Name: The Rock Camp
Address: Beidha little petra, Petra, Petra, Petra, 71882, Jordan
Rating: 9

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This camp is situated in a beautiful part of Wadi Musa, far away from the villages. We stayed in a tent, and it was fully equipped with everything you needed. Good airconditioning too! We had a delicious dinner prepared by the very friendly staff. They are expanding now with even more tents. Very good place to stay when you want to visit Petra and surroundings! 

Great camp!

We had a good stay here. The accommodations are good. It rained really hard and our tent leaked so keep everything up. Also in the middle of the night the dogs were fiercely fighting! All in all it was fine. It's a little bit further than I'd like to stay. 20 minutes from Petra.

Good stay

Magical place with multiple room options, had several tents with a private bathroom, very comfortable with all we needed. The chef cooked a great dinner for us, delicious and authentic. Wonderful people complement a great place. 

Magical 

Petra Rock Camp is a great option for staying in a peaceful, quiet area approximately 15-20 minutes from Petra main gate.

The scenery at the camp and en-route to Petra is truly stunning.  The Rock Camp benefits from a really nice pool and excellent food.

Breakfast is from 6am which, (if your brave enough), you can get up early and be at Petra circa 7am ans get the place to yourself for an hour or so - a really good option. 

After 5-6 hours in Petra you can get back to the camp and spend a few hours resting your feet at the excellent pool.

Dinner is a buffet and the quality of the food is excellent.  As a vegetarian I was spoilt for choice.  Good options for regular dietary needs too.

Loved my stay.  Rooms have air-con and TVs for the usual comforts.  All in all a good solid experience. 

Quality Camping

I stayed here with my friend for 2 nights when we visited Petra. 
I have to say even is a bit far from Petra we had a really nice time. We had a car so it was easier but you can catch a taxi if needed.

I have to say.. the staff was super nice and friendly especially the guy at reception he really looked after us! 
The food at dinner was really local and good... Jordan was absolutely a blast but all the places we stayed topped everything up!
Thanks so much again!

Really nice and friendly!

While it is not the most luxurious camp on offer, I would recommend it 100 times over. The en-suit tents are spacious, the bathrooms neat and clean. The entire site is located in the dessert, away from the town lights with steep red rocks towering over it. The sunset was lovely. However, the point of this review is to elaborate on the food. I was travelling with a small slovenian group, we stayed there for two nights; the first traditional dinner was centerd around charcoal, underground baked meat and vegetables, but there were so many vegetarian and vegan dishes on offer. Lentil soup, freshly baked bread, tabbouleh, hummus, baba ganoush, best mujadara i ever tasted. And the breakfast!! We left at 5.30 am to head to Petra and at 5 freshly baked bread (filled with spianch/zaatar/potato, classic arab bread and zaatar flatbread) awaited. Still warm from the oven. Of course we stocked uo and took some with us. The second dinner was no leas inpressive; with a slight variety in salads falafels awaited, great pea stew, grilled shis kebabs for the meat lovers. Hands down best food we have eaten in Jordan.

The friendliest staff we have encountered, incredible, homemade, fresh  food. Breakfast and dinners beyond compare

The Rock Camp Bedouin camp in Petra was excellent. My husband and I were there in July 2013.  If you are looking for a 5 star hotel, this is not your place.  You go to Rock camp to enjoy the Bedouin culture.  The desert at night is very cold, but you sleep in a  nice wool tent to keep you warm. Amazingly enough after such a cold night, it is very hot the next morning. The tents are great there is a bed, warm wool blankets and comfortable pillows. Ishmael and Mohammed were great hosts.  Food was delicious and the hookah around the fire pit was great to spend the beautiful nights in the desert.  It was a great experience.  The camp schedules a taxi for you to take you to the Ancient City of Petra.

Great experience!!

The rock camp in petra is very cool.. we arrived there after many hours of driving and were greeted by the bedouin hosts with tea and drinks.. i dont remember having any dinner but i am sure we had something.. we sat around the fire talking and drinking tea.. the bathrooms are quite far from the tents so take your torch. Lots of hot water in the bathroom good for the long days you will have hiking here. The tents are traditional bedioun tents and are really hot.. good for winter i guess but in summer you may want to opt for the more expensive tent... they look a bit cooler rhat the sheeps wool tent. 
The rock camp is a really beautiful location and i am so glad and privileged to have stayed here.

Enjoy it.. 

Very cool experience

If you are at Petra and don't have time for the Wadi Rum Bedouin experience, this is a great choice.  Setting is beautiful, comfort  is acceptably so-so (but remember, you're in a Bedouin camp, not the Ritz Carlton!).
The high point was the service and food, provided by Ismail and Mahmoud.  The food was excellent, and they served the best lentil soup I have ever had.  I could kick myself for not getting the recipe. 
Ismail (Egyptian) went out of his way to make us comfortable and feel at home.  My daughter had a stomach upset, and he led us on a moonlight trek into the wadi to find medicinal herbs for her.  He made her a tea that did the trick!  
I suspect it may not be as great if crowded, but we had the place to ourselves, and it was wonderful.

Wonderful experience

***5 Star for Quality Service & Experience - not for posh luxury***

Stayed here for one night in May, wish I had done 2 night.  Absolutely amazing relaxing experience.  I hate to call out other reviews, but I felt I had too.  This place is NOT a posh luxurious hotel or luxurious outdoor experience nor does it claim to be.  So for people to whine about cold water or rustic experience seems trivial and idiotic.

First of all, this place is literally out in the desert, so don't expect marble and fancy trying to be authentic.  Instead this place is rustic and authentic with some comfort built in. 

I arrived after a looooong day of exploring Petra.  I was early so yes I took a cold shower b/c they had not yet fired up the generators to hear the water.  I was perfectly fine with it.  Right after the shower they welcomed me with copious amounts of fresh hot tea - yum!

My room (tent) was just that.  A tent with a perfectly standard bed and wired for light n charging of my iPhone.  So basically a roof over my head with some basic comforts.  Glad tent was there, there was torrential downpour that night, n I was war n dry.

No lets talk service. The staff isn't some
City folks trying to sell an image, it was a rural Bedouin family who spoke a bit of broken English (rounded out the authentic real feel of the experience).

Now for the food!  I am Middle Eastern, and have traveled throughout the area.  The FEAST was outstanding!  I've stayed at the Ritz and Sheraton in Amman.  The meal I had was better than those places and some of the best food I've had in the Middle East!

And as a reviewer complained, breakfast was a typical middle eastern breakfast - hard boiled egg, fresh vegetables and fruit and some yogurt.  If you want pancakes and Hotel experience with a/c and a spa/shower and plush amenities - find someplace else.

If you want the prefect experience of Bedouin culture with some basic comforts in an authentic setting - this place can't be beat!

Loved the stay and the service!

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