Self Guided Tour of Petra Main Trail with App (No Tickets)
Description
Only 15% of Petra has been excavated — which means this self-guided audio tour through the Rose City walks you past mysteries archaeologists are still unraveling. Using the app, you'll follow the main trail at your own pace, from the towering Djinn blocks (said to house guardian spirits) through the narrow Siq gorge with its ancient water channels, to the Treasury's bullet-scarred urn. Along the way you'll learn how the Nabataeans built a thriving desert capital using hydro-engineering techniques the West wouldn't discover for millennia, and why a Roman governor admired the city so much he asked to be buried there. Start anytime, pause when you want to explore the tombs along the Street of Facades, and pick up right where you left off — no group schedule, no rushing past details. If you'd rather understand Petra than simply photograph it, this walking tour of Petra fits. Over 20,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, and a full refund guarantee means there's no risk in trying.
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Itinerary
Learn about the Nabateans and a brief history of Petra. Find out what the Djinn blocks potentially represented.
At the first of many tombs, the Obelisk tomb sets the tone for what to expect. Spot Egyptian, Roman, and even Indian influences carved into a single Nabataean tomb facade.
Walk a narrow gorge with 200-meter walls and trace the water channels that kept a desert city alive.
Marvel at the most stunning piece of architecture in Petra, learn how it got its name and why it was built. Look up at the bullet-scarred urn where treasure hunters fired shots.
Discover four of the most famous Royal tombs (the Urn tomb, the silk tomb, the Corinthian tomb and the Palace tomb)the story behind their names and search for traces of ancient paint.
Walk down the ancient market street and pause by the ruins of the great temple. Learn about the trade in ancient Petra and picture this site as the commercial and social hub of ancient Nabateans. End at Qasr-Al-Bint and hear about its fascinating history.
Make an optional trek to the Monastery (Al Dayr) to admire its architecture, take in the views and hear what it was used for in the ancient days.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The total tour duration includes the time required to walk through all the stops. The hike to the Monastery can take upto an hour and it is optional based on fitness levels .
Reviews(2)
There are very few options for guided tours which are not expensive and this was one of them. It was recommended to us by someone who knows the people who created it. Overall good, gave main information and we would have been lost without it. I did not like the machine voice but otherwise does a good job especially for the price. Petra itself is really beautiful and not going with a guide allowed us to go at our own pace and capture some great photos without too many people around. I would recommend this if you want to know about the different structures but don't want to pay a lot or have a guide with you for the whole day
You're a fake program and it's no use explaining Petra's archaeological park. I have been with a friend there and all the explanation what this program has given us is different than what we found in the ancient city of Petra. The next day we went to the guides office and hired a guide to explain us again.
Hello. We’re sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. Could you please confirm if you used our app? We don't have any bookings in Spanish or under your name. If it was indeed our app, kindly provide your booking reference number or registered email, and we’ll gladly process a full refund. We assure our users that if they’re not completely satisfied with our tours, we offer a 100% refund as part of our customer satisfaction policy. To anyone else reading this review, please feel confident in purchasing our tour, knowing that a full refund is available if you are not entirely satisfied. As for the information in our app, we only use official and verified sources and can provide primary sources for every fact stated. Our aim is to provide accurate and well-researched content. If you were hoping for a tour focused solely on legends and stories rather than factual information, we understand this might not have been the ideal fit as there are very few legends added with disclaimers. Again, we apologize if your experience in Petra, whether with our app or another service, was not as expected. Please reach out to us through the app or the booking platform, and we’re happy to assist with a full refund.
