JORDAN - PART 3 - KINGS HIGHWAY TO PETRA

I got to travel to Petra but also was able to do it as a full day tour seeing the sights on the way down. The other option was going via the dead sea but as I had already been there before I picked the kings highway.

Madaba church was the first stop and to be honest the least interesting. I didn't even bother taking a picture.



Mount Nebo was a fairly short walk to the viewpoint at the top. I find it strange that as an atheist I have been to more biblical sites than my church going relatives.



Wadi mujib is Jordans "grand canyon" the scenery was great all the way along it. Stopped for a quick photo several times and talked to a few locals.



Despite having seen a few already Kerak was a long way from being "just another castle". It was the best (man made) highlight of the day. (Note for visiting castles BRING A FLASHLIGHT NEXT TIME !!!!!!)

By the time we got to Wadi Ai Hasq and Dana time was running out and as a result Shobak was closed when we got there.


All we got was an outside view but overall it was a good day.


I stayed at Wadi musa (next to Petra) for 2 nights while visiting Petra itself (covered in Part 4). Took a side trip to Wadi Rum (covered in Part 5). Then went back for one more rest night before heading back to Amman.

The accommodation was basic but a great place to meet other people A lot I already knew from Amman. I had not seen the film Indiana Jones and the last crusade for many years (some of it was filmed in Petra) but it got annoying having it on in the TV room every single night.

There was not a lot to do in the town other than rest, talk to others and plan the next day in Petra. I did go out on the second night for a couple of drinks in the (very costly) cave bar with a girl from south Africa. She had lots of stories of living and working in Saudi Arabia.