Working Animals at Petra. Another Reason to visit Jordan.

Horse-drawn Carriage Petra Jordan

Horse-drawn Carriage Petra Jordan

Looking for travel inspiration for your next vacation? Take a look at my series of reasons to visit Jordan. They will surprise, excite and make you want to go there. In this one: the working animals of Petra.

Camels, donkeys and horses are all working animals at Petra in Jordan. You can ride down to the gorgeous Treasury building on a horse or in a horse-drawn carriage, explore on to and beyond the Roman Amphitheatre on a camel or climb up the steep steps to the must-see Monastery on a donkey.

All are adorned in exotic colours and fabrics and add to the Arabian feel of the magnificent Petra. These are a few of the images of some of the animals that caught my attention there.

Camels at Petra Jordan

Camels at Petra Jordan

Camels at Petra Jordan

Camels at Petra Jordan

Camel at Petra Jordan

Camel at Petra Jordan

Donkey at Petra Jordan

Donkey at Petra Jordan

Donkey at Petra Jordan

Donkey at Petra Jordan

Based on my time in Jordan, there are ten things that I recommend you visit during the course of a one-week vacation. You can find out more on each by clicking on them to get more details, my thoughts and  pictures:

  1. Ras El Ein Graffiti Amman.
  2. Roman Amphitheatre Amman.
  3. Citadel Amman.
  4. Petra.
  5. Little Petra.
  6. Wadi Rum Desert.
  7. Jerash.
  8. Madaba Map.
  9. Baptism site of Jesus Christ.
  10. Aljoun Castle Fortress.

Disclaimer: I travelled as a guest of Jordan Tourism Board on an 8-night trip exploring Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Jerash, the Dead Sea and other popular destinations.

Gary Bembridge

I grew up in Zimbabwe, but I have been based in London since 1987. My travel life spans more than three decades and that includes more than 95 cruises. In 2005, I launched Tips for Travellers to make it easy and fun for people to discover, plan and enjoy incredible cruise vacations. And the rest, as they say, is history. I have the largest cruise vlogger channel currently on YouTube, with more than 3 million video views per month.

You may also like...

Leave a Reply