Petra by Night — 1,500 candles at the Treasury
The Siq by candlelight, the Khazneh lit up to the sound of the flute.
Jordan2hEasy
Best time
March – May · Sept – Nov
Currency
JOD
Climate
Desert
Flight
5h
Language
Arabic
Three evenings a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays — Petra reopens after dark. Your experience of the site changes completely: slower, more contemplative, without the heat or the crowds of the day.
Fifteen hundred candles mark out the kilometre of the Siq, and nothing else. The cliffs framing the passage are barely visible. The path opens onto the Khazneh lit by flame, where a musical interlude of about twenty minutes is performed on the Bedouin flute and the rebab, a hot tea in hand. The format pairs naturally with a classic tour done the same morning.
Highlights
Fifteen hundred candles
The Khazneh by flame
Bedouin flute and rebab
Three evenings a week
Hot tea on the esplanade
What's included
Admission to the Petra by Night event
Crossing the Siq lit by 1,500 candles
Musical interlude at the Khazneh, flute and rebab
A glass of tea
Free for children under 5
Itinerary
- 120:30
Entry after dark
Setting off from the site's main entrance, with no light other than the candles.
- 2
The Siq by candlelight
Fifteen hundred candles set on the ground mark out the kilometre-long gorge. The cliffs become a dark mass you can barely make out.
- 3
Khazneh esplanade
The façade is lit by a carpet of candles laid at its feet, with subtle plays of light on the stone.
- 4
Music and tea
Around twenty minutes of Bedouin flute and rebab, a hot tea served on the spot, and a short narration in English about the site's history.
- 522:30
Back through the Siq
The same path, still by candlelight. The ground is uneven: a discreet flashlight can help.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 3 days before departure.
Local partner
Globeasy local partner
Runs the excursion on the ground
Tour and activity operator across the whole kingdom, from Petra to Wadi Rum and down to Aqaba.
