article_snippet: The striking reds and soft undulations of the desert, the implausibly beautiful valley of Wadi Rum rum, cut into the sandstone and granite and the bouyant Dead sea waters should be enough to stir your wanderlust.
article_snippet: In the Unesco World Heritage Site of Petra, famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system visit the treasury and the ancient Nabatean aqueducts.
article_snippet: Or explore the Greco-Roman city of Jerash, taking in the monuments including the Temple of Artemis and Temple of Zeus.
article_snippet: Climb the 800 steps of the Ad-Deir Monastery or go camel trekking through the desert at sunrise.
article_snippet: The royal also spoke of the country's history, which includes more than 500,000 sites of archaeological interest, among them 12 crusader-built desert castles and the mighty Petra, and of The royal striking Dead Sea coastline.