Egypt and Jordan a La Indiana Jones
A 12 -day tour in Egypt and Jordan, Including Petra and a Nile Cruise

Compare with the Dahabiya version , the 17 days version, or the 7-Day Version

DAY 1 - DEPARTURE - Sunday - Weekly Year Round
We take off aboard our Air France, British Airways or Olympic Airways jet from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Ask about stopovers available in Paris , London or Athens.) Handling your own air fare ? Please click here

DAY 2- CAIRO - Monday
Our Egypt-based staff greets you in bustling Cairo airport and escorts you to your hotel . Complimentary Egyptian visa fee (valid only for American & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival).

Visa will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign .
Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel

DAY 3 - CAIRO- Sleeper Train - Tuesday (BLD)
Your exploration of the ancient world begins today! First stop is the Egyptian Museum, with its treasures of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, precious stones and metals. We'll also stop at the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque. Then it's on to Giza and the mysteries of the Pyramids and Sphinx. In the evening, we settle you into your private sleeping compartment on the train bound along the banks of the Nile. You'll enjoy dinner in the privacy of your compartment , as the lights of villages reflect in the river. We rate the sleeper train as 3 stars modest. Your compartment is always private basis, single or double occupancy. There is no triple occupancy on board the sleeper train. The tracks and the ride is not smooth enough to allow you a good night sleep. If you prefer to fly , please click here

DAY 4 - ASWAN - Board your Nile Cruise - Wednesday (BLD)
After breakfast on board, your train arrives in Aswan, where we settle you into your cabin on your Nile steamer. We'll visit the enormous dams at Aswan, then board a launch on Lake Nasser to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters.

DAY 5 - KOM OMBO - On board your Nile cruise - Thursday (BLD)
We cruise northward down the Nile today, at a stately pace, disembarking for a visit to Kom Ombo, the twin temple dedicated to the crocodile river god, Sobek. We'll also see Haroeris, the solar disk.

DAY 6 - EDFU and LUXOR - On board your Nile cruise - Friday (BLD)
Horse-drawn carriages or vans meet us at riverside to take us through Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Then we'll continue beside the Nile to take in an array of ancient splendors: the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut ; and, back in Luxor, the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.

DAY 7 - SHARM EL SHEIK - RED SEA Saturday (B)
Now that you've seen the best of the Egypt of the Pharaohs, our guides escort you to the airport. You'll fly over the Sinai Peninsula and land at historic Sharm El Sheik on the Red Sea. You're at the beach and free to swim, or explore under the waters

DAY 8 - SHARM EL SHEIK Sunday (B)
Relax! Today is set aside as a strategic mid-journey break. Spend some time in the sun, but don't miss your chance to snorkel or dive under Red Sea waters for an array of coral and glittering tropical fish. 

DAY 9 - MOUNT SINAI Monday (BL)
Our knowledgeable guides arrange a pre-dawn departure into the still-cool wilderness of Sinai, through which Moses led the Children of Israel to the Promised Land. Our goal is the Monastery of St. Catherine, built of rock at the base of Mount Sinai, at the site of the Burning Bush. We tour the monastery, rich in history, icons and sacred paintings, then return to Sharm El Sheik.

DAY 10 - AQABA, PETRA Tuesday (B)
We'll drive to the port of Nuweiba, where we'll board the Red Sea ferry.  Across the water in Aqaba, with Israel and Saudi Arabia in sight, our Jordan-based representative waits to greet you. You'll drive north under a towering ridge of mountains, and arrive at your hotel in Petra for the night. Complimentary Jordanian visa fee (valid only for American & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival).

DAY 11 - PETRA - AMMAN - Wednesday (BL)
We'll spend the entire day at Petra, the stunning desert city hewn by the Nabateans from solid cliffs of pink and violet sandstone. Petra was known in the bible as Sela, and rediscovered only in 1812. You'll feel like Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark as you penetrate into the city through a narrow sandstone gorge, the Siq, and wander among the Temple of the Winged Lion, tombs, Roman theater, and the imposing Treasury. Lunch is included enroute, as we head north for Amman and your hotel .

DAY 12 - Amman -Departure (B) - Thursday
Our local rep. escorts you to the airport of Amman for your flight home.

RATES per person in USD:

Easter, Christmas, New Year's : 20 % supplement will apply.

Rates with the upgrade to the MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile Cruise
Rates per person in USD

For Easter, Christmas, New Year's ( Dec 20 - Jan 3 ) : 20 % supplement will apply

Air fare notes:

• International Air fare add on:
  For departures from most west coast cities, as well as Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth or Atlanta in , please add $350 to the above rates. This doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare.
  
• For travel in May to end of Sep , please note that a $350 air-fare supplement is added to the above rates.
  
• When you handle your own air fare, please deduct $500 from the listed rate.

Prices include:

• All transfers in Egypt and Jordan, always on a private basis.
  
• International air fares from New York to Cairo with return from either Amman , as well as flight within Egypt always in economy class , tax included
  
• Private sleeping compartment on Nile-side train.
  
• The Red Sea ferry ticket from Egypt to Jordan .
  
• Air-conditioned hotel accommodations with tax and service charges
  
• Sightseeing with professional local guides and entrance fees as indicated
  
• Meals as indicated, with pre-set menu (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
  
• Jordanian and Egyptian visa fee (valid only for American, Canadians, EU & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival).
  
• Jordanian departure tax.

• Nile cruise with all shore excursions and meals.
  
  
• Complimentary welcome drink upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.
  
  
• Complimentary welcome fruit basket on board the Nile Cruise.
  
  
• Large bottle of water ( per person ) delivered to you cabin daily while you are on board the Nile Cruise.
  
  
• Tea or coffee an bottled water with each / every meal while you are on board the Nile Cruise.
  

Not included:

• Personal expenses and beverages

• Gratuities

• Additional meals and services

• Trip interruption and cancellation insurance (please see our insurance brochure).

Dining Room Reservations: Meet other passengers :
YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate all our guests in one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are on the Nile. Enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere with several different languages being heard at dinner.

Do we get sea sickness while sailing the Nile ?
This is river sailing, so do not expect any waves , no rough seas ! Your Nile cruises is actually a floating hotel that moves from place to place along the Nile. Actual cruising times are short and pleasant.

Upgrade to the Ultra Deluxe Nile Cruises:
Movenpick Radamis II or Royal Lotus , or M/S Philae. The Ultra Deluxe" Queen TiYi

Supplement : 20 % applies to be added to the deluxe rate

Compare with the air conditioned Yacht Dahabiya cruise on the  Nile 

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