Egypt and Jordan a La Indiana Jones


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

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 :

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 .

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