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From Amman · Private car · 14 hours
Petra Private Tour from Amman
Al Amal's day from Amman hotels or the airport with an English-speaking driver: about 3 hours at Petra, then on to Wadi Rum. Private or shared; the jeep tour and the entry tickets come with the options that include them. No option includes a local guide.
Pick your private day
Which Petra Private Tour?
A Petra private tour from Amman is usually a car and an English-speaking driver for your party for the day; the Petra ticket and a guide inside the site are separate. The one to book first is Al Amal’s From Amman: Petra & Wadi Rum Private or group Day Tour, from US$117 for each of two adults (checked November 2026). That price is its private transport-only option: US$234.70 for the car, which one traveller pays alone, with Petra for about three hours, then Wadi Rum for about two, and no entry tickets, jeep tour or local guide. For a guide who walks Petra with you, Zaid Tours and Travel Jordan’s day includes one on every option.
From Amman: Petra & Wadi Rum Private or group Day Tour
Al Amal: a private car from Amman for Petra and Wadi Rum, 14 hours. The from-price is each of two adults, transport only; tickets and the jeep tour on the dearer options, no guide on any.
Check dates →From Amman: Private Petra Day Trip with Guide
Zaid Tours and Travel Jordan: a private car from Amman and a local English-speaking guide for the classic visit of Petra. The from-price is each of two Jordan Pass holders; the entrance fee is in the other options.
See the guided day →From Amman: Full-Day Private or Group Tour to Petra.
Al Amal: a private car from Amman to Petra and back, about 5 hours on site. The from-price is each of two adults, transport only; a guide is hired at the visitor centre.
See the Petra day →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Every from-price on these cards is for each of two adults; one traveller pays more. Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Choosing between a driver and a guide? Private driver or licensed guide explains what each one does at Petra, and the price page has every option for one traveller and for two.
- 4.9 / 5 893+ Reviews
- 238 km Amman to Petra's Visitor Centre by road, a 3-hour drive each way on the private days
- 50 JD A licensed guide for Petra's main trail, booked at the Visitor Center (Visit Petra, November 2026); the private car's price does not include one
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What Al Amal's Day Includes
A car and an English-speaking driver from Amman, water and Wi-Fi on board, and what each option adds.
Al Amal's own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Explore the ancient wonders of Petra, a preserved Nabatean city
- Unveil Petra's millennia-old secrets, rediscovered just 200-years ago
- Witness the mesmerizing desert landscapes of Wadi Rum
- Experience Bedouin traditions and embrace local culture in Wadi Rum
- Enjoy convenient transportation back to your Amman hotel
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Amman or the Airport
- 2-hour 4x4 Jeep tour in Wadi Rum (if option selected)
- Entry tickets (if option selected)
- English-speaking driver
- Water
- Wi-Fi
Not Included: Local guide, Personal expenses
Amman to Petra and Wadi Rum, Hour by Hour
A pickup in Amman before dawn, Petra in the morning, Wadi Rum in the afternoon, and the drive back in the evening.
Pickup in Amman
Hotel pickup in Amman or at the airport, from 6:00 AM on the dates read; the private options start at 6:00 or 6:30 AM. The driver speaks English; the car carries water and Wi-Fi.
Petra, About 3 Hours
Three hours in the car, then about 3 hours at Petra. The driver does not guide you inside, and no option includes a local guide: licensed guides are booked at the Visitor Center.
On to Wadi Rum
105 minutes to Wadi Rum and about 2 hours there. The 2-hour 4x4 jeep tour and the entry tickets come only with the options that include them.
Back to Amman
About 3.5 hours back to Amman. One reviewer, in February 2026, found the drop-offs followed the pickup order and added an hour.
Photo Gallery
The Siq, the Treasury and the Desert
The gorge into Petra, the rock-cut facades, and the red sand of Wadi Rum.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Al Amal's private or group day from Amman hotels or the airport: Petra for about three hours and Wadi Rum for about two, with an English-speaking driver. Tickets and the jeep tour on the options that include them; no local guide. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Plan the Private Day
Planning a Private Petra Tour
Driver or licensed guide, the price for one traveller or two, the day from Amman, the starts from the Dead Sea and Aqaba, and the Monastery and Little Petra.
Prices are each page's featured tour: Viator checked November 2026; GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Tour prices on GetYourGuide and Viator are in US dollars; fees paid in Jordan are in Jordanian dinars (JD).
Four Private Days to Petra from Amman
Who comes with you, whether a guide walks Petra with you, whether the ticket is in the price, and what one traveller pays against two. GetYourGuide prices with the month they were read.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Car and driver, Petra and Wadi Rum | Car and driver, Petra only | Car, driver and a Petra guide | Car and driver, add-ons by option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$117 per person (checked November 2026) (each of two adults, transport only) | From US$95 per person (checked November 2026) (each of two adults, private car, transport only) | From US$187 per person (checked November 2026) (each of two adults, Jordan Pass holders' option without entrance fees) | From US$132 per person (checked November 2026) (each of two adults, transport only) |
| One Adult, Cheapest Private Option | US$234.70 (transport only) | US$190.69 (transport only) | US$346.67 (Jordan Pass holders, no entrance fee) | US$272 (transport only) |
| Each of Two Adults, Same Option | US$117.35 | US$95.35 | US$186.67 | US$132 |
| Guide Inside Petra | Not on any option | Not included; hire one at the visitor centre | A local English-speaking guide for the classic visit | On the option with a 2-hour Petra guide |
| Petra Ticket | On the two options with entry tickets | On the options with the Petra ticket | On every option except the Jordan Pass one | On the option with entry fees |
| Wadi Rum | About 2 hours; the jeep tour on the options with it | Not visited | Not visited | About 3 hours; the 4x4 ride as an option |
| Pickup | Amman hotels or the airport, 6:00 or 6:30 AM | Amman hotels or the airport, 6:00 AM private | Amman hotels, 7:00 AM | Amman or Swemeh |
| Best For | Two people who want both places with a car to themselves | More time at Petra for the lowest private price | A guide in Petra without arranging one on the day | Building the day from add-ons |
| Check dates | See the tour | See the tour | See the tour |
More Ways to Go
Other Private Petra Tours
Petra with the Dead Sea, two or three days by private car, a Petra day with an optional guide, and a guide inside Petra by the hour, on GetYourGuide and Viator.
WITH THE DEAD SEAFrom Amman: Petra & Dead Sea Private day tour
Camel Taxi Tours' private day from Amman or the Dead Sea: Petra on your own for about 5 hours, then a Dead Sea resort with pools and a lunch buffet on the options that include it. Petra tickets only on the all-inclusive option; the local guide at Petra is not included.
2 OR 3 DAYSAmman to Petra Wadi Rum Dead Sea 2 or 3 Days Private Tour
Wadi Rum Oasis Car Rental and Limo services' private 2- or 3-day tour from Amman: a 2-hour 4x4 jeep tour, a night in a bubble or deluxe tent in Wadi Rum, Dead Sea day use with a buffet (with US$45 a person for the Dead Sea reservation, paid to the driver), and a Petra hotel night on the 3-day options. Petra and Wadi Rum entry fees and a local guide are extra.
GUIDE AS AN OPTIONFrom Amman: Petra Private Trip
Jordan Private Tours and Travel's private car from Amman: pickup at 7:00 AM, Petra from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, back at the hotel around 7:00 PM. A guide only on the option that includes one; entrance fees and meals are extra.
GUIDE INSIDE PETRAPrivate 3-Hour Guided Tour of Petra with Hotel Pickup .
A private guide for 2 to 3 hours inside Petra, with hotel pickup within the Petra region only. Entrance tickets and the drop-off at the hotel are not included.
Private tours to Petra
What Private Buys, and What It Leaves Out
The car, the ticket and the guide as three separate things, one traveller against two, the rule on guides at the gate, where the days start, and what reviewers say.
Three things “private” can mean
On these private Petra tours the word covers the car. What else you get depends on the option you tick, and the from-price is almost always the bare version.
| Layer | What it is | On Al Amal’s private day (one adult, 15 January 2027) |
|---|---|---|
| The car | A private car and an English-speaking driver from Amman and back | US$234.70, transport only |
| The extras | A 2-hour 4x4 jeep tour in Wadi Rum, then the Petra and Wadi Rum entry tickets | US$337.38 with the jeep; US$495.80 with the jeep and the tickets |
| The guide | Someone who walks Petra with you | Not on any option: a licensed guide is hired at the Visitor Center, 50 JD for the main trail |
GetYourGuide option picker, read November 2026; guide fee from Visit Petra, November 2026.
So a private Petra tour that reads “from US$117” becomes, for one person who wants the tickets and a guide, about US$496 plus a 50 JD guide. For two people the same option cost US$308.04 each (27 November 2026).
See the private options and prices
One traveller or two
The private days price the car, then split it. Al Amal’s transport-only option cost US$234.70 for one adult and US$117.35 each for two. Zaid Tours and Travel Jordan’s guided day cost US$440 for one and US$280 each for two, with the Petra entrance fee. Shared options, where they exist, cost the same per person whatever your party size. The private Petra tour price lays out every option of five private tours for one and for two.
The guide is booked at the gate
Petra’s own ticketing site puts it simply: “You can book a licensed guide upon arrival inside the visitor center only.” It adds that locals offering private tours or transport with private pickups are acting illegally and are not allowed to enter the archaeological site (PDTRA, November 2026). Your private driver drops you at the Visitor Center; a guide, if you want one, is hired there or comes with a tour that includes one.
Guide tickets cost 50 JD for the main trail, 100 JD with the Monastery and 100 JD with the High Place (Visit Petra, November 2026). Zaid Tours and Travel Jordan’s day includes a local English-speaking guide for the classic visit of Petra, and R&H VIP Travel & Tourism sells a 2-hour Petra guide as an option.
Where the private days start
Most private days pick up in Amman, at your hotel or the airport. Some start at the Dead Sea hotels; Camel Taxi Tours’ private Petra day takes pickups in either place. From Aqaba the road is the shortest, about 126 km. Each start has its own page: from Amman, from the Dead Sea and from Aqaba.
What reviewers say about driver and guide
Al Amal’s private-or-group day has 893 reviews on GetYourGuide. Of the 350 most recent (November 2026), 318 give five stars and 15 give three or fewer. Among the low ones: a guest who booked in English and rode with three Arabic-speaking passengers (October 2026), a driver texting at speed (June 2026), and a July 2026 guest who found one day too tight for both places.
On other private days the same theme runs through the low reviews. A 2023 reviewer of R&H VIP Travel & Tourism’s day wrote that it was “basically just a driver and the car” and that you have to book separate guides; a November 2025 guest on Camel Taxi Tours’ all-inclusive option expected a Petra guide in the price and paid about EUR 100 more for one. Read the option’s own line about the guide before you book.
Before you book
- Start time. The private options on Al Amal’s day start at 6:00 or 6:30 AM.
- Passport. Bring it; Petra’s ticket office asks for it.
- The ticket. Petra is 50 JD for one day if you stay at least a night in Jordan (Visit Petra, November 2026); a Jordan Pass includes it.
- Cancelling. Free up to 24 hours before on every GetYourGuide tour on this page.
A Car and a Driver from Amman for Petra
Al Amal's private or group day from Amman hotels: Petra for about three hours and Wadi Rum for about two, with an English-speaking driver. Entry tickets and the jeep tour on the options that include them; no local guide. Starting from US$117 per person (each of two adults, transport only).
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Private Petra Tours with Open Dates
Private and small-group days to Petra with live availability. Pickup, what is included and the cancellation terms show before you book.
Petra Private Tour: Questions
What private means here, the price for one or two, a driver or a guide, the ticket, private pickups at the gate, timing and the starts outside Amman.
Usually a car and an English-speaking driver for your party, and nothing else unless the option says so. On Al Amal's From Amman: Petra & Wadi Rum Private or group Day Tour, from US$117 for each of two adults (checked November 2026), the cheapest private option is transport only: no entry tickets, no jeep tour and no local guide. Zaid Tours and Travel Jordan's private Petra day is the one here with a local guide for the classic visit of Petra in every option.
Up to twice what each of two people pays, because most of the price is for the car. For one adult on 15 January 2027 Al Amal's private transport-only day cost US$234.70; for two it was US$117.35 each. Zaid Tours and Travel Jordan's guided day cost US$440 for one adult and US$280 each for two. See the private Petra tour price.
No. The driver gets you to the Visitor Center and back; a guide walks the site with you and explains it. Hire a licensed guide at the Petra Visitor Center on arrival: the guide ticket is 50 JD for the main trail, and 100 JD if you add the Monastery or the High Place (Visit Petra, November 2026). See private driver or licensed guide.
Not as your guide. Petra's ticketing site says licensed guides are booked inside the Visitor Center only, and that locals offering private tours or transport with private pickups are acting illegally and are not allowed into the archaeological site (PDTRA, November 2026).
Only on the options that say so. A day at Petra is 50 JD with at least one night in Jordan, 90 JD without one, and free under 12 (Visit Petra, November 2026). A Jordan Pass, 70 to 80 JD, includes Petra.
10 to 14 hours. Amman to the Petra Visitor Centre is about 238 km by road and the private days allow 3 hours each way. Al Amal's Petra-only day gives about 5 hours at Petra; its Wadi Rum day splits the time, about three hours at Petra and two in the desert. See the private Petra tour from Amman.
In winter, 2 October 2026 to 1 March 2027, from 06:30 to 17:00; in summer from 06:00 to 18:00. Little Petra's ticket office keeps shorter winter hours, 07:00 to 14:00 (Visit Petra, November 2026).
Yes. Camel Taxi Tours' Petra and Dead Sea private day picks up at the Dead Sea as well as in Amman; the Dead Sea Panoramic Complex is about 199 km by road from the Petra Visitor Centre. From Aqaba the drive is about 126 km by road. See from the Dead Sea and from Aqaba.
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