Moses' Spring — Attraction in Madaba

God forgive me, I don't mean to disrespect anything from god but I would just like to address a few things. Also some of the previous reviews are hilarious. If you think about this place and the religious and historical relevance, you will literally pee your pants of excitement. I am 60/40 on you visiting this place unfortunately. The thing is everything leading up to it, is amazing, the drive down the mountain on this little winding road, with the views, the thought of being in the same place as Moses once was. Everything is amazing until you actually get to it. The problem started when I couldn't find the place. There are no signs, no one to tell you where to go, nothing. From my experience, you will see it when you get to it. Once you get to it, the initial walk down is confusing. Im seeing people next to this abandoned house (that was trashy and had a lot of graffiti) BBQing and sitting around. That confused me. I dont understand why in such a religious historical place would you be BBQing. They are obviously throwing their trash and scrap foods on the ground (and obvious because I saw it) but not only that, the smell of cooked lamb and kofta (mmm lamb and kofta) is billowing around. Not a great start to my religious awakening. Also a side note, as I was by myself, and lost en route, I ran into a man, his wife, wife's brother and 6 daughters all jammed into a car. They were lost too and when I stopped to ask them for directions, I found myself being charmed into taking this man and his 6 daughters into my car as his wife and wife's brother drove in the other car, and counting my journey with guests. I digress. Continuing down to the spring, its quite difficult to get down there, as there are no stairs railings or anything, its just a bunch of rocks that lead down so you NEED TO BE CAREFUL. When you get down you see the spring, beautiful. Until you also see kids swimming in the water naked, people again BBQing around the spring, washing their clothes in the spring, washing their vegetables and meats in the spring, sitting In the spring. It was quite "breathtaking" and unfortunately my breath was taken away by this sight. The people I was with ended up actually running to the spring and joining in on this washing ceremony. Listen people, its Moses' spring I understand but ITS NOT ZEM ZEM WATER. Take it easy please. If you are clever with your camera like I am, then you can take some really great shots of the spring, or you standing next to the spring, or the trash that lays around. I actually found a Big League Chew wrapper there. Thats hilarious. I didnt think Big League Chew was around when Moses was around. Heres a hilarious but cringe worthy side note, the old man that I was with, with the daughters, told me to wash my face in the water and fill a bottle with some of the water. I told him no its okay but he forced me, and because of my cultural duties of not disrespecting the elderly (I am Arab), I listened even though I tried to do other things. He put me to one of the springs and threw water on my face and I was a little blinded. After I cleared my face of the water I looked up, and it was the water that was coming down form the pool of kids sitting in it. It was the water leading from them to the spring where he put the water on my face lol. He also managed to fill a water bottle of that water for me to take back...

Just 2km on the highway from the famous Mount Nebo, there is a turn (with a sign) to Moses’ Spring. A steep narrow road down with some sharp turns will take you to the spring location (no need for a 4x4 vehicle). Look for six tall eucalyptus trees from the side of the road to find the place, otherwise there is no sign or parking lot there. This spring is one of two places where Moses is believed to have obtained water by striking a rock. A small waterfall and a cave with dripping water are the main objects of this attraction. The best time to visit is during the winter, when it rains but wear good shoes as it could be quite wet and slippery in the cave. Although there is no entrance fee, that also means that nobody looks after the site and its badly in need of a clean-up. A few abundant buildings destruct the view and should be removed or converted to...

This is one of the two springs of Moses in Jordan. This one is not well maintained or developed. It is close to Mount Nebu. The other and the most famous "Ain Musa" is located in Wadi Musa, near Petra. That one is well maintained and very popular among tourists. It is on the main road (Maan to Petra). This place near Mount Nebu is not easy to locate. Get a well-informed driver and he'll take you there. It is in the middle of a valley, with Mount Nebu in the background. There's nothing else to see there except this little fountain where the fresh drinking water is gushing out of the rock that Prophet Moses struck with his...