Petra
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Meeting and assisting at the airport / or meeting at a hotel, then a full day trip to Petra, in the evening return to Aqaba.
Inhabited already in prehistoric times, the Nabati caravan city of Petra was located between the Red and Dead Seas and was an important crossroads of trade caravan routes between Arabia, Egypt and Syria. Petra is a city half built, half carved into the rock, surrounded by mountains with wriggling gorges. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world and is currently one of the existing 7 Wonders of the World. Here are intertwined Eastern traditions of architecture with Hellenistic. This is a place that is worth seeing, as it will not leave anyone indifferent.
Many buildings of Petra were erected in different epochs and under different owners of the city, including the Idumea (XVIII-II centuries BC), the Nabataeans (II century BC - 106 AD), the Romans (106-395 AD), the Byzantines and Arabs. In the XII century AD, they were owned by the Crusaders. The first European of modern times saw and described Petra Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Near the ancient theater, you can see the building of the Idumean or Nabatean era. There are almost no monuments built after the VI century AD, because in that era the city has already lost its importance. At the end of the XX century, Petra became the most popular attraction in Jordan. In 2007, she was chosen as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
The price includes:
- Air-conditioned transfer
- All entrance tickets
- Russian-speaking tour guide
- Lunch
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