The Petra/Dead Sea Experience,Jordan 2014.
The Dead Sea however provides for a totally different kind of experience...The leading attraction at the Dead Sea is the warm, soothing, super salty water itself – some ten times saltier than sea water, and rich in chloride salts of magnesium, sodium, potassium, bromine and several others.
Situated on the Dead Sea main road, two kilometres after the hotels area . Amman Touristic Beach offers swimming pools and changing rooms for low budget travelers and locals for minimal fees. Amman Touristic Beach is an ideal location for beach parties and events.
My wife booked our stay here and it is without doubt,the best place to stay if you want to be close to Petra`s entrance.
It has been cleverly built around one the tombs of Petra City known as Tomb number 4.
Hotel Entrance.
As you can see,our room was one of many external ones facing up into Wad Musa town.
Our balcony view..
After our days exploring of Petra City,this really was a great place to either sit outside or sit inside one of the tomb chambers..
This has been done very well indeed in my opinion
Bar prices are a bit higher in here than the hotels main bar
But it has great atmosphere.
Okay,so we have seen the accommodation,lets get on with seeing the ancient city..round the corner from the hotel is the Ticket entrance,so buy your pass here..best to book a two day one as that is 55 Dinar and for a single day pass it is 50 Dinar!
Follow the track next to the hotel..it is being block paved as of now
Walk down the side of the Petra Guest House and show your day pass here.
So now begins the 15 minute or so walk to the Siq entrance,or if you are like me,I took twice as long because I was taking photographs!
Looking across the valley
On down we go
Our first glimpse of a burial chamber or house
The start of countless burial chambers
This one was called the Obelisks Tomb
The strange Djin Blocks..
There are 3 of these massive monuments of whom there is little known of their purpose.
Yours truly
Siq entrance
Here,we show our passes once again at the entrance to the Siq..you will also encounter hordes of Bedouin s who are hawking their tat and trying to pursuade the visitor to ride either a horse,a donkey or ride down the Sig in a horse drawn carriage.Way too expensive,so avoid at all costs.
The Siq is a half hour walk down to the Treasury or less depending on your pace...
