King Hussein International Airport 1 hr 51
al-Siq (10 min) Natural passage leading visitors through red-rock walls on the way to temples & other sites. Ad-Deir (18 min) Venerable rock monastery & spiritual site constructed in 3 B.C. as a monumental Nabataean tomb. Djebel Khubtha (10 min) Petra (18 min) Iconic 2000-year-old city, including 45m-high Al Khazneh, carved into the red mountain rock. Urn Tomb (17 min) Tomb and architecture Petra Visitor Center (6 min) Tickets, guides & information are available at this visitor center in Petra Archaeological Park. Petra Museum (8 min) Beidha (18 min) Archaeological site first unearthed in 1957 featuring ruins dating back to the 11th millennium BC. Temple of Dushares (18 min) Part of the sprawling Petra complex, these temple remains feature floral reliefs & ruins of columns. Triclinium (20 min) Classical style Nabataean period tomb frontage carved into the sandstone at Siq al-Barid canyon. Royal Tombs (17 min) Series of mausoleums with impressive facades hewn from the face of the Jabal al-Khubtha massif. Tomb of Prophet Aaron (18 min) Moses and shrine Great Temple (18 min) Archaeological ruins of a massive structure covering an area of 76,000 sq. ft. in the city of Petra. The Treasury (18 min) Carved out of sandstone rock face, this elaborate, ancient temple is said to have been a mausoleum. Petra (8 min) Iconic 2000-year-old city, including 45m-high Al Khazneh, carved into the red mountain rock. |