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Petra Back Trail Hike to Monastery with Private Guide

By Petra & Jordan Private Tours by Local Guide
Free cancellation available
Price is €256 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Start your Petra adventure at the Petra Visitor Centre and take the free 7 AM shuttle (earlier tours may need a JOD 15 taxi).

*Pass Little Petra and take the short lorry transfer (JOD 5) to begin the scenic Back Trail, a quieter route ideal for families, seniors, and international travellers.

  • Explore Petra with a licensed local guide, uncovering history, legends, and hidden gems not in guidebooks.

This private tour follows a gentle scenic route to the Monastery (Ad Deir), avoiding the long uphill climb while enjoying stunning desert views and Petra’s iconic landmarks.

Tour Highlights:
• Visit Petra’s Monastery via the Back Door
• Pass the Royal Tombs, Theatre, and finish at the Treasury
• Private licensed local guide
• Minimal walking, maximum sightseeing
• Ideal for families, seniors, and comfort-focused travellers
• Return through the Siq at your own pace or by golf cart
Perfect for visitors seeking maximum sights with minimal effort and an unforgettable Petra experience.

Activity location

  • Monastery (Al Dayr)
    • Petra - Wadi Musa, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Nabatean cultural village
    • لواء البتراء, محافظة معان, Jordan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Petra back door Private tour

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Duration: 6 hours
Petra back door tour: Petra Back Door Adventure – Private Tour to the Monastery

Price details
€256.45 x 1 Traveller€256.45
Total
Price is €256.45

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport, free WIFI, Botteld Water for the tour from Amman Option only
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guiding Fees
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English Speaking Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Coffee and/or Tea
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Animals Ride
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    4X4 lorry ride to the stairs of the trail.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Any thing not mentioned in the inclusions

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a private individual (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law will not apply to your booking.

Activity itinerary

Monastery (Al Dayr)

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
So, what's tickling your fancy today? looking for the road less travelled in Petra, are we? Fancy a sneak peek at what that hidden path looks like? An experience led by a local guide. This tour begins from the Petra visitor centre. An experience led by a local guide. This tour begins from the Petra visitor centre and includes a 20-minute car drive to the back entrance into Petra located in the vicinity of Al Bayda. From there we will begin walk & hike to the Monastery. With wild landscapes and panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, you will feel as if you have Petra all to yourself. Once we reach the Monastery there are many Nabatean caves, tombs, and carvings to explore surrounding the monument. If you climb off the ground level, the views are breath-taking and gives an opportunity to take beautiful photos in the iconic cave door opposite the Monastery.

Qasr al-Bint - Temple of Dushara (Pass by)

After enjoying the Monastery and the surrounding, The tour will then take us down where we may have buffet lunch at the Basin restaurant or a bite somewhere else. Afterwards we will be seeing Qaser Albent and enjoy the views overlooking the colonnaded street and the great temple.

The Colonnaded Street (Pass by)

The street represents an original Nabataean creation, later refurbished during the period of Roman occupation. It would have been one of the principal shopping streets of ancient Petra. The street was rebuilt in 106 BC with a width of 6 metres.

The Royal Tombs (Pass by)

Perched above Petra's heart, the "Royal Tombs" stand tall, a majestic collection of grand mausoleums carved into the western face of the Jabal al-Khubtha rock massif, their stunning facades a testament to ancient craftsmanship.

Roman Theater (nabataean Theater) (Pass by)

Thereafter to the theatre which was carved into th e side of the mountain at the foot of the High Place of Sacrifice, the theatre consists of three rows of seats separated by passageways. Seven stairways ascend the audi torium and it can accommodate 4000 spectators. the monument was carved in the mountainside during the reign of King Aretas IV (4BC-AD27) the Romans rebuilt the stage back wall.

Al-Khazneh

  • 30m
Final stop (This is where the tour ends for guests before exiting through the main Siq) .After The Theatre, We then setout towards the Treasury, or Al Khazna. It is almost 40 metres high and intricately decorated with Corinthian capitals, friezes, figures and more. The Treasury is crowned by a funerary urn, which according to local legend conceals a pharaoh’s treasure. Although the original function is still a mystery, The Treasury was probably constructed in the 1st century BC, However, in reality the urn represented a memorial for royalty. The Treasury consists of two floors with a width of 25.30 metres and a height of 39.1 metres. Here, we say goodbye, hoping this journey through history, nature, and wonder stays with you forever.

Siq

  • 45m
After Enjoying the treasury, We end our day walking to the visitor centre through The Siq, which is the main road that leads to the city, starts from the Dam and ends at the Treasury. It is a rock canal that measures 160 metres in length, 3 to 12 metres in width and reaches up to 80 metres in height. The main part of the Siq is created by natural rock formation and the rest is carved by the Nabataeans.

Location

Activity location

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    Monastery (Al Dayr)
    • Petra - Wadi Musa, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    The Nabatean cultural village
    • لواء البتراء, محافظة معان, Jordan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Petra Visitor Center
    • 28
    • Wadi Musa, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan

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