Duration: | 8 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Petra From Tel Aviv
Departs Sunday - Wednesday
Pick-up from Eilat's airport (around 07:30 AM) and transfer to the Arava Border Crossing (Rabin border terminal) to meet our representative for assistance with passport procedure and visa. On completion of all border formalities, you will meet your guide for the day. Together you drive via the Jordanian "Desert Highway" before reaching the Kings Highway to take you onward to Petra.
You’ll disembark from your vehicle to start your exploration by foot to the "Rose Red City" - Petra. Starting at the visitor's center before walking through the famous "Siq" - a narrow natural gorge that created the secret entrance into Petra. Your guide will show you the points of interest along the Siq as he unveils the history behind the ruins. Then suddenly the valley of Petra will open in front of you, revealing the famous "Khazane" ("Treasury").
You then continue further into the site to visit the most famous monuments, carved in red Sandstone including the amphitheater, the tombs and facades, and the colonnaded street. You will then have free time to absorb, wander, and enjoy Petra further. Return up through the Siq in your own time to meet up with the guide at a designated time and place to eat lunch (included) in a nearby location. After lunch, they depart Petra for the Arava border including a short city tour in Aqaba (time permitting)
Farewell to Jordan, and welcome back to Israel to be met by our representative and transfer back to Eilat Airport.
Services Including:
Domestic flight Tel Aviv (Sde Dov Airport) – Eilat by Arkia Israeli Airlines or Israir Airlines (AP availability), The flight departs around 06:30 AM, check-in time for domestic flights at least 1 hour before departure.
Transportation from Eilat Airport to Yitzhak Rabin border terminal (Arava border)
Border Assistance.
Jordanian English-speaking tour guide border to border.
Entrance fees to Petra.
Lunch in Petra.
Transportation in the evening – Arava border – Eilat's airport.
Domestic flight Eilat – Tel Aviv at around 21:00 by Arkia or Israeli Airlines or Israir Airlines, subject to availability.
Services Excluding:
Border taxes & Tips – collected by our representative.
Personal Expenses.
Tips.
Traveler insurance.
Any item not listed as included.
Transportation from/to Tel Aviv airport.