Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
From Petra, catch the JETT bus to the JETT bus station in Amman, or a bus to the South bus station (three hours).
Then catch a JETT bus to Damascus (four hours; the bus waits for you to cross the border as part of the service).
Also see Transport (
Click here
), Visas (
Click here
)
and Border Crossings (
Click here
). Take the reverse route to get
from Damascus to Petra.
Petra & Sharm el-Sheikh via Aqaba & Nuweiba
Note that from Sharm el-Sheikh or Nuweiba to Wadi Rum or Petra requires an overnight stop in Aqaba.
From Petra, catch a bus to the main bus station at Aqaba (2½ hours), then a service taxi or bus to the ferry termin-
al (30 minutes) and catch a boat at noon to Nuweiba (one hour). From here, take the bus to Sharm el-Sheikh (2½
hours). Also see Transport (
Click here
)
, Visas (
Click here
) and Border Crossings (
Click here
)
.
The trip from Sharm el-Sheikh to Petra is not possible in a day by public transport as you will arrive in Aqaba too
late. First up, catch a bus from Sharm el-Sheikh to Nuweiba ferry terminal (2½ hours), then catch the 3.30pm boat
to the passenger terminal south of Aqaba (one hour) followed by a service taxi or bus to Aqaba (30 minutes). Catch
a private taxi to Petra or stay overnight in Aqaba and catch a bus to Petra the following day (2½ hours).
Petra & St Catherine's Mount via Aqaba
At the Taba crossing you can only get a visa for the Sinai Peninsula, so if you want to travel further than Sharm el-
Sheikh, this trip needs some careful planning: full visas can be obtained in advance from the Egyptian consulate in
Aqaba or the Egyptian embassy in Amman.
From Petra, catch a bus to the main bus station in Aqaba (2½ hours), then a service taxi to Wadi Araba (Yitzhak
Rabin) border (15 minutes) and walk across the border (30 minutes). Catch a service taxi or bus to Taba (15
minutes) and a service taxi to St Catherine's Mount (three hours). Also see Transport (
Click here
), Visas (
Click
here
) and Border Crossings (
Click here
). While the reverse trip is not possible in a day on public transport, you can
avoid a night's stay in Aqaba by taking a private taxi.
Tours
Organised tours from abroad are generally divided into cultural/historical tours, overland
adventures that combine several Middle Eastern countries, and activity-based holidays
that involve some hiking and camel riding.
See the other Tours section (
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) for details of companies inside Jordan that can
organise individual tours and itineraries.
Australia
Adventure World
( 02-8913 0755;
www.adventureworld.com.au
)
Peregrine Adventures
( 03-8601 4444;
www.peregrineadventures.com
)
