9 Things you should know before visiting Petra

Included in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Petra is a perfect place to visit. The rose coloured carved stone city was created in the 3rd century BC, there is none another substitute for Petra. Petra's original name is Raqmu, which is an archeological and historical city in the Southern part of Jordan.  The beautiful city is considered as the most visited tourist attraction destination. The attractive destination remains hidden till 1812, after that Swiss traveler Johan found it and named it as 'Red Rose city'.

Here are 10 things which you must know before visiting Petra:

•    Petra remains hot during summer days, it is best to visit there in the month Spring as the weather remains pleasant at that time. The best hours to roam the city are in the early morning about 5 o'clock and in the evening about 3 PM to sunset. The shining sunlight makes the rose rocks to shimmer in incredible ruby colour.

•    Petra is a stunning place and one day is enough to roam. You can easily explore the historic sites of Petra in around 4-6 hours.

•    Petra does not cost too much for tourism. One day visitor pass cost 90 JOD while, overnight visitor pass cost 50 JOD. Citizen of Jordan pays 1 JOD per visit while for kids less than 15 years of age can roam it, free of cost.

•    Siq, the main entrance of beautiful city Petra, it is like a narrow crack in the rock which is almost 3 meters wide and winds crosses it all day. The narrow rock carved temple is most photographed place due to its eye catching beauty. The next attracting site is the Monastery building where you can reach by climbing 822 steps. The marvelous building has huge, carved façade from where you can see the stunning valleys. Additional sites which you should see are the Hadrian gate and Cardo and don't forget to have a sight at the long street.

•    There are many restaurants where delicious food is available. You can get maps and tickets too to relocate them.

•    Don't forget to bring sunglass, hat and sunscreen to prevent your skin from tanning.

•    Petra is one of the safest cities, you can roam there comfortably. Keep you well hydrated, as the place is hot and climate change will definitely bring some ailment.

•    Be careful while going for a shopping in Petra as things are costly for tourists. You can get carpets, antique coins and jewelry from there as they are the remark of Jordan. If you get bother with the sellers then you can avoid them by saying them politely 'thank you' or 'la'a shukran'.

•    There are many cheap markets in Petra from where you can buy things wisely. Try them and enjoy.

Keep these useful tips in your mind before going on Israel Petra Tours as it is the perfect destination to visit, enjoy and integrate you knowledge about Petra civilization. 

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