* A one-day excursion to Petra, Jordan, gives you the opportunity to see the most famous and popular tourist attractions of the country — giant red rocks and temples, monasteries and crypts carved into them, forming the legendary "Pink City". Petra is one of the greatest creations of mankind, has been included in the list of the "New Seven Wonders of the World" since 2007. There are regular excursions around the city and you can go here from almost any city in Jordan. This ancient complex, huge in height and length, is unique in its kind. Right in the rocks, Petra was cut down by the Nabaiteans — a hardworking Arab tribe that settled in the gorge more than two thousand years ago and turned this place into a strategically important center at the intersection of trade routes connecting India, China, southern Arab states with Egypt, Rome, Greece and Syria. It was here that the Great Silk Road passed and long caravans carried spices to the west. The excursion to Petra begins with a road laid along the narrow Sik gorge, the length of which is more than a kilometer. Walking along the gorge can be confidently called a separate adventure: on both sides of the road there are rocks that amaze the imagination with their unusual color and outlines. A stunning view of the treasury palace — the Al-Khazna Palace — opens at the end of the gorge. The massive facade carved into the rock is an incomparable sight, it causes awe. It is no wonder to feel like a dwarf in front of an ancient structure 43 meters high. This palace in Petra was built at the dawn of the I century AD for the Nabataean ruler — as a royal tomb. And today this structure embodies the genius of engineering thought of the ancient people, who created a unique monument of architecture, without which it is impossible to imagine a trip to Jordan. During the excursion to Petra, you will learn many other interesting facts about the ancient city and see with your own eyes grandiose architectural monuments that have no analogues in the world.