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Petra is Jordan's most famous tourist attraction. A city hewn by the Nabateans into the rose-coloured rock hidden behind the surrounding mountains, the site became famous after reports by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812.
From the Petra Travel Guide
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Eilat- Petra
What is the best way to visit Petra from Eilat. Not interested in expensive tour generally offered. Easy to travel by bus, taxi? Need your expertise. Regards ...
Transport to petra
Hello all, heading to Amman next week and I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a shuttle busstraight from the Amman airport to Petra, or would I have to head into Amman then do it from there? Any idea of the costs involved? Thanks ...
Cairo to Petra?
Anyone done this before? or made a day trip to petra from Sinai? ...
Jordan
Well Jordan was an amazing place, Petra well worth visiting. Interesting when you look on map and think of the amount of times the rulership of this area has changed hands, Petra, known also as Bozrah in The Bible, was the capital city of the land of Edom, I am told. Amman, the capital of Jordan, was in Ammon ...
Posted in Marty and Jane by Martynjane
Petra
Sunday 27-12-64 We tried all morning to get a lift to Petra, but no luck. We finally gave up ...
Posted in Shoestring Road by Ozac
Petra
/castle our taxi driver took us to take some photos before heading to Petra. After arriving at Wadi Musa, which is the town area that is right near Petra that we needed to stay at, we organized our room, got some dinner and called it a night. Up early for our first day in Petra. We organized a guide ...
Posted in Overseas Travel by krissy