The Best Way to Combine Israel and Jordan in One Trip

Israel and Jordan share a border and the two are friendly neighbors with many ties. Both countries are home to incredible historic and cultural sites worth seeing. When the two are so close it seems a pity not to combine Israel and Jordan in a single trip. Even if you only have time to visit Jordan's top attractions, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra which is also one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Luckily there are many tour options that combine Israel and Jordan no matter how long you plan to spend in the region. For tour packages that include places in Jordan like Jerash, Madaba, and Amman the Sheikh Hussein Border Crossing near Jerusalem is often used. Other tours enter Jordan from the Arava Border Crossing in Eilat which is the closest crossing to Petra. 

Package Tours that Combine Israel and Jordan

If your time is limited then a package tour might be the best option to see Israel and Jordan on one trip as all the logistics are taken care of for you. Some Petra tours from Israel split the days evenly covering top destinations in Israel as well as several highlights in Jordan. For example, you can see Israel and Jordan in one tour package over 12 days starting in Israel and spending 8 days in the Holy Land and 4 days in Jordan.

Tour places like Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, Golan Heights, Jerusalem, and the Dead Sea. Then travel to Jordan and visit Jerash, the capital of Amman, Madaba famed for its Byzantine mosaics, The biblical Mount Nebo, and the spectacular Petra Archeological Park. There are shorter package trips where you spend just one day visiting Petra in Jordan and the rest of your time in Israel.

To make this quick trip to Petra possible shorter package trips may include a flight from Tel Aviv to Eilat and from there, it is just 2 hours across the border to Petra. With longer package tours the journey can be made by entering Jordan by bus via the Sheikh Hussein Border Crossing.

Petra Tours from Tel Aviv

If you're based in central Israel, you don't have to miss out on a trip to Petra. You can travel to Petra from Tel Aviv with a 1-4 day tour. The shortest of these tours starts with an early morning flight from Tel Aviv to Eilat where you are met at the Ramon Airport and taken across the Arava Border Crossing to Petra.

At the end of an exhilarating day, the tour ends with a return flight from Eilat to Tel Aviv. There are similar tours that give you an extra day to enjoy Eilat and others that last 3-4 days and include more destinations in Jordan and overnight stays in Amman and Petra. These 1-4 day tours from Tel Aviv are perfect for combining with a longer stay in Israel.

Petra Tours from Eilat

The Israel-Jordan border crossing closest to Petra is in Eilat, a beach resort city on the edge of the Red Sea. There are a number of tours to

If you're visiting Eilat, Petra Tours can make your trip much more exciting: just take a Petra Tour from Eilat, see the ancient Petra Treasury and Royal Tombs - then go back for a relaxing stay on the beach of Israel's best resort city. 

You can take a 1-day tour from Eilat to Petra or opt for a 2-day tour that gives you a guided tour of Petra and a day to explore the ancient city by yourself. One of the most exciting tours to Petra from Eilat is the two-day tour that gives you a tour day in Petra and a day in Wadi Rum, a Jordanian desert wilderness with striking rock formations. On one of these tours, you can take a desert jeep safari through Wadi Rum and even a short panoramic tour of Aqaba, Jordan's Red Sea port city.

Tours with overnight stays in Jordan will include accommodations in Wadi Musa - the gateway to the Petra Archeological Park - or in awesome glamping sites in Wadi Rum.