From Aqaba: Private Full-Day Wadi Rum and Petra Tour
- 10 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
Visit south Jordan’s must-sees of Petra and the Desert f Wadi Rum in one day on a private full day trip from Aqaba. Enjoy a guided tour of UNESCO Heritage listed wonder of Petra’s Red Rose Nabatean city highlights: including the “Siq”, the Treasury “El – Khazneh”, the Amphitheater, and the Royal Tombs. Then proceed to Wadi Rum to experience the red-and-pink cliffs and canyons of this unique and special desert valley of moon on a 2-hour 4x4 jeep tour. Your experience includes private round-trip transport with English – Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide.
Inclusions
What's included
- Entrance Fees to Wadi Rum (if option Jordan Pass not selected)
- Private transportation in premium air-conditioned modern vehicle based on number of travelers
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off from Aqaba
- Aqaba Port pick up and drop off (if option Jordan Pass not selected)
- This is a private tour activity. Only your group will participate
- Private English-Speaking Driver – Guide
- On board WI-FI
- Jeep Tour included for Jordan Pass option
- Horse ride before the “Siq”
- Classic 2 hours 4 x 4 jeep visit with local Bedouin driver/guide
- Private Local Licensed Guide for the classic visit of Petra (Spanish-French by request-availability)
- One day entrance fees to Petra (if option Jordan Pass not selected)
What's not
- All type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)
- All type of beverages
- All type of gratuities (Tips to Driver,Petra Local Guide & horse boy,Wadi Rum Bedouin) – Recommended
- Personal Expenses
- Any other service not mentioned
Itinerary
Meet your driver at your Aqaba hotel, and relax as you travel to the spectacular rock city of Petra, hewn by the Nabataeans along trade routes 2,000 years ago. Once here, meet up with a local guide and set off to explore this UNESCO Heritage listed wonder Petra Red Rose Nabatean City
Make your way through the “Siq”, the 1-mile (1.5 kilometer) entrance gorge,
Marvel at the magnificent Treasury “Al-Khazneh”, where it’s believed many riches were hidden. Then, explore Petra's other wonders, like the Amphitheater, the Royal Tombs, and the Byzantine Church as your guide shares their history. After around two hours of exploring, enjoy free time, and lunch on your own expense.
If time permits you can climb up the Monastery on your own or the High Place of Sacrifice: a clifftop altar that was once used for animal sacrifices and other ceremonies. Free time to visit The Petra Museum; if there is time, then rejoin your vehicle and driver.
Next, continue to Wadi Rum Desert Valley of Moon where the movies The Martian and Star Wars: The Rise of Sky Walker were filmed. This vast chunk of desert mountains, valleys, cliffs, and rocks is known for its ever-changing pink-and-red colors, Bedouin settlements, and connections with T.E. Lawrence, also known as World War I's “Lawrence of Arabia”. On arrival, enjoy a roughly 2-hour tour by 4x4 local jeep. Trundle around the canyons and cliffs, and absorb the timeless scenery. See landmarks including the Seven Pillars of Wisdom Rocks named after Lawrence’s autobiography, and view some of the valley's pre-Christian rock carvings. Sip mint tea in a Bedouin tent. Then, journey back to Aqaba, where your day trip ends with a hotel drop off.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Zaid Tours and Travel
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
- Airport Pick-up and Drop-off by request.
- Contact your local operator (office phone number, emergency mobile number – out of office hours, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
- For Jordan Pass holders that purchased tour activity with entrance fees, please inform us to reimburse the entrance fees in destination.
- If travelers select Jordan Pass option, clients should purchase Jordan Pass directly.
- Tour activity is provided in English. For other languages by request.
How it compares in Aqaba
- Its from-price is 78% above the median of the 137 day trips we list in Aqaba.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 41 of 137.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Aqaba
Aqaba is Jordan's only seaport, a warm Red Sea resort town at the head of its gulf, backed by desert mountains and near Wadi Rum and Petra.
Aqaba sits at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, at the north end of the Red Sea, with the mountains of Edom behind it and Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on the other shores of the gulf. Jordan's only seaport, it has been a trading place since ancient times, and an early Islamic city, Ayla, has excavated remains on the seafront. The fort near the harbour dates from the Mamluk period, and Aqaba fell to the forces of the Arab Revolt in 1917.
Top-ranked sights in Aqaba: Wadi Rum.
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