Camel crossing

The Petra Marriott

Al Arabi Restaurant for lunch

Shish Kebab

One of the best meal in Jordan!

Nice ambience for a fast food restaurant

Indiana Jones?

800m hike down from the ticket entrance to the Siq

Obelisk Tomb & Bab as-Siq Triclinium

Me @ Bab el-Siq

Entrance of the Siq

The Tunnel

The entrance to Petra is a long, winding sandstone canyon

Known as the Siq (about 2km)

Minor carvings spotted here and there throughout the Siq

Impressive colorful and unusual sandstone patterns in the rock walls

Sabinos Alexendros Station

The jaw-dropping grandeur of the Treasury

One of the signature shot of the Treasury

Note the urn atop the Treasury structure

Street of Facades

Me @ Petra

The Tomb of Unayshu

Facades of various tombs

Many small living caves

Street of Facades

7000-seat Roman Theater

2 stories cave

The Royal Tombs

The Royal Tombs from the Nymphaeum

The Royal Tombs from the Colonnaded Street

The Great Temple

Beautiful crafting

The Temenos Gate

The Royal Tombs from the city center

Qasr al-Bint

The only modes of transport allowed within Petra are on two feet or four (camel, donkey, or horse)

The Royal Tombs from the Basin

The modern toilets in Petra

More than 800 steps up to the Monastery

Nice red/pink rock

Donkey is highly recommended for unfit people

The Lion Triclinium

Gotta watch out for your head

Looking back at the Royal Tombs

Not sure what is the purpose of grooming the sand

Looking back after hiking half way through

The Monastery (at last)!

Me @ the Monastery

Me @ the Monastery

Dates back to the 1st century AD

FF @ Petra

Such an amazing view!

It is beyond words

You gonna be there to feel it

Me taking photo of the Monastery

Me @ the Monastery

We did it!

Original crafting from 1st century AD!

The hike back

These rocks are amazing

Donkey ride down is actually quite scary

Cute kid

Well worth the 5JD to take a donkey to the treasury

The Treasury @ dusk

Chris & Me

Another 800m hike walk up the Bab el-Siq to the car

Red Cave Restaurant

Very yummy food as well (and good price!)