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Petra
Carved from Living Rock

Walk through the Nabataean city carved from rose-red sandstone. GPS-triggered narrations play automatically as you explore — from the Siq to the Monastery.

57 narration points ~3.5 hours audio Full archaeological site
The Tour

Rock and sand. Every facade tells a story.

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The Siq & Treasury

The Djinn Blocks, Obelisk Tomb, the dam and tunnel, the dramatic 1.2 km gorge with 80-metre walls, and the breathtaking first view of the Treasury.

10 narration points
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City Centre & Royal Tombs

The Colonnaded Street, Great Temple, Temple of the Winged Lions, Qasr al-Bint, the Pool and Garden complex, Royal Tombs, Byzantine Church, and the Crusader Fort.

25 narration points
The Heights, Monastery & Beyond

The High Place of Sacrifice, Wadi Farasa tombs, the 800-step climb to the Monastery, Little Petra, and the 9,000-year-old Neolithic village at Beidha.

22 narration points
Highlights

A city carved from mountains

The Treasury (Al-Khazneh)
1st century BC · 40m facade

A 40-metre facade carved directly into the cliff — probably a royal tomb for King Aretas IV. Corinthian columns, Amazons, eagles, and a bullet-scarred urn that Bedouin shot at, hoping to release hidden gold.

The Monastery (Ad-Deir)
1st century BC · 50m wide

Petra's largest carved monument — 50 metres wide and 45 metres high. An 800-step climb rewarded with a facade so large the doorway alone stands 8 metres tall.

The Siq
Natural gorge · 1.2 km

A narrow gorge with walls 80 metres high and terracotta water pipes that supplied 30,000 people in the desert. The final approach frames the Treasury in a sliver of light.

High Place of Sacrifice
1st century BC · Mountain altar

A mountaintop altar with carved blood channels, washing basins, and 360-degree views. Where the Nabataeans performed animal sacrifices to Dushara and al-Uzza.

Royal Tombs
1st century AD · Eastern cliff

Four monumental tombs carved into the eastern cliff face — the Urn, Silk, Corinthian, and Palace Tombs. The Palace Tomb is so wide the cliff ran out and builders finished the upper corner in masonry.

Little Petra
1st century BC · 9 km north

A miniature version of Petra with the only known Nabataean painted ceiling — vivid frescoes of grape-gathering Erotes in a Dionysiac scene, still colourful after 2,000 years.

How It Works

Walk. Listen. See what they carved.

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Open the tour

Tap "Start Walking Tour" and allow location access. The map shows all 57 narration points across the archaeological site.

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Walk at your pace

Follow the suggested route or explore freely. GPS tracks your position. When you reach a site, the narration plays automatically.

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Hear the stories

Each narration connects what you can see to the Nabataean people who carved, traded, and worshipped here. History as it happened, on the ground where it happened.

What You Get

A companion who knows every carving

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GPS-Triggered

Narrations play when you reach each site. No buttons, no track numbers. Walk naturally and the stories find you.

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Studio-Quality Voice

Premium narration that sounds like a documentary. Warm and knowledgeable, not a textbook reading.

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Fact-Checked Twice

Every narration is AI-generated, then passed through a second fact-checking model. Dates, names, and claims verified against source material.

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Interactive Map

See all narration points on the map. Tap any point to hear it early or replay it later. Track your progress through the city.

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57 Sites

From the Siq entrance to Little Petra. Major landmarks get deep dives. Smaller ruins get concise, vivid narrations.

Your Own Pace

Spend a half day or two full days. Skip sites, revisit favourites, take breaks. The tour adapts to you, not the other way around.

A rose-red city half as old as time
57 narration points. Every tomb, every temple, every story.
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