Egypt
and Jordan a La Indiana Jones
A 10 -day tour in Egypt and Jordan, Including Petra and a Nile Cruise
DAY 1 - CAIRO - Monday
- Weekly
Year Round
Our Egypt-based staff greets you in bustling Cairo airport and escorts
you to your hotel . Complimentary Egyptian visa fee (valid only
for American , EU & 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 2 - CAIRO - Tuesday
(BL)
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.
DAY 3 - ASWAN - Board
your Nile Cruise - Wednesday (BLD)
After an early breakfast we fly into Aswan, where we settle you
into your Nile cruise
cabin on your Nile steamer. Your cabin may not be ready for early morning
arrivals, yet all public facilities on board your Nile cruise are at
your disposal.
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 4 - 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 5 - 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 6
- 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 7 - 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 8 - AQABA, PETRA
- Monday (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 9 - PETRA - AMMAN
- Tuesday (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 10 - Amman -Departure
(B) - Wednesday
Our local rep. escorts you to the airport of Amman for your flight
home.
RATES per person in USD:
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Deluxe Hotels |
First Class |
| Triple |
US$ 2510.00 |
US$ 2355.00 |
| Double |
US$ 2660.00 |
US$ 2405.00 |
| Single |
US$ 3800.00 |
US$ 3490.00 |
Easter, Christmas, New Year's : 20
% supplement will apply.
Prices include:
- All transfers in Egypt and Jordan, always on a private basis.
- 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:
Other choices :
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.
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