Hiking through Petra

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Hiking through Petra

  • July 16, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by globetrots from Nashville, Tennessee
Hiking through Petra

These are some of the most atmospheric and mysterious ruins on the planet, and this is probably the most fascinating site in the whole Middle East. Hikers can find miles and miles of rock carvings beyond the first collection that all the tour bus crowds go to before turning around. You hike for a mile through a narrow canyon before even getting to these, then spend hours walking around the valley to see a fraction of what else is on offer. Carvings range from small tombs with 6-foot facades to giant carvings as large as a modern bank building, projects that took years of work from a whole team of skilled craftsmen. At some point, the people all vanished and the city was just a legendary place which only the local Beduoins knew was for real. Hike away from the crowds, and you'll feel like you discovered it all on your own.

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