Private Tour
Indiana Jones Homestay Petra Jordan - Bedouin Village with Tour
Overview
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Stay in a home stay with a local Bedouin family. See Petra outside of just the touristy areas and see what life is really like there. Make new friends, enjoy amazing music, food and shisha for an unforgettable cultural experience.
See how the locals live, enjoy traditional meals, explore all the main sites of Jordan by mule with your local bedouin guide. This is truly the best way to visit Petra and will give you the most unique experience far beyond other visitors of Petra.
Enjoy Half Day Tour of Petra
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Petra - Wadi Musa
Your tour will be entirely in Petra. We will meet at the Treasury and visit the viewpoint over the Treasury, then take a mule tour to the high place of sacrifice and then head to the 3,000 year old converted Bedouin Cave home where you will enjoy lunch overlooking the valley. Then take a mule tour to the Monastery and afterwards enjoy a traditional Bedouin dinner and stay overnight inside Petra in the Bedouin cave. This is the only place you can actually sleep inside the park. Wake up to the most amazing sunrise over the valley inside Petra. You will have a local Bedouin guide for the first day. (If you arrive late and want to stay in the cave the night before the tour and do the tour the second day, this is fine as well. Let us know and just book by the date you will sleep in the cave.) Admission to the park is not included.
What‘s Included
Full Day of guiding in Petra by a local bedouin guide - entrance ticket seperate w/Jordan pass
Accommodation in Bedouin Village
Dinner
Breakfast
Options
Accomodation + Petra Tour
Nabatean Nights Stay
Petra Full Day Tour: See the main sites of Petra w/lunch
Reviews
10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Good petra experience, but not as much Bedouin culture
867merm,Feb 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Overall we loved our experience mainly just because being in that type of setting in the caves with that beauty, is just amazing. I recommend this if you love the idea of seeing Petra and being outdoors with great views and are okay with not getting a ton of Bedouin culture experience. One great thing is they will give you tons of delicious bedouin tea. You may need to ask for water. Feras and his wife Natalie were a bit busy while we were there. Things come up. We spent some time with them, but not as much as you would think (none our 2nd night). Feras was pretty busy so you do not get time like you expect. We wanted more of the bedouin culture as promised, but we made the most of it and truly enjoyed ourselves. We were able to experience a part of the culture on our own since we were there on our own most of the time. It is a really cool experience and the rock bed is so neat! There are animals around which is great! If you love petra, you will really experience it here and even climb to their cave! It is an unforgettable experience! The food was good, but we were promised mansaf instead of maqluba since we had already had that. We did not get mansaf. They just got busy and were not very present. They are running so many tours all the time. Also, it is very overpriced and the extra tours they offer are well over the price of what you can get elsewhere so I definitely would say try to find someone else for extra tours. However, it is still worth it, because the experience is great! You dont need a toilet since you are in a cave, but they have one anyway! It is simply beautiful and special! Just know that there is a chance you wont see much of the culture or much of Feras.
The best of Petra
17giuggi,May 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00One of the best experiences we had in Jordan! The only structure inside Petra where it is possible to sleep and have a real Bedouin experience with Feras family. Sari, Feras' brother, welcomed us with warmth and affection: we found a friend with whom we spent a wonderful evening! Feras wife is an amazing cook who made us the best meals eaten in Jordan! The only regret is not having visited Petra and having done extra activities with them, certainly our experience would have been even more gratifying.
Outstanding!!!
Tracybrs,Apr 3, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience. Your will walk, eat & sleep among the locals who are some of the best people you'll ever met.
5 million star hotel
roxie8228,May 20, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sleep inside a UNESCO world heritage site / anciet city underneath 5 million stars ! Amazing hospitality from hosts . *has new and very clean bathroom which is a huge plus *
A Night Under the Stars
Lcara5565,May 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I stayed with a couple of friends for a night in the cave and had the BEST time! We had an incredible private tour of Petra and the Treasury, rode camels and the mules to the monastery, and had an amazing lunch with Natalie and Feras. It is such a surreal moment to sit around the fire at night and talk, while looking up at the stars. It’s truly a once in a lifetime experience to be able to stay after hours in one of the wonders of the world. They are wonderful hosts and the cave has all of the comforts of home, including a bathroom. I would highly recommend it, and would love to come back again!
Amazing
Simulationexploratio,Apr 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience, don’t hesitate, comfortable, friendly, super warm (electricity and Wi-Fi), but with all the Bedouins magic.
Magic night in Petra
1971Barb2022,Feb 19, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The days we have in Petra were fabulous. We really enjoyed the "Grotte d'Indiana Jones" for a real immersion in Bedouin's life. Thank you for the kind hospitality and the foods were excellent. It is really a place to stay to learn more about the local life. All the family had a wonderful time there
Amazing stay in the most wonderful place
leanan2022,Jan 21, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you so much to Firas and his family for making our stay in Petra unforgettable. Everything was amazing, the food was the best that we ever had and the welcoming the warmest. The cave’s location is perfect to visit Petra, and it is very comfortable. Spending the night there was an experience on its own. We can’t wait to go back again if we have a chance. I highly recommend staying with Firas for a romantic getaway, or even a family one. Thank you so much again!!!!
Highly recommended the stay in the cave
nadiaf794,Jan 13, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The cave is located in the wonderful archeological city of Petra. The view from the cave is beautiful and you can take wonderful photos. The cave is fully equipped, sanitary ware, beds, blankets are available and is very clean. Do not hesitate to try the dinner in the cave cooked by the host. Jordanian cuisine will fascinate you. The host will provide you with all the information you need and will give you a wonderful tour and route to the archeological city of Petra. In addition, staying in the cave you will experience the Bedouin way of life which is something amazing .. It is an experience that will be unforgettable and I highly recommend it.
Rip-off the tourist experience
loris bsk,Jan 9, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00As a rural accomodation, you have to put up with a few things; if you ask for a toilet you are said to do "in the wild". More annoying the insistence on additional services; how many time do I have to tell that I don't want to go on a donkey ? In the end I accepted to be escorted on shortcut to a viewing point, accessible only "with a guide" for 20 JOD. It was not a shortcut, as I walk past the ordinary access point to take it. And of course there was no indication that a guide was required.
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