- Experience diving in the Red Sea
- Visit the impressive Petra
- Have fun floating on the Dead Sea
Here are some pictures:
Our lovely hotel: Bedouin Garden Village |
I enjoyed the relaxing and colourful atmosphere |
The beach in front of the hotel, from which we dived and admired reefs and tropical fish |
Petra's outskirt - the Obelisk tomb combining Egyptian and Greco-Roman influences |
The Siq - Narrow gorge formed from a deep split in the sandstone rocks |
That's the way! |
The first glimpse of the Treasury |
The Treasury - called so because the Bedouins believed the urn sculpted at the top contained great treasures; its original purpose is still unclear |
The sandstone has stunning natural colours and patterns |
Rock-cut chambers (excavating solid rock) |
With a view over the facing mountain |
Palace Tomb with its four rooms (for burial) |
View over the Great Temple and valley |
The Street of Facades (burial rooms) |
First of 800 steps leading to the Monastery |
View over the neighbouring cliffs on our way up |
The Monastery - 50 meters high (see the people by the doorway for size reference) |
View over the canyon, looking South |
View over the canyon, looking West |
The Great Temple was one of the largest buildings (not dug from the mountain) |
Approaching the Dead Sea |
Our modern interpretation of the famous picture with a magazine (Kindle) |
Salt crystallization on the shore |