Hotels in Amman and Wadi Musa

Where to stay for a private Petra tour: Amman, where the private days pick you up, or Wadi Musa beside the Petra Visitor Center for an early start or a second day, with room searches for both towns (November 2026).

Updated November 2026

For a private Petra tour from Amman, stay in Amman: the private days pick you up at your hotel there, or at the airport, from 6:00 AM. Al Amal’s From Amman: Petra & Wadi Rum Private or group Day Tour, from US$117 for each of two adults in a private car, transport only (checked November 2026), is one of them. Stay in Wadi Musa, the town at the Petra Visitor Center, if you want more than one day at Petra or to be at the gate when it opens.

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For one adult the private transport-only option cost US$234.70 on 15 January 2027; set your party size on the calendar.

Amman or Wadi Musa

Map: Amman, about 238 km by road to the Petra Visitor Centre at Wadi Musa; the Dead Sea Panoramic Complex and Aqaba also shown
Amman, where the private days pick up, about 238 km by road from the Petra Visitor Centre in Wadi Musa.
Sleep in AmmanSleep in Wadi Musa
The private dayPicks up at your hotelYou get yourself to the Visitor Center
Time at PetraAbout 3 to 5 hours, depending on the tourAs long as the site is open: 06:30 to 17:00 in winter
Ticket50 JD for one day50 JD for one day, 55 JD for two consecutive days
Petra by NightNot possible on a day tourSunday to Thursday from 8:30 PM, 30 JD

Petra fees, hours and Petra by Night: Visit Petra, November 2026. Ticket prices for anyone with a night in Jordan.

The private days from Amman are built for people who sleep in Amman. A night in Wadi Musa works without a tour: you walk in with your ticket, and a licensed guide is hired at the Visitor Center if you want one.

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  • Amman

    Where the private days from Amman pick you up, at your hotel, from 6:00 AM.

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  • Wadi Musa

    The town at the Petra Visitor Center: for a second day at Petra, an opening-time start, or Petra by Night.

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Illustration: a city of pale stone houses spread over steep hills at dusk, lights coming on in the windows, a few palm trees in the foreground
Illustration. A hillside city of pale stone at dusk.

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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.

From Amman: Petra & Wadi Rum Private or group Day Tour

A Private Car from Your Amman Hotel

4.9/5 from 893 verified reviews · From US$117 per person (each of two adults, transport only) · Free cancellation

Al Amal's private day picks up at hotels in Amman or at the airport: Petra for about three hours and Wadi Rum for about two, with an English-speaking driver.

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