Dana to Petra Trek - 8 Days

8 days
From $282/day
$2,255
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Trip last updated: 3/22/2024
Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
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Overview

Highlights

    • Follow the most famous section of the 'Jordan Trail' from Dana to Petra
    • Explore Dana Nature Reserve
    • Walk amongst sculpted sandstone, through deep gorges and across high ridges, climbing gradually up to 1100m at the high viewpoint above Petra
    • Camp Bedouin style under the desert stars
    • Explore Petra - UNESCO-listed Nabataean city that was all but lost to the modern world until its rediscovery in 1812
    • Visit 'Little Petra' via the secret route and the Baidha Neolithic village

What's this trip about?

    TREKKING HOLIDAY: Trek for six days through Jordan's beautiful and rugged countryside, following the 'Jordan Trail' from Dana Nature Reserve to the ancient 'Rose-Red City' of Petra, and camping Bedouin style. Enjoy a wonderful week of discovery, walking and Jordanian hospitality.
Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeOperator does not provide
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityMadaba
End CityAmman

Travel Themes

Trip includes

    • One group departure transfer from Petra to Amman airport on day 8
    • Breakfast daily, 6 lunches and 6 dinners
    • 2 nights 3 star hotels and 5 nights camping
    • 5 days of trekking - Full service on trek including baggage support and camping equipment (excluding personal equipment)
    • Entrance fee for Dana Reserve
    • Guided sightseeing tour of Petra including entrance fees
    • A Bedouin trekking guide
    • Escorted by a licensed Jordanian tour guide
    • Airport arrival transfer on day 1
    • All relevant transfers and transportation in private modern air-conditioned vehicles

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day : 1 Madaba

Upon arrival into Amman airport, you will be met and transferred to our start hotel in Madaba. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Day : 2 Dana Nature Reserve

Madaba - Wadi Feinan. After breakfast we drive south to Dana Nature Reserve. We meet our Bedouin trek crew and guide and begin our first day of trekking, approximately 6 hours, which includes a lunch stop. From Dana to Feina it's mostly downhill and then route levels ...

Day : 3 Trek to Wadi Barwas Canyon

Wadi Feinan - Wadi Barwas. Today we walk for 6 hours as we head across classic hamada landscape - dry, rock-strewn desert with little sand. There are spectacular views of the mountain ranges to the east, with the expansive Wadi Arabia desert out to the west. Mostly flat terrain and several small wadis we must cross during this day trekking. Tonight we set up camp in Wadi Barwas.

Day : 4 Follow ancient Bedouin trails

Wadi Barwas - Ras el Feid. Today we leave behind the hamada desert and start with a steep ascent across rocks and small boulders to a twisting goat herder's track which leads us up into the mountains through a dramatic valley, with views eastwards towards Wadi Araba D...

Day : 5 Trek to Shkaret Msei'd

Rasi el Feid - Shkaret Msei'd. Today we join a Bedouin trail to traverse a rocky valley, gradually ascending by way of dry wadis and cols. Lasting approximately 2 hours we eventually descend to a riverbed with perennial water. We will continue along the wadi floor before a gentle climb up to the pale colored sandstone mountains of the Petra region. Tonight we camp at the col of Shkaret Msei'd.

Day : 6 Trek through rock canyons to Little Petra

Shkaret Msei'd - Beidha. The scenery changes dramatically today as we leave the narrow wadis behind and come upon the wide open sandstone hills that have the feel of a moonscape. With smooth and soft rocks the terrain is much easier to negotiate, with wide tracks and ...

Day : 7 Petra

Beidha - Petra. We bid farewell to our local trekking guide and crew this morning. Then, we continue with our guide to Petra (approx. 2-3 hours) starting across open farmland, we follow a well defined mountain track with views across the Araba Desert. After 5 days of ...

Day : 8 Amman

Petra - Amman. After an early breakfast we travel by private vehicle (3hrs) to Amman International Airport where our tour comes to an end.

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Accommodation:

3 star hotels & camping

Group size:

Small Group - 24 max

Maximum number of people in group:

24

Trip Excludes:

  • International flights and visa (see Trip Notes for further information about visas)
  • Tipping - An entirely personal gesture

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