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Full Day Tour to Petra from Eilat

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Full Day Tour to Petra from Eilat
  • Overview

Visit Petra, one of the seven wonders of the world. This tour will take you on an adventure that you will never forget, through the mountains to see Petra in all of her glory. Petra was left by the Nadateans that lived in Jordan more than 2000 years ago. The Nabateans were warriors famous for their industriousness and graffiti. The mountains surrounding Petra change colors according to the time of day. When you get to the main entrance you will pass between the cliffs, it is a huge crack in the sandstone, which is 1.2 kilometers long. You will see the Treasury, which is the completion of the Siq. There is a Roman theater with three thousand seats built in the 1st century B.C. There are crypts, baths, mourning halls, temples, and much more. You don't want to miss this tour!

The tour leaves from your hotel in the morning around 08:15am, where you will proceed through the Aqaba border. You will be assisted be our staff. It is about a 2 hour drive to Petra, along the way there is nice scenery.


When you arrive at the Petra site, the guide will start the tour. The tour starts by going through a path between the cliffs called the Siq. It is a huge crack in the sandstone 1.2 kilometers long. Throughout the day you will see the mountains change colors, from pink, dark red, purple or orange. Petra was left by the Nabateans that inhabited Jordan over 2000 years ago. The tour will take you to see the Treasury, which is Petras most famous monument. You will also see Crypts, baths, mourning halls, buildings from the past, temples, and a Roman theater of 3000 seats that was built in the 1st century B.C.

After visiting Petra, you will go to lunch (included in the trip price)

Time permitting you will go on a short sight-seeing tour in Aqaba and then return to Israel. Estimated time of return to Eilat is 7:00pm.

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