Nabataean city carved in rose sandstone. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Petra

Best months: March, April, May, October and November.

What to see in Petra

1. Le Siq & le Khazneh (Trésor)
   The Siq is a narrow crack in the rock, more than a kilometre long, with rose-coloured sandstone walls rising on either side.
2. Monastère (Ad Deir)
   At the end of a mountain path climbing through the rock, the façade of Ad Deir appears all at once, carved straight into the pink cliff.
3. Haut lieu du sacrifice
   This summit holds an ancient Nabataean place of worship, with an altar cut straight into the rock and obelisks still standing.
4. Tombeaux royaux
   These façades carved into the rose-coloured cliff line the colonnaded street, north of the ancient centre.
5. Petra by Night
   The Siq path, lit by hundreds of candles and lanterns, leads to the façade of the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) in a silence very different from the daytime visit.
6. Petite Petra (Siq al-Barid)
   This Nabataean site is much quieter than Petra itself, and it shows how the city was lived in rather than only how it was displayed.
7. Wadi Rum (excursion)
   Wadi Rum's desert offers red and orange sandstone and granite landscapes, copper-coloured sand and natural arches that shift in appearance through the day.
8. Petra Kitchen

A sample itinerary for Petra, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €102 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Petra itinerary, hour by hour

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