Quick Tour od Egypt and Jordan
a la Indiana Jones

A 9-day tour of Egypt and Jordan , Including Petra
Nile Cruise Boarding : Luxor

Indiana Jones himself couldn't squeeze more adventure into an 8 -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 on Sundays . Compare with the Ultra Deluxe Version

DAY 1- Start in CAIRO - Every Thursday - Weekly year round
( click here if your prefer to start in Amman Jordan)
Our Egypt-based staff greets you in bustling Cairo airport and escorts you to your hotel .
Private transfer. Private Car / Driver / Tour Escort

Complimentary Egyptian visa fee (valid for American, Australian , NZ, EU , Canadian, Mexican & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival). At your hotel, complimentary coffee or tea ( please advise your preference), one bottle of water for each guest, and a platter of Egyptian sweets will await you at your room.

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 - Friday (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 - Luxor - Nile Cruise - Saturday (BLD)
We fly to Luxor ( or Aswan ) , domestic air ticket is always included, transfers are on a private basis.

Most of the domestic flights arrive early morning, your cabin may not be ready . For guests that arrive while breakfast is being served in the dinning room, are welcomed to enjoy another breakfast or a warm cup of coffee ( always included with our compliments)
Welcome drink is served upon arrival on board. Morning complimentary tour of the small yet charming Luxor Museum. Walk back along the water front on to your Nile cruiser. Check in is around noon in time for a delicious lunch. Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastries await you in your cabin.

Day 4 - Valley of the Kings - Sunday (BLD)
We tour today as well the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including Tut-Ankh-Amon's tomb, and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise.

Afterward, we'll continue on Luxor's west bank to get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.

Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs. We visit the great temples of Luxor and Karnak, then return to our Nile cruiser in time for afternoon tea. In the evening we attend a sound & light show at Karnak ( Bring your jacket) .

DAY 5 - EDFU & KOM OMBO - ASWAN - Monday (cBLD)
We cruise by Esna to Edfu, where we board horse-drawn carriages for the ride to the Temple of Horus. Returning to our ship, we set sail for Kom Ombo. We explore the twin Temples of Haroeris and Sobek at Kom Ombo, then sail south to Aswan. In the evening, there's a jolly galabia party aboard.

DAY 6 - ASWAN -Tuesday (cBLD)
After breakfast we start our visit to the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk, the Nubian Museum ,then board a motor launch to visit the Island Temple of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS :

The Mystery of Isis : Two millennia ago the Mediterranean world was enthralled by the mystery of Isis:

"I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever seen me unveiled."

Isis was the powerful and quick-witted protector of her son Horus, the Sun God. Ancient peoples throughout the Mediterranean regarded Isis and Horus as the perfect Madonna and Child. Another legend says she was also the mother of the fertility god Min who, judging from the depiction of him on temple walls, needed no help from Viagra! Be our guest if you wish on a complimentary short camel caravan to a near by Nubian Village for tea with the locals

After lunch we board a graceful felucca and cruise among the islands, returning to our ship in time for tea.

DAY 7 - CAIRO / Amman / Petra - Wednesday (B)
After breakfast we check out. Our touring done, we return by air to Cairo ( all domestic flights are always included in our rate , in Cairo , our local rep. will assist with the transfer to the International Terminal and your connection to Amman , air fare is included in our rate Cairo / Amman in economy class .
In Amman , our Jordan-based representative waits to greet you. . Complimentary Jordanian visa fee (valid only for American , Australian , Canadian, EU & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival). From Amman Airport , we 'll drive south and arrive at your hotel in Petra for the night.

DAY 8 - PETRA- Thursday (B)
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.

DAY 9 - DEPARTURE FOR HOME - Friday (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport of Amman for your flight home. Or, you may choose to add one of our extensions,to Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh, Syria, Greece or Turkey or even stop in Paris or London on the way back

RATES per person in USD

Easter ( Two Weeks) , Christmas, New Year's Dec 20 - Jan 5 : 15 % supplement will apply

Prices include:

• All transfers in Egypt & Jordan.
• Domestic air fare within Egypt , as well as air fare Cairo Amman, in economy class , tax included
• Complimentary welcome fruit basket on board the Nile Cruise.
• Bottled water ( one per person) delivered daily to your cabin
• Bottled water / tea / coffee with every meal on board the Nile Cruise.
• Air-conditioned hotel accommodations with tax and service charges
• Nile Cruise with all meals & shore excursiones, cabins are always outside with large panoramic windows.
• Sightseeing with professional guide and entrance fees as indicated
• Meals as indicated, with pre-set menu (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
• Lonely Planet guidebook to Jordan and Egypt J
• Jordanian visa and Egyptian visa fee (valid only for American & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival).
• Jordanian departure tax.

     Not included:

• Personal expenses and beverages .

• Gratuities

• Additional meals, drinks and services

• Trip interruption and cancellation insurance
  

• International air fare from / to your home country

Supplement to Upgrade to the Ultra Deluxe Nile cruise :
Please add % 20 to the deluxe rates
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