Things To Know For Visiting Petra At Night And Little Petra In Jordan – Hand Luggage Only

After our day travelling down to the Dead Sea in Jordan and visiting some of it’s most incredible historical sights along the way, we made it back to Petra just as the sun set.

This was perfect timing as on this evening, we had already booked tickets to go to the ancient lost city of Petra to see it all lit up at night.

There would also be a musical performance there so it was all due to not just look great but also sound great.

Now it is important to note that this doesn’t happen everyday so you need to plan in advance if this is something you want to do while you’re at Petra.

Booking tickets well in advance is also highly recommended so that you can guarantee your entry.

Now I know I covered it already in my first post when we visited Petra during the day but I have to remind you again, the walk from the entry gates at Petra to the Treasury – which is where the whole performance would be, is actually quite long.

During the day, you could use horses and carriages to get around (we didn’t; we just walked the whole thing because the walk there is also pretty impressive) but at night, you won’t have the option for horses and carriages if you don’t fancy walking.

Also, it’s not particularly well-lit – it’s got lanterns on the floors, which, although they look amazing, don’t provide enough lighting for navigating the uneven terrain properly.

Our advice if you’re not the steadiest on your feet would be to just take the walk slowly and carefully and wear sturdy walking shoes.

We did none of these by the way because we just really wanted to be one of the first to arrive there and see if (and also photograph it) before everyone else flooded in.

With that in mind, we arrived at the gates 30 minutes early, just to find a ginormous queue already waiting ahead of us.

We then did the next best thing which was to powerwalk the entire thing and honestly, at some points, I felt almost certain I was gonna just go tumbling.

Thankfully, that didn’t happen, and although it seemed almost impossible at the start, we somehow managed to be one of the first people to arrive at the Treasury, ergo, why these photos exist.😄😄

Now with regards to the performance itself, I had read that in advance that some people didn’t like it (I think it had mixed reviews overall) but honestly, I think it was fantastic.

I guess that’s the thing about not showing up with wild expectations and instead just letting the…