From Amman: Full Day Petra Or Petra & Wadi Rum
Seven hours inside — the day trip that reaches the Monastery.
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The site is one park behind one ticket, but it is not one sight. It is a walk past named monuments in a fixed order, from the Visitor Centre to the Treasury and further again to the Monastery. Nine of them are below, in the sequence the walk actually takes, plus Petra by Night at the end of it. Every one of them is inside petra jordan tours from amman.
The Siq
What it is: a natural cleft in the sandstone, formed by a splitting of the rock, just over a kilometre long. It is not a path built to the Treasury; it is the Treasury's approach, narrowing overhead until the last turn opens onto the facade.
Where it sits: the first stretch after the Visitor Centre. How long it costs you: up to an hour on the official Main Trail rating, walked at an easy grade.
Al-Khazneh, the Treasury
What it is: the facade every photograph of Petra is taken of, carved directly into the cliff face at the end of the Siq. It is a tomb, not a treasury — the name comes from a legend about an urn carved into its upper level.
Where it sits: immediately past the last turn of the Siq. How long it costs you: most visitors stop here longest of anywhere on the walk; build in twenty minutes before you move on.
The Street of Facades
What it is: a run of rock-cut tomb fronts lining the widening canyon past the Treasury, dozens of them, in styles ranging from plain doorways to full classical facades.
Where it sits: between the Treasury and the Theatre. How long it costs you: ten to fifteen minutes walking through, longer if you stop to look at individual facades.
The Theatre
What it is: a Roman-period theatre cut into the hillside, seating originally put at several thousand. It is carved from the rock rather than built up from it — unusual enough that most theatres of its size are masonry.
Where it sits: just past the Street of Facades, where the canyon opens into the main basin. How long it costs you: ten minutes to see it properly.
The Royal Tombs
What it is: a cluster of large facade tombs cut into the cliff opposite the Theatre. It is the largest and most elaborate group in the city outside the Treasury and the Monastery.
Where it sits: across the basin from the Theatre, reached by a short climb. How long it costs you: thirty to forty-five minutes for the group.
The Colonnaded Street and Qasr Al-Bint
What it is: the Roman-period main street of the city, and Qasr Al-Bint, one of the few free-standing (rather than rock-cut) temples to survive, at its western end.
Where it sits: the flat centre of the site, where most day-trip lunches and rest stops happen. How long it costs you: twenty minutes walking through.
Ad-Deir, the Monastery
What it is: a facade cut into the mountain above the main city. It is larger than the Treasury and reached only on foot, along a trail the authority rates Moderate to Hard depending on the route.
Where it sits: above and beyond the main basin, the furthest point most visitors reach. How long it costs you: the climb is why the fault line running through this site matters so much for your plan — a four-hour day rarely reaches it, and a seven-hour one does. See the trail times before you plan your day around it.
The High Place of Sacrifice
What it is: a Nabataean ritual platform on a mountaintop above the Theatre, reached by a steep rock-cut staircase, with two obelisks carved from the summit itself.
Where it sits: a climb up from the main basin, opposite the Monastery route. How long it costs you: a half-day round trip on its own. That is why it competes with the Monastery for your same spare hours rather than sitting alongside it.
Little Petra
What it is: a smaller Nabataean site north of the main park, with its own narrow siq and its own carved facades on a compact scale. Some read it as a satellite settlement to the main city.
Where it sits: outside the main ticketed park, with its own ticket office and its own hours. How long it costs you: an hour, and it is not covered by the main Petra ticket — check the fee table before you assume it is.
Petra by Night
What it is: the site after dark, the route from the Visitor Centre to the Treasury lit by candles, with projection mapping and narration added since the show relaunched in 2025. It runs on a fixed weekly schedule, not on demand.
Where it sits: the same walk you did by day, seen at 20:30 instead. How long it costs you: about two hours, and you need a ticket of its own. See when the show runs before you plan a night around it.
How far, how long
| Stop | Distance from the Visitor Centre | Allow |
|---|---|---|
| The Siq | Starts immediately | Up to 1 hour |
| Al-Khazneh | End of the Siq, just over 1 km in | 20 minutes |
| The Theatre | Past the Street of Facades | 10 minutes |
| The Royal Tombs | Opposite the Theatre | 30–45 minutes |
| Colonnaded Street | The site's flat centre | 20 minutes |
| Ad-Deir, the Monastery | 4–5 hours' round trip on the Al-Khubtha rating | Half a day |
| The High Place of Sacrifice | A steep climb from the main basin | Half a day |
See how many hours each tour gives you
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Every day tour from Amman walks this route in the same sequence; the difference between them is how many of the hours above they leave you.
Where to check these facts
What each monument is and how it is described comes from the site's own custodian; the trail times come from the Jordan Tourism Board's own trail register.
- Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority
- Jordan Tourism Board — where to go in Petra
- Petra by Night, the official programme
Does every monument need a separate ticket?
No. One Petra Archaeological Park ticket — 50 JD, 55 JD or 60 JD depending on how many days it covers — admits you to everything on this list except Petra by Night, which is a separate 30 JD show on top of a daytime ticket you already hold.
What is the one thing to see if I only have four hours?
Al-Khazneh, seen for the first time through the last turn of the Siq. A four-hour visit comfortably reaches the Treasury, the Street of Facades and the Royal Tombs; the Monastery climb is the thing a short day has to leave out.
Is Little Petra part of the same ticket?
No, and it usually is not on the same day. Little Petra, or Siq al-Barid, is a separate site north of the main park with its own ticket office and its own hours, and only some itineraries add it.
Tours that give you the most time on this walk
From Amman: Full-Day Private or Group Tour to Petra.
Five hours inside rather than four, from an Amman hotel or the airport.
From $95 per person
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Private 3-Hour Guided Tour of Petra with Hotel Pickup .
Three hours with a licensed guide, for anyone already at the gate.
From $75 per person
Check AvailabilityWhich trail reaches which of these on foot is on Petra trails, what the ticket covers is on visiting Petra, and every guided day is on Petra Amman Tours.