Petra in Jordan is considered one the new 7 Wonders of the World and during my inaugural trip here in September 2015, I took the opportunity to capture some stunning Petra photos with my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 smartphone. This astonishing city once thrived with civilization dating back from the 2nd Century BC till the 5th Century AD and was occupied by the Nabataeans, Romans and Byzantines which resulted in the unique mixed ancient architecture of Assyrian, Egyptian, Hellenistic and Romans.
Again, Jordan being in the middle east, it is one of the safest places I have been to to date. The people are amazingly accommodating while the attractions here are pretty awesome. The food, you have to try it for yourself as my all time favorite is hands down some of the Jordanian Briyani rice dishes.
During my one week trip to Jordan, I visited quite a number of tourist attractions that Jordan has to offer, namely Petra, Basra, Amman, Aqaba and the Dead Sea. You should also know that visiting Jordan is best done on a minimum of 5-7 days as there is a lot of overland traveling to these tourist locations. Some of them taking around 2-3 hours and is worth every minute.
In this article, I will be highlighting my Petra Jordan Photos which I took with a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 as it was recently launched in Malaysia and worldwide in early September. Having read about how impressive the Note 5 camera was, I decided to put it to the test and below are the results. All the photos were taken with the standard mode too. I will caption the images to give you an idea of the places explored in Petra. Click on the photos to see the full size too.
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| Just after you enter the main entrance, you will pass a few cave homes of the Bedouin people |
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| Various huge rock carved structures catch your eye as you head to the Gorge |
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| Upon entering the Petra Gorge, you will follow it to the Treasury |
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| Walking through the Gorge, a fascinating experience for just about anyone |
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| Camels are used to taxi visitors for a small fee, usually JD$5 |
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| Beautiful carved structures on the Gorge walls |
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| A couple of camels pose in front of the Kings Tombs here in Petra |
If you have enjoyed these photos of Petra, do look forward to more photo articles on Jordan as I plan to publish them in the coming weeks, highlighting the many other places I visited in Jordan. A huge thanks goes out to the
Jordan Tourism Board for making this trip possible and also for accommodating me and the Southeast Asian team throughout the trip. Our team agreed that this was in fact one of the most interesting, fun and exciting FAM trips ever done to date and hoping that other tourism boards from other countries will follow suit on how media or FAM trips should be.
I have to say that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has lived up to its name and using the latest smartphone by Samsung really impressed me as from the photos above, you know that they mean business when camera phones come into play.
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On a personal note, I think this inaugural trip is not enough to see Jordan entirely and look forward to returning back someday as there is much more to explore here. If you have any comments about the photos or general questions, please feel free to do so in the comment form below and check out my
Petra Jordan Photos with Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Part 2 story.
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