Itinerary
10
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo
Day 2: Full Day Pyramids Tour
Day 3: Flight to Aswan & Cruise Embarkation
Day 4: Sail from Aswan to Kom Ombo & Edfu
Day 5: Sail from Edfu to Esna & Luxor
Day 6: Disembarkation & Flight to Amman
Day 7: Madaba & Mount Nebo & Kerak Tour
Day 8: Petra Tour
Day 9: Al-Beidha & Wadi Rum Tour
Day 10: Departure & End of Tour
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1
Arrive in Cairo
Arrive in Cairo Airport and meet your transferman at the inside exit gate. Transfer to your hotel. Free time on your own for some relaxation. Overnight in Cairo.
* No meal is included.
2
Full Day Pyramids Tour
Have your breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide at the lobby for a full day tour of Pyramids. First visit is to Saqqara which is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Step Pyramid of Zoser is the most conspicuous landmark of this area. Then have your lunch. In the afternoon, proceed to Giza Pyramid Complex, that houses the three pyramids of Cheops & Chephren & Mykerinos, Great Sphinx and Valley Temple. After the visits return to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
3
Flight to Aswan & Cruise Embarkation
Pick-up in your hotel and transfer to airport. Fly to Aswan. Arrive in Aswan and transfer to pier to embark on Nile cruiser. Have your lunch. Proceed with the visits around Aswan including magnificent Temple of Philae. Take a tour around Elephantine Island and Botanical Garden by a felucca, a traditional wooden sailing boat of Nile. After the tour return to cruiser. Overnight in Aswan.
* Breakfast at hotel, lunch and dinner on board.
** Flight is around 07:00-08:30.
4
Sail from Aswan to Kom Ombo & Edfu
Have your breakfast on board and continue the tour in Aswan with Unfinished Obelisk.
Finish the visits of Aswan with the High Dam passing by the old Dam of Aswan. After having lunch, sail to Kom Ombo, an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo, which will be visited during your stay. The Temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus. Then sail to Edfu for overnight.
* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.
5
Sail from Edfu to Esna & Luxor
Have your breakfast on board and continue the tour in Edfu with Temple of Edfu which was dedicated to the falcon god Horus. After the visit, sail to Esna and make some visits to the main historical and touristic spots of Esna. Then embark on the cruiser and cross Esna Lock. Arrive in Luxor and stay overnight in Luxor on board.
* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.
6
Disembarkation & Flight to Amman
Have your breakfast on board and disembark from the cruiser for visits around Luxor, which has frequently been characterized as the "World's greatest open-air museum". Proceed with the visits of the West Bank of the Nile including the Valley of Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari and the two colossi of Memnon. Finish with the visits of the East Bank of the Nile including the Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor. After the visits, transfer to airport. Fly to Amman via Cairo. Arrive in Amman and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Amman.
* Breakfast is included.
** Flight is around 14:00-18:00.
7
Madaba & Mount Nebo & Kerak Tour
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby for a full day tour. Drive along the 2000-year-old Kings Highway; the ancient road mentioned in the Bible. Stop at Madaba, ‘The City of Mosaics’. Visit the town’s main attraction, the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George where the famous 6th Century Byzantine mosaic map of the Holy Land and other biblical sites is found. Proceed to Mount Nebo, known as the burial place of Prophet Moses. Continue driving and arrive at Kerak, the magnificent Crusader Castle built in the 12th century. After the tour proceed to Petra. Overnight in Petra.
* Breakfast is included.
8
Petra Tour
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby for a full day visit of the “Rose Red City” of Petra, a treasure of the ancient world. It is without a doubt Jordan’s most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. Begin your visit by enjoying a walk or a short horse ride from Petra’s main entrance to the entrance of the old city through the “Siq”, which is a 1210 meters long narrow canyon. Indulge yourself, and allow your guide to walk you through the architectural and spiritual wonders of this majestic place explaining every detail. After the tour return to your hotel. Overnight in Petra.
* Breakfast is included.
9
Al-Beidha & Wadi Rum Tour
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and drive only 10 mins to visit Al-Beidha, “Little Petra”, an important suburb of the City of Petra. Like in Petra, buildings had been carved into the sandstone, used as residences, storages and tombs, with water channels and cisterns. Continue to Wadi Rum, Jordan’s vast and echoing desert, for a 4x4 jeep ride. Stunning in its natural beauty, Wadi Rum epitomizes the romance of the desert. With its "moonscape" of ancient valleys and towering sandstone mountains rising out of the sand, Wadi Rum is also home to several Bedouin tribes who live in scattered camps throughout the area. After the tour return to Amman. Overnight in Amman.
* Breakfast is included.
10
Departure & End of Tour
Pick-up in your hotel according to your departure time. Transfer to airport for your departure. End of your services.
* Breakfast is included.
Services
- All transfers mentioned in the itinerary on private basis.
- All sightseeing tours; including transportation by A/C comfortable mini-van, professional English speaking tour guide and entrance fees.
- Accommodations in Cairo, Amman, Petra.
- Domestic flight tickets; Cairo-Aswan, Luxor-Amman.
- 4 days/3 nights Nile cruise on 5-star or 5-star deluxe cruiser.
- Sightseeing tours during the Nile cruise on private basis.
- Local taxes.
Excluded
- Tips to staff, items of a personal nature.
- Any drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
- International arrival & departure flight tickets.
- Entry visa.