Breakfast at the hotel. A day in Petra. The ancient city of Petra, one of Jordan's national treasures, is undoubtedly the country's most famous tourist site.
Located three hours south of Amman, Petra was left to us by the Nabataeans, a hardworking Arab nation who settled in the southern tip of Jordan more than 2000 years ago.
Renowned for its refined culture, massive architecture, and ingenious system of dams and water channels, Petra is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as a place that enchants visitors from all over the world. A visit to Petra , the Rose City, includes the Siq , the Treasury (Al -Khazneh) , the Deir el-Din (Deir el-Din), the Amphitheater , the Tomb of the Obelisks , and the Monastery . Petra is sometimes called "The Lost City." Despite its importance in antiquity, after the 14th century CE, Petra was completely forgotten in the West. It was rediscovered in 1812 by a Swiss traveler, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, who managed to gain access to this jealously guarded site by pretending to be an Arab from India who had come to perform a sacrifice at the tomb of the Prophet Aaron.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.