Comments on: Entrance fees to the 7 Wonders of the World: how much is too much? https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/ Travel stories that won't change the world Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:07:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 By: Ally https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-70426 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:37:20 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-70426 Holy Guacamole. Up to 79 pounds for Petra, that’s insane! It would be great to see but I’m not sure its worth that much.

]]> By: Saule https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-70164 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:10:21 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-70164 It’s quite funny to read this comment but I have to say that few days ago it did NOT look like described from Ibrahim.
On the very expensive entry ticket is specifically written that horse ride is NOT included in the ticket but the horse owners says it is. So if you take the ride they want to have a tip from the tourists and there are no coupons. For donkey, camel or what so ever ride you pay CASH.
Jordan was a very nice country to visit but in every single sight one have to pay ridiculously high entry prices.

]]> By: Daniel McBane https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-70016 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:42:28 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-70016 The thing I always have the biggest issue with is the extreme dual pricing at some of the attractions. The best example is probably the Taj Mahal: for Indians it costs 20 Rupees, for foreigners it’s 750. That, to me, is ridiculous. Although they justify it by saying rich tourists can afford the high cost, not all tourists come from rich countries.

]]> By: Waegook Tom https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-70015 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:11:18 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-70015 That justification from Visit Jordan is weak. I’ve never heard of a forced horse ride before?! And since when did you pay more than a pound or two at most for a map of a popular location??

I understand why places to charge – ancient sites do require upkeep and heavy tourist traffic does take its toll. However there does need to be a limit. Maybe for Petra, there should be differing levels? Cheaper if you don’t want the horse ride, more expensive if you do – but still not 49 pounds. If the entrance to the site would be, say, 20 pounds, how could they justify an almost 30 pound horse ride??

Anyhow, this is an interesting piece. I certainly don’t mind paying entry for sites, but I do find myself weighing it up – I didn’t pay to go into the Aya Sofya in Istanbul due to huge queues and extensive restoration work at the time. Instead, I went over to the Blue Mosque and hung around there for free.

]]> By: Dane Hodges https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-69909 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:33:04 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-69909 This list is comical leaving off the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Great Wall listed above specifically mentions Badaling and everyone knows it is much better at Mutianyu, and the statue should NOT have been considered against the Ankor Wat complex that had a million residents, the temples that Marco Polo described in Bagan (Burma), or the Rice terraces of the Philippines, which are over 2k years old, took nearly 2k years to build, and required a larger labor force than the Great Wall and the Pyramids combined. We love to visit them all though, check out our favorites at http://travellerdane.blogspot.com/

Cheers

]]> By: Andy Jarosz https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-69736 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:29:26 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-69736 Thanks for the information Ola – appreciate the update.

]]> By: Ola https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-69735 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:13:27 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-69735 Hi,

I think the Christo Redeemar is no more for free when you go up. There is a special gate (where is the end of the train) and when you come on foot you have to pay an enterance fee.

]]> By: Andy Jarosz https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-69302 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:50:56 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-69302 Thanks again for the latest comments. Tim, I don’t see how the horse thing can ever be justified as anything other than naked exploitation and a tourism tax on visitors who have already spent enough to get in. Local politics played out at the expense of visitors…

]]> By: Tim L. https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-69300 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:39:26 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-69300 I love Petra, but as I wrote at the beginning of this year, you can go to overpriced Disney World for less than it will cost you to get into that site. Insane!
http://travel.booklocker.com/2011/01/28/petra-now-more-expensive-than-disney-world/

I don’t get the whole horse thing either. Why can’t able-bodied people just walk it like they used to—and hire a horse if they really can’t manage?

]]> By: Melvin https://www.501places.com/2011/03/entrance-fees-to-the-7-wonders-of-the-world-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-69299 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:42:59 +0000 https://www.501places.com/?p=5087#comment-69299 Great post! I agree, the tourist boards really have to come up with better arguments for their prices. The € 50,- for Petra is extremely high, but I guess that everybody pays it, as Petra is one of the main reasons why travelers visit Jordan.

The same with the Uluru… We came from the West via the Great Central Road & didn’t pay the first day, as we were already in the park. But as we wanted to stay longer & we had to leave the park to get to the resort, we had to pay at the 2nd day their fee.

Ken’s example with the camera is nice. The tourist boards or the one in charge really are way behind what is happening in tourism. If Ken is allowed to take his camera, they will get amazing & free exposure. In the end, they should be happy, if they don’t have to pay him. 😉

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