Private Tour of Egypt and Jordan

The Best of Egypt and Petra

Here's the best way to see the best of Egypt and Petra in only 10 days.
Tour starts daily in Cairo - Year Round

Perfect Honeymoon package
The Nile in Aswan view from the Old Cataract Hotel

Add Paris , compare with the 6 Day Quick Tour of Egypt and Jordan
or with the 10 day version . Compare with Egypt and Dubai . Add Greece
Extend your stay in Jordan . Compare with the 7-day including Alexandria
Add Morocco

Day 1- CAIRO- Arrive any day ( year round)
Upon landing in Cairo, our staff meets you, assists with entry formalities, and whisks you downtown to your hotel. Transfers are always with a private chauffeur / private air-conditioned vehicle and private escort.
The rest of the day is yours to get a glimpse of this great, timeless city on the Nile.

Complimentary visa issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport, valid only for Australian, NZ, Canadian, EU citizens , American , Singaporean & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for 6 month at least at time of 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 (cBL)
We start this morning with the best of Cairo: the Egyptian Museum, including the Mummies room and King Tut's Golden Treasures room , after lunch at a charming local Restaurant, we head for the Citadel of Saladin and its Alabaster Mosque, el-Rifai Mosque before we wander through the alleys of Khan el-Khalili bazaar in search of souvenirs.

Tours are always with a private chauffeur / private air-conditioned vehicle and private Egyptologist in Egypt, a private guide in Jordan .

DAY 3 - Cairo - ASWAN (B)
After an early breakfast we fly to Aswan , air fare is included in economy class, tax included
From the airport we proceed this morning to visit the dams at Aswan, including the High Dam, a modern wonder in this ancient land. At the ancient granite quarry, we'll see an obelisk left unfinished

You may have seen already by now feluccas sailing the Nile. Now we'll experience Egypt at its most authentic, as we sail in one of these graceful craft. Then its siesta time by the pool.

In the afternoon board a launch on Lake Nasser to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters. Evening Sound & Light show at Philae

Tours are always with a private chauffeur / private air-conditioned vehicle and private Egyptologist in Egypt, a private guide in Jordan .

DAY 4 - Aswan / ABU SIMBEL / Luxor (B. Lunch Box )
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur, private guide, even in Abu Simbel , we fly over Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun rise above the horizon. We reach the great temples where your private car , driver and guide await you . In the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with the gods and attended by his queen and daughters. The smaller temple is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow. We explore these fine temple , after which we fly back to Aswan and connect to Luxor and your hotel .

DAY 5 - LUXOR (BL)
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur, private guide.
After breakfast, we will proceed to cross to the west bank of the Nile , today's tour includes :

Deir El Medinah is on Luxor's west bank you 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.

Today's tour include as well a visit to the Valley of the Kings including Tut-Ank-Amon's tomb , temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, and Colossi of Memnon, returning to one of the deluxe hotels or Nile cruiser for lunch. Following lunch , we visit the great Temple of Luxor, and the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, returning to Luxor Airport to board your flight back to Cairo & your hotel.