2 DAYS TO PETRA & WADI RUM FROM SHARM EL SHEIKH

Starts: Every Day                   Type: Private Tour      

pick up service from your hotel by modern bus to drive to Taba Port, Take the ferry to Aqaba, where you will be met by our REP. Then you will be taken by modern coach to Petra attractions. Tour of Al Khazneh ” The Treasury” The most magnificent of Petra sights. One of the most elegant remains of the ancient world, the Treasury is carved out of solid rock and stands for 40 meters high. The Treasury in Petra is still a mystery. No one knew when it was built, nor was what was its purpose, the bottom of the Treasury damaged by the flood. Tour Petra Roman Theatre The next main monument of the city of Petra is the Roman Amphitheatre. Petra’s theatre is cut out of solid rock, and badly deteriorated. The front of the Theatre, including most of the stage was badly damaged by floods. This theatre is important when one considers the cultural importance it would have played in the Nabatean city. Lunch, Have lunch at a high quality restaurant Petra Tour of the Monastery: The name “Monastery” is a rather inaccurate nickname, which is probably based on its remote location and some inscribed crosses in the interior. Although it may have been later used as a church, it was probably a temple. Petra Tour of The Royal tombs This tomb is built high on the mountain side, and requires climbing up a number of flights of stairs. Abbe’ Starcky has suggested that this is the tomb of Nabatean King Malchus II who died in 70 AD. Dr. Schmidt-Colinet has proposed that this is tomb for Aretas IV.

Day 02: Wadi Rum / Back to Sharm

After breakfast we drive 1.5 hrs to Wadi Rum, one of the most impressing desert landscapes in the world. The area was made famous in the west by Lawrence of Arabia who described it as “vast, echoing and god-like”. Discover the area featured by rugged mountains and coloured sand dunes during a 4×4 Jeep tour. Transfer to Aqaba port to catch the ferry boat to Taba in Egypt. Upon arrival in Taba Transfer back to Aqaba for departure to Taba Port, where you will be met & transferred to your hotel in Sharm by modern bus.