I drove to Petra well rested, and once I got the hang of our Hyundai Elantra with automatic transmission, I felt confident on the road, which doesn't change the fact that Jordanians don't care about traffic rules. As it turned out, the car charmed me; my next purchase will be a car with an automatic transmission.

I booked accommodation with a Bedouin family who run a small guesthouse about 3 kilometers from Petra's main entrance. It turned out to be the cheapest accommodation we booked in Jordan, and one of the best, as we enjoyed a wonderful regional dinner prepared by the family.

An overnight stay in an air-conditioned room with a private bathroom cost 7 Jordanian dinars, or about 36 złoty for two people, and allowed us to rest in peace until 5 a.m., when we were woken by loudspeakers mounted on a mosque. But alas, such are the charms of Arab countries.

Early the next morning after breakfast, we quickly got ready and set off for our first day of sightseeing in Petra. Before leaving, we purchased a two-day Jordan Pass. The Jordan Pass is a visa to Jordan that includes free admission to numerous museums.

It's not a cheap pleasure, as it currently costs 150 Jordanian dinars for two people, or 824 złoty in Polish zloty. But hey, Jordan isn't cheap, and you need to be aware of that.

At the entrance, of course, there were tons of touts offering all sorts of services: guides, horseback rides, donkey rides, car rides, etc. We didn't take advantage of it, and on that hot day, we covered over 30 km.

Despite the heat and the large number of tourists, it was worth the long trek, as there's so much to see. Besides the beautiful canyon that leads to Petra, there are numerous viewpoints worth visiting. We did just that.

We slept for over 10 hours because the next day we had another trip to Petra and a change of residence, i.e. Aqaba and the Red Sea.