- 12 Days / 11 Nights
- 3 Nights Cairo
- 4 Nights Nile Cruise (Aswan – Luxor)
- 1 Night St. Catherine
- 1 Night Aqaba
- 2 Nights Petra
Day 1: Cario
Arrival to Cairo airport, meet and assist through formalities . Transfer to hotel and overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Cairo
Full day sight seeing Saqqara and Memphis area to visit the step pyramids of King Zoser and then visit the three Pyramids built for Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren & Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau and the mysterious Sphinx.
(Optional) Dinner Cruise (Belly Dancer and Tanura Show)
Overnight at hotel
Day 3: Cairo
Visit the Egyptian Museum with its antiquities that dates back to 5000 years and the great treasures of the young king Tut Ankhamun. Visit of old Cairo ( Citadel of Salah El Din, Mohamed Ali Mosque, St. Girguis Church and the khan El Khalili Bazaar ).
Over night at hotel .
Day 4:Cairo/ Aswan
Breakfast and transfer to the domestic airport. Departure by plane to Aswan. Arrival at Aswan, transfer to the Cruise. Embarkation before lunch. Visit the Elephantine Island by felucca (sailing boat) and view of the Agha Khan Mausoleum.
Overnight in Aswan.
Day 5: Aswan/Edfu
Breakfast. Visit of the High Dam and The Temple of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo. Visit the temple shared by the two Gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Edfu
Overnight in Edfu .
Day 6: Edfu/Luxor .
Breakfast, Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Esna. Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor.
Overnight in Luxor.
Day 7: Luxor
Breakfast, Cross to the West Bank. Visit the Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the colossi of Memnon.
After lunch; visit The Temple of Karnak and The Temple of Luxor.
Overnight in Luxor .
Day 8: Luxor/ St. Catherine
Breakfast and disembarkation. Transfer to Luxor airport for return flight to Sharm El Sheikh Arrive Sharm El Sheikh and continue by car, driving through the Sinai Desert to St Catherine Monastery. At the evening climb to the top of Mountain Sinai for sunset.
Overnight St Catherine–Sinai.
Day 9: St. Catherine/ Aqaba
Breakfast, Visit of The Monastery and Transfer from St. Catherine to Nuweiba for ferry crossing to Aqaba. Transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Aqaba.
Day 10: Aqaba/ Wadi Rum/Petra
Breakfast. Midday transfer to Wadi Rum, also known as the "Valley of the Moon”. A magnificent lunar landscape of pink sands and Black Mountains. Transfer to Petra.
Overnight Petra.
Day 11: Petra
Breakfast, visit Petra, the "Siq", a long winding fissure between two walls of overhanging cliffs, the famous Treasury, the Street of Facades, The Court House and the Amphitheater.
Overnight in Petra.
Day 12: Petra / Kerak / Madaba / Mt.Nebo / Amman
Breakfast, transfer from Petra to Amman. On the way visit the crusader’s Castle of Kerak, Continue to Madaba, to visit St. George's Cathedral and the mosaic map of Jerusalem and to Mountain Nebo, the burial place of Moses perched on a cliff overlooking the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea. Continue to Amman airport for departure.
Program includes:
- 3 nights accommodation in Cairo on BB basis (Bed and breakfast) .
- 4 nights Nile cruise on full board basis ( Breakfast, Lunch and dinner) .
- 1 Night St. Catherine on BB Basis (Bed and breakfast) .
- 1 Night Aqaba BB basis (Bed and breakfast) .
- 2 Nights Petra BB basis (Bed and breakfast) .
- meet and assist services in all destinations .
- Sight seeing according to itinerary .
- Entrance fees when applicable .
- All transfers with A/C buses .
- Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
- all taxes and services.
N.B. 3 nights Nile cruise can be Luxor/Aswan or Aswan Luxor depending on the arrival day
Excluding the following:
entry visa / international and domestic air fare / sleeper train / any optional tour / Personal items / Gratuities /
Insurance
The rates vary from season to season between Egypt and Jordan. The rates for Jordan trips are available upon request.