Israel · PETRA & WADI RUM DAY TRIPS
Petra and Wadi Rum are in Jordan, so every one of these involves a border, a fee and paperwork filed in advance. These 15 compare the one-day dashes against the two- and three-day versions on price, crossing point and how long you actually stand in front of the Treasury.
Review of the Petra day tour from Eilat: border tips, timing, costs, guides, lunch, highlights, drawbacks, and who should book.
“The trip was long. 12 hours pickup to drop off. Maybe 45 minutes getting into Jordan and 20 minutes getting back into Israel. Petra was amazing. Worth the time and money. We went in November and it was COLD COLD COLD.....and windy. Read more”
Review of the 2-day Petra tour from Jerusalem, with Petra, Mount Nebo, Madaba, a Bedouin camp, meals, costs, and border tips.
“Awesome tour! Well organised, brilliant guide. A truly lifetime memorable experience. Couldn't recommend it more highly.”
Review of the 2-day Petra and Wadi Rum tour from Tel Aviv, with border tips, Bedouin camp details, costs, timing, and practical advice.
“Visiting Petra and Wadi Rum were beautiful and ultimately glad that I was able to go and experience it with friends. However, if I were to do it again I would NOT do it with Tourist Israel. We paid for 2 Martian style tents but once we arrived Read more”
Review of the 19 to 21-hour Petra day tour from Tel Aviv, including border crossings, bus travel, guided sightseeing, costs, and practical tips.
“Petra is an amazing 100% “must go place”, but the logistics of this tour was far from ideal. I knew it would be an exhausting day, but between non necessary stops (in Israel and a store on the road in Jordan that overpriced by A LOT thRead more”
Review of a 3-day Petra and Wadi Rum tour from Jerusalem, with Petra, Jerash, Bedouin camp stays, meals, border tips, and costs.
“Our guide was fantastic and everything was organized and exceeded my expectations. A full day in Petra was amazing, especially the free afternoon to explore on your own. Jeresh was spectacular, and the jeep ride in Wadi Rum was wonderful. Highly recommend. Accommodations in the Bedoin-type tents were fine.”
Review of a 3-day Jordan tour from Tel Aviv covering Petra, Wadi Rum, Mount Nebo, Madaba, and border costs.
“Great tour guide Ali, gave us tons of great information and facts during our trip. Tour was very organized with no delays throughout. Accommodations were good and clean even for the basic tents, campsite was very cute and cozy. I’m glad I Read more”
Review of the one-day Petra tour from Jerusalem, with border advice, itinerary details, costs, guide quality, and honest time-saving tips.
“Petra was wonderful, but tour company picked us up at 3 am then stopped 25 minutes later to get fuel. They made several more stops before we got to Jordan. We waited for people who had cancelled then rescheduled. Next a border crossing and more stops. By the time we got to Petra, we only had 3 hours. It takes almost an hour to walk in. I would ride the golf cart out for more time for touring.”
Review of the 2-day Petra trip from Tel Aviv, with Jerash, Amman, Petra, a Bedouin camp, border tips, costs, and practical advice.
“Fabulous trip, very well organised! Border went very well. Everything explained. Don’t change money there as bad exchange rate, tour guide took money later in the day for Jordanian border visa. Lots of opportunities to change money oRead more”
A practical review of the 2-day Petra tour from Jerusalem, covering border crossings, guides, hotel value, timing, Petra by Night, and key drawbacks.
“The bad: The bus drivers in Israel were insane. The one on the way back drove erratically, didn't tell us how long of a break we had at the rest stop (it was just when he was done eating and then blew on the horn to call everyone back to the bus) and didn't make the second rRead more”
Review of the 2-day Petra and Wadi Rum tour from Jerusalem, with border tips, costs, camping details, itinerary advice, and honest drawbacks.
“Mala organización, no cumplieron itinerario de viaje, retrasos constantes y la reserva de campamento estuvo mal hecha y lo resolvieron pero tarde”
Review of the 2-day Petra tour from Eilat, with border help, guided visits, free exploration, hotel stay, breakfast, and Petra by Night.
“The tour was cancel, I wait refund because not possible reschedule, I can not give a opinion because not take it tour”
Review of the Petra day tour from Jerusalem, with border help, lunch, transport, costs, timing, and practical advice for this long desert journey.
“Our tour guy was very cordial. Explanations were clear. Attentive with our needs. Answer all our questions.”
Review of the two-day Petra and Wadi Rum tour from Eilat, including border crossings, camps, meals, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Ridiculous guide in Jordan, so biased politically and religiously! He talked all and all about muslim idealogy and nobody could stop him, not too much about history of the places visited! The planning in Jordan was really bad, I was supposed tRead more”
Review of the Petra 1-day tour from Eilat, including border costs, transport, guided sights, lunch, timing, and who should book.
“Amazing tour, great guide, kind service. Everything was well organized. Petra is definitely a place to visit if you have a day or two during your trip in Israel.”
Review of the 2-day Petra tour from Tel Aviv, including border crossings, guided visits, hotel stay, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Having previously done the Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Dead Sea tour with Tourist Israel in 2019, we decided to book the 2-day trip from Tel Aviv to Petra on our recent visit. Once again, we had a fantastic time with Tourist Israel and the trip felt Read more”
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