Best Self-Guided Walking Tours in Petra (2026)

Petra has 2 self-guided audio walking tours on Roamer, covering history and nature. Every tour is free to start, so you can preview roughly the first 30% before you pay. The routes run from about 165 to 300 minutes and 4 to 6 km on foot, at your own pace with GPS-triggered narration.

The rose-red Nabataean capital carved into desert sandstone, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Read the winding Siq that opens on the Treasury, the Street of Facades and the royal tombs, the colonnaded street and great temples, and the long stair-climb to the Monastery high above. A vast site best taken slowly, at your own pace.

Self-guided walking tours in Petra

Tour	Focus	Length	Distance	Stops
Petra: The Siq, the Treasury, and the Rose-Red City	History	165 min	4 km	7
Petra Monastery: The Climb to Ad-Deir and the High Places	Nature	300 min	6 km	6

Every route above is free to start in the Roamer app, with roughly the first 30% of stops unlocked before an optional purchase.

What each tour covers

• Petra: The Siq, the Treasury, and the Rose-Red City: Follow the great processional approach into Petra, from the first strange tombs at the gate down the shadowed kilometre of the Siq to the Treasury and a whole city carved from rose-red cliffs.
• Petra Monastery: The Climb to Ad-Deir and the High Places: A strenuous, unforgettable day on foot through Petra's high country in Jordan, following two great rock-cut stairways to the summits where the Nabataeans cut their holiest places. Climb nearly eight hundred steps to Ad-Deir, the Monastery, whose facade stands taller than the Treasury, then take the separate ascent to the High Place of Sacrifice, all at your own pace.

How much does a walking tour in Petra cost?

Every Petra tour is free to preview. A single tour is $4.99 for lifetime access. If you plan to take more than one, a 7-day pass is $12.99 and a 30-day pass covering every tour in every city is $19.99, which works out to well under a dollar a day. There is no group booking, no start time, and no tip.

Is Petra good for a self-guided walking tour?

Roamer's Petra routes cover about 4 to 6 km on foot, with up to 7 stops on the longest tour, so they are built for walking at an unhurried pace. Because the tours are self-guided, you choose when to start, how long to linger at each stop, and which stops to skip. That makes Petra easy to explore on your own, whether you have an hour or a full afternoon.

Related walking tour guides

This guide is part of self-guided walking tours in Jordan.

More cities in Jordan: Amman, Jerash.

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