Petra and Wadi Rum in One Day | The Jordanian Mappers

You will stop by Wadi Rum village there will be 4x4 Jeep waiting for you, the tour will be for 2 hours with local Bedouin guide provided in English, then you will be driven to your next attraction

you will arrive at one of the local restaurants for lunch, then you will head to Petra visitor center where you will meet your tour guide to begin your 2.5 hours tour with him after that you will have free time to discover the city by yourselves and then will be the driver waiting for you to drive you to your drop off

The 1.2km Siq, or canyon, with its narrow, vertical walls, is undeniably one of the highlights of Petra. The walk through this magical corridor, as it snakes its way towards the hidden city, is one full of anticipation for the wonders ahead – a point not wasted on the Nabataeans, who made the passage into a sacred way, punctuated with sites of spiritual significance.

Known locally as Al Khazneh, this tomb is where most visitors fall in love with Petra. The Hellenistic facade is an astonishing piece of craftsmanship. Although carved out of iron-laden sandstone to serve as a tomb for the Nabataean King Aretas III (c 100 BCE–CE 200), the Treasury derives its name from the story that an Egyptian pharaoh hid his treasure here (in the facade urn) while pursuing the Israelites.

Aqaba carries the relaxed small-town atmosphere of a popular local getaway. The town offers a sociable stopover en route to the diving and snorkelling clubs to the south and the big destinations of Wadi Rum and Petra. It’s also an obvious place to break a journey to or from Israel and the Palestinian Territories or Egyp