Winding down our time in Egypt and Jordan with top luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, we visited the Ancient City Of Petra, the star of the Jordan show.  Our new Facebook photo album highlights details of the attraction seen on a walking tour to the lowest point of the attraction and back.  Here, we have some highlights of that tour.

 

As Jordan’s most-visited tourist attraction, the Ancient City of Petra was established perhaps as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans…but no one knows for sure. An iconic symbol of Jordan, Petra lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (the biblical Mount Hor) in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.

 

Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 but only after people living there were relocated to a city built for them off site.

 

 

The mysterious site was unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.

 

 

UNESCO has described Petra as “one of the most precious cultural properties of man’s cultural heritage”.

 

 

Named one of the  New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007, Petra was also chosen by the Smithsonian Magazine as one of the “28 Places to See Before You Die”.

 

 

Once we get back in the office, look for an upcoming Exposure Photo Narrative that allows full size images and should bring a very nice viewing experience.

 

 

I should note that our hotel, the Movenpick Resort Petra, was chosen by Abercrombie & Kent because of its close proximity to the Petra site; right across the street.  There might be better hotels in the area but none have this strategic advantage, much like the Mena House Hotel in Cairo was chosen for the stellar view of the Giza pyramids from our Pyramid View Rooms.

 

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• Social Egypt And Jordan, A&K Style: Your Guide To Our Journey
• Our Luxury Small Group Journey: Detailed Itinerary
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: Arriving In Egypt
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: They Do Your Homework
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: They Can Turn On A Dime
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: Speaking Of Kings And Queens
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: And Then He Paused
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: Chris Wears A Dress
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: Interesting, Unique, Beautiful
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: The Right Tool For The Job
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: Exceeding Expectations
• Tips And Tricks For Travel In Egypt
• Abercrombie & Kent Luxury: Signed, Sealed, Delivered: It’s Yours

On Facebook– see ChrisCruises for updates and these image collections, added to as time and Internet connection permit (so check back later too):

1. Photo Album: A Day In Egypt With Abercrombie & Kent
2. Photo Album: The Temple Of Luxor
3. Photo Album: Favorite Images From Egypt
4. Photo Album: The Temples Of Abu Simbel
5. Photo Album: The Cairo Bazaar

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1. Mena House Hotel Cairo
2. On The Streets Of Cairo
3. Egyptian Museum Of Antiquities
4. Lunch On The Nile
5. Karnak Bazar
6. Cairo Street Scenes
7. Mit Rahina Museum
8. Step Pyramid
9. Tomb of Ka Gimni
10. Carpet School
11. Aboushakra Egyptian Lunch
12. Giza Pyramids
13. The Solar Boat
14. A Camel Ride In Egypt
15. The Iconic Sphinx
16. Valley of the Kings
17. Mena House Dinner
18. Luxor
19. Temple Of Karnak
20. Sanctuary Resorts Sun Boat IV
21. Seen On The Nile
22. Sun Boat IV Culinary 
23. Egyptian Night
24. Sunrise On The Nile
25. Scenic Cruising On The Nile
26. Luxor By Day
27. Temple Of Goddess Hathor At Denderah
28. Nile Dining On Deck
29. Sundown On The Nile
30. Luxor At Night
31. Going Through Locks On The Nile
32. Edfu Temple
33. Egyptian Cooking Lesson
34. Ptolemaic Temple At Kom Ombo
35. Egyptian Night On Sun Boat IV
36. Philae Temple
37. Beautiful Flowers Of Egypt
38. The Unfinished Obelisk
39. A Felucca Sailboat Ride On The Nile
40. Abu Simbel Temples
41. Egypt Air
42. Cairo Revisited- the pretty side of town
43. The Four Seasons Cairo
44. Cairo Mosques
45. Cairo Bazzar
46. Royal Jordanian Airlines

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