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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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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

I spent some time wandering...

by Elmsaafir

I spent some time wandering around Amman late afternoon and into the evening. It was great, as I was the only westerner that I saw. The most danger that I was ever in was as I was trying to cross the street...that was a challenge. After spending some time at the theater, I wandered up to the Citadel. At the top, three kids were hanging out. When they saw me, they ran over and we attempted to talk. They spoke about as much English as I did Arabic, but we had fun trying to converse. I showed them the camera, and took a bunch of pictures of them doing karate poses, and goofing around, and then showed them the pics on the back of the camera. They really enjoyed seeing themselves in their 'threatening' poses.Later, I ate supper in a market set up down by the bus station. Had some great chicken shwarma, rice and fresh squeezed orange juice.

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You just have to go to the...

by R.Dettmann

You just have to go to the Dead Sea . Take some time and jump into that salty water.On that picture you can see the sign of the water level. The Dead Sea is the lowest point of earth. 394m below sea level.

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You just have to go to the...

by R.Dettmann

You just have to go to the Dead Sea . Take some time and jump into that salty water.On that picture you can see the sign of the water level. The Dead Sea is the lowest point of earth. 394m below sea level.

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The desert castles

by yoshimi

The desert castles trip is worth it. An easy way to get to these castles (at least 3 of them: Azraq, Qasr al-Kharaneh and Qusayr'Amra) is to go to the Cliff Hotel and they will organize a trip (by taxi) for around 10JD/pers (4 pers./taxi).

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Close to the village of...

by good-old

Close to the village of Faysaliyah and a few kilometers west of Madaba, Mount Nebo rises from the Transjordanian plateau. It is flanked on the west by the Jordan Valley. The view is amazing, on a clear day you can see Jericho on the West Bank.

Petra by night ....A brand new...

by scotty1

Petra by night ....A brand new way of seeing Petra is to join a tour with 'La Bedouina', a local travel agency. The local group lights the entire siq and the Khazneh (Treasury) with candles. You walk down the km. long siq in silence which just adds to the whole beauty of the event. The Bedouin then play music on traditional instruments, burn incense and then tell a story. The trip costs around 12 JD, but this does not include the entrance fee . I never did this myself but one of my class mates talked about nothing else when she came back from the area

A place that most travelers...

by ikohavi

A place that most travelers don't get to see is 'Wadi Hasa'. It's about 3-4 hours north of wadi Ram. It's a canyon going from east to west all the way to the dead sea. It's a 3-4 day trek, with unforgetable views, colors, warm gasier-water - eveything you need for a fabulous trek. We made a taxi drop us off in the beginning of the trek and from there - off we went. No need of tents because it's rather hot. So when the sun goes down, you just put your sleeping bag on the ground, cook yourself something and go to sleep above the starful sky.If you have the time and are in fine shape don't miss it! It's an incredible trek!!

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Kerak has a spectacular castle...

by maykal

Kerak has a spectacular castle high on a clifftop, with great views towards the Dead Sea and Israel. The town is nice enough, if a little dull, but the people are friendly and it is not visited by many visitors during the winter months. Because it was winter, we managed to stay in Kerak's top hotel for a fraction of the normal price - they decided that to have one guest paying low prices was better than having an empty hotel. kerak is also the starting point for the spectacular King's Highway which is not served by public transport in the same way thet the other north-south route is. Hitch-hiking is the only real option of travelling this route, although there are some very decrepit minibuses which run between some of the smaller villages - you just have to be lucky to be in the right place at the right time! It's best to start early as there is nowhere to stay between Kerak and Madaba.

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Many people just dart into...

by Cramer_3

Many people just dart into Jordan to see Petra and then dart back out (not that Petra doesn't warrent a special trip...it does). But if you can, take some time to see the rest of the country. Amman was a surprisngly modern city with very friendly inhabitants.

Petra was first established...

by o00o

Petra was first established sometime around the 6th century BC, by the Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundations of a commercial empire that extended into Syria. Petra lies about 3-5 hours south of modern Amman, about 2 hours north of Aqaba, on the edges of the mountainous desert of the Wadi Araba. The city is surrounded by towering hills of rust-coloured sandstone which gave the city some natural protection against invaders. Petra is entered via The Siq ... The best-known of the monuments at Petra, the Khazneh is also the first to greet the visitor arriving via the Siq. The facade, carved out from the sandstone cliff wall, is 40m high, and is remarkably well-preserved, probably because the confined space in which it was built has protected it somewhat from the effects of erosion. The name Khazneh, which means 'treasury' comes from the legend that...

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Petra Movenpick  Petra

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Q:  I am considering booking a Thomas Cook trip to Aqaba jan 7th. The main purpose of the trip is sunbathing, but we also would like... 

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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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