Edom Wadi Musa
PO Box 18, Main St. Wadi Musa, Jordan
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelEdom Wadi Musa
Getting to Petra
We were up early and after a filling continental breakfast at the hotel, we checked out and left our luggage at the bell desk. Since it was Christmas, a lot was closed and the cab driver took the opportunity to take us to the local artifact shop where he would make the most commission. Sometimes as a tourist, you have to accept the fact that you …
Petra.....speechless
The moment had finally arrived when I was going to see my third wonder of the world. Additionally, the the advantage of the hotel's location was going to be felt. We had a very below average breakfast at the hotel and started the 5 minute walk to the Petra visitor's center. The 2 day entry ticket was more expensive than what the book said, at 55 …
Second day at Petra
The original plan for the day was to walk back into Petra and check out the snake monument, the second strenuous hike we had missed yesterday. We started the day with the hotel's buffer breakfast, which while being fairly authentic local fare, was only average in taste. Almost nothing was made well, but we ate a bit and headed to start a long day.< …
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Petra the Rose City
... back so we could see everything along the way and he could explain it all.
The colours of the rocks are amazing. There are bands of colour naturally which are stunning. As we walked in we saw the many small shrines carved by the Nabateans for their gods scattered along the way. The other amazing thing is the way they managed water. They built a sophisticated water channel system complete with ceramic pipes to direct springs from up on ...
Petra via the Back Door
... had pointed out his dead donkey down the side of a mountain i didnt really fancy getting one) and time to proceed up the many many steps. Alas i do not have any photos of this as my camera will be violently taken from me later on in the trip. The Monastery however is a larger, cooler version of The Treasury and also when you walk a little bit higher you get some awesome views of the entire area. The sun was again setting so time to get back down the stairs and back to The Siq ...



