Hotels near Little Petra (Siq al-Barid)
Al-Baydha, Jordan
Little Petra (Beidha or Siq al-Barid, meaning Cold Canyon) is a 1-km Nabatean trading suburb 8 km north of main Petra - similar carved-tomb architecture but on a smaller scale. The site was the caravan stop where merchants stayed before entering Petra proper. The site features the only known surviving Nabatean wall paintings (in the Painted House, 1st century BC) - faint floral motifs and figurative scenes in red, white, and yellow.
Highlights include the entrance Siq (similar to but smaller than main Petra's), 3 large biclinium banquet halls, the Painted House at the canyon's end, and the rock-cut Nabatean cisterns. The nearby Beidha Neolithic Village ruins date to 7200 BC - among the world's oldest known villages. Free entry. Taxi from Petra 8-15 JOD; the back trail from main Petra takes 2-3 hours one way.
Pro Tip: The 2-hour back trail from Petra's Monastery to Little Petra is one of the most scenic walks in Jordan - mostly downhill but unmarked, requiring a Bedouin guide (40-60 JOD). The walk ends with Little Petra and a taxi back to Wadi Musa.
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