| Egypt & Jordan Explorer |
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| Duration 17 Days / 16 Nights |
| Day 01: Arrive to Cairo Int airport |
Arrival to Cairo's airport. Then you will be met by our tour manager who will assist you through all the formalities. Then you will be escorted to the hotel by an air-conditioned van. Overnight in the hotel. |
| Day 02: Pyramids - Saqqara - Memphis |
After breakfast Meet with your Egyptologist tour guide at the lobby after breakfast to enjoy your tour visiting The three Pyramids, One of the seven wonders of the ancient world still remain awesome. At the foot of the Pyramids lies the Sphinx, which was discovered in 1912. Continue your tour visiting Memphis, the Capital until the end of the Kingdom.. Close to Memphis, we drive to Sakkara, the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Djosser. In the end of your tour you will be escorted back to your hotel for overnight. (Breakfast - Lunch)
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| Day 03: Egyptian Museum - Islamic Cairo - Khan El Khalili |
After breakfast meet with your Egyptologist tour guide at the lobby to enjoy your tour visiting The Egyptian Museum, famous for its antiquities from Egypt's Pharaonic period. Continue your tour to Islamic Cairo, visiting the Medieval Citadel of Saladin, visit El Sultan Hassan Mosque & School, El Refae Mosque, after that you will visit El Azhar Mosque, At the end of your tour visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Then you will be transferred to the train station for your sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on Board.. ( Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner)
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| Day 04: Abu Simbel Tour - Aswan |
Breakfast on board train Upon your arrival to Aswan station you will be met by our representative then you will transfer to the hotel to check in, then transfer to Abu Simbel by an air-conditioned van. Upon arrival you will visit the Great temple hewn in rock with the four colossal seated status of the king in front of the entrance. After your tour you will be transferred back to your hotel, overnight in Aswan .(Breakfast)
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| Day 05: Nile Cruise ( High Dam - Philae Temple - Unfinished Obelisk
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After breakfast you will transfer to your Nile Cruise - Check in Before Lunch - Enjoy your tour to visit the High Dam - Philae Temple - Unfinished Obelisk - Afternoon tea - Dinner on board - Overnight in Aswan ( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
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| Day 06: Nile Cruise (Kom Ombo Temple - Edfu Temple)
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Breakfast on board - Sailing to Kom Ombo early morning.- Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo - Sail to Edfu which is like a small city on the west bank of the Nile, about 56 KM south of Esna and 105KM north of Aswan - today is an important center of sugar production and pottery making - Afternoon tea - Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu which is consider the most well preserved temple and the only one we know it has been completed built from Sandstone blocks related back to the ptolemaic period in Egypt - Sail to Esna - Cross the Lock - Dinner on board. - Sail to Luxor & Overnight. ( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
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| Day 07: Nile Cruise (Valley of the Kings - Hatchepsut - Memnon) |
Breakfast on board - Sail to Esna "Cruise sailing schedule is up to change"- Cross the lock then sail to Luxor - Arrive Luxor - Cross the West Bank at 07.00am - visit to Thebes Necropolis - The Valley of The Kings including entry to 3 royal tombs in the area - El Deir El Bahri temple of queen Hatshepsut - Colossi of Mammon - return back to the ship - Dinner on board - At night oriental show - Overnight in Luxor ( Breakfast- Lunch - Dinner )
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| Day 08: Nile Cruise ( Karnak Temple - Luxor Temple )
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Breakfast on board - Check out after breakfast - Visit East Bank (Karnak & Luxor temples) - Karnak temple is consider the biggest complex construction in the world coverning an area of a hundred acres and it is more impressive for the first time visitor - later you will visit the temple Of Luxor - After you finish the tour - Transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Sharm El sheikh, arrive to Sharm El sheikh airport and meet with our representative who will transfer to your hotel to check in, Dinner & overnight ( Breakfast - Dinner )
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| Day 09: Sharm El Sheikh |
Breakfast at the Hotel and have a free time in Sharm El Sheikh beside the Beach, overnight at the hotel. (Breakfast - Dinner)
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| Day 10: Sharm El Sheikh |
Breakfast at the Hotel and have a free time in Sharm El Sheikh beside the Beach, overnight at the hotel. (Breakfast - Dinner)
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| Day 11: Sharm El Sheikh - St. Catherine |
Breakfast at the Hotel and have a free time in Sharm El Sheikh beside the Beach, in the evening transfer by A/C private Van to St. Catherine. (Breakfast - Dinner)
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| Day 12: Moses Mountain - Nuweiba - Aqaba Port |
Climb Moses Mountain at 2:00 am and watch the Sun rise and then descended the mountain to visit the monastery of ST. Catherine and at the end of your tour you will transfer to Nuweiba for your Ferry boat to el Aqaba port, Evening, arrival to Aqaba Port. Evening time arrival to Aqaba Port, You will be met by our English-speaking representative who will assist you with getting your visa, retrieving your bags and going through customs. You will then be transported to your hotel in Aqaba for check-in. |
| Day 13: Aqaba - Wadi Rum (B,D) |
Free morning in Aqaba city, with its splendid weather during more than eight months of the year, allows you to enjoy sailing, water skiing, and swimming. Diving and snorkeling will certainly fulfill your heart's delight, as you spot the colorful and varied marine life in the Red Sea. You could choose from a variety of optional day tours depending on your taste. In the afternoon we will set out for the desert of Wadi Rum, the wild desert landscape, which fascinated the British liaison officer Lawrence of Arabia. Describing Wadi Rum as "vast, echoing and god-like" we believe he could not have said it better. We will drive for two hours in a 4-wheel drive jeep through the desert to see Lawrence’s spring. We will pass majestic mountains and explore a gorge with some ancient rock drawings. Then we drive to your camp where you will have BBQ dinner and overnight in a Bedouin Tent. (Breakfast & Dinner )
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| Day 14: Shobek Castle - Little Petra - Petra ON (B) |
After breakfast at the Bedouin Camp we drive to Shobek Castle, which was built by Baldwin I of Jerusalem. Inside the fortress are two churches, ruins of baths, cisterns, archways and old Islamic inscriptions. Brave people can climb the 300 steps down in a well. We will then continue towards little Petra. This was inhabited by the Nabataean and has many tombs, water containers and channels. The scale of this area and the fact that it is a continuation of Petra, gave it the name of little Petra. You will then be transported to Petra and assist with checking you into your hotel. ( Breakfast )
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| Day 15: Petra full day visit & ON (B): |
After breakfast at the hotel, we will begin to explore the Red Rose City Petra. First established sometime around the 6th century BC by Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundations of a commercial empire that extended into Syria. Despite successive attempts by the Seleucid king Antigonus, the Roman emperor Pompey and Herod the Great to bring Petra under the control of their respective empires, Petra remained largely in Nabataean hands until around 100AD, when the Romans took over. It was still inhabited during the Byzantine period, when the former Roman Empire moved its focus east to Constantinople, but declined in importance thereafter. The Crusaders constructed a fort there in the 12th century, but soon withdrew, leaving Petra to the local people until the early 19th century, when it was visited by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Upon arrival you will begin an unforgettable trip on horse back to the Siq and then by foot until you reach the Treasury. The local guide will give a brief history of the city. You will also see Pharaoh's Castle, the Triumphal Arch, the Amphitheater and Monastery before returning to your hotel. (Breakfast)
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| Day 16: Kerak - Kings Highway - Mount Nebo - Madaba |
Morning time, we leave Petra toward Amman city. Your first visit is to Kerak Castle. Kerak, (krakmoba) (kier Moab) the ancient, biblical capital of the Moabites, which the bible mentioned several times and it become will known for the visitors for the famous crusaders castle that was built in 1132/34 by the famous king Baldwin the first of Jerusalem, visiting the castle and enjoy the amazing undergrounds halls, and the Castle museum. We will then continue towards Mount Nebo along the famous ancient biblical caravan route know as the king's way. We will take a short stop at Wadi Al-Mujib, a great wide valley who's magnificent geological formation will take your breath away, In Mount Nebo there is a Memorial for Musa (Moses) and a 4th century church which Italian Franciscan priests excavated and restored in 1933. The panoramic view overlooks the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, Jericho and Jerusalem. In the Bible story, Moses does not ever arrive at the Promised Land, but he is able to see it from a distance before he dies. It is from Mount Nebo that one can see it in the distance (on a clear day). It is also believed that this is the burial place of Moses. Your next stop is Madaba, where the St George's Greek Orthodox Church has a famous mosaic on the floor. Made during the 6th century AD, the mosaic shows the pilgrimage from the surrounding areas to the Holy Land. You can even find Egypt on this map! Late Afternoon, arrival in Amman and time to get situated in your hotel. (Breakfast)
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| Day 17: Amman city tour - Dead Sea - QAI Airport |
After breakfast, you will enjoy a city tour in Amman, the capital, a safe, friendly, and modern city. Above the city, the ancient Citadel listens as Amman reveals its past. Known in the Old Testament as Rabbath Ammon and in Greco-Roman times as Philadelphia, you will visit the Amphitheater & Jordan Folklore Museum, King Abdullah Mosque and the Citadel (The Byzantine Church, The Temple of Hercules and The Umayyad Palace complex). We will then return tour our car and drive to the Dead Sea. The lowest point on earth and the largest natural spa in the world, the Dead Sea is one of the world's true natural wonders and a unique destination. 417 meters (1,373 ft.) below sea level the mineral-rich waters and mud flows have natural health and beauty benefits acclaimed globally. Recognized as a mini-universe with its own micro climate, the Dead Sea is the saltiest and most mineral-laden body of water in the world. The unparalleled buoyancy and warmth of the water has everyone floating. And its health promoting thermo-mineral springs and world famous cosmetic black mud have been praised by visitors for millennium. Relax and treat yourself to all it has to offer. You will be then transferred to Queen Alia International Airport for departure with our Assistance by our English-speaking representatives. (Breakfast & Lunch) |
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