Ride to Petra

After spending a pleasant evening in the Shara Mountains just outside of Petra and the Kingdom of the Nabateans I made my way thru narrow streets of the village of Petra to the entrance of the Nabatean Kingdom. After purchasing my ticket I followed the crowd to a staging area where one could climb on a horse and ride down to the actual entrance of the old Nabatean Kingdom, it was an interesting experience and the cost was included in the entrance fee. The horse handlers brought the horses up to the staging area where the rider stepped over the horse and easily took a seat on his stead and is lead off to the real entrance. Just a few yards from the physical entrance the horse is stopped and the handler helps the rider off and expects to receive a handsome tip, fortunately I had some small change which is often not the norm for an uninformed tourist.