15 Guided Tours in Jordan Worth Booking

1.3-hour Private Guided Tour In Petra with hotel pick up.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 152 reviews · from $75Our pick

Meet your guide at your Petra-area hotel for a private walk through the Siq to the Treasury, Royal Tombs, Colonnaded Street, and Qasr Al-Bint. Guides such as Bassil, Ibrahim, and Shadi add local context, point out overlooked details, and take photos. The Monastery climb is optional and not included.

“One of the best tour guides I've ever had. Bassil made us feel comfortable with the route, dealt with the rain and helped us learn more about Jordan, the history and all that was in Petra. Would 100% recommend.”

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2.Explore 10-Hour Jeep Tour Pass, Guide, Meal & Stay

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 145 reviews · from $78

Spend 9 to 10 hours crossing Wadi Rum by open-air jeep with a local Bedouin guide, stopping at canyons, viewpoints, dunes, and historic sites. You’ll eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, try sandboarding, watch the sunset, then sleep in a private Bedouin tent. Guides may include Salim, Youssef, Ahmed, Ibrahim, or Omar.

“This was one of our favorite tours we’ve done in Jordan. The desert is absolutely stunning and so cool to see from a local Bedouin’s perspective. Had amazing food prepared for us on the tour. We loved sitting by the campfire with some Bedouins drinking tea and chatting about their ways of life and them asking us questions too. Everyone we met was so kind and helpful. Loved all of the locations we were taken to! The tents were comfy and the campsite had everything we needed to feel comfortable in the desert. We went when there was no moon so we saw so many stars. It was absolutely beautiful.…”

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3.Petra 1-Day Guided Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 141 reviews · 23 hours · from $299

Travel from Tel Aviv to Petra by air-conditioned coach, cross the Arava border with assistance, and explore Petra with an English-speaking local guide. You get about 2.5 hours of guided touring and 2.5 hours of free time among the Treasury, tombs, facades, and theater. Expect a long day, border fees, and plenty of bus time.

“It was well organised day all went well with border crossings and our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, it is a long day but its worth it, thank you”

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4.Guided Jeep Tour With Overnight Stay and Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 101 reviews · 2 - 3 days · from $87

Join guides such as Ibrahim, Salem, or Salam for a small-group jeep tour through Wadi Rum. Visit canyons, arches, springs, dunes, and sunset viewpoints, then sleep in a private Bedouin tent with dinner, breakfast, lunch, tea, and bottled water included. The standard stay is one night, with an optional extra night.

“My friend and I did this tour with Hammed, we drove around in the Jeep, he gave us lunch and took us to many nice places in Wadi Rum and had tea whilst watching the sunset. Then, after 5 hours touring around we went back to the camp and had a lovely evening with a fire, and good food and great company. The tents were very cool and many blankets to keep us warm. We are so happy to have booked the tour with them, I can´t recommend enough. The tour guides are so at hand for anything you need, you can whatsapp them if you need anything. Honestly, soooo…”

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5.Petra Full-Day Guided Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 98 reviews · 12 hours · from $219

Cross from Eilat into Jordan with border assistance, then ride through the Aravah and past Wadi Rum to Petra. Your English-speaking guide, including guides such as Adnan on the Jordanian side, leads a 2.5-hour visit before you get two hours to explore alone. Entry, transport, and water are included, but border and visa fees are extra.

“Everything was great, love the trip, except I wished I could’ve book this trip two or more days. One day is not enough to see the whole Petra, basically just saw the “gate” of Petra.”

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6.Choose 2 to 9 Hour Jeep Pass, Guide & Meal Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 82 reviews · 2 - 9 hours · from $22Best value

Take an open-air jeep through Wadi Rum with an English or Arabic-speaking Bedouin guide. Choose two, three, five, or up to nine hours, with stops such as Khazali Canyon, Lawrence Spring, red dunes, rock arches, sandboarding, and sunset viewpoints. Water, juice, tea, transport, and optional lunch are included.

“We loved our Jeep tour in Wadi Rum. Our guide was so friendly and informative. We got to experience the amazing landscape, a beautiful sunset and a lovely cup of Bedouin tea! We would highly recommend to anyone visiting Wadi rum!”

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7.Private 3-Hour Guided Tour of Petra with Hotel Pickup .

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 73 reviews · 3 hours · from $73

Meet Bassil at your Petra hotel or the visitor center for a private three-hour walk through the Siq, Treasury, theater viewpoint, Royal Tombs, Colonnaded Street, and Qasr Al Bint. He adjusts the pace, points out lesser-known paths, and leaves you with time and directions for exploring farther on your own.

“Petra is a fascinating place to visit, absolutely incredible. And many thanks to our guide Bassil!! He made the trip so special by providing us with many interesting information and with his kind nature. I can highly recommend this!”

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8.Amman Food Tours: 3-Hours Guided Walking Food Tour in Amman

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $130

Spend three hours with a guide such as Jumana, walking from Rainbow Street into old downtown Amman. You’ll make about 10 food and drink stops, including falafel, mansaf, kunafa, fruit, desserts, and local drinks. The group is capped at six, and the tour ends where it begins.

“Such a great tour! Jumana had so much info about food and some great tidbits along the way about life in Amman. We loved going with her and would 100% recommend this tour to anyone! We stopped at so many places and got to experience the market at night along with many local places.”

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9.Private Petra Day Trip with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 64 reviews · 10 hours · from $186

Travel from your Amman hotel to Petra in a private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver and local guide. Walk the 1.2-kilometer Siq to the Treasury, see Petra’s Theater and Royal Tombs, then use free time for the Monastery, High Place of Sacrifice, museum, or Little Petra. Guides in Spanish and French can be requested.

““Everything perfect” can explain the experience we had. The dream begun from the pick-up at the hotel, thanks to the professionality and kindness of our driver that took care of us during the trip from Amman to Petra. In Petra we have been assigned to a very professional guide italian speaking, that explained in very carefully the history of the site. It was faboulous to hear the history of Petra from him. Jordan people are the best”

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10.2-Day Jordan Guided Tour Petra, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $295

Travel from Amman in a small group of no more than five, with a dedicated driver, a Petra guide, a Bedouin camp stay, dinner, breakfast, a two-hour Wadi Rum jeep ride, and Dead Sea access with lunch. You will cover Jordan’s three headline sights in two packed days.

“Just returned from two adventure-filled, incredible, jam-packed days and couldn’t wait to write this glowing review. Here for business and had too short of time and too large amount of greed to experience as much as possible in magical JordRead more”

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11.Boat Dive 2 Guided Dives with Lunch Included wreck dive&reef dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $170

Spend about six hours on a boat from Aqaba, visiting a coral reef and wreck site with an instructor, full equipment, an underwater camera, buffet lunch, drinks, tea, coffee, and towels included. The calm conditions suit beginners and experienced scuba participants. Thaer Al-Bitar is the named contact from Hammerhead Diving Center.

“Had a great time with the team. Thanks for an amazing experience and for my first time scuba diving.”

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12.Half-Day Jeep Safari “Wadi Rum Highlights!” w/ Professional Bedouin Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $58

Meet your Bedouin guide at Wadi Rum Village for a 3 to 4 hour Jeep tour through the protected desert area. Expect Lawrence of Arabia’s house, springs, canyons, rock formations, red dunes, tea breaks, and time for sandboarding. Camel rides cost extra, and cash in Jordanian dinars is required.

“Memorable experience, highly recommended. The guide was good and overall enjoyable. Value for money and out of this world scenery”

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13.Guided Scuba Diving Adventure in Aqaba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $48

Meet Hammerhead in Aqaba for a 2.5-hour Red Sea scuba session suited to beginners and certified participants. You receive equipment, a safety briefing, and basic instruction before heading to a coral reef site. Guides such as Thaer, Ibrahim, Mohammad, and Taheer are noted for patient support, clear English, and calm help underwater.

“I had the pleasure to dive with them. I recommend. Thank you!!”

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14.Camel Ride with tea and Bedouin Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 20 reviews · 2 hours · from $53

Leave Wadi Rum Village by jeep, then ride a camel for about an hour with a Bedouin guide. Mamdouh leads in English or Arabic, with tea and water at Al Ramal Red Sand Dune. Pickup is available from camps in the protected area, and the group is limited to five.

“C’était incroyable, le balade en chameau était superbe avec un beau paysage mais si vous voulez vraiment explorer le Wadi Rum je vous conseille le tour en JEEP, c’est incroyable on peut voir plusieurs paysages magnifiques, des lieux de tournage, des traces de civilisation de plusieurs milliers d’années, incroyable. Le guide Mamdouh est très sympa et parle un très bon anglais donc vous n’aurez pas de problème pour discuter. Pour finir cette superbe aventure il m’a laissé conduire dans le désert et c’est une expérience a faire. Merci encore.”

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15.Camel Ride Experience with Tea and Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 20 reviews · 1 day · from $31

You’ll ride a calm camel through Wadi Rum’s Valley of the Moon with an English- or Arabic-speaking guide, a short animal-handling briefing, bottled water, and Bedouin tea. The small group is limited to four people. Choose the shorter sunset option for striking desert views, or allow the full day for a longer visit.

“The 4x4 ride out to the site and back was fun. The camels were really calm and clear instructions were given on how to get on/off. It was a really good experience to be travelling through the desert the traditional way.”

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