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Petra By Night: Three Nights A Week, 17 JOD
Around 1,500 candles down the Siq to the Treasury, 20:30 to 22:30, on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday only. It is a separate 17 JOD ticket, it is not covered by your day ticket or the Jordan Pass, and no day trip from Amman gets you back for it — by half past eight you are three hours up the Desert Highway.
Not covered by the day ticket, and not by the Jordan Pass.
01The answer, before the article
Three Nights, One Ticket, One Condition
You have to be staying at the gate. That is the whole logistics problem, and it is why this is a two-day trip and not an evening.
Days and times are set by the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority and change with the season and the weather. Confirm on the day; the Siq closes to the event in heavy rain.
| What | Detail | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| NightsMonday, Wednesday, Thursday only | 3per week | — |
| TimeEnter at the visitor centre; the walk down is in the dark | 20:30–22:30 | — |
| TicketSeparate from the day ticket, and not in the Jordan Pass | 17JOD | ≈ $24 |
| CandlesDown the Siq and across the Treasury plaza | ~1,500 | — |
| Day ticket, with a nightYou will be sleeping in Wadi Musa anyway | 50JOD | ≈ $71 |
Verified 2026-07 · days, times, candle count and the 17 JOD ticket from facts.json, sourced to PDTRA and visitpetra.jo · re-check quarterly, and on the day
02Dates and prices, live
Check Dates For The Tour This Guide Points To
The one product from Amman built around the event — a night in Wadi Musa, the candles, and the option of a day inside Petra afterwards. Prices in USD, free cancellation up to 24 h; we earn a commission, you pay the same.
Amman: Petra by Night Tour with Optional Day Visit
1–2 days · ★ 4.9 (37 reviews) · 17 JOD, and the listing's wording is conditional — confirm it
03The part that decides it
You Have To Be Sleeping At The Gate
Amman to Petra. The event starts at 20:30 and ends at 22:30.
The arithmetic is short. The event runs 20:30 to 22:30. Amman is 235 km and 3–3.5 hours away. A day trip that leaves Amman at 06:30 has you home before the candles are lit, and there is no evening departure that makes it work.
So Petra by Night means a night in Wadi Musa, the town at the gate — which is also what drops your day ticket from 90 JOD to 50. The one tour on this site built around the event does exactly that.
04What you actually get
Candles, And About Two Hours
Walked in the dark, lit by candle bags on the ground.
You walk the 1.2 km of the Siq by candlelight — paper bags weighted with sand, on the ground, both sides — and come out at the Treasury, which is lit and surrounded by more of them. There is Bedouin music and tea, and then you walk back up.
It is not a tour of Petra. You see the Siq and the Treasury and nothing else, and the site is dark. It is a good evening and it is not a substitute for a day inside.
05The honest bit
17 JOD, And A Night You Were Paying For
The Jordan Pass covers the day gate. It does not cover this.
Taken on its own, 17 JOD for two hours of the Siq and the Treasury is fair. Taken as a reason to add a night in Wadi Musa it is a poor argument — but you are probably adding that night anyway, because it halves the day ticket.
Weather cancels it. The Siq is a flood channel and the event does not run in heavy rain, which in winter is a real possibility. Nobody will tell you until the day.
06The only place a product belongs
What This Changes About Your Trip
Petra by Night needs a night at the gate. These are the tours that give you one.
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Book ↗
Built around the event itself: Mon/Wed/Thu, with an optional day visit the next morning.
Amman: Petra by Night Tour with Optional Day Visit
1–2 days · from $99 · ★ 4.9 (37)
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Book ↗
Three days with a night in Wadi Musa on the right evening — the loop that fits the candles in without planning around them.
From Amman: Petra, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea 3-Day Trip
3 days · from $499 · ★ 4.8 (221)
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Book ↗
Two nights at the gate and eight hours inside Petra, private, at $257.
3-day private tour of Petra, Wadi Rum & Dead Sea from Amman
3 days · from $257 · ★ 5.0 (62)
07Every answer carries a figure
Petra By Night, Answered Short
What Nights Is Petra By Night?
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 20:30 to 22:30. Those are the only three, and heavy rain cancels.
How Much Is The Petra By Night Ticket?
17 JOD, about $24. It is separate from the day ticket and it is not covered by the Jordan Pass.
Can I Do It On A Day Trip From Amman?
No. The event starts at 20:30 and Amman is 3–3.5 hours away; a day trip is back in the city long before it. You need a night in Wadi Musa.
Is It Worth It?
For two hours of the Siq and the Treasury by candlelight, yes at 17 JOD. As a reason to add a night, it is thin — but that night also halves your day ticket, which changes the sum.
Do I Still Need A Day Ticket?
Yes, if you want to see Petra in daylight. This ticket buys the evening and nothing else.
08What you will ask next
Three Guides That Follow This One
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50 vs 90 JODFirst: the day ticket this does not cover
Petra Entry Fee
50 / 90 / 55 / 60 JOD and when each applies
6–8 kmThen: the daylight version
Petra In One Day
What fits in four hours, in order
110 kmThen: the other reason to sleep south
Wadi Rum From Amman
The desert night that halves your ticket
Three Nights A Week, And You Must Be There For Them.
Yalla [let's go]. The night that gets you in is the same night that halves your day ticket.