Petra, Jordan Travel Blogs

Day 20: Hiking in Burbeita & Afra Canyons
Jun 4, 2008 (6 photos)

... spent sixteen years.  We learned during the day that Ali specializes in guiding in the canyons in this section of Jordan. We consider ourselves really fortunate to have had this experience with him! We pay our departure tax and have the Jordanian ...

The Not for Profit Hotel
Mar 19, 2005 (10 photos)

... rag doll and slack-jawed stared at the ceiling, panting until I passed out. The next day while discovering the wonders of Petra the two Americans, two Dutchmen, two Japanese, a Canadian and an Australian banded together and decided that we'd all eat in ...

Petra-Fied
Mar 20, 2005 (16 photos)

... of Islam it was later abandoned as a proper city. It wasn't until the early 19th century, when a Swiss explorer stumbled into Petra that it was rediscovered in the West. Part I It's a twenty minute walk beneath varying hues of soaring schist from the ...

Indiana Jones, Lionel Richie and Red Sea 'R and R'
Apr 20, 2005 (13 photos)

... Luxor to Hurgada on the red sea coast, ferry to Sharm el Sheik on Sinai, minibus to Neiweba. Ferry to Aquaba in Jordan then car to Petra, fabulous day exploring the ruins then back over on the ferry to Egypt and onto Dahab for 6 days of RnR and diving in ...

Petra was red
Sep 29, 2007 (22 photos)

Wehoo, Indiana Jones experiens (sort of). It was quite touristy, but still nice.

The Rose of Jordan
Nov 16, 2005 (20 photos)

... sights and make our way back to Amman (since we fly out of there on the 23). So we picked the highlight of sightseeing in Jordan - Petra - and set off. Our taxi driver who took us to the bus station, in contrast to the driver who delivered us to our hotel, ...

El Condor and the Last Crusade
Apr 22, 2006 (26 photos)

... you. That, and the endless hordes of gawking tourists and mercenary hawkers that such magnificence inevitably draws to itself. Petra demands more attention than a more half-way whirlwind tour, as much for the chance to experience its shifting moods as ...

Petra majestic
Mar 8, 2006 (34 photos)

... out for it cut into the cliff walls as you pass through. As the Siq ends you have tantalising glimpses of Petra's premier attraction - Al Khazneh - which is more commonly known as The Treasury. Made famous by the third instalment of the Indiana ...

Petra - the Jewel in Jordan's Tourist Crown
Nov 8, 2008 (14 photos)

... 000. The Nabateans had very advanced skills in hydraulic engineering, iron production, copper refining, sculpture and stone carving. From Petra they commanded the trade routes from Damascus to Arabia for silk, spices and slaves for some 800 years. We spent ...

hello again and this time from amman in ...
Sep 23, 2002

Hello again and this time from Amman in Jordan, As the first 3 months of my trip come to a close, it would be an opportunity to reflect on some of the highlights that have occurred but instead I am going to tell you (and most likely bore you) of an ...

Petra - the other half
Mar 9, 2006 (25 photos)

... , forcing its abandonment. It wasn't until the Umayyids moved back in around the turn of the first millennium that Petra had more than nomadic presence. Fortunately there hasn't been further significant seisms since its decline or there would be very ...

Promising Petra..
Sep 18, 2006 (23 photos)

... be one of the finest archeological sites in the world. It was a tough decision to spend as much time in Jordan as we had to but being able to see Petra again and to also have Kat see it for her first time made it all worth it (almost). Petra was chosen ...

Petra
Sep 5, 2005 (4 photos)

... , its really clean and friendly, unlike the hostel we stayed in in Amman which was an absolute shithole! Today we went and explored Petra, we were up at 6am this morning to be ready for our lift from the hostel at 7am!! We needed to get there early ...

Keeping up with the Indiana Jones
Sep 19, 2006 (18 photos)

... The Nabataeans were a desert people, who apparently were nomadic, until in an intense burst of activity, they built the city of Petra. Exactly when is a harder question to answer. There is some evidence that the city, known as Selah, is mentioned in the ...

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jan 10, 2005

... . We are doing absolutely fantastic (at least now that he has finally arrived, he missed his plane and I was stranded in rainy Jordan for three days...) We spent the first two days in Amman doing tours of the area. First day was mostly a Roman ruins day ...

Travel tip 5: invest in a cheap pack of ...
Sep 21, 2002

... plan is to get there by about 4am and climb the mountain above the treasury and watch sunrise.... cannot wait!!! As for Jordan what an amazing and friendly place, the people are just great... but an adventure would not be an adventure without some ...

Indiana Jones and T.E. Lawrence
Apr 7, 1998

... Romans had cut an amphitheatre into the bare rock !!!!! Through another passage, and the there it was, the most impressive site in Jordan. The Monastery. This was huge. So we climbed up the side and stood on top, mooned all of our fellow passengers and ...

Petra and Wadi Rum
Oct 12, 2006 (19 photos)

... were totally exhausted at the end of the day.....but it was worth it! The next day I found out that we could take a ferry from Jordan to Egypt instead of going back through Israel. So we high tailed it out of Petra and back 2 hours to the port to catch ...

Took the bus from damascus straight to ...
Nov 26, 2000

... . I've seen it a couple of times, but they'd probably seen it millions of times. I must have been bored. Spent a day at Petra though it was pretty extorionately priced - over 20pounds for one day. The slow walk down the split rockface (the Siq) was a ...

The Rıng of Fıre
Mar 23, 2008

... a gruelıng day waıtıng for the Hydrofoıl to cross the Red Sea, Aqaba seemed lıke a whole new world.  Fırst ımpressıons of Jordan?  Clean, modern, fabulous food and a gorgeous hotel.  We were clearly ın the desert and could see Israel from across ...

Jordan
Dec 26, 2006 (39 photos)

Petra - 3 Days

Finally out of Egypt
Jul 3, 2006 (6 photos)

... wait for the "fast boat." As usual with transport in Egypt, there's a story there. Only had a couple of days in Jordan. Saw Petra but have no pics. The camera died, but don't worry, just google it and whatever comes up...it looks like that. Then we ...

The Sun, the Sands, the Safari, and the Stars
Jun 5, 2009

... prepared and we had to start packing up for our one-hour bus trip to our next destination, the place we are now, Petra, Jordan. Bonnie and I were the only foreigners on the bus, since this was not the way tourists usally travel through these parts. ...

Petra and the Last Crusade
Mar 23, 2009 (10 photos)

... had been a sand storm so there was a lot of sand in the air. It was also freezing cold. I had never anticipated that Jordan would be cold. I had only packed a day pack to last me about four days and stupidly I had not packed any warm clothes. ...

Petra
Aug 13, 2005 (2 photos)

Rose, rouge, jaune, bleu, noir. Toutes les couleurs y luisent sous un ciel bleu et un soleil de plomb. 2 jours sur le site sont loin d'etre suffisants pour en decouvrir toutes les merveilles mais nous ont deja ravis les yeux. Les bedouins en detiennent ...

Jordan Desert
Jan 4, 2005

When we crossed into Jordan we were surprised that it really is one massive desert except for the part along the Jordan River. Wadi Rum is similar to the southern Utah/ AZ area for the most part. Lots of interesting rock formations but much, much, much ...

Worth the drive!
Oct 17, 2009

What an exhausting day. I would suggest if you go to Jordan, you MUST see Petra. However, go in the afternoon and be sure to spend the night. You want to see this place in the cool breeze of the morning. Also, it is beautiful at night and you can buy a 2 ...

We have seen countries we did not enter
Jan 6, 2009 (6 photos)

We have seen countries we did not enter, and passed sites we did not visit. When travelling from Nuweiba (Egypt) to Aqaba (Jordan), one sees two other countries. Saudi Arabia and Israel. During the current fighting in Gaza we do not have any wish to go ...

Petra
Sep 30, 2008 (18 photos)

At the Syria-Jordan border, I find out that I should have taken a bus from Damascus straight to Amman.  As it happened, I again didn't have a way to where I wanted to go.  A local Jordanian invited me to his house for dinner at Ramtha, then drove ...

Lost in Translation
Dec 22, 2008 (10 photos)

... and spend as much time as I wanted at each site without having to watch the time.  On the downside, finding my way around Jordan was really hard.  They have very poor signage, just when I thought I was on the right road I would hit a traffic ...