Petra Tour Itinerary
Petra Excursions From Sharm El Sheikh By Flight
Petra tours from Sharm El Sheikh by flight are available only Friday & Tuesday
Early morning World Tour Advice Representative will pick up you from You will be picked up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh , about at 5:00 am by air conditioned vehicle, transfer to Sharm El Sheikh airport, flight to Aqaba in Jordan. Flight from Sharm El Sheikh to Aqaba takes about 50 minutes. Upon your arrival, transfer in bus about 2 hours to get to Petra.
Petra was described as one of the most precious cultural properties of mans cultural heritage by UNESCO and designated as a world heritage site in 1985, Petra truly is an amazing site to see. Petra is known for being the capital city of the Nabatean people. Upon your arrival to Petra you Entrance to the city is by walking tour on foot through the Siq, a narrow gorge, over a kilometer in length, which is flanked on either side by soaring, 80 meters high cliffs. Just walking through the Siq is an experience in itself. The colors and formations of the rocks are dazzling. As you reach the end of the Siq you will catch your first glimpse of Al-Khazneh Start your guided tour in the lost rose city (Petra ) about 3 hours tour to visit to the Great Treasury (Al-Khazneh ), which no one know what is the reason of building it, but it was called treasury or Khazana in arabic because bedouine were thinking that Pharaohs treasures were burred there, proceed the tour to the Roman Theatre, the Royal Tombs. For photographers the Rainbow Tomb is a must, as well as hundreds of monuments, obelisks & tricliniums, all carved from the multi shaded, rose red sandstone.
A walking tour walking through the Roman Byzantine colonnade of Petra, during excursions lunch will be served at local restaurant at city centre. Afterwards, you will continue your tour to the hill of Al-Habis (crowned with a crusader-era fort) for a breathtaking panoramic view of deep gullies and uniquely colored rock formations. You will then be driven back to Aqaba, for an hours free time for shopping, and then take the flight back to Sharm El Sheikh, and be driven back to your hotel in Sharm.
Petra Excursions Includes
What is included in Petra tour by flight from Sharm El Sheikh
- All the excursions transfers by A-C Van
- Flight tickets Sharm-Aqaba-Sharm
- Qualified tour guide
- Entry visa to Jordan
- Lunch during tour
- Entrance fees to Petra
Petra Excursions Excludes
What is excluded in Petra tour by flight from Sharm El Sheikh:
- Beverages
- Tipping
