Petra Palace Hotel

... all the way down the hill for a couple of kilometres.  Drop Eugene off at his hotel, and continue down to our hotel (Petra Palace 84 JD per night) at the bottom of the hill, quite  close to the entrance to Petra.  Looks quite smart on the ...

... ticket for Petra was coming to a close and we were feeling a little like our friend Hadda with "broken legs". Luckily our hotel, The Petra Palace, was right near the entrance gate.  We had met our guide for our 3 hour tour near the ...

... we found the entrance to Petra, once again having managed to drive past our hotel again. Back one block and there was the Petra Palace Hotel. Souvenir shops and lunch were the order of the afternoon. Plus a visit to the PLETH (Petra Life Exhibition for ...

... to be Lots wife.  We saw some of the features on the Madaba mosaic map.  We were pretty tired so we at at the Palace.  This morning we were up at 5:45 to be ready to go at 7.  We filled our water bottles, planning to be all day in ...

... choose...poorly", "you named him after the dog" etc etc.  So another stinking hot day we walk the 300m from our hotel to Petra, now I thought that Petra was literally the Treasury, that appeared through a crack in the rock (the same crack that Indy ...

... groups marched up and down the main strip. We brought a copy of "Married to a Bedouin" the story of a New Zealander who married a Petra Bedouin. We brought it of one of the son's who still has a strong kiwi accent from being schooled in NZ, he said he ...

... was the walkway itself. We slowly walked back to the Treasury and a cool drink (at what is the most expensive stand in all of Petra) to say a farewell to the site. Dinner at the Cave Bar set in a real Nabataean tomb on the edge of the site; beer ...

... spending time at the Treasury and traversing most of the site, We climbed up many stairs to attain the impressive Palace Tomb. It turns out Petra was a capital, a religious center, and the impressive facades belong to tombs.  The caravans didn't ...

... .   Especially stunning at sunset.   That night I went back to the ruins to experience what they call "Petra by Night", a very cool, candlelit walk through the same canyon to the Treasury facade.   They line the walk with ...

... 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 ...

... walking around, you do some climbing over rocks, and visit the Uneisha Tomb, Urn Tomb, Silk Tomb, Corinthian Tomb and the Palace Tomb. Its a fantastic adventure and a little off the beaten track, hence quieter. Then we walk to the Petra Church and the ...

... have been below zero that night, but sleeping bags and duvets kept us warm. On Teun's and Renee's Birthday (congrats) we left for Petra. The car started to run slowly and eventually did not do more than 5kph. We stopped in a blistering cold windy place, ...

... of the Lost Ark" on our climb and entry into the city.  It was fantastic!  Approaching the ancient city of Petra, you walk through a winding siq, or passageway, through  overhanging 600 foot-high, red-hued sandstone  cliffs.  ...

Israel - Jordan (Petra and wadi ...

... – 10:30am!  I slept in until 9:15, and it felt like such a luxury.  Sleep, glorious sleep! Our hotel in Petra, called Taybet Zaman, is less a hotel and more a re-creation of an ancient Jordanian village.  Imagine if Disney World ...

... arched staircase leading to the facade itself is probably the addition and makes it a unique site in the valley. The neighbouring Palace Tomb, with up to five levels of intricate carving is aptly named despite weather damage and others in this row are ...

... a very narrow gorge (Siq) filled with archeological sites and geological formations until you get down to the Treasury, Roman Theatre, Palace Tomb, etc.  Our first view of the Treasury as we came out of the canyon was magnificent.  We covered ...

... alone in Petra. Even the Bedouin seem to have left. We stop again at the Treasury, then say good-bye to Petra and hike up the siq to our hotel. We are thoroughly exhausted by the day. Paul and I decide to go to the hotel bar for either coffee or drinks. ...

21st January 2010: Petra : We woke up early and drove to Petra from our hotel in Wadi Musa. It was just a 10-minutes drive away and there were ample of free parking spaces at the entrance of Petra. Our fiery excitement at finally arriving at this Wonder ...

... is where a gate used to defend this Sacred Way up to the high place. Then it's out across the flat to the ?Palace?, the only freestanding building left standing after earthquakes damaged much of the site. By the palace is a Crowne Plaza restaurant! we're ...