Beidha Neolithic Village Trail (PT-JHT-006)

This trail is in Little Petra and it is approximately 04 hrs. You can start from Petra Visitors Centre and we will transfer you to Little Petra. Or if you are staying in Little Petra area the start of the hike is at is Siq Al-Barid, which is also referred to as 'Little Petra' due to similarities with the main site.

Tour/Trail Details:

Trail Name:       Beidha Neolithic Village Trail

Trail Duration:   2 - 3 hours

Grade/Level:     Medium to Difficult

Start location:   Little Petra / Petra: Beidha Neolithic Village

End Location:    Little Petra / Petra

We will drive you if you are stating in Petra to little Petra. This trail begins near to Siq Al-Barid and will take you to the Beidha Neolithic Village, which is the largest Nabataean site in Beidha. A few services are available here, including toilets, soft drinks and a parking area.

Located just 9 km north of the Petra Visitor Center and 800 m from the entrance of Siq al-Barid (Little Petra), the Neolithic village of Beidha (also spelled Bayda) is a uniquely preserved and interpreted archaeological site which provides important insights into the origins of human development. It enables visitors to imagine how people lived 10,000 years ago, during the final phase of the Stone Age, when farming and animal domestication began. This change in food procurement marks the transition to a more sedentary mode of life. Permanent settlements such as Beidha were established and the social structures and symbolic belief systems became more complex.