Arabian
Nile Adventure
A Grand 17 -day Egypt and Jordan Adventure
Private touring all the way
Here's
the best of Egypt & Petra in only 14 days .
All Private Touring , including on board the
Nile Cruise . A good look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile.
Including Abu Simbel and Fayoum oases . Arrive any day of the week .
All transfers / touring are on a private basis - Private guide for all
your cruise shore excursions. We have even included
all the tips. Add a stay in the Egyptian Riviera on the Red Sea

Compare
with the 12 day edition
, the 14 Day with Alexandria
or 12 day edition with Athens
Extension , or
add London . CRUISE
THE NILE in the comfort of your own
sailing Felucca cruise
Day
1 - CAIRO - Daily arrival - Choose your own date- Year Round
Our representative greets you at the airport, helps with formalities,
and whisks you to your hotel.Visa
may be secured upon arrival for a limited number of nationalities
such as American , Australian, NZ , Canadian, EU , Singaporean, and Japanese
Citizens , if in doubt about your eligibility , please contact the Egyptian
Consulate nearest you .
After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you to
the hotel
DAY
2- CAIRO (BLD)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum, including
the Mummy Room and the fabulous treasures Tutankhamon,lunch is included
at a charming local restaurant. The afternoon is for a guided walking
tour of the old 12-century Khan El Khalili Bazaar district, the Citadel
of Saladin,and the Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster, El Rifai Mosque
and Beit El Kritlia old Mamluk old Egyptian Arabian style house . Evening
Dinner , with folk and belly dance show
DAY
3 - CAIRO- GIZA PYRAMIDS - MEMPHIS - SAKKARA - HOME HOSTED DINNER
(BL)
We drive to the edge of the Sahara and Giza : Tour the Pyramids of Giza
. Those
who are fit and adventurous enough may wish to penetrate into the heart
of the Great Pyramid, to the King's Chamber your ticket is included with
our compliments (or the interior of Kephren Pyramid). Taking
a camel ride (Included) is entirely your own choice! the
Sphinx, and the mighty Pharaoh : Cheops own private sailing boat : The
Solar Boat Museum.
Lunch
is included at the Mena House . The
afternoon is for Memphis and Sakkara, including the Step Pyramid of Zoser
& Nobles tombs/Mastabas.
Complimentary
Dinner is included at a local home:
Meet the locals:
This
evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right
into the homes of some of the people of Cairo l! You'll be invited to
a family dinner, and while you enjoy wholesome home-cooked specialties,
you'll learn about and appreciate the outlook, aspirations, and way of
life of your hosts. Be assured, as curious as you may be about your new
friends, they're sure to have questions about your own background. Once
the ice is broken, you'll enjoy a lively evening, and find that you have
more in common than you ever suspected. Of course, you may enjoy a quiet
evening with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences.
You
may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt
, small souvenirs of your home town)
DAY
4 - ASWAN - Kalabsha & CAMEL CARAVAN (B)
We fly to Aswan and on to your hotel. Settle in for a brief rest before
we head out for a
tour of Kalabsha Temple dedicated to the ancient god Mandulis,
and the goddess Isis . Built during the reign of the Roman Emperor
Augustus , the small rock-cut temple of Beit El Wali, built
by Ramses the Great , and the small yet charming Kiosk of Qertassi,
as well as the
Nubia Museum
In the afternoon we transfer to a graceful felucca, the traditional Nile
sailboat, for a cruise amidst the rocky islands beneath the Aswan High
Dam. For those interested , join us on a mini-camel caravan ride
to a nearby Nubian village for tea with the locals. In the evening, we
take a short ride by motor launch to the Temples of Philae, on an island
in the Nile, for a sound-and-light show which explains the Nile's endless
history.
DAY
5 -ABU SIMBEL / Check-In Nile Cruise (BLD)
Breakfast
at the hotel . Then head to the airport for your flight over Lake Nasser,
off to Abu Simbel where your Private air conditioned vehicle
/ private guide, and private chauffeur await you at the airport.
In Abu Simbel we will tour : 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, admiring their ancient aura and artistry,
after which retire to a comfortable hotel for refreshments, then fly back
to Aswan and your Nile cruise in time for lunch
on board your Nile cruiser .
A welcome
fruit basket & Egyptian pastries in your cabin.
Jacquie
Kennedy & Abu Simbel:
All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F Kennedy
and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans from that time
also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient Pharaonic temple threatened
by the rising waters blocked by the new Aswan High Dam .It's worth remembering
that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support for the mammoth
rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have been lost. Read
More
DAY
6 - ASWAN & KOM OMBO- On Board your Nile Cruise - Private Egyptologist
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for all your cruise shore excursions
(BLD)
Today we inspect the Aswan High Dam and the older Victorian-era dam below
it, then visit an ancient red granite quarry. An unfinished obelisk here,
in excellent condition, testifies to the workmanship of ancient Egypt's
artisans. Boarding a motor launch, we return to the Philae temples to
inspect in daylight the impressive structures which served as the backdrop
to last night's sound-and-light drama. Back on our Nile cruiser, we cast
off and cruise downstream to Kom Ombo to visit its twin temples dedicated
to Sobek, the Nile crocodile god, and Haroeris, the solar disc.
DAY
7 - EDFU - ESNA- On Board your Nile Cruise - Private Egyptologist - Private
air-conditioned vehicle for all your cruise shore excursions
(BLD)
Our riverboat ties up at Edfu, and we climb aboard horse-drawn carriages
for a short clip-clop ride through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's
best-preserved. After our visit, we re-embark and cruise to Esna, where
we pass through the Nile locks. By evening, we reach Luxor.
DAY
8 - LUXOR- On Board your Nile Cruise (BLD)
Today we tour some of Egypt's greatest wonders: the tombs of the pharaohs
in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, and, in the nearby Valley of the
Queens, the great funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Deir
El Medinah, the first known "Workers Village" these
were the true creative heroes who built the temples & tombs for the
mighty Pharaohs of the Nile Kingdom.
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.
We
also stop at the Colossi of Memnon, mammoth seated statues now standing
alone in a farmer's field. In the evening, we attend the sound-and-light
show at the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.
DAY
9 - LUXOR - CAIRO (B)
We return to the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak to inspect it in the daylight,
then move on to the smaller but still huge Temple of Luxor. Followed by
Luxor Museum . Our touring done, we return by air to Cairo. Private
Egyptologist - Private air-conditioned vehicle for all your cruise shore
excursions .
In Cairo , our local rep. will assist with your
transfer to the J. W. Marriott or the Hyatt for the Deluxe category and
the Shepheard's for the First Class Hotel Category
DAY
10 - On
Desert Safari for the Day - Fayoum Oases - And you thought the Pyramids
were old
(BL)
We leave Cairo by sunrise ( private air conditioned car/driver/guide):
Full day Fayoum Oases including:
Hawara Pyramid, El Lahoun Pyramid, Ruins of Karanis, drive by Lake Qarun,
lunch is included at a local restaurant.
The
wilds of the desert begin right on the outskirts of Cairo, and continue
for hundreds of miles to the east and west, through sands, rock, mountains,
oases, and a surprising variety of scenery and inhabitants.
Join
us for a day ranging across the desert like modern nomads. In place of
camels, we’ll travel in comfortable, reliable four-by-four Toyota
Land Cruisers. Your guide and drivers will meet you at your hotel, and
soon you’ll leave bustling Cairo behind as you undertake the drive
toward the Oasis of El Fayoum, 150 kilometers to the southwest. Hard as
it is to believe, a great inland sea once covered these sands. It was
a holy reserve of sacred crocodiles, symbolized by the god Sobek.
We’ll
visit the temple of Kom Oshim, drive over ancient lake beds, and alongside
the waters of today’s Fayoum Lake to reach the fishermen’s
village of Chak Chouk. There we’ll stop for a lunch of fish caught
fresh that morning. There will be time to wander the village lanes and
discreetly watch the everyday activities of baking flatbread, irrigating
crops from the lake’s waters, and bringing in the catch. We’ll
also include the craft and pottery museum where the best works of local
artisans are on display.
Then
it’s into our four-by-fours again, for an off-road adventure! We’ll
head alongside and across desert washes, between dunes, and over ancient
lake beds for 35 kilometers to the Valley of the Whales ( In Arabic :
Wadi-El-Hitan) . Incredibly, these great mammals once thrived - almost
forty million years ago- in waters surrounded by sands. We’ll stop
and gaze in amazement at their fossilized remains alongside smaller sea
creatures that remain in stone.
This valley was discovered in 1936 , by the German geologist George Schweinfurth
in the northwestern corner of Wadi El-Rayan.
The valley provides evidence of one of the major changes in this mammal
evolution has been declared by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site.
It is believed that these land based whales once had feet that may have
helped them somewhat while ashore . A team from the University of Michigan
discovered in the late 80's that these Zeuglodon whales did have rudimentary
feet , this was a startling discovery , suggesting that whales of Wadi
-El-Hitan had recently started living in water as well , these whales
were not related to any of the whales we have today , rather a more slender
body and may grow up to 75 feet long. Several skeletons of whales are
exposed in the sand. George Schweinfurth named this extinct specie the
Zeuglodon Isis Whales .
In
the evening, you’ll return to your hotel in Cairo. Land
transportation in air-conditioned four-wheel-drive Toyota Land Cruiser
with the services of driver and English-speaking driver. Lunch is included
DAY
11 - CAIRO- The Egyptian Riviera (B)
We fly over the Delta , the Suez Canal and land in Sharm El Sheikh ....
AAAAAH finally a day to relax on the beach. Grand Hyatt or the Four Seasons
( standard room ) for deluxe . Hilton, Sheraton , Sonesta etc for First
class.
DAY
12 - CAIRO- The Egyptian Riviera – Sharm El Sheikh (B)
Breakfast is always included at the hotel . Full
day at leisure, optional day tours are available upon request . After
your siesta enjoy a half hour camel or horse ride , if you wish to extend
it , please let your guide know , you have up to 90 minutes total with
our compliments.
DAY
13– SHARM El Sheikh / CAIRO/ AMMAN (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your Cairo flight ,
at Cairo Airport , our local rep. will be waiting to assist with your
transfer to the International terminal and your Amman flight . Air fare
is included in our rate be it the domestic flights within Egypt or Cairo
Amman in economy class, tax included . Complimentary Fruit basket awaits
you in your room.
In Amman : Our local rep will meet you upon arrival and help with the
transfer to your hotel in Amman .Complimentary visa is issued upon arrival
for American , Australian, NZ, Canadian, EU , Singaporean & Japanese
passport holders. Passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the
date of your arrival.
DAY
14 - MADABA PETRA (BL)
We drive south ( private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur) along
the King's Highway, an ancient caravan route, to Madaba to visit the church
containing the oldest known map of the Holy Land. Continuing to Mount
Nebo, we enjoy the panoramic view of the Promised Land the way Moses saw
it for the first time. Further on, at Kerak, we tour the ruins of its
romantic Crusaders' castle of Renaud de Chatillon, one of a line which
stretched from Aqaba to Turkey. Lunch is included enroute. Finally, we
arrive to PETRA .
DAY
15 - PETRA (B)
Today the fabulous Nabatean City of Petra awaits us. Made famous in the
Indiana Jones movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark," its ancient temples, tombs
and striking Khazneh (Treasury) were hewn right from the pink and violet
sandstone. We spend a full day here, and another night. ( Private local
guide , private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur)
DAY
16 - WADI RUM - Dead Sea (BL)
We board four-wheel-drive vehicles for an expedition to Wadi Rum, the
"Valley of the Moon" where T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") organized
Arab resistance to Ottoman rule during World War I. After lunch at a local
charming restaurant, We drive north to one of the Dead Sea resort hotels
.
DAY
17 - Departure : AMMAN (B)
Our local rep.
escorts you to Queen Alia Airport . Jordanian departure tax is included
in our rate.
For
guests going on to Syria with us. You will continue on to The Syrian border,
visit Bosra before continuing to Damascus. Or if you are touring Syria
on your own, we'll be glad to arrange for the transfer to Bosra in Syria
( Supplement $165 per person,
minimum 2 guests, private car/driver to Bosra), Do you Speak THE
LANGUAGE OF THE JESUS IN THE LAND OF THE BOOK ?
Visit Maaloula in Syria . Extend
to Dubai & the
United Arab Emirates
Rates
per person in US $
| |
Deluxe |
First
Class Hotels
First Class Nile Cruise
|
| In
Triple Occupancy |
US$
6112 |
US$
5950 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$
6205 |
US$
5931 |
| In
Single Occupancy |
US$7860 |
US$
7578 |
For
Easter, Christmas and New Year's Weeks, a 20 % holiday surcharge
will apply.
Deluxe
Hotels & Nile Cruise ( sample listing or similar)
-
Cairo:
Hyatt . Meridien Pyramids. Conrad
-
Nile
Cruise :
M/S Mojito, M/S Monte Carlo, M/S Monaco, M/S Adonis, M/S Isadora
Nile Cruise , M/S Amarco
-
Amman
: Sheraton Al-Nabil. Hyatt or similar
-
Petra
: Movenpick - Marriott
Upgrade
to the Ultra Deluxe :
Sonesta Nile Cruises and other top deluxe Nile cruise
Business class air fare within Egypt
Four Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel - Four Seasons First Residence
Four Seasons Amman - Standard
room ,or Sheraton Al-Nabil
Tower Rooms
RATES
per person in USD :
| In
Triple Occupancy |
US$
6989 |
| In
Double Occupancy |
US$
7108 |
| In
Single Occupancy |
US$
8799 |
For
Easter, Christmas and New Year's Weeks, a 20 % holiday surcharge
will apply.
Package Rates are subject to change without notice.
First
Class Hotels & Nile Cruise
( sample listing or similar) |
| Cairo:
Zoser . Cataract Pyramids |
| Nile
Cruise : Ruby, Presidential Nile Cruises |
| Amman
:Golden Tulip Grand Palace Hotel
Petra : Golden Tulip Kings Way Hotel |
Your
tour includes:
- All
airfares within Egypt, with taxes in economy class, but upgraded
to business class with the deluxe rate .
- All
the tips to drivers, guides, porters crew on board your cruise etc.
- Airfare
Egypt / Jordan one way in economy class
- All
transfers in Egypt & Jordan on a private basis .
- Jordanian
departure tax.
- Complimentary
visas are issued upon arrival for EU , Australian, NZ, Canadian, American,
Singaporean & Japanese passport holders. Passport must be valid at least
for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival.
- Hotel
accommodations, including tax and service charges.
- Nile
cruise; the sequence of sights visited between Aswan and Luxor is subject
to change according to vessel requirements, and the cruise may begin
in either Aswan or Luxor.
- Meals
as indicated in the tour itinerary: B = continental breakfast; L = set-menu
lunch; D = set-menu dinner.
- Bottled
water ( one per person ) delivered to your cabin daily while on board
the cruise.
- Tea
or coffee as well as bottled water with every meal while on board the
cruise.
- Guided
sightseeing by private air-conditioned motor coach or car as per itinerary,
including all entrance fees.
- Complimentary
Lonely Planet travel guidebook to Egypt
Not
included:
- Travel
Insurance
- Any
item that's not specifically listed in the "inclusions"
- Personal
expenses, including excess baggage or shipping charges, beverages,
and personal charges in hotels for laundry, telephone, or other
services
- International
air fare from/to your home country
- For
PRIVATE GUIDE/CAR/DRIVER for Nile cruise shore excursiones
:
For the full duration of the Nile Cruise & shore excursions:
please add $250 per person , this supplement doesn't apply when
you have at least 5 guests in your party.
- Visa
for Egypt may be secured upon arrival by paying $ 15 in cash
in USD or Euros, exact change please, no photos required, this is
for a limited number of nationalities such as American , Australian,
NZ , Canadian, EU , Singaporean, and Japanese Citizens , if in doubt
about your eligibility , please contact the Egyptian Consulate nearest
you .
Your passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date
of arrival in Cairo. After exiting the terminal, our local representative
will escort you to the hotel

DRESS
CODE and What To Wear : All
of our Nile cruise vessels are fully air conditioned. Onboard dress is
casual except at dinner, read more, please click here .
What to Pack: Most of the year look forward to warm,
even hot weather in Cairo , Luxor & Aswan, morning & evenings
are cooler. During Winter ... read more .. Clothing on Board the
Nile Cruise :
Lightweight comfortable ... read more
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