Hotels near Petra by Night

Petra by Night is a 2-hour evening experience held Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 20:30 to 22:30 - the Siq and Treasury Square are illuminated by 1500 paper candles, and Bedouin musicians perform traditional Bedouin music in front of the Treasury. The experience starts at the visitor centre and follows the standard daytime route, just in moonlight and candlelight.

Ticket 17 JOD per person, purchased separately from the Petra day ticket. Tea is served at the Treasury during the 45-minute musical performance. Crowds typically reach 200-300 visitors per night; arrive 30 minutes early at the visitor centre to walk the Siq before the main group. The Treasury is dimly lit so professional photographs require tripod and slow shutter; standard phone photography is challenging.

Pro Tip: Walk fast through the Siq to be in the first 20 visitors at the Treasury - position on the right side facing the facade for the best music-watching angle. Bring a torch for the Siq walk after the musicians stop playing - the candles burn out by 22:00.