Egypt and Jordan including visits to Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Alexandria, Biblical Sinai, Petra, Amman, Jerash and more Fully Escorted 23 days/ 22 nights
Features: * A fully escorted PRIVATE tour (starting with arrival to Cairo) featuring a 5 day/ 4 night Deluxe Nile cruise.
From the famous Temples of Ramses at Abu Simbel, to the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. From the legendary footsteps of Moses to Lawrence of Arabia. From ancient times to modern history this journey will entertain and educate you like you have never experienced. Featuring top hotels and cruise, the most qualified and well educated guides anywhere. You will be immersed in history, feeling you are reliving it.
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(Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist with clearing immigration and customs then transfer you to the Le Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids ($30 per person)
VISAS: All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Those traveling with USA or Canada passports can obtain theirs on arrival at Cairo. No photos, no forms and cost is about $18. Travelers with other passports should check with us whether you need one before arrival
(Sunday) Enjoy an international buffet breakfast before starting the day at the Pyramids of Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid. Visit the inscrutable Sphinx and then a wonderful afternoon to explore the treasures of the Egyptian Antiquity Museum featuring King Tut's treasures. Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving staff transfers you to the Sonesta Luxor Hotel. Overnight Luxor (B)
(Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the hotel, visit the West Bank's Necropolis of Thebes featuring the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Return to the East Bank to board your 5 star Deluxe Nile cruiser, The Queen of Hansa. Ship features include panoramic opening floor to ceiling windows, large cabins, T.V./video/radio, private baths and individually controlled air-conditioning. Lunch, then visit Luxor and Karnak Temples. Watch the sunset over the Necropolis of Thebes while enjoying dinner. Evening entertainment. Overnight Luxor (B at the hotel, L,D on the ship) OPTIONAL sound and light show at Karnak Temple $30 per person
(Tuesday) Enjoy breakfast while sailing to Esna. Pass the Esna lock and sail to Edfu. Lunch on board. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu (B,L,D)
(Wednesday) Breakfast then visit the Temple of Horus. Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo then to Aswan. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
(Thursday) After breakfast visit the Temple of Philae, the Pharaoh's granite quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam. FREE BONUS: Afternoon visit to the Botanical Gardens traveling by Felucca (native sailboat). These are wind powered only so if there is no wind this will not operate. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Aswan (B,L,D)
(Friday) Disembark the cruise. Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with checking in for a flight to Cairo. Arriving, staff will transfer you to the Le Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo (B) NOTE: We can arrange an optional tour to the famous temples of Ramses at Abu Simbel before flying to Cairo. Tour including transfers, flights, entry fees, guide, service charges and taxes is $220 a person.
(Saturday) Visit Memphis (the ancient capital), Sakkarra with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Overnight Cairo (B) OPTIONAL Sound and Light show at the Pyramids this evening. $30 per person
(Sunday) Transfer by air-conditioned van to Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Marriott Renaissance Hotel, located right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B)
(Monday) A full day touring the wonders of Alexandria including the catacombs, the museums, the Greco-roman sites and the new library. Overnight Alexandria (B)
(Tuesday) Drive to Rosetta (where the famous stone was found that gave archeologists the clues needed to understand hieroglyphics). With its strategic location between the Mediterranean and the western arm of the Nile, Rosetta has been an extremely important military site since early times. The town was witness to many important events in ancient as well as modern times. It is typically tranquil and highly green town with vast gardens, orchards and date-palm plantations, in addition to a multitude of beautiful historical houses, inns and mosques adorned with exquisite decorative inscriptions and woodworks. Visit sites in the area, enjoy lunch at Abu Kir bay, return to Cairo in the evening to the comfort of the Marriott. Overnight Cairo (B,L)
(Wednesday) Depart Cairo in the morning traveling northeast to Tanis. Though no longer, Tanis was an important City in the Pharaonic period. Many believe that this was the Biblical city from which the Exodus began, but most will also remember it as the location where Indiana Jones discovered the 'Lost Ark' in the movie. Tanis is considered to be probably the most important archaeological site in Egypt's northern Delta, probably because it is one of the largest and certainly the most impressive of the sites. From Tanis travel to Tal Basta, home to the cult of Bastet (the cat goddess) where an open air museum is sure to be of interest. There is also a Biblical connection. Here, Jesus caused a water spring to well up from the ground, and His presence caused the idols to crumble, as foretold by the prophets of old. Behold the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt will totter at His Presence and the heart of Egypt will melt in the midst of it (Isaiah 19:1). Overnight Cairo (B)
(Thursday) Enjoy a tour of Old Cairo with it's famous churches and synagogue plus the Citadel of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Alabaster Mosque. Overnight Cairo (B)
(Friday) You will enjoy a visit to the Isle of Roda and the Manial Palace (home of the modern Arabian horse). Overnight Cairo (B)
Day 15
Sharm
(Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Sharm el Sheikh. Arriving staff transfers you to the Sonesta resort. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day 16
Sharm
(Sunday) Free day to enjoy Sharm. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day 17
Taba
(Monday) Depart early (6AM) for Mt. Sinai and visit St. Catherine's Monastery with it's Chapel of the Burning Bush. From here we travel East toward the Gulf of Aqaba with a stop en-route to see the Rock of Inscriptions where travelers have been carving messages and directions for thousands of years. We will look across the broad landscape of Wadi Ghazala and the oasis of Ein Kudra, traditionally hazarot for the Children of Israel. We continue our journey to the coast, have lunch at Habiba, a wonderful open air restaurant right on the shore of the Gulf. On a clear day we can see Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel. We drive up the coast to overnight at the Sonesta Resort. Overnight Taba, Egypt. (B,L) NOTE: If you would like to climb Mt. Sinai for the sunrise you would leave the beach about midnight.
Day 18
Petra
(Tuesday) We depart Taba on our yacht ferry to Aqaba, Jordan. After clearing immigration and customs, we drive into the mountains to Petra. Arriving, we overnight at the famous Movenpick Resort, right at the entrance to the Rose Red city. Overnight Petra (B)
Day 19
Petra
(Wednesday) A day to enjoy Petra and surrounding sites. Overnight Petra (B)
Day 20
Amman
(Thursday) Drive along the 5,000 year old Kings Highway passing beside the Dead Sea and Lot's Sanctuary (where archaeological discoveries cause many to feel this was where Lot and his daughters sought refuge after God destroyed Sodom) to Madaba (the city of Mosaics) and Mt. Nebo, where Moses looked on the promised land. Then on to Amman. Overnight Grand Hyatt Amman (B)
Day 21
Amman
(Friday) Tour to Jerash, one of the most famous and well preserved cities of the Roman Decapolis. From Jerash visit Ajloun and Umm Qais. Umm Qais is tucked into the northwest corner of Jordan and looks down on the Sea of Galilee. This is where, according to the Bible, that Jesus drove demons out of men and into swine (Matthew 8:28-32). Return to Amman. Overnight Amman (B)
(Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with exit formalities and checking in for a short flight to Cairo. Arriving, staff will transfer you to the Fairmont Heliopolis hotel. Overnight Cairo (B)
(Sunday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
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Disclaimer
TOURS INCLUDE: GUARANTEED TO OPERATE WITH NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF TRAVELERS. Domestic flights in Egypt in economy class. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 2 pieces of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Deluxe Nile cruise with upper decks, outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individually controlled air-conditioning. Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist in Egypt and a licensed guide in Jordan. Hotel and cruise service charges and taxes.
NOT included are: International air, Items of a personal nature such as tips, entry visas, entry taxes or departure taxes, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
Prices and itinerary subject to change without notice.
Single Price is for Single occupancy hotel rooms and cruise cabins based on a minimum of two travelers. Single travelers (one person on the tour) would have additional cost.
FREQUENT TRAVELERS: You are welcome to arrange your own international air or we can assist. Also if you are a member of any hotel chain frequent traveler program you are welcome to use your points for hotel rooms and the cost of the tour will be reduced accordingly OR if you want to accumulate points plus take advantage of membership hotel room upgrades let us know which program you want to use.
We contract with every major hotel chain including:
Egypt: Basma: Aswan El Salamlek Palace: Alexandria Fairmont: Cairo (Heliopolis & Nile) Four Seasons: Cairo (First Residence & Nile Plaza), Alexandria, Sharm Helnan: Cairo (Shepheard), Fayoum (Auberge) Hilton: Cairo - Nile Hilton & Ramses Hilton, Conrad Hyatt: Cairo, Sharm Intercontinental: Cairo (City Stars & Pyramids Park Resort) Le Meridien: Cairo (Pyramids), Hurghada (Makadi Bay Resort) Marriott: Cairo, Sharm J.W. Marriott: Cairo Maritim: Luxor, Sharm (Jolie Ville & Royal Peninsula) Movenpick: Aswan Oberoi: Cairo (Mena House) Renaissance: Alexandria Ritz Carlton: Sharm Sheraton: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Alexandria, Hurghada (Soma Bay) Sofitel: Cairo (El Gezirah), Luxor (Old Winter Palace), Aswan (Old Cataract) Sonesta: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Taba Steigenberger: Luxor, El Gouna
Jordan: Four Seasons: Amman Hyatt: Amman Movenpick: Aqaba, Petra
Prices are based on using the hotels shown. If you change hotels the tour price may change.
International air from JFK on Egyptair International Air (by date of departure) Price Low (01 Nov - 12 Dec, 25 Dec - 31 Mar) $ 875 Shoulder (01 Apr - 31 May, 16 Aug - 31 Oct) $ 950 Peak I (01 Jun - Jun 15, 01 Aug - 15 Aug) $1,215 Peak II (16 Jun - 31 Jul, 13 Dec - 24 Dec) $1,375
Prices are only an indication of cost, seats are not guaranteed until tour confirmed and do not include air ticket taxes, fuel surcharges, and security fees.
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