Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: You will be met and assisted at Cairo International Airport and transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: After breakfast, enjoy a trip to the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Then see the Sphinx and Valley Temple. Pay a visit to the Egyptian Museum where you can see the collection of Tutankhamen among many other splendid pharaonic artifacts. Transfer to railway station taking first class seating train to Aswan.
Day 3: You will be met and assisted at Aswan train station and transferred to your hotel for check-in. Visit the Elephantine Island by felucca boat. Back to hotel and overnight in Aswan.
Day 4: See the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Transfer to Aswan train station for departure to Luxor, where you will be met and taken to your hotel. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 5: Enjoy an excursion to the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon. Then, visit the splendid Luxor Temple and Karnak Temples. Back to hotel and overnight in Luxor.
Day 6: You will be met at Giza station, then transfer to hotel - overnight in Cairo.
Day 7: Free day in Cairo or optional tour to the second capital of Egypt, Alexandria, visiting Qaitbay Citadel, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria 's ancient lighthouse. See the grand Montazah Palace, which combines Turkish and Florentine architectural styles, then move on to the new and much acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacomb. Return to Cairo and overnight.
Day 8: Free day in Cairo
Day 9: Transferred to Nuweibaa taking ferry to Aqaba where you will be transferred to Amman, overnight.
Day 10: Sightseeing tour through Amman, the ancient and modern capital of Jordan, originally built on seven hills. Roman Theatre, Archaeological, Folklore Museums, and King Abdullah Mosque. Proceed to Jerash, the best example of a roman provincial city in the whole middle east, visit the spectacular forum, roman colonnaded street, Nemphyum, north theater, Artemis temple, st. cosmos and demeanors church, south theatre. After lunch break drive to Petra through king's high way. Overnight
Day 11: Relish a tour to the unique “rose-red” "city of Petra" city of Petra, half as old as time, built by the Arab Nabateans who hewed their monumental tombs, palaces, temples and treasury from the desert rock's sandstone in its' natural hues of rose and gold. overnight.
Day 12: Drive to visit Al Beidha or "Little Petra" Little Petra is the next most important site for the casual visitor in Wadi Musa. Overnight
Day 13: Breakfast, transfer to visit "Wadi Rum" Wadi Rum and then to Aqaba city for shopping afternoon, tranmsfer to Aqaba port for departure to Cairo via Nuebaa. Overnight in Cairo
Day 14: Free day in Cairo
Day 15: Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
The price is based on 3 star accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis in Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, Petra, Amman and includes all transfers and sightseeing mentioned in the program. We can also arrange this program by sleeping train
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Jordan
Archeology/History
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