The Best of Egypt
Posted By seovine on April 21, 2011
Are packed to live for Egypt on the next few days? Exploration of Cairo is the best choice if you intend to get a grasp of the entire area and add value as well as excitement to your visit. For example, one of the most popular attractions just outside of Egypt is the site known as Petra in Jordan. This is in southern Jordan and requires only a single day to enjoy.
Many top notch tour companies provide their clients with access to daytrip itineraries, and when the destination is Petra it will usually be a day of remarkably unique experiences. For one thing, the most common method of entering Jordan through northern Egypt is via the ferry from Taba Heights into the resort city of Aqaba. This is a fascinating and historic city that could also serve as the subject of a full day of exploration too. Generally, however, the travelers will be escorted to a waiting shuttle which heads north towards Petra.
Among all the areas in Jordan, the site is one of the most famous of all. It has appeared in magazine covers and a number Hollywood films has used the place in their films . It is the ancient home of a group known as the Nabataeans and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a distinguished example of rock cut architecture, and the most well-known of the buildings carved directly into the cliff faces is the Treasury. A trip to Petra should also include a tour of the Siq or the narrow passages leading into the site as well.
Of course, a visitor is not restricted to a single daytrip into Jordan from Egypt, and some of the better tour companies will also include visits to such equally famous attractions as the Wadi Rum (which is the largest of its kind in all of Jordan and home to prehistoric and modern sites), and tours of several museums in the southwest of the country too. These Egypt Jordan tours truly are a great experience.
What’s best about including such exploration to the traveler’s activity is that it allows you to acquire more knowledge about the history of the location and it gives you a very unique experience. For example, the famous Lawrence of Arabia operated throughout this entire region, and used Wadi Rum as a base during the years 1917 and 1918. Travelers can literally ride in his footsteps if they choose a tour group that gives guests access to horseback excursions into the Wadi and surrounding desert areas. This can make for a truly remarkable and memorable addition to a holiday in Egypt.