シャルム エル シェイクからフェリーでペトラへの日帰り旅行

My husband and I visited Sharm El Sheikh in September of 2026 and while there booked a trip to see Petra in Jordan. We had wanted to see Petra for several years, especially after it had been named as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Having visited the other 6 Wonders, Petra was our final site to see. The journey was long over 24 hours with a 1:00am pick up from our hotel and a coach ride to Taba, the ferry crossing across the Gulf of Aqaba and then another coach ride through Wadi Rum to get to Petra. We were so fortunate to have 2 guides, one from our hotel in Egypt to the ferry, Essa, and the second one, Ahmed, in Jordan to Petra. Ahmed’s insights into the local culture and the history of Petra made the experience truly special. We went from the very hot dry desert heat through the Siq, a narrow winding split-rock canyon, with towering sandstone walls that suddenly opened up to reveal Al-Khazneh aka The Treasury carved by the Nabataeans directly into pink and red sandstone cliffs over 2,000 years ago. Our long wait to see it was well worth it. Ahmed was an awesome tour guide as he brought the ancient Nabataean history to life. He related historical stories and pointed out details we would have missed if we had been on our own. Essa met us on the return ride at the ferry. It had already been an extremely long hot day and Essa was tireless in helping navigate the border and ensuring everything went smoothly. The bus broke down half way back and Essa made sure we were all comfortable and within a short amount of time had smaller buses pick us up and return us safely to our hotels. He was amazing.

Petra is definitely worth a visit, but the journey from Sharm is very intense. It takes almost 24 hours to get back to the hotel. In Petra itself you only spend about 3.5 hours. The journey from Egypt was a bit chaotic at first, it took quite a while for everyone else to be picked up and partly the bus was also simply standing, without the sense having opened up to us. It was very warm on the bus. The toilet on the bus was not usable, but shops were made for it. The tour guide in Egypt also always spoke in Russian and only in English. But everything was very well organized in Jordan. Our guide Karim was very nice and competent. He explained many interesting things in Petra but also gave us enough time to explore Petra himself. Conclusion: If you have always wanted to see Petra and are willing to put up with some strains, it is definitely recommended.

Very nice tour, by bus and ferry, from Sharm to Petra via Acaba. The bus guide was excellent at managing the differents groups and the Petra guide Karim (he's from Petra) is an exquisite person. Recommended!

I think it was the best hike of my life. Everything organized to perfection, I recommend it to anyone who wants to see Petra.

I want to thank the company for its excellent service and especially thank guide Karim for his professionalism. The beauty of the canyon and the mausoleums built there are magnificent. A lovely experience with excellent service.

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Fantastic, everything well organized. We went to Petra for one day from Sharm el-Sheikh on comfortable, air-conditioned buses, then the fast ferry to Aqaba and then the bus to Petra. There were stops to eat and/or buy something for 20/25 minute along the trip, which were important. All the staff were friendly and the guide was very knowledgeable. They were very punctual on the schedule and precise on the return journey. Well organized. Well done! Congratulations to all of you. Thank you for this wonderful experience. Paolo T

Loved this trip! I went as a solo female traveller and ended up meeting loads of lovely people on the tour. The tour is long so be prepared but very worth it. Only thing to bare in mind is that at Aqaba, Egpytian customs/officials did not allow take my camera into Jordan due to the lens (I brought my Canon with a 55mm lens) I was told the max was 50mm but couldn’t see any information about this anywhere nor online. In the end, I left my camera with Ali, our Egyptian guide who was lovely and took care of it until I returned in the evening. There was no hassle but it’s something to bear in mind. I also read online they don’t allow binoculars but I suspect this is specific to the Gulf between Egypt, Israel and Jordan.

Day Trip to Petra from Sharm El Sheikh Very tiring but beautiful hike. Departure at 2 am and return 24 h later. Unfortunately they left us only 3 hours to visit the site and are too few counting the walking time. I would have avoided the first shopping stop and recovered half an hour of visiting siti.si manage to visit only the first three stages of the site in just 3 hours. I recommend taking the car immediately, walking takes too long. Overall attentive and kind guides. The only drawback is the availability of guide only English or Russian. Recommended as an excursion! 😍 Petra is a wonder indeed!

The experience was quite pleasant, and the guide in Jordan(Ahmed ) was exceptional. However, I would like to provide some feedback regarding the guide in Sharm, who did not speak English (just a little bit ) and communicated only in Russian. Upon our arrival at the port, he addressed the Russian-speaking guests and directed them, while the English-speaking guests remained on the bus, uncertain of what to do. We found this situation to be quite disrespectful, especially since we had also paid for an English-speaking guide. Additionally, the itinerary for the trip in Jordan indicated that we would have one hour of free time in Aqaba, which we did not receive. I would recommend the trip overall; it was enjoyable.

We are trying to see all of the world’s modern wonders and we were down to Petra and Chichen Itza. We can finally say that we have seen Petra. We were looking for a day trip to Petra from Sharm El Sheikh. We found this tour and they seemed to be the best rated at a fair price. If you’re interested in doing the same thing we did, make sure that you are well rested. This is a long trip. Pick up Alone takes an hour because people from our group of 20 were billeted at separate hotels and each hotel does a security inspection. The there a 3 hour bus ride to the port, 1 hour sail to Jordan(this includes a pretty invasive security check at the ports). Then another 2 hour bus ride to Petra. Our guide Ahmed was fabulous and very knowledgeable. We love him. Petra did not disappoint. This so far is our third favorite among the seven wonders of the world. This made the tremendous hassle completely worth it. I advise you to pay an extra $15/person to go up the opposite side of the Treasury. The view is spectacular. After this we had a tasty lunch at the Sandstone restaurant and bought ice cream to cool us down from the heat. We then headed back to Sharm. It took 24 hours total. They do not add pick up and drop off time to the timeline. We advise you to go when it’s cool, otherwise sounds miserable. If we had to do this over again, we would have flown into Jordan from Cairo(Our port of entry into Egypt).