Petra the Oldest City in Jordan
Petra is considered to be the oldest city in Jordan. Till date there is no evidence about the actual date when the city of Petra had come into existence. In the new list of wonders Petra has been added as one of world’s seven wonder in the new list of wonders prepared in 2007. Don’t you think that visiting the seventh wonder of the world is the best way to spend your holiday? As it will not only add to your knowledge bank but will also be a great achievement in life. It is a carved city in the lap of the Wadi Musa Canyon. The buildings and monuments of red stone lend a graceful beauty to the city. It was built by the Nabataeans many centuries ago. They worshipped the pre Islamic gods and goddesses worshipped by the Arabs.
The architecture is unique as all the buildings are made by cutting the rocks. It has been acclaimed by UNESCO as a site of World Heritage. The best modes of conveyance to visit the sites are camels, horses or donkeys. The beauty and the color of the city has made artist and poets compare it to the red rose. The most famous building is the treasury. You have to cross the Siq to visit the treasury. Petra is situated to the South of Amman. It is two hundred kilometers from Amman.
If you visit Petra always prepare your itinerary in such a way that you can spend adjust a night stay at Petra. This will be worthwhile as you can spend the night in Wadi Rum desert which is called the desert of the moon. If you like handicrafts you can buy Bedouin handicraft materials. It is unusual as the materials are made of the red colored sand which needs no artificial color for adding beauty.
Petra & Wadi Rum one day
At 7:00 A.M our representatives and our tour guide will meet you on the Jordanian side of South Border ( Arava) and will drive then by our deluxe transportation (A/C) to Petra via Desert high way for 80 Km. You will arrive at Petra at 9:00 A.M and and visit Facdes, Siq, Treasury, Theatre, Urn Tomb.
From there you will be taken to have lunch at an oriental restaurant. Then drive to Wadi Rum and enjoy a Jeep Safari Tour for two hours. You will visit the seven pillars of wisdom, Rock Bridge, Sandume and Lawrence House. Then you will be taken to Aqaba for a short city tour and from there return to the border at 19:00.
Rates include: Meeting and assistance at south border, transport, tour guides, entrance fees, lunch.
Rates do not include: Transfers from the hotel to the border. Personal expenses, soft drinks, departure tax, tips, anything not mentioned in what included the rates. Different language available for extra cost.
Please consult about prices.
Regular Daily Tour, Seat on a tourism bus
From Eilat:
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel around 7:30.
Then we will meet the tour guide in Arava (the south border) and assist you with the visa to cross the border. We will drive then with our deluxe transfer (incluiding Air conditioning) to Petra trough the desert highway (80 KM) and will have stop on the way at guesthouse, then via King’s high (35 Km) will stop near Hasan Prince Palace for grand view of Petra mountains when you arrive the visitor centre our guide will escort you into Petra and show you the highlights of the Nabatean city. You will enter the city through the Siq and be rewarded with the most astonishing and dramatic monument in Jordan: the Treasury. You will also visit the theatre, the tombs and facades and the colonnaded street. We will then have lunch (Open Buffet) at Nabateaen’s Tent Rest, and back to the city you will have time for shopping at Bedouin bazars, and then drive back to Aqaba( Optional) if you would like to have city tour in Aqaba or back to South border for your departure.
Rates include: Meets and assist at south border, transport, tour guides, entrance fees, lunch, flights.
Rates do not include: Personal expenses, soft drinks, departure tax, tips, anything not mentioned in what included the rates. Other languages available for extra cost..
Please consult us for prices.
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