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Flight Day excursion To Petra Sightseeing & Tour By Plane From Sharm El Sheikh
Flight Day excursion To Petra Sightseeing & Tour By Plane From Sharm El Sheikh
Flight Day excursion To Petra Sightseeing & Tour By Plane From Sharm El Sheikh
Evidence suggests that settlements had begun in and around Petra in the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (1550-1292 BC). It is listed in Egyptian campaign accounts and the Amarna letters as Pel, Sela or Seir. Though the city was founded relatively late, a sanctuary existed there since very ancient times. Stations 19 through 26 of the stations list of Exodus are places associated with Petra.[8] This part of the country was Biblically assigned to the Horites, the predecessors of the Edomites.[9] The habits of the original natives may have influenced the Nabataean custom of burying the dead and offering worship in half-excavated caves. Although Petra is usually identified with Sela which means a rock, the Biblical references[10] refer to it as "the cleft in the rock", referring to its entrance. The second book of Kings xiv. 7 seems to be more specific. In the parallel passage, however, Sela is understood to mean simply "the rock"
The tour leader will Pick you up from your Sharm hotel early morning and drive to sharm airport to get your flight to aqaba approx 50 minutes, meet and assist in Aqaba port then Drive to Petra by bus for approx. 2 hours, where a 2-3 hour guided tour begins. We enter Petra on foot, though the Siq, a narrow, winding gorge over 1 kilometer in length. We visit the Great Treasury (Al-Khazneh Farun), the Roman Theatre, the Royal Tombs (the Rainbow Tomb is a must for photographers), as well as hundreds of monuments, tricliniums, and obelisks, all carved from the multi-shaded, rose red sandstone. A walk through the colonnade of Roman Byzantine Petra brings us to the city centre for lunch. Afterward, we continue our tour to the hill of Al-Habis (crowned with a crusader-era fort) for a breathtaking panoramic view of deep gullies and uniquely colored rock formations. Have lunch in 5 star resturant, drive back to Aqaba, an hour free time for shopping, and then take the flight back to Sharm ElSheikh, drive back to your hotel in Sharm .
Inclusions:
* All transfers by A-C Bus
* Entry visa to Jordan
* Qualified tour guide
* lunch during tour
* Flight tickets
* Entrance fees
Exclusions:
* Drinks
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