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

Indiana
Jones himself couldn't squeeze more adventure into a 12-day journey:
Cairo and the Pyramids, a cruise on the Nile, the fabled
temples and tombs of Luxor and Thebes, diving in the Red Sea, the
mountains of Sinai, and a trek to the mysterious ruins of Petra in
Jordan . Departures are weekly year round. This is the sleeper train
version, prefer to fly? click
here . Compare
with the one week cruise 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
For business
class upgrades from JFK ( roundtrip) :
Air France Lufthansa or British Airways : Please add : $ 3050 tax included
.
For business class upgrades from LAX, SFO, SEA or SAN (roundtrip)
:
Lufthansa , Air France , or British Airways : Please add : $ 4300 tax
included .
DAY
2- CAIRO - Monday
Our Egypt-based staff greets you in bustling Cairo airport and escorts
you to your hotel .
Visa may be issued upon arrival for a limited number of nationalities
such as : American, Australian, NZ, EU , Canadian and Japanese etc,
please pay the $ 15 in cash upon arrival , your passport must be valid
and in order .
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 - Sharm El-Sheikh , PETRA Tuesday (BLD)
We'll fly to Amman : non-stop or via Cairo , subject to availability
, in Amman , our Jordan-based representative waits to greet you
and help with your visa . Your private guide will escort you from Amman
Airport to Petra . You'll drive south , lunch is included enroute and
arrive at your hotel in Petra for the night. Complimentary Jordanian
visa fee (valid only for American , EU , Singaporean, Mexican &
Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon
arrival).
In the evening we will call on you for a unique experience :
Dine as a local : The Petra Kitchen is a delightful way to round out
your Jordan travel experiences. Like any home kitchen, The Petra Kitchen
is a relaxed, informal atmosphere where you’ll gather to prepare an
evening meal, working alongside local women under the supervision of
our chef.
Each
evening meal includes soup, cold and hot mezza ( appetizers ) and salads,
and a main course—all typical Jordanian dishes. You will have get an
inside glimpse of the secrets behind the famous regional cuisine of
the Levant.
The
Petra Kitchen offers an evening of learning, fun and a very special
dining experience, with each dish gaining the special flavor of a reward
well-earned. Great care has been taken to make The Petra Kitchen a truly
Jordanian experience—right down to the furnishings, all crafted in Jordan,
the tableware, all produced by the Iraq al Amir Women’s Co-operative,
and the aprons and table linens, all hand-embroidered by the Jordan
River Foundation.
Tour
experience tonight includes the cuisine course, meal and all non-alcoholic
beverages as well as take-home recipes for all dishes prepared that
evening.
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 :
| Hotels
Nile Cruises |
Deluxe
Hotels & Nile Cruises |
First
Class
M/S Nile Dream
M/S Ruby
M/S Lady Diana
or similar |
| Triple |
US$
4910.00 |
US$
4255.00 |
| Double |
US$
5060.00 |
US$
4305.00 |
| Single |
US$
6100.00 |
US$
5490.00 |
Easter,
Christmas, New Year's : 15 % 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 $ 450 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 $ 450 air-fare
supplement is added to the above rates.
-
When
you handle your own air fare, please deduct $500 from the listed
rate.
Rates
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.
- Air fare Egypt
to Jordan in economy class , tax included .
- 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
-
Additional meals
and services
-
Trip interruption
and cancellation insurance .
- Tips
- Visa
for Egypt may be issued upon arrival for a limited number of nationalities
such as : American, Australian, NZ, EU , Canadian and Japanese etc,
please pay the $ 15 in cash upon arrival , your passport must be valid
and in order .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you
(private vehicle) to the hotel
Sample
Deluxe Nile Cruises:
Movenpick M/S Royal Lotus or Movenpick M/S Royal Lilly , . The
M/S Toya, or M/S TiYi , M/S Monaco, M/S Mojito, M/S Monte Carlo,
Sonesta M/S Moon Goddess , subject to availability of our special rate
and space at the time of booking .
Sample
Hotels :
Deluxe : Cairo : Hyatt / Marriott / Hilton or similar
. Amman : Sheraton. Petra : Marriott / Movenpick, Taybet Zaman , or
similar.
First Class: Cairo : Oases or similar . Amman : Landmark Hotel, Petra
: Golden Tulip , or similar .
More
choices :
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