What do you know about Petra?

I had been dreaming to visit Petra since I was 14, and my father and I watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at the cinema (this gives you an idea of how old I am!). read more

The above picture is typical of the many facias carved out of Petra's red sandstone rocks. Some of these are actually fully in use even to this day, but many others are now derelict. read more

You can only enter Petra by buying tickets at the Petra visitors’ centre in Wadi Musa, the closest town. Once you’re at the site (2km from visitors’ centre), you enter through a rocky passage with very high walls called the Siq – you can do this on foot, or on horseback (horses are hired from the visitor centre). read more