7 Tips for hiking Wadi Ghuweir
7 Tips for hiking Wadi Ghuweir in Jordan Petra is not the only highlight in Jordan! If you are in to hiking, you could visit Jordan for an adventurous journey. There are so many hiking trails to choose from when [...]
A visit to Petra, one of the new Wonders of the World
How to get to Petra by foot from bed and breakfast Petra Fig Tree Villa Jordan is a safe haven in the Middle East and more and more people are planning their visit to Jordan. Some are inspired by [...]
2019 TA certificate of excellence
2019 certificate of excellence The third certificate in a row! Shukran jazeelan to all my guests! It was wonderful to host you and give you a marvelous time during your stay to visit the rose-red city of Petra! [...]
Hiking into Petra via the back road from Little Petra to the Monastery
Hiking into Petra via the back road from Little Petra to the Monastery If you have two days (and in my opinion that is the minimum) to visit Petra it is a great idea to enter the second day [...]
Make your own silver ring in Wadi Musa|Petra
Make your own silver ring with the Nabataean Ladies in Wadi Musa|Petra My two nieces were visiting Jordan during their spring holiday. And that happened to be in between their birthdays. So I wanted to get them a special gift. [...]
Steppe Buzzard and Common Kestrel on Al Tobag hill
It’s so nice to notice that more and more people get interested in watching birds in Jordan. Even some of my guests ask me to take them to Al Tobaq hill, after they’ve read the report of these two [...]
Bed & Breakfast in a Charming Villa
Bed & Breakfast in a Charming Villa "BEYOND HOTELS; UNIQUE PLACES TO STAY IN JORDAN" Thats the title of the article on the Kimkim website where B&B Petra Fig Tree Villa is mentioned. I'm so honoured that the B&B [...]
Stay with your fellow country(wo)man in Jordan
Stay with your fellow country(wo)man in Jordan So nice to be in the item 'Logeren bij landgenoten' in the June 2018 edition of the Dutch magazine Plus! When I stay with my parents I thumb through this magazine [...]
2018 TA certificate of excellence
2018 TA certificate of excellence As a belated birthday present I received an email from Tripadvisor: We're pleased to announce that B&B Petra Fig Tree Villa has been recognised with a 2018 Certificate of Excellence, based on the [...]
Honeymooning in Jordan
Honeymooning in Jordan Since the start of the B&B I already hosted three happy honeymoon couples in the B&B. They were welcomed by me with tea and cookies, fragrant rose petals and a little present. [...]