subject: Tips For Tours To Petra Jordan [print this page] 1. Tours Departure days ? : Our company is a Leading tour operator and Provides daily tours to Petra Jordan we are the only opertor that gives you a guerantee for a daily departure from Eilat to Petra and also more tours from Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem.
2. What to Bring to the Tour ?: with all of our Expirance in the Petra tours field we recomened to you to bring to the tour the following thing : Bottle of Water ( 2-3 Liters Per person ) , your Passport ( Original ) and if you have Multi Nationality Passports please bring them both , in case you have Isaraeli passport you have to cross the border to Jordan and back to Israel only by Him .
of course it is necessery to bring to the tour comfortable shoes to walk there is some rocks and sand in the Petra siq way so it is better for you .
Small change for the horses and guide is also recomended , in case you will need to to take the horses in the Petra site ( we dont recomend it , better to walk ) you will need the small change something like 3 USD or 4 USD not more . it is for the man who leads the horses , the horses themself are included in the tour ticket . and when you finish the tour it is better to TIP your guide , of course in case he was good . the avarage tip is 5 USD .
in the Summer time that is between June and August in Jordan it is also recomended to Bring a hat for keeping out of dry Heat .
3. What is no allowed to Bring to the Tour in Jordan or allowed ? forget about all the information you got till now from Travel agents and the Intrernet , to Jordan you can bring water and sanwiches with no Problem at all . ofcourse everything needs to be done in a good taste and not to bring 50 gallons or 50 sanwiches .
4. What is not allowed to do in Jordan while touring ? In the Jordan Heshamite Kindom it is not allowed to Photograph any police or army personal without there premission .
also of course it is not allowed to give any money for this personal it is very Iligell and we dont want to get you out of prison .
5. Souvenir Shops in Petra - if you need any souvenirs from Petra Jordan first of all dont forget to argue alot about the Prices they offer or give you for any products usually you can get down the prices at least 2 times less . also in case you have Big Bills of USD or Euro like 100 or more keep them away from the eyes of the seller in the shop or keep the big bills in your hands untill he gives you the chage they dont like to give change back and they will try do all to leave your money in the shop .but the best way is to change your big bills for small before you get to Petra itself.
6. Security and Safety in Petra and Jordan ? for the last years and specialy after UNESCO diclared the Petra Site for 1 of the 7 Wonders , it became more safe than ever ,
in the way to Petra from the Border you will have security and Police posts every 5-10 KM.
in the site of Petra itself you have also security and the police in every 2-3 KM also .
let us essure you that trully Petra is one of the safest places in the world .
7.Tax Borders - as you probably know there is a tax border fee that you need to Pay when you cross the border the tax border is a fee that you pay when you leave certain country and this concern both Israel and Jordan also . the border tax fee for both of the sides Israel and Jordan together is 55 USD per person .
8.Visa requirement to Jordan: regarding the visa to Jordan alot of People are mistaken almost all the time , the visa requirement for Jordan is only Valid for certain countries like : Andora, Colombia , India , Chile ,Moldova , South Africa and some more countries . in the case you have a nationality of any of this countries you need to request a visa in the Jordan Embessy at least 2-3 weeks before getting to Jordan , if you didnt make it we can help you to make the visa in the Border of Jordan "Fast visa " (but of course it will cost you 50 USD Per person) and of course we will need to know about this in advance of a day minimum .
9.Multi Passports Or Israel Passports : if you need to cross any of the borders of Israel or take a flight to any destination you will need by law of Israel to show your Israel passport by your departure and arrival , if you have 2 passports Israel and any other country you also will need to show the Israeli one at your departure from Israel .
10.Local Currency and do i need to change money ? regarding the local currency , the local currency in Jordan is Jordan Dinnars that equals to 1.5 USD in avarge or to 1 EURO also in Avarge
if you need to by souviners or anything alse in Jordan you can use any currency you like such as : USD,EURO,NIS all the shops knows the exchange rate and ready to get from you any currency you will give them , if you need to change money from USD or EURO or ISRAEL SHEKELS to Dinnars we recomend for you to do this on the Jordan side it will be less commsion for you and a better exchange rate .
11.getting to Petra Jordan tour from Tel-Aviv or Jerusalem : our company offers a few ways on how to get from Tel-Aviv or Jerusalem to Petra here are the ways , the first option that is the most comfortable is to take our Flight package to Petra this package includes flights to Eilat from Tel-Aviv and back the cost of this package and more information you can read on our www.Petra-trip.com website in the Jordan tours Category , also there is an option of taking a bus from Tel-Aviv it is the night bus that has a departure at 00:00 PM from Tel-Aviv or 23:30 PM from Jerusalem ,and the third option on getting to Petra is by car , rental or privet to the Border leave it there secured and safe , going to the tour and return back by the same car .
12. Way Difficulty in the Petra site : the way in Petra is medium difficulty part sandy and part stones ,by our expiriance in the field of Petra tours in the last 7 years there is no special difficulty in wallking in the Petra site in case you do have some phisical problem by wallking we recomend taking the special transportation in the Petra site and here you have Camels, Donkeys, Horses and Horses with Carriages .
13.Getting lost in Petra possible or not ? : The Site of Petra consists of 33 quadro KM and it is very easy to get lost if you are not following the guide or not going by the Siq road that is going straight all the time so in case you hear for the guide and going only by the main road you dont have a chance to get lost in the Petra site .
14.Insurance to Travel Jordan : by traveling to a diffrent country you always recomended to take insurance so our advise if you are travelling by yourself take a privet insurance for any case if you are traveling by tour company check if there insurnace covers you it is suppose to be a 3rd party tours insurance like our company has .
15.Travel to Jordan by yourself or by tour company : after so many years of the same important question regarding what is better going by myself to Petra or by tour company we are here to finally answer you : in case you are going by your self you will have no organazation or tour company that will meet you in the Jordan side while crossing , the cost of the tour will be higher because you will have the following payment in this Petra day tour :
1.Jordan and Israel Border fees - 55 USD Per person
2.Transportation to Petra and Back - depand on what car but approximatly - 150 USD
3.Tour guide to guide you during walking in the site - 100 USD
4.Lunch - approximatly - 25 USD Per person
5.Petra 1 day entrance fee : 128 USD Per person
so total you have here : 666 USD for 2 person .
and remember all of this is not organized so it is harder to get it immdiate ,
in case you are going by our tour company it will cost you total of 250 USD and every thing is made for your comfort and pleasure .
This was our 15 best tips for the Petra tours in Jordan
we wish you a pleasent vacation in Jordan or in any place you choose ,
