A Petra excursion from Sharm El Sheikh is an epic, fast-paced, 24-hour adventure. It involves a 2-hour bus ride to Taba Port, a 50-minute ferry across the Gulf of Aqaba to Jordan, and a final 3-hour coach drive to the Rose Red City of Petra.
Petra Excursion Sharm El Sheikh is a sightseeing day trip to Petra from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt! It is one of the best history and culture trips in Sharm El-Sheikh to the lost city—Petra! We recommend the excursion because it allows tourists to see the most impressive sights in Petra, which were built during different eras, and learn more about the history of Jordan.
Highlights on Petra Excursion from Sharm El Sheikh
- Walk through the canyon of Siq.
- Discover Al Khazneh or the Great Treasury of the Pharaoh.
- Also, explore the Roman Theater and the Royal tombs.
- Lunch.
- Additionally, See Al Habis Fort.
Itinerary of Trip to Petra
A day excursion to the ancient city of Petra, Jordan from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt is highly achievable and typically operates as a 22 to 24-hour round trip via ferry.
- Landious Travel representative will pick you up in an air-conditioned vehicle from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh at approximately 02:00 am.
- After picking up all passengers, the minibus leaves for Nuweiba Marine, passing the city of Dahab. If we have guests in this place, our bus will go to Dahab to pick them up. The towns of Dahab and Nuweiba lie north of Sharm El-Sheikh, on the coast of the Red Sea. The trip from the centre of Sharm El-Sheikh to Nuweiba Marine takes about 3 hours.
- Ferry to Petra: You will take a ferry at approximately 5:30 am to cross the Aqaba Gulf and reach Jordan by 8:45 am. From there, you will embark on a two-hour drive to Petra, where your adventure will begin with the help of your English-speaking guide. To summarize, you will sail on a ferry boat to Jordan and then drive to Petra’s renowned city.
Schedule in Petra
- The Petra Tour offers a chance to relish the glorious past showcased in its arts and architecture, especially in the ornate buildings like the Treasury, which were carved directly into the soft sandstone cliffs. The Nabataean capital is also an incredible example of urban planning. Around 30,000 people once lived in the arid desert. They quenched their thirst through a channel and cistern system that collected and stored winter rains for future use. The system was efficient enough to support several gardens as well.
- When you arrive at Petra, your trip begins with a walk through the Siq Canyon. This natural geological formation originated from a deep split in the sandstone rocks as a waterway flowing into Wadi Mosses. The Siq Canyon is one of the main reasons Petra was such an attractive site for the Nabateans. It’s a narrow and easily defensible canyon that extends for one kilometre and features beautiful sandstone formations. It is a marvellous masterpiece carved on the facade of a sandstone mountain. Amazingly, the canyon leads you to the Treasury of the Pharaoh, or Al Khazneh, which stands in the heart of the desert and offers an impressive view.
- After visiting Al Khazneh, your tour guide will take you to the Roman theatre and the royal tombs dating back to the Byzantine era.
- Then comes the next stop. It will be in the restaurant. Lunch comes after the visit to these interesting historical monuments. It will be in one of the best restaurants in Petra.
- Of course, you will continue your trip to Petra, visiting Al Habis Fort. This Fort lies on top of a hill and dates back to the twelfth century. Cheerfully, the breathtaking panoramic view of deep gullies and coloured rock formations leaves such lovely impressions in your soul.
Departure to Sharm El Sheikh
- Finally, our bus departs to the port of Aqaba after such a program in the beautiful city of Petra.
- This Excursion to Petra from Sharm El Sheikh ends at approximately 23:00 the next day.
What Does the Price of Petra Excursion Sharm El Sheikh Include?
- Entry Visa
- Tickets for visiting temples.
- Lunch.
- Guide.
- Also, all transfers to Petra in Jordan and back to the hotel.
What does the Program of Petra Sharm El Sheikh not include?
- Additional Excursion programs if not included in the above program.
- Also, Drinks in the restaurant.
- Tipping
Items to take with you for the trip to Petra
- Breakfast box.
- Passport.
- Also, Clothes for the season.
Booking Days of Petra Excursion Sharm El Sheikh
- Tuesdays from 02:00 – 22:00 the next day.
- Also, Fridays from 02:00 – 22:00 the next day.
Petra, Jordan
Petra, located in southern Jordan, is a breathtaking place between parallel rocky ranges. Despite its popularity, it is rarely overcrowded. Visitors can explore its dusty tracks and byways for miles in every direction, keeping them occupied for half a day or half a year.
This ancient city served as the capital of the Nabateans, a community initially from Arabia that traded with the Romans and was eventually taken over by them. Grand temples and Christian-era church mosaics still exist. But Petra is most famous for its hundreds of ornately carved classical-style facades in its red sandstone cliffs. The most impressive of these facades mark the tombs of the Nabatean kings.
As you approach, you leave modern urban civilization behind and are greeted by the arid desert hills—the sandstone’s texture, colour, stillness, heat, and clarity of light bombard your senses. However, supernatural power’s lingering, under-the-skin quality seems to seep out of the rock, leaving the most significant impression.
The Siq, meaning “gorge,” is still the main entrance into Petra, just as it was in antiquity. It’s also its most dramatic natural feature. The path twists and turns between bizarrely eroded cliffs for over a kilometre, sometimes widening to form sunlit piazzas in the echoing heart of the mountain.
In other places, the looming walls, which are 150 meters high, close to little more than a couple of meters apart, block sound, warmth, and even daylight.
When you think the gorge can’t go on any longer, you enter a dark, narrow defile, which opens at its end onto a strip of extraordinary classical architecture. As you step out into the sunlight, the famous facade of Petra’s Treasury looms before you.
Carved directly into the cliff face and standing forty meters tall, it’s no wonder this edifice starred in “Indiana Jones” and “The Last Crusade” as the repository of the Holy Grail. The magnificent entrance is nothing short of divine.