Petra Desert Marathon – 2026 Registration & 2025 Results
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| Petra, Jordan | Sep 5, 2026 | Registration Open |
Petra Desert Marathon is a running event which is held in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Organized since 2009, the event offers a marathon and half marathon as a part of adventure tourism.
Petra Desert Marathon is a part of the extreme marathon series hosted by Adventure Marathon. The course of the race is more challenging than average marathons because of the many steep ascents and descents. Petra, also called the “Rose City”, is an ancient city which lies hidden among the rugged cliffs of the Jordanian desert and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Albatros Adventure Marathons – not only provides packages for Petra Desert Marathon but also offers packages for other races listed below:
- First Light Marathon
- Lost City Marathon
- Icefjord Midnight Marathon
- Great Wall Marathon
- Big Five Marathon
- Island Volcano Marathon
- World’s Fastest Marathon
- Polar Circle Marathon
- Bagan Temple Marathon
Book Your Stay Near Race Starting Point
Petra Desert Marathon:
Race Categories, Dates, Registration, Eligibility & Fees
| Marathon | Ultra Half Marathon | |
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| Distance | 42.2 km | 25 km |
| Start Time | 6:30 am | 6:30 am |
| Eligibility Criterion | 18 years & above | 16 years & above |
| Fees – Race fees | USD 350 | USD 3500 |
| Fees – Package | For International runners (6 day package) Standard package: USD 1450 (single room supplement USD +350) Comfort package: USD 1650 (single room supplement USD +500) Deluxe package: USD 1950 (single room supplement USD +650) For Runners from Eligible countries (3 day package)# Standard package: USD 595 (single room supplement USD +140) Deluxe package: USD 795 (single room supplement USD +300) |
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| Registration | Register here | Register here |
| Race Briefing Details * | The race briefing venue for the 2025 race was at Petra Visitor Centre (usually evening time) | |
*Details of Race briefing for the Petra Desert Marathon 2026 have not yet been released. Above are details from the 2025 race event for reference
# Eligible Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel, Yemen, and Palestine
Route / Course Map
Information about the course maps & other details for the Petra Desert Marathon 2026 is detailed below. The Petra Desert Marathon route is an OUT & BACK course with below mentioned start & finish points
| Course Map | Elevation Map | Starting Point | Finish Point | |
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| Marathon / Half Marathon | Course Map | Elevation Map | Start inside Petra (Near Obelisk Tomb) (Runners to walk from Petra Visitor Centre) |
Petra Visitor Centre |
Prize Money
All finishers of the Petra Desert marathon receive a medal. A small, symbolic prize is given to the winners of both distances for men and women. Please note that there is no prize money.
2025 and Earlier Edition Results
Results
- Check Results for Petra Desert Marathon 2025 here
- Check Results for Petra Desert Marathon 2024 here
- Check Results for Petra Desert Marathon 2023 here
- Check Results for Petra Desert Marathon 2022 here
- Check Results for Petra Desert Marathon earlier editions here
Important Points
- Payment: At the time of booking, a 25% deposit will be charged to your payment card. The remaining 75% of the trip price will be charged 75 days prior to departure. If your trip is booked less than 75 days prior to departure, the full amount will be charged.
- Transfer of Registration: If practically possible, transferring one’s tour, (instead of cancelling it) to family or friends on the condition of paying a transfer fee is an option. The request for change must be made 75 days prior to the start date of the trip in question. Transfer of registration to another race or next year’s race can also be made but only once
- Change of distance: It is possible to change the distance you want to run up to 10 days before the race starts.
- Cancellation: In the event of the customer’s cancellation of a tour up to 75 days prior to departure, the deposit will not be reimbursed. With cancellations 75-15 days prior to departure, a handling fee of 85% of the tour price will be charged. In the event of cancellations later than 2 weeks prior to departure, the customer has no claim to reimbursement
- Valid visa and passport is a must to travel to Jordan
- Travel insurance: All travelers must be suitably insured.
- Travel restrictions: All travel participants must be self-reliant. Wheelchair users and people with a motor handicap are welcome but please consult the travel agency before booking a tour. The travel agency reserves the right to decline participants who will not be able to participate in the tour on their own.
- Surface: The route is run on a mixture of gravel and paved roads. The surface in the desert sections is sand with loose rocks
- Kilometre markings: While kilometre signs can be found along the entire route, they may be placed +/- some meters from the exact point. Signs are only for orientation and runners shouldn’t calculate speed based on the signs
- Traffic: Route is not closed off to traffic, but traffic police guards all entries to the route to warn drivers and ask them to slow down. Traffic is not heavy on these roads, but do keep an eye out for cars and trucks while running on paved roads
- Aid stations: There will be water stations on the race route. Some stations will also serve energy drinks and bananas. Marathon runners will be offered energy gel as well. It is possible to have personal supplies delivered to selected drinks stations.
- Toilets: There won’t be any toilets along the course, which means that there are toilets everywhere! Toilet paper is available at all drink stations. You can deposit used toilet paper in the disposal bins at the drink stations
- Wristband: The marathon route has an out-and-back stretch totalling 168km. At the turn-around point of this stretch (8km out) marathon runners will receive a wristband to prove that they went all the way out. The wristband must be worn for the remainder of the race to the finish line. No wristband = disqualification. The wristband applies to marathon runners only
- Time limit applicable on the course
- Marathon –7 hrs
- Half Marathon- 7 hrs
- Terms & conditions: Please read more about Albatros Adventure Marathons Terms & Conditions on their official website.
- Travel partners: Albatroz Adventure Marathons has a number of travel partners around the world. You can check the list of travel partners on their official website
Contact Information
- Mailing address: Albatros Adventure Marathons, Tøndergade 16, DK-1752 Copenhagen V
Denmark - Email: info@adventure-marathon.com
- Tel: +45 36 98 98 38
- Website: https://petra-desert-marathon.com/
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