Egypt
and Jordan a La Indiana Jones
A Grand 11 -day tour in Egypt and Jordan
Including Petra and a Nile Cruise. Flying in and out of Cairo Egypt
DAY
1 - CAIRO - Monday - Weekly
Year Round
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
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, Cheops Royal Barge Museum and the Sphinx.
. Lunch is included at the Mena House .
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 fly to Amman non-stop or via Cairo , air fare is included
in economy class, tax included , in Amman , 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 -Cairo(B) - Wednesday
Our local rep. escorts you to the airport for your flight back to
Cairo , air fare is included in economy class , tax included , in Cairo
, our local rep. will meet you and escort 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
11 - Cairo -Departure (B) - Thursday
Our local rep. escorts you to the airport and your flight home.
Bon Voyage
RATES per
person in USD:
| |
Deluxe
Hotels |
First
Class |
| Triple |
US$
3450 |
US$
3281 |
| Double |
US$
3590 |
US$
3335 |
| Single |
US$
4810 |
US$
4686 |
Easter,
Christmas, New Year's : 15 % supplement will apply.
Prices
include:
- All transfers
in Egypt and Jordan, always on a private basis.
- Private sleeping
compartment on Nile-side train.
- 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 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.
- Air
fare Between Egypt and Jordan in economy class , tax included.
Not
included:
- 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
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