After breakfast, you will begin today’s walk following the crowds through the main gates, but then suddenly you'll leave them all behind and proceed on your own into the unspoiled desert landscape. Your trail will follow an old Nabatean ceremonial procession route towards the holy city's top “the
Place of Sacrifice” centuries ago. Along the way you will see some traces of ancient stone steps and eroded carvings of deities or “god blocks” cut into the rock walls. Walk through secret way to watch the Siq from the top, Jabal Al jilf, Danour Al Khaznah, and a view of the treasury from the very top in Petra! This top is the highest place in Petra and was known as the Place of Sacrifice. Proceeding through “Wadi Nmayer” and “Wadi Farasa”, which has some of the best temples in Petra including, the Renaissance Tomb, Broken Pediment Tomb, Roman Solider Tomb and colored Triclinium, the Garden Temple, and visit the Lions Fountain. Follow the stone steps of a Nabatean processional way down into the heart of Petra to discover the secret slot canyon “the Dark Siq” or as locals call it “Wadi Al Muthlim”.
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