Petra 1 Day Tour - from Eilat

All visitors of all nationalities going to Jordan via Israel, including just a day trip to Petra,  need a Jordan entry visa. If you book a Petra tour with us, we will pre-arrange the visa for you.  Visa fee is $60 USD per person, to be paid in cash at the border upon crossing.

Tour is guided in English

Petra Tour does not operate on Yom Kippur & Muslim New year  

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Included 
♦ Transfer Eilat to Border & return
♦ Border crossing assistance

♦ Full day English speaking guide

♦ Tourism a/c vehicle in Jordan

♦ Petra entry fee 
♦ Horseback ride upon entry only*
♦ Lunch (buffet style in Petra hotel)
*Horseback ride is optional & does not include tip to the horseman.

Not included
Jordan entry visa ($60 p/person) Israel & Jordan border taxes & tips: Total $65 p/person (paid at the border in cash USD or NIS), drinks during lunch, extra tips & personal expenses.

Pick up from Eilat Hotels & airport. Transfer to Yitzhak Rabin Crossing (Arava Border). Assisted border crossing (our representative will be there as you go through passport control). Walk across to Jordan, meet with your Jordanian guide, passport control & travel to Petra (about 2 hours) via Aqaba.

In Petra tour begins at the gate of the Archaeological Park, walk the famous Al-Siq, a narrow gorge with a winding trail. (Optional short horseback ride, from the gate till the opening of the gorge). At the end of canyon, reveals itself the legendary Treasury Monument. Enter the stone carved monument then walk along the dry riverbed & explore sites found along its path: the Amphitheatre, Kings' Tombs, Roman Market Road & more. Hear the story of the Nabateans, who have established Petra as their capital on the “Spice Route”.

Lunch break - lunch is served, buffet style, in one of Petra's hotels. Afternoon, travel back to the border & time permitting, short tour of Aqaba. Border crossing & transfer back to Eilat.
* Estimated return in Eilat ~18:30 pm.  

Bring along 
Passport, cash, comfortable walking shoes, hat, sun screen lotion (Nov. to Mar. warm clothes)