After our day travelling right down to the Useless Sea in Jordan and visiting a few of it’s most unimaginable historic sights alongside the way in which, we made it again to Petra simply because the solar set.
This was excellent timing as on this night, we had already booked tickets to go to the traditional misplaced metropolis of Petra to see all of it lit up at night time.
There would even be a musical efficiency there so it was all on account of not simply look nice but in addition sound nice.
Now it is very important observe that this doesn’t occur on a regular basis so you must plan upfront if that is one thing you need to do whilst you’re at Petra.
Reserving tickets nicely upfront can be extremely really useful so that you could assure your entry.
Now I do know I coated it already in my first publish after we visited Petra in the course of the day however I’ve to remind you once more, the stroll from the entry gates at Petra to the Treasury – which is the place the entire efficiency can be, is definitely fairly lengthy.
Through the day, you may use horses and carriages to get round (we didn’t; we simply walked the entire thing as a result of the stroll there may be additionally fairly spectacular) however at night time, you received’t have the choice for horses and carriages for those who don’t fancy strolling.
Additionally, it’s not notably well-lit – it’s bought lanterns on the flooring, which, though they appear superb, don’t present sufficient lighting for navigating the uneven terrain correctly.
Our recommendation for those who’re not the steadiest in your toes can be to only take the stroll slowly and punctiliously and put on sturdy strolling sneakers.
We did none of those by the way in which as a result of we simply actually wished to be one of many first to reach there and see if (and in addition {photograph} it) earlier than everybody else flooded in.
With that in thoughts, we arrived on the gates half-hour early, simply to discover a ginormous queue already ready forward of us.
We then did the subsequent smartest thing which was to powerwalk the complete factor and truthfully, at some factors, I felt nearly sure I used to be gonna simply go tumbling.
Fortunately, that didn’t occur, and though it appeared nearly unimaginable at the beginning, we in some way managed to be one of many first folks to reach on the Treasury, ergo, why these images exist.😄😄
Now close to the efficiency itself, I had learn that upfront that some folks didn’t prefer it (I believe it had combined critiques total) however truthfully, I believe it was incredible.
I suppose that’s the factor about not exhibiting up with wild expectations and as an alternative simply letting the factor be what it’s.
The entire place regarded completely superb.
The performers sang and performed their devices.
It was all precisely what they stated it was presupposed to be.
The following day, we determined to have a little bit of lie in and begin our day a bit later.
The final couple of days had like 5:30am/6am begins so beginning our day at 9am felt like a a lot welcome deal with.
We’d be visiting Petra once more within the afternoon to discover a viewpoint that we’d seen so many images and movies of however didn’t fairly know how you can discover.
We figured we’d get a information to take us there, however within the interim, we’d additionally heard of a spot known as Little Petra and organised a taxi to take us there.
Little Petra is, because the identify suggests, like a mini model of Petra however no much less spectacular.
It doesn’t entice anyplace close to the identical variety of guests, however because of that, it’s free to go to.


And so we set off exploring each nook and cranny of Little Petra.


For what it’s value although, you may do that in about 2 hours, so, in some methods, you haven’t any excuse to not go to. 😉
After a stroll to the opposite finish of the canyon the place it’s, we scaled some rocks for a greater view of the world and determined to name it a day and go get lunch.
We had been nonetheless distracted on our stroll again by the locals right here who had a makeshift espresso store in a single the ruins right here and we determined to stay round for a bit longer to speak with them over coffees.


Stopping off for a chat with them really turned out to be considered one of our favorite components of our journey right here.
Subsequent, it was time to move over to Petra and a method to do that can be to hike again to the Monastery from right here however truthfully, on this warmth and with no clue the place we might be going (or how lengthy it will take), we simply determined to hop right into a taxi as an alternative to take us again to Petra through the entrance entrance.
Will share all the particulars of that viewpoint in our subsequent publish right here (and why you shouldn’t try to search out the point of view too).