Silk Road Hotel Petra

... in describing their hotel. Then the bargaining begins... We are staying right near the entrance to the park at the Silk Road Hotel, and couldn't be happier with the room or the water temperature and pressure in the shower! For new years we ...

... .  This is where the workmen lived and where caravans stopped to rest up and buy food and water before continuing on the Silk Road.  In addition to roads at ground level, most commuted to Petra via roads cut through the mountains and carved into ...

... people and was great to get some photos with no one around. The high place of sacrifice gave a stunning view over all of Petra. I can't imagine brining animals (and possibly humans) up here to be sacrificed but apparently they used to do that. We also ...

... rooms and then got the driver to take us down into Petra. I had been quite specific about him staying to take us down to Petra. The hotel has a shuttle, but as we were only staying for one night, and as we already had a driver I really didn't want ...

Now a little historical perspective about Petra:  the Nabataeans built Petra in the 3rd century BC.  The Nabateans controlled silk, frankincense, and spice trade routes between northern Arabia and the Roman Empire to southern Arabia and the sea ...

... 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 ...

... later. We started at the visitors center where we purchased our tickets and began our 2 ½ mile walk down the road into the Lost City of Petra. Traversing the dusty path with dozens of other explorers, I felt like Indiana Jones in search of a lost ...

... else who queued up behind us. At one stage, we were thinking we would have to go and check in to the brand new 5* Sheraton Hotel which we were advised accepted cards... but I was quickly brought back down to earth by my Husband who informed me that we do ...

... (turned out to be just us a driver!) taking us from Amman to Madaba, the Dead Sea and the ancient rock city of Petra Highlights included Horse riding (well not really riding, more being led like a small child!) in Petra. Petra was amazing! Floating in ...

... got back to sleep after that and swore to myself that it was the first and last  time we would stay in a hotel like this . Petra was fantastic , after a basic breakfast we dropped the buggy into the visitors center and booked a horse and carriage to ...

... at our hotel, the Petra Diamond Hotel, at 7 PM.  We knew our previous hotel was too good to continue, as the Petra Diamond Hotel is another one of a long line of hotels used by Imaginative Traveller needing lots of updating and repair.  We can ...

... the carving detail is weathered, but all the architectural elements are still there. Thanks to my exceptionally self-important Petra pamphlet sitting beside me (it uses phrases such as "beautifully awesome"), I can tell you the Nabataeans were influenced ...

... what seemed to me to be a very short period of time. We drove down the twisty road through Wadi Musa and to my hotel at the entrance to Petra, the Crown Plaza. Normally I do not stay in large touristy hotels when I travel, but the Crown Plaza is one of ...

... of men sitting around chatting.  We found (eventually) our hotel, the Nabatean Castle, on top of a hill overlooking Petra. Our hotel was lovely, all marble and Jordanian rugs with fountains in the main entrance. It was calm and quiet.    ...

... 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 ...

... and was very difficult to mount with our elderly stiff limbs! Then a final walk up the Siq and the approach road and back on the coach to the hotel for a well earned shower an early dinner and off to bed ready for tomorrow's return visit! Tonight a lot ...

... dig site. Many of the treasures of Petra have only been found in the last 20 years as archaeologists have unearthed pieces of the Petra puzzle. There were 2 earthquakes in I think Ad 500 and 800 or so and a lot of Petra was destroyed and cracks in the ...

... most dramatic desert landscapes.  This is the territory of Indiano Jones the last Crusade ( we watched it in our hotel ) filmed at Petra, also known as the Rose City, built in 3rd century BC by the Nabattaeans who carved temples, tombs, ...

... the limit of where a team of fully loaded camels and horses could travel in one day. Apparently the distance between these Silk Road roadhouses varied according to the conditions of the country in which they were located. In the 100 plus degree heat in ...