Counting stars from bed
Petra Bubble Luxotel has pitched its luxury tents between the mountains near Little Petra, the very miniature version of the Nabataean city.
Each suite has two privacy-protected plastic domes, from where you can watch the stars light up the inky sky.
In addition to being nicely appointed and comfortable, the rooms ensure a grandiose spectacle.
Here, there is no light or noise pollution, you are surrounded by mountains in shades of pink and ochre.
For warm spring or summer evenings, you can enjoy the same magic, immersed in your whirlpool bath installed on the terrace.
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Petra Bubble Luxotel, Little Petra, Al-Beidah.
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: +962 3 215 6600. From €245 for 2 people with full board.
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Have a drink in the oldest bar in the world
The Cave Bar was set up in a Nabataean tomb.
Petra Guest House Hotel
What could be more delicious than sharing a glass of wine or a cocktail in a setting that is truly unique in the world?
Behind the weathered facade of a 1st-century Nabataean tomb hides 'The Cave Bar', a cave hewn out of limestone.
The
loculi
, or mortuary chambers dug into the walls, have been converted into small lounges with upholstered benches and stools.
Claustrophobes will settle under the colonnaded porticoes framing the entrance to the tomb.
This allows you to enjoy both the evening breeze and the ancient and unique atmosphere of the place.
The Cave Bar.
Petra Guest House Hotel.
Such.
: +962 79 889 6806. Count €13 for a cocktail.
Admire the Treasury by candlelight
The Treasury of Petra by candlelight.
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While the site of Petra is restored to tranquility, three times a week, the Treasury is illuminated by hundreds of candle lights.
The crossing of the Siq gorge is done on foot at nightfall.
The emblematic facade of the Nabataean capital is revealed between the contours of the walls of the canyon, the pink of its sandstone and the softness of its features reinforced by the halo of candles.
Visitors take their places at the foot of the illuminated parterre, are offered traditional tea and listen to a Bedouin accompanied by his oud in an atmosphere oscillating between contemplation and wonder.
Petra by Night.
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Tickets on sale from 7 p.m. at the Visitor Center.
€22, plus a valid Petra tour ticket.
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Immerse yourself in the Bedouin way of life
It is possible to sleep in a converted cave, as the Bedouins did.
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The Bedouins occupied the caves of Petra for millennia, before the government drove them out to ensure the tourist development of the site.
Now sedentary, some nomads offer to share their ancestral way of life in caves set up on the outskirts of the ancient city.
The absolute silence, the evening by the fireside, the nights encrusted with billions of sparkling diamonds and this feeling of eternity before the spectacle of the mountains gently sharpen the senses.
If the experience is singularly lacking in comfort (there is neither shower nor toilet), it promises to be beautiful and surprisingly allows you to recharge your batteries.
Kids love it.
Indiana Jones Cave, Petra.
Such.
: +962 77 633 1628. Count €122 for two for half board.
Learn to cook mansaf, Jordan's national dish
Mansaf is a dish of lamb cooked in yogurt and served with rice or bulgur.
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Designed to accommodate budding cooks of Jordanian gastronomy, the ground floor of the Petra Boutique Hotel is entirely occupied by a kitchen with brand new equipment.
Petra Kitchen gives you the secrets of Jordan's must-have recipes.
When you arrive, the chef puts on an apron and slips a knife into your hand.
No time to waste preparing the 3 mezes and the 2 dishes.
The ingredients wait on the wooden counter and soon the dull sound of the blades resounds on the cutting boards.
The participants put their hands in the dough in a good-natured mood.
And everyone sits around the big table to taste the result… Succulent as it should be.
Petra Kitchen, Tourism Street, Wadi Musa.
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: +962 3 215 5900. By reservation.
Every evening at 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.
Count 45 € for the lesson and the tasting.
Read alsoJordan: these culinary specialties to taste absolutely during a trip
Savor the virtues of the Turkish bath
The vaulted hall of the caldarium of the Al-Yakhor baths.
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If the visit to Petra has worn you out, there is nothing like the traditional Turkish bath to relax in depth.
The tradition dates back to the Romans who had sumptuous baths built wherever they settled.
Behind its nondescript façade, Al-Yakhor conceals a hammam all in vaults and stone arches.
The treatment starts in the warm room to allow the body to acclimatize to the heat.
You then go into the hot room for about fifteen minutes.
The steam bath eliminates toxins in depth.
Once rinsed, the masseur - or the masseuse, it depends - soaps you vigorously with a horsehair glove.
You come out with baby skin and renewed energy.
Al Yakhor Turkish Bath.
Tourism Street, Wadi Musa.
Such.
: +962 77 791 9683. Open every day from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Count 32 € for a session.
