would miss out the Dead Sea and do both Wadi Rum and Petra. However, if you are set on the Dead Sea, then Petra is the other choice. I cannot see that... 

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