High Place of Sacrifice Wadi Musa

Wadi Musa , Jordan
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    Ancient ruins, Historic site

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  • 1

    A tomb or two

    41 photos

    ... ; Actually, they think it was the home of a priest who guarded the cistern, the garden, and the entrance to the High Place of Sacrifice.  It's a very unique building in Petra, and I'd recommend that visitors at least go take a peek.  Beyond the ...

  • 2

    the road to petra

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    ... rented a donkey. the monastery is equally as impressive as the Treasury (the famous photo) and the high place of sacrifice offered an impressive view of the area. the main downside to jordan coming from say turkey or syria ...

  • 3

    Red sand in my shoes

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    ... the next two and a half days I continued to explore Petra and not once got bored. I took in some hikes to 'The High Place of Sacrifice', 'El-Dier' (The Monastary) and, probably the best one, to overlook The Treasury from above. All of which have left me ...

  • 4

    Walking the Wadi

    ... to make lots of it at home. On the second day we went to the Royal Tombs, the Byzantine church and the High Place of Sacrifice. While at the Royal Tombs dad decided to climb to the top for panoramic views, and mum and Micah went somewhere. So ...

  • 5

    Petra, Jordan

    15 photos

    ... . At the end of the Siq, we arrived at the famous "Treasury" which was very impressive. We then climbed to the "High Place of Sacrifice" a flat spot on the top of a nearby mountain where animals were sacrificed. After resting a bit on top and taking in ...

  • 6

    Rose-Red City

    ... in Petra started and ended early since we had to move on to Dana Nature Reserve. We began by hiking up to the High Place of Sacrifice- more steps! There are some altars there but the best part is the views of the royal tombs from above.  ...

  • 7

    Petra

    10 photos

    ... larger than the Treasury - but less detail in the carvings. After heading back down we toured the museum and then started the long hike to another mountain top to see the high place of sacrifice passing a variety of tombs and cliff facades along the ...

  • 8

    Dead Sea and Petra

    39 photos

    ... :) We began our treck though Petra, covering all of the sight, and at the end we climbed old steps to the high place of Sacrifice where you can view the dramatic expanse of Petra, catch glimpses of a multitude of tombs nestled nto rugged mountain ...

  • 9

    Petra's High Place of Sacrifice

    87 photos

    It was our third day in Petra we had recovered enough to tackle another climb up a mountain. We chose to go to the place of High Sacrifice. We did the normal entry, this time we got there even earlier. We were virtually alone, and even beat most of the ...

  • 10

    Petra Day II

    12 photos

    ... ridden a donkey why not try it as one boy said to me. Two remarkable accounts of this are when I was hiking up to the High Place of Sacrifice and a young Bedouin girl by the name of Nora asked me to look at her jewelry. It was late in the day, I was hot ...