From Amman there’s a public bus that arrives at Petra around noon. So I went in the first day till evening..
I wrote with a CS guy who was that day giving a tour there, and I joined him and his people. I was only told not to mention how I ended up with them 🙂
Later, I had tea with another couchsurfer, and then an early dinner in one of the typical tourist restaurants.
I got up before sunrise the next morning, trying to be there when the site opens and to have a bit less people around. It worked. The hike up the hill to the monastery was quite lonely and up there it was empty too.
Later, the cruise ships arrived and the main way in/out got a little crowded 🙂
