Petra opens early in the morning ... It's about a one-hour walk to the iconic Treasury from the main entrance. If you prefer ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose ... Ludwig Burckhardt found himself standing at the entrance to a wadi, a dry-river valley, where his ...

It is free to enter. Once passing the main gate, most visitors take the Bab As Siq to enter the Petra Archeological Site. The main entrance is a large area with a collection of gift kiosks and ...