Egypt & Jordan Highlights - 11 days
Small Group
Tour / Departs every
Saturday & Sunday
Accommodation in superior or deluxe hotels and in Nile Cruise
ship
Cairo (2) Luxor (1) Edfu (1) Aswan (2) Cairo (1)
Amman (3)
Category:
Cultural Tour,
Comprehensive, domestic flights, Nile Cruise
Day 1: Arrive Cairo
Arrive at Cairo airport and transfer
to hotel. Meet tour coordinator for welcome briefing.
Overnight: Cairo
Day 2: Cairo Tour (B)
After breakfast, begin
full day sightseeing tour of Cairo. First visit Giza Plateau, located in
the west bank of Nile, facing
Cairo. Cheops, Chepren and
Mycerinus are the three pyramids we will see in this
plateau and their guardian Sphinx, the lion body human
head mythical statue. Later visit the world famous
Egyptian
Museum.
The museum that houses the largest Egyptian collection
with more than 250.000 antiques extending over the past
5000 years. Return to hotel.
Overnight:
Cairo
Day 3: Cairo
Luxor
(B, L, D)
Early morning we will be
transferred to Cairo
airport for our flight to Luxor.
Upon arrival we will be
guided to
embark to Nile Cruise ship and have
lunch on board. After lunch begin the tour in the
enchanted Luxor,
considered the greatest open air museum in the world.
Cross the river to the eastern bank of Nile to see the
temple
of Karnak and Luxor. After tour return to the ship for
dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Nile Cruise /
Luxor
Day 4:
Luxor
Edfu (B, L, D)
Breakfast on board. In the morning
visit the West bank - Valley of the
Kings, the
Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut
and
the Colossi of Memnon. Sail
to Edfu, have lunch on board and will have free time at
leisure. Overnight in Edfu.
Day 5: Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan
(B ,L, D)
Today visit
Edfu
Temple, located in the west bank of
Nile and dedicated to god Horus, the falcon
god. Then sail to Kom Ombo to visit the temple that was
built in Ptolemaic Roman era for the worship of god
Haroeris and Sobek, the crocodile god. Sail to
Aswan
for dinner and overnight.
Day 6:
Aswan
(B, L, D)
After breakfast visit the
remarkable Aswan Dam, considered as one of the
outstanding architectural achievements of the 20th
Century. Then visit the Philae
Temple,
which was dedicated to goddess Isis.
Lunch
on board and
sail on the Nile by Feluccas for the view of
Elephantine island (or Kitcheners island), view
from boat. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7: Aswan
(optional Abu Simbel)
Cairo
(B)
After breakfast disembark and transfer to
Aswan
Airport.
Clients who booked optional Abu Simbel tour will take
the flight to Abu Simbel to see the magnificent temples
of Ramses II and Nefertiti; after you return Aswan you might have free time in Aswan
until your flight to
Cairo. If you dont take the
optional tour youll fly to Cairo in the morning, youll be transferred to
your hotel and will have free time in the afternoon.
Overnight: Cairo
Day 8: Cairo (B) - Amman
Transfer to airport for flight to
Jordan
(airfare not included). Arrive at
Queen
Alia
Airport
in Amman, you will be
greeted and transferred to your hotel in
Amman
for overnight. Overnight: Amman
Day 9: Amman (B)
After
breakfast, meet your guide and begin your tour in Amman. Visit the
Archaeological museum, Roman Amphitheater,
Folklore
Museum
and the Citadel. After Amman
tour your driver will take you to Jerash, to the best
preserved and largest Greco-Roman city in Jordan. After the tour return your
hotel in Amman.
Overnight:
Amman
Day 10: Petra (B)
Breakfast at hotel, and departure
to Petra, the Red
Rose
City-
desert rock carved monumental tombs, palaces, temples
and the treasury which was starred in Indiana Jones.
Your guide will give you a briefing about whole City of Petra while you are
walking through the 1.2 km canyon to reach the
magnificent treasury. Part of the way back is on
horseback; drive back to hotel for overnight.
Overnight:
Amman
Day 11: Departure (B)
Transfer to Amman airport for flight back home. Thank you
for visiting Egypt
& Jordan!
End of Services
*Cruise itinerary and sightseeing sequence is subject to change
as per preferred cruise ship, embarkation dates/routes,
navigational and security restrictions.
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