Tour of an Empty PETRA, JORDAN 🇯🇴 ٱلْبَتْرَاء 

Apologies all, I had to reupload this one as there was a sound issue with the version I uploaded yesterday. A big thanks to everyone who helped the last video to reach 1k likes. Let's see if we can hit that number again on this one!

Jason, this is the best Petra tour I've seen - it is so cool to finally get such a thorough tour of the whole vast area. You're such a thoughtful and modest traveller, which is SO refreshing. You have never sensationalized anything - kudos and thank you. You're the Rick Steve's of your generation and more! Keep em' coming.

Feels like watching HISTORY Channel. It makes me My number 1 bucket lists.

This was absolutely breathtaking. Thank you for showing the other incredible tombs. Having those silent shots throughout the video made it feel like I was there too. 😍

This is the first time I have seen the walk through the Siq. It was really exciting to watch you wander towards the Treasury. Normally this part is not shown, yet it has so much beauty in it's own right. Also I agree with all the comments regarding the rest of your video. Always so worth watching your reports Jason. Thank you

The city of Petra is a very beautiful and touristic place

The quality of your camera is incredible

The best video of Petra I have ever seen. Thank you.

The silence while you filming Petra made it feel real , I felt taking back in time it’s so amazing

Love your video, your voice is so calm and soothing and no loud back ground music or noise! Thank you for your insight…

Thank you especially as I was able to enjoy Petra so much more because of the fine camera work.

Very beautiful sight and thanks for this wonderful video

Awesome. Thank you for getting up early

In 1977, when I spent the summer in Petra as a part of a University of Utah archeology dig, there were no hotels in Wadi Musa, no monuments, no "park concept," no tourist buses to the place. I was a day behind the rest of the dig crew, my flight from London having been canceled, and I had to find my own way from Amman to Petra. Fortunately, at the hotel where I stayed in Amman, the Philadelphia Hotel that then occupied the plaza fronting the Roman amphitheater, I met an American woman who taught at Kuwait University who was taking in the sights. She happened to speak Arabic but said I would not want to travel with her because she was taking a bus. I said that was my aim, too, but nobody would admit that a bus passed even near Petra and that I would have to hire a car (for the equivalent of $54 U.S. dollars, way above my budget). I joined her -- and another woman traveling with her -- and took a local bus (about $2.50). We were dropped off on the side of the road in the desert, where a few minutes later, the Wadi Musa police chief came by on his way from Amman. He stopped and picked us up and drove us to his house, where his wife served us tea and wonderful snacks. He had us arrange for horses to take us through the Siq to get us into Petra before dark. As the old nags carried us into Petra, we could see armed Bedul on horseback looking us over from vantage points atop the Siq. After ensuring the two women had a place at a government-run rest house in Wadi Musa, I began my two wonderful months on the dig and making visits to the Bedul in their tents after work. Magical summer. Only two tour groups came through that summer, each of about 15 or 20 people. That's the way I remember Petra, left alone, virtually untouched, quite in its majesty, except for us on the project and a couple of reps from the Jordanian Department of Antiquities to watch over us -- and occasional visits by patrols of the Jordanian army. Beautiful place and wonderful people! A dream that I actually lived.

Spectacular indeed!!

amazing, you were lucky as generally its always so full of people

Oh I have cool memories from there i walk around 25 kilometers that day I visited

As fabulous video! So nice to see Petra without the throngs of tourists! The real grandeur of Petra can be enjoyed at a setting like this.....vast emptiness all around!

Excellent! I enjoyed it and it going to be helpfull for my visit, thank you!

Hi Jason. I'm only 4mins in and I have to say thank you so much for this video 😊💥👏.

Excellent video. Thank you so much.

Such a great time to visit there!!😊❤

We went to Petra 12 years ago I will never forget walking around the corner and seeing the treasurey amazing place thank you for bringing back wonderful memories

I very much like your videos that I always find it short, and as always watching your videos are like I'm there at the place. It's really stunning tombs and ancient architecture and so colorful. I'll be always thankful to you for your wonderful videos. 💕

Spectacular!!!!

Your best yet

Such an inspiring channel. I think u r the best travel blogger I have ever watched. Thank you so much for ur inspiration. My name is Diem Le from Vietnam🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

Wow!! This is the most detailed video of Petra I have ever seen and I have seen a lot of Petra videos. Great video. Thank you.

Thank you, Jason, for allowing me to ‘visit’ somewhere that I’m unlikely to get to see in person. A very informative video with some spectacular shots. You really captured the atmosphere of the place. Wishing you safe onward travels.

I had no idea Petra was that large of an area. I never knew about the tombs and the other ruins. Nice!

Excellent video Jason.

Good job! Very detailed and interesting video. Planning to visit it in Nov 2023.

Spectacular, Jason. You continue to amaze me…..

Silent viewer here. I'm always amazed with your vlogs.

Brilliant video!!!

Wonderful! Keep talking while filming 👏☺️I loved your accent..

Wow! Thank you for share this. With us! Wow

You make very good videos. Thank you!

اهلا وسهلا بك في الأردن 🌹

😘 to go back to Jordan 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

Amazing!!!!

That was a great video of Petra I can see what you would mean to be at a peaceful moment. Maybe like Echart Tolley would. Well very nice. Echart is from England also

Thank u bro for visiting my town wadi Musa Petra

Magnificent

*All beautiful videos💕* *we are always waiting for you🥰* *Keep it up👍🏻* *I follow you from Iraq🙋🏻‍♀️*

Great place! 👍

Thanks, mate. Lord willing, going in September. So helpful.

I am from India and I love your video

Awesome video, Jason. You really presented Petra well with plenty of information and interesting content. That moment when you walked through to the treasury was breathtaking! Thank you so much for this. 👍😊👍

Most beautiful and elaborate video on Petra I have seen.Absolutely breath taking views .Good work Jason

Amazing to see Petra again. I lived in Jordan 77-81 and visited Petra several times. Back in those days there were fewer people there than when you walked in Petra. There was no town, only 2 simple rest houses.

As usual ... the Jason Billam quality. Superb.

Thank you for your very informative tour. It was very enjoyable. Keep up the good work👍🏽

Incredible how empty it is ! I visited Petra many years ago and the path to it was completely crowded with people, mules, camels, merchants and so. And agree with you that it is worth staying at least one night at the city nearby.

It's crazy to see this place completely devoid of tourists

An awesome video

I had Petra to myself back in 1991 as the Gulf War was about to begin. They were giving a three day pass for the price of two days. There were more guides than people. Fantastic place to visit and if your a walker it’s good to take the three days to see it all.

Best view of Petra ever..so much larget than I have imagined...normally you get views of tr easury and not much else...a thousand thanks Jason!

This is my favorite video of yours. So well done and lucky for us, the audience, that it had few tourists.

Oh my god your going to the best places! what a treat! im following! kind regards

I had no idea how extensive this place is. I have only seen the Treasury and thought that was all there was to Petra. Your presentation is always best. Thank you for this, Jason.

We were there just a few weeks back and loved reliving this through your tour! It was more crowded that your visit but surely nothing compared to the precovid days. We have also been to 5/7 of the new wonders and felt the same way-that it was our favorite because of just the amount of exploring you could do on your own!

What a treat for you, Jason, to experience the Siq and many of the wonders of Petra without crowds. While the huge decline in tourists is a hardship for the camel & donkey owners and merchants there, your being able to wander around Petra and experience solitude in places really is a gift. I was there in December of 2019 and even though we arrived early there were many more locals and tourists than you encountered. It was great to revisit Petra in your video. The Wadi Rum is another wondrous experience. I look forward to revisiting it in your next video. Best, Sylvia

Petra is so picturesque just like a beautiful painting or a postcard.Well done Jason !Kudos to yours dedication towards your job.

Absolutely amazing with proper general information, love it.

THANK YOU for this superb video tour! I have seen several documentaries and videos about this iconic place, but none as good as this one! I hope you are recognized and rewarded accordingly by Jordanian cultural institutions for the way you show abd teach about this site to the world. Thanks again for your kindly passionate and knowledgeable presentations, all the best to you, Jason!

I watch your all videos

This is stunning, absolutely genial....Thanks you so much for sharing this with us! I invite you to visit Sudan.

Amazing!!! Wish I had a friend like you to travel with!!

It's almost as though you rented the whole place for the day!!!🙌. Just gorgeous and so peaceful and serene....I'm blissed out just watching your video. Can't imagine what it was like for you to be there in person. Love that you collect fridge magnets. I do too. Best souvenirs in the days of carry on only luggage. They take up such a small space.

Beautiful as always, take care!

Great video once again. Some of your best work so far. We visited Petra in 2012. Thank you so much for the fantastic trip down memory lane. Perfect soundtrack with beautiful Ambient music. 😀

Hi I'm currently at The big boot 👢 in Prague and very good it is too! Jordan looks great maybe one day I will get over myself!

OMG.. That is empty as.. Lucky you!

Congratulations on your video Jason. The best one I have seen about Petra !

Wonderful, Jason, that you made it to the monastry - most people never see this impressive site.

awesome

Another excellent video, very informative. Thank you!!

Very well put together, I learnt a lot. I got a great feel for the whole complex. Many thanks Thank you

Breathtaking 😍❤❤❤

Beautiful.

Absolutely stunning!

beautiful video Jason as always. your representation of these places have something unique, moody and artistic that make ur content stand out ! keep up the great work!

Nice ....place

Loved your photography on this. We were suppose to visit in March 2020 until ROnA shut us all down, still on my bucket list.

Hi jason Welcome back best video and best view

I agree with you that Petra has a different atmosphere when it is quiet. It was like that when I left following my first visit, it is mystical. I had lunch at the Monastery and it was spectacular. I returned to Petra a second time travelling on a small cruise ship but there was also a huge cruise ship in port and the place was overrun, I wished that I had not returned. Enjoy Wadi Rum, I look forward to seeing your video.

Amazing! Loved the whole video!

Well Done and Thank You for showing us the beautiful Petra👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Now I have a better image of Petra in mind and hope I can visit in person one day 🙏🏼🙏🏼

So cute

Love form Bangladesh jason

Jason thank you for your video! :) I really enjoyed watching! Beautifully filmed with really clear images --- seemed like I was there with you! :) I like your editing and music choices :) Thank you for all the information you shared and for your on-screen titles :) Great video Jason! :) Thank you for sharing your adventures! :)

An awesome video! I visited Petra decades ago with even fewer people and was able to stay with a group overnight among the tombs. An unforgetable experience. Brought back memories!

Love y too much

Nice

Hi Jason! Sorry I’m so late to the party here. I’m heading off to Jordan solo in December from the UK and these videos are exactly what I’ve been looking for amongst all of the “travel influencer” vlogs which I find a bit surface level. You go into such detail and you really do think of everything. So firstly, thank you so much for the content. What I wanted to ask was when were you there. I hear you talking about rounding up 2021 so I’m assuming you were there December 2021? Just wandering to get an idea of the climate there for my packing. Thanks so much if you get to read this 😊

Wow ! Another good one. Thanks Jason. John in Chicago

Enjoyed very much the incredible rock formations. Thank you for sharing!

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I have visited Petra 9 times .It was a pity you hadn't seen any of my videos you could have found out about the Jordan Pass. I have done the JETT Bus as well as private driver. Previously it was very busy. There was Bedouins with horses and carriages which were both charming and disturbing with the way the animals were treated. It will good to see that this has stopped. The Monastery is amazing, I have only made it that far twice. I arrive in Jordan in a few weeks for a month, I am getting excited.