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USD $175.00
Private Petra Guided Tour from Amman
Amman, Jordan
This private Petra tour is your ideal tour from either Amman or the Dead Sea area to discover the famous ancient city cut into red rock sandstone. Your day starts early at 7:30am in your private car with a driver dedicated to assist along the way. Once in Petra, your driver will arrange a private guide versed in multiple languages to take you back in time. A perfect tour to capture the most important points of the Jewel of Jordan: Petra.
Journey to the new Wonder of the World and an UNESCO World Heritage site, the city of Petra. It is the capital of the Nabataean Arabs, is south of the capital Amman and the Dead Sea. Your professional driver and climate-controlled private car will be at your hotel lobby or other accommodations at 7:30am to start your travels South to Jordan's Wonder of the World. Its up to you if you would like to stop along the way for a snack or break during your 2.5 hour drive to Petra.
Once in Petra, your driver will take you to the Petra Visitor Center to arrange your ticket and local Petra guide and prepare your tour. You are welcome to browse the Center before or after your tour. A horse and carriage are available for hire, just ask your driver or guide for assistance. Remember wear comfortable walking shoes as you and your guide walk through Petra.
The Treasury is breathtaking as you end the Siq to continue the rest of your tour into the Petra Valley. It is recommended that you take photos around the entrance of the Treasury prior to your walk towards the Roman-like Theater from the early 1st century AD, and the countless temples, altars, and colonnaded streets; though don’t go far from your guide as they share the Nabataeans stories.
There are several local Bedouin vendors selling cold drinks, snacks, and souvenirs. By this time, you have covered the highlights of Petra and it is suggested that you return back towards the entrance to meet your driver at the agreed pick-up location for your journey back to Amman or the Dead Sea. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
The day started out good. I was picked up at my hotel on the Dead Sea for an on time departure at 7:30AM sharp. The drive to Petra along the Dead Sea was quite lovely. May driver was a nice man and had a lot of information about the history of the sea and surrounding area. We reached Petra in about 2.5 hrs, which was about what i expected. My tour guide promptly showed up and off we went into Petra. That's when things went downhill a bit. My guide seemed like he was in a big hurry.. constantly looking at this watch and rushing through the park. I asked him to help with with photos a couple times and he seemed a little annoyed. Every time i stopped to take a photo he kept walking.. even stood in my shot on several occasions. He was a nice man and seemed very knowledgeable but the experience felt very rushed. I think i would've done better had i been on my own. Upon return to the car/driver about, 4.5 hrs later, we set off for home. My driver questioned whether i wanted to add this or that to my excursion, which i politely declined and made it very clear that I wanted to get back to the hotel so i would have time to swim in the dead sea before the beach closed. But instead of taking the same scenic route that we took in the morning he took a different route that added over an hour to our commute time. He even stopped at a restaurant to eat lunch. I mean I was in Petra for 4.5 hours.. couldn't he have eaten lunch during that time? I explained to him again i wanted to get back to swim so we got back on the road after losing another 30 minutes. By the time we got back to the hotel the beach was closed and because i had a super early flight the next morning i missed my opportunity to swim in the sea. This was a MASSIVE disappointment that could've been avoided. He was a nice enough guy, but I would certainly expect a driver to be more attentive to the requests of his clients, particularly when the client is paying top dollar for a personal excursion. Bottom line, Petra was awesome, but I honestly feel like with a little planning I could've done better had I rented a car and did the whole thing myself.
Review by: Timothy G, January 2018
Our driver promptly picked us up at our hotel at the arranged time. He was very courteous and communicated clearly in our native language. The drive took about two and a half hours. We connected with a local guide at the entrance to Petra. He grew up there and was quite knowledgeable of the area. After our guided tour we opted to climb up to the monestary, which is quite strenuous, but well worth the effort. Overall this was a great experience and all of the arrangements were executed without any problems.
Review by: Nathaniel K, November 2017
This is an excellent package highly recommended. Both our driver, Bashar, and our tour guide in Petra, Omar, were wonderful!
Review by: bfprva, July 2017
Recommend spending the day at least in Petra. Our tour guide was with us for 2 hours and made sure we had all necessary arrangements for getting up to the Monastery and ultimately back to our meeting spot with our driver. Beware of the tons and tons of souvenir and trinket hawks throughout.
Review by: Lisa H, March 2017
Everything was easy and comfortable, and both driver and tour guide were professional, friendly and knowledgeable. Really great day!
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