Amra Palace Hotel

... sample but hopefully show the magnificence of this ancient place. While visiting Petra we stayed in the town of Wadi Musa at the Amra Palace Hotel.  So far this is the best lodging we have had on this trip.  A very nice room with pure white ...

... Got back in our bus and drove to our hotel in Wadi Musa (the town nearest to Petra) where we were staying at the Amra Palace Hotel, quite luxurious for a 3 star. Buffet dinner was included so we ate then Mike and I turned in (Damian went out for a walk). ...

... the tourist onslaught was born. Today Petra is the most visited site in Jordan. Our three day visit to Petra was based in the hotel Amra Palace. It is 1.5 KM from the visitor center, all down hill. We started each day at 5:30 to make the 6:00 AM ...

... I must be content with shaded scenes of their bright hued quarters.  After touring the Urn Tomb, The Renaissance Tomb, the Palace Tomb and others, we crossed the old riverbed that ran through the city and explored the Roman Colonnaded road. The ...

... lot of Australians and few Americans as we traveled around Jordan. We went for a swim in the pool before having dinner at the hotel.  There was a mosque across the street from our hotel.  We could hear the call to prayer at night and again at ...

... lost our way. We drove into a city we believed to be correct and spent some time driving around, trying to find our hotel. We eventually gave up and drove towards Petra in hopes of getting better directions. We finally found out that the city was thought ...

... were much more organized than the Egyptians.It was just too late and we were all very tired when we arrived in the Moon Beach hotel in Aqaba. The next day we were able to book us camel riding in Wadi Rum. Another spot where Lawrence of Arabia left ...

... to meet the locals.   We pulled into Wadi Musa around 6pm about an hour before sunset, which was perfect since my hotel has a little terrace the overlooks the mountains where the ruins are located.   Gorgeous. The next day I got a ...

... tour Petra at night by candlelight, but I was pretty sore and decided it would be a nice evening to have to myself. So our hotel was running a special where you could get wifi access and a hammam for a cheap price. Hammam is another term for a Turkish ...

... next to a souvenir shop on the way. Whoops. Wadi Mussa is where the lost city of Petra is to be found. We stayed overnight in our hotel pending our big day in Petra. We got to Petra at around 9am. This was an amazing place to be and has gone to the top ...

... a year and everyone in the town is employed threw tourism. We were exited about seeing the 2nd wonder of the world tomorrow. Our hotel was lovely, duvets made the sleep much better and service great, this place is miles ahead on Egypt. Today the 3rd of ...

... site and the Citadel's best preserved structure.  A Street full of columns ran through the complex where ruins of the palace grounds were still visible. Having visited everything around the Citadel, we now hastily walked down the hill in search ...

... ;back then and the steam bath complex was small and they used underfloor heating.  This is thought to be getaway palace for the rulers to relax in.  Also Umayyad and 700s. We drove next to Qasr Azraq which is famous for being ...

Getting stuck into Jordan we headed south from Amman visiting a few towns and staying overnight on the way. We hooked up with Rick, a Canadian guy who tagged along with us on a few trips. A nice guy who had the added benefit of talking North American ...

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 ...

What a wonderful, refreshing welcome Jordan was!  Let me contrast the first people we met in this country with the people you'll meet in Israel.  The border guard smiled and made a joke with us when checking our passport.  The guy selling ...

Heading out to Petra we took a spectacular drive descending into the valley and also seeing the Great Rift of Jordan, a continuation of the rift which starts in Africa.  The highlight of our stay in Jordan was viewing the ancient city of Petra and ...

Israel - Jordan (Petra and wadi ...