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package complimentary tour
None
Pick up time
According to cruise line schedules
Excursion runs
7 days a week
Tour Duration
14 hours
Meeting point
At the pier
Food & beverage provided
Lunch in Petra at the Basin Restaurant, operated by the 5 star Crown Plaza
Dress Recommended
Comfortable clothing and sensible, comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Sun glasses and sunscreen are suggested.
Excursion guide line
The tour requires considerable walking; the number of horses in Petra is limited.
Rates are subject to change in case of rising taxes, fuel surcharges, hotel rates and entrance fee to the attractions.
From 1st Nov 2010 on all day tour visitors to Petra from Arava Border have to pay 30 JD more admission fee per person.
Tour includes
All transfers
Tour guide
Tour excludes
Any item not mentioned
Sites entry fees
Optional & extra activities
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Private Day Tour to Petra (AQB 3)


 

Tour details:

the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985

Petra is a historic and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that has rock cut architecture and a water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans,it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourism attraction. It lies on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate Prizewinning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.Petra was chosen by the BBC as one of "the 40 places you have to see before you die"

From Aqaba Port, you will be transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle for about 1.5 hours to the rose red city in Petra, a must-see in the Middle East. Upon arrival at the Visitor's Centre start on horseback or on foot to the Siq, a narrow gorge, and continue to the beautiful Treasury. From there you will be walked along the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Qasr Al Bent. After buffet lunch you will be driven back to the cruise in Aqaba.



Please note: this itinerary is flexible