After four more boring days at sea we finally reached Aquabar, where many passengers appeared to head off to Petra. Having been to Petra before, whilst staying in Eilat, Israel, we avoided the long journey and just took the free shuttle into Aquaba. There is not much to see or do there but some of the spice shops were interesting. The mosque, which we had not noticed previously, was closed. ...
We chose Magnificent Petra and we weren't disappointed. The guide was knowledgeable and best of all, left us to wander on our own. Incredible place... ...
Actually the Port is Aqaba, and the excursion you should done is the full day to Petra, unless, as us, you have been in Jordan previously. In that case the cleverest option is considering this port as the 3rd Sea day, because you need a PCR to visit Aqaba. If you need the PCR in order to come back home then I really don't know what to recommend to you. What we did was the Wadi Run tour, which in ...
