Siq Petra Guide for First-Time Visitors
Explore Siq Petra, its Nabataean water system, ancient carvings, Treasury walk, history, opening hours, tickets, photography tips, and visitor advice.
Celebrate your first journey together with an 8 Day Jordan Honeymoon Package designed to balance cultural discovery, distinctive accommodation and time to slow down together.
Your honeymoon begins beside the Dead Sea, with time to enjoy the peaceful surroundings before visiting the hot springs of Hammamat Ma'in and the Roman ruins of Jerash. Travel south through Kerak and Dana, where a guided hike leads into one of Jordan's most dramatic landscapes before a candlelit night at Feynan Ecolodge.
Continue to Little Petra and spend a full day discovering Petra's Siq, Treasury and Royal Tombs before exchanging rock-cut history for the open landscapes of Wadi Rum. A desert camp, 4x4 experience and short canyon walk add an adventurous side to the journey.
Finish with free time beside the Red Sea in Aqaba before returning to Amman for your final night.
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Welcome to Jordan. Upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport, meet the local representative for assistance with the arrival process.
Continue by private transfer for approximately one hour to your hotel at the Dead Sea.
After check-in, the remainder of the day is free. Settle into your hotel, relax after your flight and enjoy your first evening together beside one of Jordan's most distinctive landscapes.
After breakfast, travel to Hammamat Ma'in, known for its naturally heated mineral springs and dramatic setting.
Spend time enjoying the surroundings and relaxing before having lunch.
Continue north to Jerash, where an English-speaking local guide introduces you to one of Jordan's major Roman archaeological sites. Walk through the Oval Plaza and Colonnaded Street and see landmarks such as the Nymphaeum and Temple of Artemis.
After your visit, return to your Dead Sea hotel for another relaxing evening.
After breakfast, check out of your Dead Sea hotel and travel south toward Kerak Castle, the imposing Crusader fortress overlooking the surrounding landscape.
Continue to Dana Village, where you meet a local guide for an approximately two-hour hike. Walk through changing mountain scenery, terraced gardens and valleys while enjoying views across Wadi Dana.
After the hike, continue toward Wadi Feynan. A Jeep transfer takes you to Feynan Ecolodge, an environmentally focused lodge set away from the main roads.
The lodge is powered by solar energy, and evenings are illuminated largely by candlelight, creating one of the most distinctive overnight experiences of the honeymoon.
Dinner is served at the lodge.
Enjoy breakfast and a relaxed morning at Feynan.
You may spend the morning exploring independently or join one of the lodge's optional local activities, such as hiking or selected Bedouin cultural experiences. These optional activities may require an additional local payment.
A lunch bag is provided before departing the lodge.
Travel by Jeep back to the reception area, meet your driver and continue for approximately two hours toward Little Petra.
Enter through the narrow canyon and explore carved structures, tombs, ancient water channels and remains of Nabataean fresco decoration.
After your visit, drive approximately 15 minutes to Petra and check into your hotel.
After breakfast, begin a full exploration of Petra, Jordan's famous Nabataean rock city.
Meet your local guide and walk through the narrow Siq, surrounded by colorful sandstone walls. At the end of the passage, your first major view is the iconic Treasury.
Continue past the Street of Facades toward the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh's Castle while learning about Petra's history and architecture.
After the guided section concludes, enjoy additional free time to explore independently.
Later, leave Petra and drive approximately 1.5 hours to Wadi Rum.
Check into your desert camp, enjoy dinner and spend the night surrounded by Wadi Rum's sandstone mountains and open desert.
After breakfast, explore the landscapes of Wadi Rum aboard a 4x4 vehicle with a local Bedouin driver.
During the approximately three-hour desert experience, travel through areas of red sand dunes and sandstone formations and see ancient Nabataean inscriptions and a naturally formed rock bridge.
The experience also includes a short walk through Abu Kasheba Canyon, allowing you to explore part of the desert on foot.
Lunch is included during the day's program.
After completing the Wadi Rum experience, drive approximately one hour south to Aqaba on the Red Sea.
Check into your hotel and enjoy the rest of the afternoon at leisure.
Enjoy breakfast followed by a relaxing morning in Aqaba.
Spend your free time beside the Red Sea, relax at the hotel or explore the nearby surroundings independently.
Lunch is included according to the day's schedule.
At the arranged time, leave Aqaba and travel approximately four hours north to Amman.
After arrival, check into your hotel. The remainder of the evening is free for you to relax and enjoy your final night in Jordan.
Enjoy your final breakfast in Jordan.
Depending on your flight schedule, you will have time to complete hotel check-out before your private transfer to Queen Alia International Airport.
Lunch is included according to the departure schedule.
The transfer to the airport takes approximately 50 minutes, bringing your Jordan honeymoon journey to an end.
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