2-Day Petra Tour from Jerusalem

Belles journées en Jordanie. Le but étant bien sûr de voir Petra ! quelques infos par le guide pour situer l'histoire et ensuite nous étions libre de découvrir le site en toute autonomie. Mais avant ça nous avons un peu découvert le pays sur la route avec visite d'église, d'artisans de mosaïque etc... Bémol sur les arrêts obligatoires dans les boutiques pour touristes ! Egalement le temps alloué à la visite de Petra, il manquait 2h je dirais, on a du se dépêcher (et c'est très grand et sportif comme promenade), 15 km, pas le temps de s'arrêter prendre un verre sur le site alors qu'on aurait pu y déjeuner au lieu d'aller dans un de ces hôtels restaurateurs abandonnés par les touristes qui ne survivent que par les passages obligés des tours opérateurs. Le guide était très bien, concis, et savait répondre à toutes les questions. La nuit au camp bédouin superbe ! Soirée feu de camp dans le désert, génial !

Wonderful experience! Our guide, Abdullah, was terrific. From ancient history to current events to geology and geography, he informed us of so many things. I will say the crossing from Israel to Jordan was quite confusing and could have been better explained. Much delay about what line to be in, exchange money here or later (later, there is a bank ATM just down the road at Jordan passport control.) and so forth. But a ray of sunshine: our Jordanian driver was waiting for each of us, clipboard in hand to be sure we were all accounted for! He shepherded us onto the bus and took us to Abdullah at passport control. (BTW, coming back from Jordan was a breeze). A lovely drive thru the lush Jordan River Valley to Mt Nebo, where Moses led the Israelites to the Promised Land. A delicious buffet lunch followed in town at the Mt Nebo Palace. Our next visit was in Madaba, to the Church of St George. Beautiful mosaics, and in particular, a map on the floor of the Jordan River. Historians and Archeologists have used this map to determine the place of Jesus's Baptism! Our drive continued thru interesting little villages and countryside, with planned rest stops. Late afternoon we arrived at the 7 Wonders Bedouin Camp, our lodging for the night (see also). Fortunately, an early start to see Petra! Absolutely Amazing! After arriving at the Treasury, we were given sufficient free time to explore various trails, according to one's own stamina. Another delicious buffet lunch at Petra Magic restaurant in Wadi Musa followed. This afternoon's drive took us up toward Amman, then to the border crossing. Just an amazing adventure, and very well done. I booked several Abraham tours while in Jerusalem, and all were great.

We made the two days trip from Jerusalem to Petra. This is a wonderful site. It worth the trip. However, the border crossing between Israel and Jordan is very complicated. On the Israeli side, there are two machines that allow you to print the exit slip, but one of the two machines is down. The payment of exit fees is also very long when there are two coaches of tourists arriving at the same time. It's not high season yet. We spent 3 hours to cross the border. Our jordan guide Mehdi is very nice, competent, and caring.