Decorating Christmas trees, visiting churches, enjoying parties, exchanging gifts and having loads of cakes may sound similar to all families. The Lord's birthday is most often spent with these activities and staying at home. This time, why don't you try visiting another Santa in Petra, Jordan? As this is the time your entire family is together, making a trip to one such place would be wise. Or, if you are a bachelor, visiting Petra with a bunch of stranger travelers would be amazing as well. This might not be that traditional vacation of celebrating Christmas, but you can visit the Byzantine Church to seek your blessing.
Landing in the city of Nabataeans
Landing in Amman just the day before 25th, you can also take a stroll across the Dead Sea which will be a happy start for you. Landing in Petra you can either choose some fancied Bedouin caves, definitely if you are a bachelor. But, there are ample of best hotels to accommodate your family and yourself in a comfortable room for your Christmas vacation. However, many tourists gathering at Petra at this time of the year can make it a bit clumsy. Making prior arrangements for your tours to Petra can make you feel comfortable with your family.
Exploring the Rose City on a Christmas Day
Rising to that beam of winter sun from the curtain walls of your hotel can give a good start to your Christmas day. The ecstatic view of the entire rose city valley can be amazing on a Christmas morning. Apart from visiting the Church for your prayers on the eve of Christmas, it can be exciting to walk across the Siq and finally leading to the valley of architecture. To adjust to your traditional norms, you can opt to have cakes and pie from any street cafes along with a glass of wine. If you are here, it is definite that this Christmas would be surprising for you. The Rose City has so full of remarkable archaeology all across that you cannot end seeing it.
Petra by Night
Ample places to discover across Petra like Al Khazneh, the Royal Tomb, Byzantine Church, High Places of Sacrifice, Al Beidha, Streets of Facades and numerous monasteries can make you accomplish your Christmas. Apart from the historical tours, exploring the Nabataean city in the eve of Christmas is another new way to be entertained in the Lord's birthday. Exploring the rocks under candle night gives adds another treat to your Christmas Eve. Petra by Night is a trip conducted for tourist for them to experience the light of 1500 candles lit from Siq to The Treasury from 20:30 to 22:30 p.m. The amphitheatres by the side of the colonnaded Roman streets can make you experience the authenticity of your tours to Petra.
Rustic Christmas experience
Christmas trip cannot only be spent venturing out to see memorials or the ancient realms of the city. You can also set out to the Anglo-Jordanian Christmas feast. This participation can make you feel home even you are 100kms away from it. If you are a bachelor and just wanted to experience some cross culture Christmas, Petra can be one such destination. Being a bachelor, you can also enjoy staying in one of the Bedouin caves. This stay can make you feel one of the best rustic Christmases ever.
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Nguyen An Tra My
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