Long before I went Jordan I knew that Petra was one of them places that deserve to be mentioned in the same list as the pyramids, the great wall and Angkor. Asking other people if I should get a 1,2 or 3 day pass resulted in different answers each time so in the end I went for a 2 day judging by the distances on the map. At over 40 pounds it was one of the most costly tourist attractions I had ever done but it was more than worth it.
My plan was to see all the obvious things on the first day, head back early afternoon so I wouldn't be too tired or burned out then see the rest on the second day.
While there was obviously lots of people there. The site was vast enough to spread them out a bit.
This was the first of many long shadeless climbs, I never seem to learn my lesson with these.
Despite the crowds I kept bumping into people I had met earlier on in the trip. One was good enough to take this picture.
My only problem with the place was the amazing lack of signposts. It was so easy to get lost even with the map in my guidebook. One minute you are in the crowds, the next you are alone.
It was at this point I called it the end of day one and headed back.
Day 2 I walked straight through until I got to where I left off on day one. I got lost the first time and followed a large group to this canyon. Here I met a German from the accommodation and we headed down this canyon. It was a clear footpath but got worse and worse. In the end we were walking along the side of a shadeless hill. After a long time it came to a dead end by the time we got back to where we started over 3 hours had passed. During this time we didn't see a single other tourist.
By the time I got back to the main part I was finding it more and more difficult.
It didn't matter how far you got away from the other tourists you would walk round a corner and see locals at random points.
A rest, water and study the map stop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not many I met got this picture, I did miss a couple of the sights around Petra but I felt I had done all the best bits. With that I headed off, Petra had been well worth it......................
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