Tourist Places to Visit in Wadi Musa, Jordan, Asia

Tourist Places to Visit in Wadi Musa, Jordan, Asia

Wadi Musa is a town located in Maan Governorate towards the south part of Jordan and Wadi Musa is surrounded by mountains and Petra, the archaeological site is located few kms away from the town. Economy of Wadi Musa depends on tourism, as there are number of hotels and resultants in the town. In Arabic language, Wadi Musa means the ‘Valley of Moses’ and the Nabateans constructed the cannel to divert the water from this valley to Petra city.

Wadi Musa is surrounded by Petra, Maan, Jurf Al Dara Wish, Al Hasa, Quweira, Freira, and Aqaba and Wadi Musa is situated at the distance of 243 Kms from capital of Jordan, Amman. Zip code of Wadi Musa is 71810 and coordinates are 30.32000° N, 35.47861° E.

Tourism in Wadi Musa:

Wadi Musa is surrounded by mountains and valley and situated close to Petra city, an archeological site and tourists visiting Petra should go through Wadi Musa and major accommodation facilities and restaurants are available in Wadi Musa town and these restaurants serves with the authentic and delicious cuisine to the customers and tourists can purchase various goods from the city at very low cost.

Places to visit in Wadi Musa:

Mosesquelle:

This is religious site in Wadi Musa and tourists visiting Petra can visit this religious place and can view the Spring of Moses in this place, not much popular among the tourists.

Petra Life Exhibition for Traditional Heritage:

This museum is located few meters away from Petra gate and there are collections and description of 2000 year old Petra culture and traditions tourists visit Petra will visit this museum to make out the tradition of Petra.

Al-Beidha:

This site is located in Wadi Musa is located few Kms from Wadi Musa and located in the middle of the mountain and also known as little Petra. This site is also a breathtaking site in Wadi Musa.

Other Places to Visit near Wadi Musa:

Desert Eco Tours
The Petra Kitchen
Terhaal Adventures
Zaman Tours
Al Yakhor Turkish Bath

Best time to visit Wadi Musa:

Wadi Musa is a prominent tourist hub and tourists from various places visit this site throughout the year and best time to visit Wadi Musa is during the summer season.

How to Reach Wadi Musa?

By Air:

King Hussein International Airport is situated at the distance of 135 Kms from Wadi Musa town and one of the significant airports in Jordan with good connectivity to various cities namely Amman, Amsterdam, Hlesinko, Brussels, Istanbul and Ataturk and few other European countries.

By Sea:

Aqaba Port is located 134 Kms from Wadi Musa, the only port in the Jordan and it is one of the busiest ports in Middle East and millions of tourists and pilgrims use this port.

By Road:

Wadi Musa is well connected through road and roads are well developed in the city and travelers can come across several transportations facilities to reach Wadi Musa like bus, taxis and car from various parts of Jordan.

Hotels in Wadi Musa:

Wadi Musa is located few kms away from Petra and all the major hotels are located in Wadi Musa and tourists visit Petra accommodate in Wadi Musa and hotels in Wadi Musa may Cost from $ 20 to $ 300 and above per night and some of the hotels in Wadi Musa provides attractive tourists packages. Some of the major hotels in Wadi Musa are listed here below: