Petra is stunning. It is a place to see, if you are able. (And you do need to be in decent physical condition to manage it.) Petra was built over two thousand years ago by the Nabateans. The two pictures below are how you enter Petra -- you walk about a kilometer in this narrow passage called the Siq and then, you get a glimpse of the Treasury, which is the first tomb.
See the Treasury behind the kids in the above photos?
You walk out of the Siq into this area - which has a coffee shop and plenty of shopping opportunities. You can pay for one of those horse/wagon combos to take you up and down the Siq, and you also have the opportunity to buy a donkey or horse to carry you around once you are through the Siq. HOWEVER, these are shockingly mistreated animals and I would never pay one of their handlers to ride on one of them. In my view, it is propping up an industry that shouldn't exist. And, while the Jordanians realize they have this problem, they ask the tourists to (1) report mistreated animals, and (2) not ride on animals that can't support them. All this to say, Petra is not perfect, AND we were beat when we finished because we gave Lulu a few piggy back rides toward the end of the day. BUT, don't let this stop you from going as it is truly amazing -- just don't ride on animals.
Hiking up to the "Monastery" which sits 800 steps up on the mountains above the rest of the city.
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| The Monastery |
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