8 Shore Excursions in Aqaba Worth the Drive

1.Aqaba Shore Excursion: Private Petra Sightseeing Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $239Our pick

Private Petra shore excursion from Aqaba with Wadi Rum drive, local guide, Siq to The Treasury walk, and lunch, plus port pickup and drop-off.

“I'm on a 111 day world cruise.. I have already done 79 days. Petra has been by far the highlight of the cruise. Over 1,200 people on the ship used the cruise ships excursion package to reach Petra.. my friend and I with a handful of others used Viator. We had the most fun, got tRead more”

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2.Aqaba Shore Excursion: Private accessible Petra Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $448

Accessible private Petra tour from Aqaba with pickup, English-speaking driver, 90-minute golf cart time, Siq, Treasury, lunch included.

“This was a definite highlight of our cruise tours. There were many people that wanted to get on our cart as we went thru Petra. We would not have been able to do the tour otherwise. Our driver to and from the ship was fantastic. Spoke very good English and as he was from Petra we got to see some of the town as well. Well worth the money.”

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3.Petra Shore Excursion from Aqaba Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $320

A full-day guided Petra trip from Aqaba Port with port pickup, air-conditioned transfers, a guided Treasury visit, lunch, and a short horse ride.

“It was fine except that lunch was supposed to be included and we didn't get any. The guide was very knowledgeable and great. The price is too expensive. We also had a horseback ride that didn't take place.”

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4.2 Day 1 Night Wadi Rum (Overnight) & Petra Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $574

Two days from Aqaba port to Wadi Rum and Petra, with a desert jeep safari, guided Petra walk, and an overnight stay. Great value.

“We had an absolutely incredible experience traveling through Jordan, and a huge part of that was thanks to our amazing driver and guide, Aladdin. From the moment we arrived, everything was taken care of seamlessly—from the visa process to every detail of the itineraRead more”

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5.Private Full-Day Aqaba Shore Excursion to Petra and Little Petra

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $300

Private full-day Aqaba shore excursion to Petra and Little Petra with guided entry, horse ride, and port pickup.

“Zaid Tours & Travel arranged for a fantastic guide (Abdullah Ahmad Mousa) at Petra, who was extremely knowledgeable about local history and culture, fluent in English, engaging, funny - and flexible about our priorities. He helped us field the many vendors trying to sell Read more”

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6.Petra Shore Excursion Aqaba Port (01 Day)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $321

Private Petra day trip from Aqaba Port with round-trip transfers, entrance fees, buffet lunch, and optional 700m horse ride.

“From start to finish it was a delightful adventure. We are met at the port by our friendly, professional and safe driver. Upon reaching Petra we were met by our very informative tour guide. How he managed to keep track of the 6 of us, I don’t knoRead more”

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7.Petra Shore Excursion Aqaba Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $320

Private Aqaba shore trip to Petra with guided Siq and Treasury, included Petra ticket and lunch, plus easy port meeting and A/C transfers.

“We recently did a day long shore excursion from Aqaba to Petra and then Wadi Rum. Our driver, Mr. Mohammed Hammad, was exceptional! Our ship arrived two hours late but he was still there waiting our arrival. He took some shortcuRead more”

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8.Petra Day Tour from Aqaba Port (Shore Excursion Petra) – JHT

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $500

Private Petra day tour from Aqaba Port with A/C transfer, English guide, Siq walk to the Treasury, lunch included, optional horse ride.

“La mejor agencia en Jordania,Mohammed es el mejor ,serio, agradable,muy buen precio,muy puntual, es para confiar totalmente en esta agencia .Si pudiera darle mas puntuación ...lo haría.”

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