Petra View

Not long after joining the Desert Highway north from Aqaba, we turn off onto the Kings Highway, the ancient route from Aqaba north through Amman all the way to Damascus, also used by the pilgrims.

Along the route the altitude changes from around 2500ft to about 5400ft at it's highest. We stop at a viewpoint over the Wadi Musa (Valley of Moses), were we look down on the rocky canyons that enclose Petra, and with the Rift Valley in the hazy distance. Alongside this viewpoint, understandably the Crown Prince has a house, what a view.Read more