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Welcome, In general it is best to visit Petra on your own. It is very easy to do.
You may get PM messages from touts wanting to sell you on a tour. Ignore them. They are not trustworthy.
There is a lot of information you do not offer. First, Petra is ...
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A lot of people go from Eilat to Petra on their own without any difficulty, but there are many://www.desertecotours.com/English/jordan_short_tours.asp.
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Welcome, Yes, four days is reasonable, but keep in mind just the commute between Jerusalem and Wadi Musa ( Petra ) takes one entire day.
The southern border crossing between Eilat and Aqaba is generally considered the easiest to cross. Crossing the Bridge...
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you have two options to coming from esrail to jordan, first one: Southern crossing in Aqaba - direction is : (aqaba- wadi rum - petra )- other option is : from KHB -king hussain bridg - ( Dead Sea - Dana Park -al shoubak -petra....
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Hi, from Jerusalem , is it better to go back to Amman (where I fly into) and then southwards to Petra, or Jerusalem to Eilat , cross there to Aqaba , and then up to Petra? My only concern about the latter option, even though the corssing is quicker, is...
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You could travel from Amman to Petra and crossThe best way to "....
You cannot get a visa at the KHD/Allenby crossing.
Yeah you're right! Thanks! Howiej103, I have.
From Aqaba to Petra (and then to Amman ) on the Jordan forum.
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For those who have read the first Petra story here:
http://thefedorachronicles.com/blacktho ... _time.html
You will remember that I was touring Petra with my wife, when it became obvious that she had food poisoning, at which point we turned around and...
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Awesome shots! Petra is try high on my! Petra is try high on ....
It's fun to share these pics/stories with folks who appreciate travel stuff fedoras yet, sadly:
The oxen are slow...but the earth is patient.
For the kind words, guys.
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The craziest adventure, with the biggest character I met in Jordan , right by Petra.
http://www.richtrek.com/2011/04/rolling-with-mahmoud-wadi-musa-style.html
hope you enjoy :) RichTrek.com- Adventure Travel Stories
Rich Makes You Rich.com -- This relatively...
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Hi,
I'm going to Taba, Egypt for a week in June and I'd like to go to Petra, Jordan for one of the days. The tours I found are very expensive.... around £200 ($300) which includes transportation (ferry from Nuweiba to Aqaba , transfer buses), entry to...
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For day trippers (not spending at least one night in Jordan, in which case the admission cost to Petra will be JD 50 (total), and the actual travel won't take up in Jordan the entrance....
Is the admission costs to Petra .
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There isn't that much to do in Agaba. I suggest instead a two-day tour to Petra and Wadi Rum :
http://amateurtraveler.com/travel-guides/israel%20travel%20guide.pdf
It leaves early in the morning from Eilat so you would have to fly down the evening before...
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The night before, get up early and take a taxi to the border, once in Jordan you can get a taxi directly to Wadi Musa where you should spend the rest of that day and half the next day experiencing Petra (Petra) that first night instead....
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Hi, I will be going to Israel on June 13th to visit some friends who I met volunteering in Africa. I wanted to visit Petra for a couple of nights whilst I was out there. However, I wanted some guidance onto how to do it and how much it will cost as it...
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Again - take a look at the top questions for "Visiting Petra to Amman (Easyjet from Gatwick) and take....
Another option is take a bus to Eilat (from either Jerusalem or Tel Aviv - check and another one on the Jordanian side .
A bus to Petra.
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Day 8 drive from Tiberius to Mitzpe Ramon. (I'm writing this from Pitzikat's bedroom, with my wife chaperoning. Thought I'd start a small scandal on TA. ) We left Nof Ginosor at 9am and drove about 45 minutes to Bet She'an park. This is a beautiful park...
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I think my travel....
Glad to hear that you are having so many wonderful experiences and easily so .
) Shalom Doug and Talyah.
Since we are staying from Petra.
Morning we a being picked up at 7 am for a two day trip to Petra with Eco tours.
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Hi everybody, as many have asked i'm trying to understand how to make my way from Eilat to Petra. My questions are: 1- Departing from Elat (city or airport) or Departing from Gerusalem? Best way to reach Eilat is by Plane? 2- Adding the Wadi Rum . Is ...
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You will need to hireHi Roberto, welcome to the forums, Answering your questions 1) Best way to visit Petra is to depart and Petra in one day....
4) There is no public transporation in Jordan from the border or to Petra.
Anyway.
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