If you are looking for breathtaking, mystical, misterious, awesome...this is it. If you're a hiker spend several days. What ever you do, if you visit the middle east you can't miss Petra. It's one of those places you'll never forget and you can never get it out of your mind ! more

This is one of the most amazing places that I have ever visited and unlike the last reviewer I thought that the working animals looked reasonably well cared for. Believe me I have seen far worse in Morrocco and Egypt!!! This place equals the impressiveness of the pyramids but because of the hidden away location makes it all the more... more

Such a shame, my husband and I had really been looking forward to this trip but it was totally ruined for us by the most appalling conditions that the horses are working in. Masses of fat and lazy tourists sitting on their backsides getting a lift through the siq by totally exhausted horses that are being thrashed up and down... more

I was recently undergoing a charity cycle from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea with 98 other women. We had a day of in the middle of our cycle and visited Petra. I have travelled extensively but I have never been so impressed or overwhelmed by anything I have seen before. The sheer size and exquisite carvings on many... more

Visited in February 2007. A most breath taking experience, walking down the gorge and then You see the treasury in all its glory. more

when you finally reach the treasury you realise the walk was well worth it! the walk through the gorge is lengthy but fascinating with overhanging cliffs and strange rock formations. the treasury itself carved out of the red rock is amazing and the museum beyond it has many interesting artefacts. a good guide is an advantage and there are horse-drawn... more

what a wonderful day we had at petra the view as it emerges through the tall cliff walls beside you was so exciting. the only way to be able to explain the awe of it, is to go there yourselves be prepared for quite a long walk to the site,but you can always take a horse and buggy or just... more

I spent a day roaming around Petra, after riding to it on horseback w/ a group from the nearby motel. Some really great views from various spots; some of them required climbing some steep trails. The amount of time + work that creating Petra must have required boggles my mind. My best friend tricked me; we went to see "Indiana... more

A fascinating place. It's a 2 mile walk through the Siq, and a very dramatic first sight of the Treasury, this was, for me, the best part of exploring Petra. We went in Febuary and it was very cold, not something I really expected, so was not very well prepared. I advise a warm coat, hat and gloves... as the... more