Petra 1-Day Tour from Eilat + FREE Traditional Lunch
Overview
Explore the rock-carved ancient monuments of the amazing lost city of Petra on a full 1-day tour from Tel Aviv. Discover mysterious tombs like Indiana Johns, Learn about this UNESCO World Heritage Site, and get stunning views of the colorful wilderness!
• Guaranteed departure – Plan your trip easily, with complete peace of mind
• Combine your vacation in Israel with the unforgettable Nabataean Lost City of Petra
• Join the tour from your hotel in Eilat and enjoy an awesome experience for a fair price
• Ride to Petra in comfort, in an advanced, air-conditioned vehicle
• Enjoy A fully guided day of adventure with a local professional guide
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off; end your trip back in your hotel
• Guaranteed departure – Plan your trip easily, with complete peace of mind
• Combine your vacation in Israel with the unforgettable Nabataean Lost City of Petra
• Join the tour from your hotel in Eilat and enjoy an awesome experience for a fair price
• Ride to Petra in comfort, in an advanced, air-conditioned vehicle
• Enjoy A fully guided day of adventure with a local professional guide
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off; end your trip back in your hotel
Inclusions
- A fully qualified and licensed, English speaking, Jordanian tour guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off service
- Lunch in an authentic local restaurant
- Entrance fees to Petra
- Border crossing assistance and guidance
- Transport by a modern air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry/Admission - Petra Archaeological Park
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Eilat, Eilat, Southern District
Swiftly cross the border to Jordan, and embark on a scenic 2.5-hour drive through the stunning and unspoiled desert terrain to the Lost City of Petra.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Petra Archaeological Park, 8FH9+3HG, Wadi Musa, Jordan
The renowned lost city, carved out of red-colored rock cliffs by the Nabataean civilization over 2, 300 years ago, awaits you.
As you journey through Petra, you'll encounter the enigmatic Djin blocks, which were once used to shelter desert spirits and marvel at the exquisite Obelisk Tomb.
Walk through the colorful Siq gorge until you reach the awe-inspiring Petra Treasury, a grand temple adorned with intricate decorations. Explore the Petra Royal Tombs, channel your inner Indiana Johns, and snap some incredible pics at the ancient Nabatean Theater.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Eilat, Eilat, Southern District
The return journey will be equally breathtaking as you take in more dazzling views of the wilderness.
Duration: 4 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Eilat, Eilat, Southern District
Swiftly cross the border to Jordan, and embark on a scenic 2.5-hour drive through the stunning and unspoiled desert terrain to the Lost City of Petra.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Petra Archaeological Park, 8FH9+3HG, Wadi Musa, Jordan
The renowned lost city, carved out of red-colored rock cliffs by the Nabataean civilization over 2, 300 years ago, awaits you.
As you journey through Petra, you'll encounter the enigmatic Djin blocks, which were once used to shelter desert spirits and marvel at the exquisite Obelisk Tomb.
Walk through the colorful Siq gorge until you reach the awe-inspiring Petra Treasury, a grand temple adorned with intricate decorations. Explore the Petra Royal Tombs, channel your inner Indiana Johns, and snap some incredible pics at the ancient Nabatean Theater.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Eilat, Eilat, Southern District
The return journey will be equally breathtaking as you take in more dazzling views of the wilderness.
Duration: 4 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Tour operates in English. Other languages are available for an additional cost; contact us for details
- Border crossing includes border control and customs, a process that may take up to an hour.
- A valid passport is essential. Passport details are required for the tour reservation process. Holders of Israeli passports must use them at every border crossing during the tour.
- Near public transportation
- Travelers of certain nationalities will require visas in advance (Details: the Jordanian Ministry of interior).
- Be prepared to pay $125 in cash (USD/EU/NIS) directly to the Jordanian border authorities, for visa issuing and border fees. Have the exact amount ready to avoid any inconvenience. Travelers who possess a valid visa stamp or do not require a visa will pay $65.
- This tour will have a late Lunch, so we recommend that you have breakfast before departure.
- Wear warm clothing in winter, a hat in summer and comfortable walking shoes.
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Please note this tour is not suitable for children under the age of 2.
- Departure time and place are strict; don't be late to the designated pick-up location (we recommend arriving 15 minutes earlier).
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
simonsP4262KH
May 2023
Don't skip this tour if you are if you're visiting Eilat. There are e few ways to visit Petra from Eilat but after a quick research, I found that an organized tour is the best option.
Don't skip this tour if you are if you're visiting Eilat. There are e few ways to visit Petra from Eilat but after a quick research, I found that an organized tour is the best option.Raja8888
July 2023
I did the one day tour of Petra from Eilat. I usually avoid tours because of the size and rigidness of schedule but doing this trip solo was just gonna be too much of a hassle with all the touts/language barrier etc so I opted for a tour. I’m glad I did because the day was effortless and relaxing...
I did the one day tour of Petra from Eilat. I usually avoid tours because of the size and rigidness of schedule but doing this trip solo was just gonna be too much of a hassle with all the touts/language barrier etc so I opted for a tour. I’m glad I did because the day was effortless and relaxing. Only pushy salespeople at Petra itself. From my hotel in Eilat I was picked up in a van along with four other participants. We were driven to the border crossing and aided by Ramzi who expedited the additional visa/exit fees, $140. From there we made our way through immigration and were met up with Fadi, our guide for the day. Here we also met up with a bus load of other participants coming from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It was a large group but Fadi was great. You can tell he’s passionate about his job and introducing Petra, his hometown, to us. We were told about the history of the site during our ride to Petra. There was a nice break to deprive us of some $ at a souvenir shop but that was expected. We were given about two hours at Petra this included about a 60-75 minute tour from the entrance to the Treasury by Fadi who did a wonderful job at keeping me entertained. There was about 45 mins to wander independently before meeting at Sandstone restaurant for our lunch buffet. I made it as far as the amphitheater before I turned around and headed to the resto. I think a day is sufficient at Petra unless you arrive on a day that also has the night candle entry. If so I’d stay o/n and do the night entry in the evening and come back to Petra the following day and explore it further to the monastery. Buffet lunch was ok with typical appetizers of the region and three meat dishes along with a very mushy vegetarian spaghetti entree. Only one small plastic cup of water was provided but you can purchase more beverages. Return to the border back to Israel was straightforward. We made another pit stop for a coffee/watermelon break and more souvenirs. For me the standout was Fadi, which is why I’m giving it 5/5. Otherwise, I think the tour would merit 3.5/5.K8048YGlilyt
September 2023
Our one day Petra tour was advertised to be on a luxury bus. Instead, we were put on a small passenger van with stiff, plastic/vinyl seating that had absolutely no padding. The 3 1/2 hour ride from Tel Aviv to Eilat was miserable, as we could feel every little bump in the road (and the roads ar...
Our one day Petra tour was advertised to be on a luxury bus. Instead, we were put on a small passenger van with stiff, plastic/vinyl seating that had absolutely no padding. The 3 1/2 hour ride from Tel Aviv to Eilat was miserable, as we could feel every little bump in the road (and the roads aren't smooth) and by the time we arrived, my daughter and I had excruciating back pain. We received false information about this tour, and when we asked for a partial credit to compensate us, we were offered a mere 10%, which didn't even pay for the airline flight we were forced to take back from Eilat to Petra. The Bein Harim representative I spoke with the day of the tour promised our ride back would be on a luxury bus, as promised. But, at the end of the tour it was the same small van - not the bus promised to us. Bein Harim refused to make it right. Don't book this tour!blainski
August 2023
The visit in Petra was amazing! Guider was very attentive and friendly, explained very well and walked a good path together sharing interesting information. Also the driver was very careful. The bus is also clear and comfortable. Great attendance since book until after tour!! It would worth to sp...
The visit in Petra was amazing! Guider was very attentive and friendly, explained very well and walked a good path together sharing interesting information. Also the driver was very careful. The bus is also clear and comfortable. Great attendance since book until after tour!! It would worth to spend longer time in Jordan!Alex S
November 2019
I booked my tours and received 0 confirmation on itinerary. Had to call back server times to confirm dates, schedule, pickup location, and room reservations. When I called the hotel to confirm my reservation and CRS was rude and would not try to resolve the issue. I ended up having to call the ho...
I booked my tours and received 0 confirmation on itinerary. Had to call back server times to confirm dates, schedule, pickup location, and room reservations. When I called the hotel to confirm my reservation and CRS was rude and would not try to resolve the issue. I ended up having to call the hotel myself to confirm and get the details of the stay. This company needs an upgrade on customer service and be more detailed in the logistics of each tour so the one is not wondering where the pick up is, who is doing the pick up and other pernant information about the tour that is needed.Alberto E
April 2018
Review in short: Precious time wasted due to inefficiencies, lacklustre tour guide, shortchanged on tour promises, discrepancies in tour costs. Context: I signed up for a 2D1N Petra-Wadi Rum trip, starting from Eilat. The tour group that I went with had people going on 1D Petra (roughly 30 peop...
Review in short: Precious time wasted due to inefficiencies, lacklustre tour guide, shortchanged on tour promises, discrepancies in tour costs. Context: I signed up for a 2D1N Petra-Wadi Rum trip, starting from Eilat. The tour group that I went with had people going on 1D Petra (roughly 30 people) and 6 people on the 2D1N trip. At the end of Day 1, the 1D tour members returned back to Eilat while the 6 people proceeded to a Bedouin campsite on the outskirts of Wadi Rum for the night. Review in long: Precious time wasted - Before detailing the complaint, the positive thing was that the morning shuttle bus pickup in Eilat and dropoff at the border were timely. While the border crossing was relatively fast (15 mins), the tour group had to wait more than an hour for visas to be done. From my perspective, I felt that the visas could have been done beforehand before the tourists arrived at the border. Furthermore, we had to wait for the arrival of all tour groups before we could proceed. This could have been mitigated if the timing of the pickups in Eilat were worked backwards, so that the arrival of all tourists would have been timely. The most pissing thing that happened was using our precious time to process unpaid payments of a number of tour people. Thereafter, there was a payment issue involving some tour members, which consumed 40 mins of our time waiting in the tour bus. All these payment matters could have been settled before the trip took place. Syndicated tour - not a complaint, but it should be known that the different tours are syndicated under one organisation. I deduced this when the driver picking me up was the same person as another trip that I did with Tourist Israel (day trip to Timna Park). To Bein Harim staff reading this review, please verify whether my claim is correct. Lacklustre tour guide (Petra) - while I understand that this is not the first time that the tour guide has led this tour, the delivery of the history on the bus felt very scripted. Personally, as a history buff, I felt that the value-add of the relatively expensive tour prices was the description of the region and country. Along the Petra tour, I believe there were many sights that the tour group passed by, but I felt that the description of the sights were pretty shallow. This was made worse when we passed by dams along the route to the Treasury and there were no stops made at the dams to describe their function and purpose. Lacklustre tour guide (Wadi Rum) - the tour group took a jeep tour around Wadi Rum with our driver, who was a local. Instead of a narration of the region whenever we made a stop for phototaking, it was a Q&A instead. While some may prefer this type of tour guide, people who are curious about the region and have no clue about the history would not benefit much from this style of delivery. Shortchanged tour promises - on the itinerary on Bein Harim website for the Petra-Wadi Rum 2D1N trip, it specifically said that the jeep tour in Wadi Rum was from 9am to 1pm. However, I was shortchanged (I can't speak for the other group members who booked the trip via other tour agencies) because the jeep tour ended at 11am instead. I clearly expected at least a 3-4 hour jeep tour but we got less than what I was promised and paid for. After leaving Wadi Rum for Aqaba, I expected to make the border crossing back to Israel at 3:30pm. Instead, our group made the crossing at 1:30pm, leaving me shortchanged of 2 hours that I could have spent in Aqaba. To fully detail the events leading up to Aqaba, our group left Wadi Rum around 11:15am and took a 45min van ride to Aqaba, arriving at 12pm. We had less than an hour's free time before being gathered to leave from Aqaba to the border at 1pm. In the end, all 6 of us in the group were collectively shortchanged, leaving us hanging/waiting in Eilat for a couple of hours till our individual transportation out of Eilat came. One tour member I know had to wait for a 9pm flight out from Eilat as she expected the tour to end around 5 to 6pm. Discrepancies in tour costs - Just to be clear, this is a description rather than a complaint. According to Bein Harim, my tour package costs USD351 (I paid using a student discount). The usual price of the tour is USD369 (standard adult price). Asking other tour members on my trip, I found out that other tour agencies charged around USD400 for the same 2D1N trip. While I am not doing marketing for Bein Harim, please be aware that given the supposed syndicated tour arrangement as I mentioned above, do a price comparison before booking. Conclusion - all in all, I felt that this trip was very overvalued. Given the amount of money I paid, I certainly did not feel I received the full value of the trip. For me, I am paying for time. While I acknowledge that some things are beyond the tour's control, such as traffic jams, bad weather, a lot of the inefficiencies were man-made and can be attributed to the tour agency. The activities that felt worth it to me were the night at the Bedouin camp and Wadi Rum. The other activities felt badly affected due to the multiple inefficiencies. Please get your act together, Bein Harim and other tour agencies.