Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Dana Village

   • Your guide will welcome you to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Enjoy your private 2-hour transfer to your hotel in Dana village, check-in, and the remainder of the day is free. 

   Overnight at a 3* hotel.

2. Day 2: Trek from Dana village to Wadi Malaga

   • After breakfast, we will start trekking down towards Wadi Malaga through a diverse fauna and flora into Wadi Dana, surrounded by sandstone scenery. It is part of Jordan’s largest nature reserve, which stretches from the Rift Valley to the lowlands of Wadi Araba. 
   • We'll pass the area of Feynan, once the center of ancient copper mining, Cross Feynan, then we'll take a shuttle to Wadi Malaga, where we will set up our camp for the first night.

3. Day 3: Wadi Malaga to Ras Al Faid

   • This is a difficult part of the trail that lays ahead of you. We will continue to hike through the Wadi Malaga landscape, a flat and stony path, Wadi Araba in the West and in front of you are the Sharah mountains. 
   • Then, we will follow a steep, old Bedouin trail into the mountains, offering stunning views of the Wadi Araba Desert. The path is known as the "Um Al Amad" path. You managed the challenging part of the route and continued to our camping spot in the area of "Ras Al Feid".

4. Day 4: Ras Al Faid to Little Petra

   • Along shepherd trails, we will climb higher, surrounded by dark, rugged mountains. Continuing downhill, the landscape softens and inter a pale-coloured sandstone area with interesting rock formations. 
   • After a while, we'll recognize signs of increasing human habitation, like Bedouin camps and flocks of sheep. The path takes us to a saddle with great views of the Wadi Araba.
   • Then, we will continue towards Little Petra. Enter Siq Al Barid - a narrow passage, to see tombs, monuments, cisterns and water channels. It is believed Little Petra had been a caravansary. 
   • Afterwards, we'll spend overnight at a Bedouin camp.

5. Day 5: Little Petra to Petra

   • This day, we'll head to Petra via ‘The Back Door’. Good tracks going pleasantly down Wadi Ghurab amidst sandstone mountains guarding the approaches to Petra. This way follows a Nabataean route out of the valley and skirts round the final mountain on a natural rock terrace, which has been ‘improved’ by the PAP for the safety of walkers. Even so, it still narrows slightly before reaching a hidden plateau high above the impressive chasm of Wadi Siyyagh. Just beyond, carved into the cliff face, ‘The Monastery’ suddenly comes into view. (Bedouin café). 
   • Then, we will go down into ancient Petra, through which the route goes before exiting past ‘The Treasury’ and through the famous ‘Petra Siq’ to the shops, cafés and hotels of Wadi Musa.
   • Later, we will transfer to the airport to conclude the tour.