5-Day Dana to Petra Hiking Tour with Bedouin Camps and Petra

This tour starts in Amman, the capital of Jordan, where you will experience the local culture and history. Visit the Roman Theatre and the Citadel, venture through the old town and souks of Amman, and enjoy the local dessert, Kunafah. In the afternoon, descend to the Dead Sea and enjoy its curative salty water.

Continue to Dana Nature Reserve, one of the most awe-inspiring sections of a trek across Jordan. This route was recently mentioned by National Geographic as one of the world's best fifteen hikes. Tonight, you will stay in the heart of Dana Nature Reserve. The wildlife awakens your senses and makes you more conscious. Some of the money you pay on this tour goes to nature conservation.

Coach journey

(Short visits)

Difficulty: Easy

Meals: Breakfast

Camp: Rummana camp site (or similar)

Today's walk descends from the Mediterranean climate zone at 1200 m above sea level to 100 m above sea level. Throughout this 17 km walk, you will hike through a natural open flora museum. Wadi Dana is the most important geological feature in the Dana Nature Reserve. Its great canyon joins the Rift Valley through the Feynan desert, mentioned in the Bible as Fyenan.

This landscape dates back thousands of years, as Feynan is the oldest site of copper mining, dating to 4600 BC. It is a very colorful day, during which you may come across Bedouin families who still practice this mystical lifestyle and see their scattered goat herds.

Evening activity: a Bedouin man tells the story of life by the campfire with flute playing in the background.

Distance: 17 KM

Difficulty: Medium

Meals: Full board

Camp: Wild camp (in Bedouins neighborhood)

At the foot of the mountains, today's route ascends steeply across rocks and small boulders along a twisting track, climbing high into the mountain. This section is challenging. The effort is rewarded with stunning views west into Wadi Araba.

We will continue up over a high saddle before descending to the river valley of Wadi Al-Forn, following the goat track.

Evening activity: Bedouin coffee lesson on a wood fire, prepared and served by the Bedouins.

Distance: 15 KM

Difficulty: Moderate

Meals: Full board

Camp: Wild camp

Today's walk descends through a masterpiece of nature's creation, crossing the colourful sand dunes and reaching Little Petra, where we will stay the night in a fixed campsite with flushing toilets and showers.

Breakfast and lunch will be outside during our journey, while dinner will be served at the campsite.

Lunch will be served along the trek: upside-down hot dish, Magloubah.

Distance: 18 KM

Difficulty: Medium

Meals: Full board

Camp: Fixed camp (sharing facilities)

One of the most awe-inspiring sections of a trek across Jordan, National Geographic recently mentioned this route as one of the world's best fifteen hikes. The trail descends from the heights of the mountain plateaus to the Araba Valley and climbs back again, crossing several climate zones, diverse ecosystems, hidden canyons, and dramatic labyrinths of hills and valleys, displaying the full spectrum of the region's geology.

The scenery spans from majestic and epic mountaintops to peaceful, idyllic countryside, where new landscapes appear along the way. If the natural attractions are not enough, the route ends with the Nabatean masterpiece, Petra. The city in the rocks holds days' worth of exploration by itself, and the short route the Jordan Trail takes through it is meant only to display a few of its highlights and to provide a base for further exploration, not to capture its depth fully.

Few other long-distance trails can boast stages as consistently spectacular as this or end in a place as worthy of a visit as Petra.

Distance: 16 KM

Difficulty: Moderate

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

Accommodation: Petra Palace Hotel (or similar)