Day trip to Petra by ferry from Sharm el Sheikh

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.

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).