Quote: While Petra is associated with the Indiana Jones movies, a couple of minutes just surveying the scene at the head of the Siq (the main modern day entrance to the temples of Petra) could have you thinking they are… Read More

Quote: Petra was built around 2,500 years by the Nabatians, a trading Arab tribe. The Nabatians discovered a value to locally found bitumen and copper. Soon, they had more wealth than they knew what to do with. They did… Read More

Quote: Little Petra.Little Petra is found in Baida and known as Al Beidha is just a short distance from Petra itself. It takes about twenty minutes to half an hour at most to drive there. It is in the mountains and is… Read More

Quote: The route up to the High Place of Sacrifice (described in an earlier chapter) and then down via Wadi Farasa is another DON'T MISS Petra highlight. As you walk down the Siq towards Petra center, you will pass a… Read More

Quote: For our final day we decided to climb one of the higher peaks and take a walk from the crowds. While I had gotten a little fed up with the sheer numbers of people wandering over the most popular sites (the siq,… Read More

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Quote: Perhaps it says something for humanity's lazy nature, but the first monument viewed after the trek down the Siq is the most famous and revered; the Treasury. Note it is in shadow for much of the day, so a fairly… Read More

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