Comments on: Petra Jordan Travel Guide: How To Visit The Lost City

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:19:58 +0000

In reply to Jack Sanders. Nice! That must have been an incredible experience. Petra has definitely changed a lot since then. It's still an amazing place to visit, though.

By: Jack Sanders

Jack Sanders — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 22:32:10 +0000

I first visited Petra in late March, 1966. Spent two nights sleeping in a cave around the corner to the right from the Treasury building. I had been backpacking around the Middle East (Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and then Jordan) and came to Petra after living on the beach for a month in Aqaba. Over the three days I was there I only met a shepherd boy and his sheep. No tourists, except me, anywhere, I had Petra to myself. Did lots of walking around, hiking up to the tops of places. Wadi Musa was a bedouin camp, no hotels or other accommodations.
Second trip in August of 1968 as a participant in an “International Students’ Work Camp” in Ajlun, Jordan. Not much different from the 1966 trip, but only a day trip to Petra this time. I had a good, and very safe, backpacking experience in the Middle East and North Africa in the 1960’s.

By: Hitesh

Hitesh — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:56:48 +0000

Well-written and easy to understand.

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:15:36 +0000

In reply to Lauren Maker. One day is enough time to see all the main highlights of Petra, but I think 2 days is better so you can go at a more relaxed pace. I'd also spend one day at Wadi Rum.

By: Lauren Maker

Lauren Maker — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:11:46 +0000

I cannot wait to visit Petra! How long do you suggest we stay to make sure we see everything?

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:55:50 +0000

In reply to Valerie Holbeck. Yep!

By: Valerie Holbeck

Valerie Holbeck — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:23:07 +0000

I can’t help but be amazed that they built a city in the side of a mountain.