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Wadi Musa Slideshow
Wadi Musa
Travel Blogs from Wadi Musa, Jordan
*Hock, hock... spit*
... authors obviously haven’t driven around in the Gulf states. I’m beginning to wonder where on earth the fabled red ramparts of Wadi Musa could possibly be hiding, when on cue they arise at the end of the valley. They tower up from within a ...
A float in the Dead Sea
... is the Grand Canyon of Jordan. We also stopped for a view of Karak Castle which is another Crusader castle. Soon after arriving in Wadi Musa I went for my first Hamam - Turkish Bath. The steam room was horrible and I couldn't stay in there for long ...
Little Petra
So when I arrived at the Petra Gate it was a bit hot and I was (of course) welcomed with a cup of tea or coffee and then hooked up with a couple from Holland to do our first bit of hiking in Little Petra. It was a great introduction before I got to see ...
Petra, one of the Wonders
Petra We got picked up at 8; 15, it was chilly, not bad though, Petra was just around the corner from our hotel (little did we know) All started with a gentle stroll, the wind was picking up, but hey it was going to be a long day As we went down the ...
Through the valley to the Rose-red City
... since everything shuts down for at least two days, the school organized an optional trip to Petra and Wadi Rum (one of the most recognized nature reserves in Jordan/the Middle East). I debated a bit before going because it was going to cost a ...
Out of the valley and into the desert
... the biggest relief of the whole place. Wadi Rum was hot. Blistering, swelteringly hot. I discovered why burkas and long robes for men make so much sense ...
Little Petra & Wadi Araba
... Vorgeschmack auf die Felsenstadt Petra bekamen. Weiter ging es durch Wüste und Felsenlandschaft zum Toten Meer... Die Wüste Wadi Araba ist ein 150 km langer Landstrich vom Toten Meer bis nach Aqaba. Die Wüste ist ein Teil des ...
The King came to tea but I wasn't there
A 6am start to get ready to leave for 720. There was a lot of industriousness from the hotel staff - cleaning and polishing - and then it became known that the official opening of the resort was to take place today with the King himself cutting the ...
Ancient City Petra-One of the 7 Wonders-300 BCE
... got our entrance visas and we walked into Jordan. There we caught our tour bus to Petra. I have to say that Jordan's Desert Highway is pretty nice. Two lanes each way with lamp posts. Then they took this other road called the ...
Petra
... to see if any other travelers were going to Wadi Musa but nobody turned up so I flagged down a taxi. 35 dinars to get to Wadi Musa. Aghh. Very expensive. 2 hours. 2 hour taxi back home would cost way more than £35 but still. Had to transfer into a jeep ...
Sarah Payne and the Last Crusade
... Monastery - a grand building similar to the Treasurey but with less detailed carvings. Next was the spectacular Sacrifice View of the Wadi Araba which was well worth the 45 minute steep uphill climb. Unfortunately there were people who made much of that ...
Big trouble in "Little Petra"
... Musa, which I believe is meant to be the place where Moses struck a rock in the desert and water sprang forth. Actually, Wadi Musa is now a traveler's destination because of it's proximity Petra, a bonafide member of the 7 Wonders of the World. You may ...
Pinch me I'm in Jordan
... paid 40 dinar and would say 30 is more appropriate. For me, this is where the magic begins. I had a great time in Israel, but Jordan is the country that touched me deeply and it began right off the bat. I've never returned to the same country twice - even ...
Each year reveals more that has been discovered
What a truly amazing place. PETRA. Put it on the bucket list. This place (if I have time) will be on the 'revisit someday' list (along with Jerusalem). Particularly as they're discovering and excavating more each year. Truly amazing. We were up at 8am ...
Attempt #2 - Petra
... and a guy got out to help us. He was local to the area and was able to advise us that there was another road into Wadi Musa that may be better. On his advice, we followed him back to the last village & stopped at the Mayor's house (as you ...
Wadi Rum: Desert solitude
All travel guides that we picked up warned that if in Jordan, Wadi Rum is not to be missed. Not to be mistaken for something you drink with Coca-Cola, Wadi Rum is a pictureresque desert and mountain region situated in southern Jordan. It has been ...
Petra
This is the day that we went to Petra and then we went back to the restaurant that we had gone to the night before. We got to to the ticket office shortly after 7 am in order to beat the crowds. Abdul reluctantly agreed but was upset with ...
W. O. W. for Petra
... to swim and the super salty water tasted terrible). We then travelled to Petra. We stayed in the adjacent town of Wadi Musa (Moses’ Valley) and walked the extensive Petra city on the first night, all the next day and again at dawn the ...
Day 93: Aqaba-Wadi Musa
... . The journey was about 2 hours from Aqaba and the driver took us the hotel (we paid 6JD each). Minibuses from Aqaba to Wadi Musa run everyday from 7am till 2pm, but we left at 2pm ish so it looked like we caught the last minibus of the ...
Petra
... could take a coffee/ tea break. After that we were one our way again. Once reaching the town adjacent to Petra (called Wadi Musa) we stopped for a late lunch at a buffet restaurant. It seemed as though the drivers knew the restaurant operators. Originally ...
Petra - Indiana Jones wuz here
... short history lesson. Petra was a city of around 20,000 people established by the Nabatean people who came to Jordan from Yemen, starting in around the 4th century BC when they were displaced by floods. They were merchants and earned ...
Iedereen is hier in een grot geboren..
Bedouinen de gekste!! We zijn net van Dana naar Wadi Musa gelift, omdat het natuurlijk weer eens vrijdag is.. Twee goedbedoelende arabieren probeerden ons voor 20 JD een louche auto aan te smeren, dus vluchtten we naar een stel Britten, die ons uit ...