Petra Nightlife

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One of the most original bars in the world, Cave Bar is set in cave tomb carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century BC. The tomb is one of a few located just outside the Petra site, in what is now Wadi Musa, the town that developed at the entrance of Petra. It is a great place for a drink at the end of a long tiring day in Petra.

Small and charming, this bar-lounge is part of Sahtain Restaurant of the Taybet Zaman Resort Hotel. It is located a good 10 minute-drive south of Wadi Musa, so it is not convenient for everyone visiting Petra and Wadi Musa. However, if you happen to be nearby or staying at Taybet Zaman, then this bar/lounge is a great place for a pre- or post-dinner cocktail.

This is just a heads up because nobody warned us about this, but Petra is LOCKED DOWN after midnight by tourist police and secret police. If you are not back in your hotel by midnight, the hotel is requested to call local police and give them your name(s) and nationality and a brief description of you or the members of your party.

Just be aware of this so you avoid trouble late at night because its not well advertised. The streets are crawling with secret police, too. They are dressed in plain clothes, but speak fluent english and will practically interrogate you about where you are from, which hotel you are staying with, and why youre out at night.

So dont expect any nightlife outside of your hotel.

The bar at the movenpick hotel is one of the few options you have if you want to head for a drink in the evening in Petra.
Petra is not much of a nightlife place, but it has so many other things that it dosen't really matter.
The movenpick bar is quite ok though and can get lively at night and they do have live music and dancing sometimes too.

Dress Code: It's a 5 star hotel, but because it mainly caters to tourists the attitude is quite relaxed when it come to dressing up or down.

Next to Crowne Plaza Hotel and Mövenpick Hotel and very close to Petra's entrance and visitors centre, you can find this bar which is a nabatean cave. Opens till 12 o'clock at midnight, and it's a very nice place where to have a late night drink after a full day visit around Petra. There are also tables outside the cave which can be very nice if the weather is warm enough.

OK, I didn't see this myself BUT that was only because the last time I was in Petra I was 4 months pregnant, tired from hiking and climbing through the park all day AND it was rather cold at night since we were there in December - HOWEVER....had it not been all of the above, I would have loved to experience Petra at night.

Apparently local talent puts on a lovely little cultural show inside the park, with narration and lights....I am sure it must be haunting and beautiful even if it does sound a bit cheesy. Tales of the Nabatean are spun while dances are performed under a canopy of desert stars, amidst the theatre of Petra's rose colored city.

It just sounds really romantic and worth an evening (there's nothing else to do in Petra anyways)

Dress Code: Comfortable

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With a Lawrence of Arabia theme (but of course!), you feel like you're smack in the middle of an extraordinary bedouin tent.

We sat outside in the atrium area and enjoyed a milkshake in the late afternoon, but after dinner we peeked inside the bar area and it was gorgeous....dim lighting, perfect ambience, live music.....perfect for an after dinner drink and quiet conversation or some romance....

Dress Code: Pants for men, pants or dress for women. Sleeveless is OK for women because it's inside an international hotel...but if you show up in a t-shirt and shorts, you might embarass yourself because of the sheer elegance of the ambience.

I don't know how long you guys (who have been to Petra) could walk along The Siq during the day but for me it's 30 minutes.
On that night, I wanted to smoke but I dare not, afraid that I might disturb some spirits with my Malboro sticks !
I did enjoy the walk.
We were supposed to walk in 1 straight line but of course for the couple, they walked hand in hand anyway.