Petra by Night
The opportunity to walk the Siq in almost darkness, to emerge onto a candlelit Treasury, in short to see Petra by night sounds like a must-see activity on any tour to Jordan, but the reality is a little different and not quite as romantic as you might expect. What was probably once a great idea when numbers were small is now little more than overcrowded, underwhelming tourist trap. The days of spending a night inside the ruins of Petra stopped once UNESCO made the ruins a world heritage site, but some enterprising tour companies set up the Petra by Candlelight tours to give visitors the chance to see the ruins by night. The two hour tours run 3 times a week and consist of a walk from the Visitor Centre down the Siq to the Treasury, where, once everyone has arrived, you sit on the treasury plaza, which is beautifully lit by candles, and listen to musicians and story tellers.This all...
