Private Petra Tour from Amman

A private Petra tour from Amman is a long day: about 238 km by road each way, 3 hours in the car on the itineraries, and about 5 hours at Petra in between if Petra is the only stop. Al Amal’s From Amman: Full-Day Private or Group Tour to Petra. is the plain version, from US$95 for each of two adults in a private car, transport only (checked November 2026); one adult paid US$190.69 on 15 January 2027. The private options pick up at 6:00 AM.

With the Petra ticket in the price, the private option cost US$331.51 for one adult and US$220.03 each for two. A local guide is not included; one can be hired at the visitor centre.

The road from Amman

Amman to the Petra Visitor Centre is about 238 km by road. The private days from Amman on this site allow 3 hours for the drive to Petra. Pickup is at your hotel in Amman or at the airport.

A day by the clock

Al Amal: option picker for 15 January 2027 and the listing’s itinerary. Jordan Private Tours and Travel (From Amman: Petra Private Trip): the listing’s timings. GetYourGuide, checked November 2026.

Winter hours at Petra (2 October 2026 to 1 March 2027) are 06:30 to 17:00 for the site and the Visitor Center; summer hours are 06:00 to 18:00 (Visit Petra, November 2026). A 6:00 AM start from Amman puts you at the gate around 9:00, well inside those hours.

What five hours covers

From the Visitor Centre, the path through the Siq reaches the Treasury after about 2.1 km. From the Treasury to Qasr al-Bint at the far end of the old city is about another 1.7 km, and the Monastery about 1.9 km beyond that, along the mapped paths. A walk out to the Monastery and back is therefore over 11 km. Five hours leaves room for it; three hours, as on the days that add Wadi Rum, makes it a rush.

A licensed guide for the main trail is 50 JD at the Visitor Center, or 100 JD with the Monastery (Visit Petra, November 2026). If you want one arranged before you go, private driver or licensed guide has the day that includes one.

Petra only, or Petra and Wadi Rum

Adding Wadi Rum turns the 10- to 11-hour day into 14 hours and cuts Petra to about 3 hours. Al Amal sells both: its Petra and Wadi Rum day cost US$234.70 for one adult and US$117.35 each for two in a private car, transport only, against US$190.69 and US$95.35 for Petra alone.

Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). The from-prices are 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.