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Home10-Hour Private shore excursion to Petra from Aqaba cruise port with pick up & drop off
Highlights
- See the Siq, Royal Tombs, and Nabataean temple
Description
Make the best of your visit to Jordan and visit one of the most emblematic and historical Nabatean capital, which dominated for a long time the Arabian trade routes. The city of Petra is one of the must-see places in the Middle East. Enjoy a private transfer from your hotel or cruise port in Aqaba to Petra along the desert highway (around 2.5 hours). Once in Petra, meet your private official tour guide and discover this wonderful site. Ensure you bring good walking shoes, a backpack for beverages, a camera and other stuff. The terrain is uneven, and the whole of Petra is only walkable.
Itinerary
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- Pick up at your hotel or cruise terminal at your desired time (07:30/08:00 AM).
- Arrive after a 2.5-hour drive on the desert highway.
- Meet your official tour guide for a 2.5-hour private guided tour.
- Siq is a narrow gorge where you will get your first close views of the colourful sandstone.
- Walk along the street of Facades and see the stunning Royal Tombs.
- Carved into the side of the mountain at the foot of the High Place of Sacrifice, the theatre consists of three rows of seats separated by passageways.
- The Nabataean temple of Qasr Al-Bint is standing within a sizeable paved temenos to a height of 23m. it is surrounded by a peribolos, an enclosure wall, to which seats were added during the time of King Aretas IV ( 9BC-AD40) according to two inscriptions, one of which is still engaged between the seats.
- Drop off at your hotel or the cruise port in Aqaba.
What's Included
- Entrance fee to Petra
- Pick up and drop off in Aqaba
- Private official tour guide for 2.5 hours in Petra
- Private vehicle disposition for 10 hours
- SAFE COVID-19 SAFE
What's Excluded
- Food and drinks
- Other entrance fees
Know before you go
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Not stroller accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- In case of needing infant seat please request at time of booking
- SAFE COVID-19 SAFE
- Please provide pick up details at time of booking Make sure to bring comfortable shoes and a backpack (Petra visit is done walking and terrain is uneven) SAFE COVID-19 SAFE
- Pick up in your hotel or place of choice inside Ammam
Language
English, Arabic
Activity Level
Easy