Ultimate Jordan & Egypt

Overview

Get set to experience the archaeological wonders, stunning landscapes and rich cultural heritage of Egypt and Jordan on this incredible 18-day journey. Begin your adventure in Cairo, explore the iconic Great Sphinx and awe-inspiring Giza Pyramids, cruise the Nile River, relax on the Red Sea, venture into Wadi Rum Desert, marvel at the mystical city of Petra, and bathe in the Dead Sea.

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Begin in Cairo with guided tours of the Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, and Old Cairo. Embark on a 4-night Nile River cruise visiting Luxor, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Philae Temple. Enjoy a felucca ride around Elephantine Island. Head to Sharm el-Sheikh for three nights at an all-inclusive Red Sea resort. Cross by ferry to Jordan and experience Wadi Rum's otherworldly desert landscape with a 4x4 jeep tour and dinner under the stars. Discover Petra's rose-coloured Treasury and Monastery on a guided tour. Relax at the Dead Sea, explore Madaba's Byzantine mosaics, visit Mount Nebo, and tour Amman's Citadel and Roman Theatre.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Today depart for Cairo, Egypt. Due to flight scheduling, some customers may depart on Day 2 to arrive on Day 2.

Meals: In-Flight

Upon arrival in Cairo, be met by a representative at the airport and transferred to the hotel.

Overnight: Baron Hotel or similar, Cairo

Visit Memphis, the first unified capital of the ancient world. Drive to Saqqara, home of the step pyramid, the first limestone structure ever built. Continue to the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) is the only survivor of the Seven Great Wonders.

Overnight: Baron Hotel or similar, Cairo

Meals: Breakfast

Visit the famous Egyptian Museum with pharaonic treasures from over 5,000 years ago. Visit the Salah El Din Citadel, a medieval Islamic-era fortification housing the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha. Drive to Old Cairo and visit Coptic Cairo with the Babylon Fortress, the Hanging Church, and The Greek Church of Saint George.

Overnight: Baron Hotel or similar, Cairo

Meals: Breakfast

Flight to Luxor. Transfer to the ship. After lunch, visit Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. Optional upgrade to 5-Star Dahabiya Sailboat (Iris Dahabiya or similar).

Overnight: MS Nile Symphony Ship or similar

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tour the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank. See the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Sail to Edfu via Esna Lock. Evening sunset, dinner and party on board.

Overnight: MS Nile Symphony Ship or similar

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visit the extraordinary Temple of Horus at Edfu, dedicated to the Hawk God Horus, dating between 237 and 57 BC. Sail to Kom Ombo.

Overnight: MS Nile Symphony Ship or similar

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Optional Abu Simbel tour. Visit the Temple of Philae dedicated to the Goddess Isis on Philae Island. Visit the Aswan High Dam. Afternoon felucca sailing cruise around Elephantine Island.

Overnight: MS Nile Symphony Ship or similar

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Disembark and fly to Cairo. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure. Optional visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Overnight: Baron Hotel or similar, Cairo

Meals: Breakfast

Fly to Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea. Check into your all-inclusive resort. Enjoy beaches, coral reefs, and some of the best dive spots in the world.

Overnight: Dream Vacation Resort or similar, Sharm el-Sheikh

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Free day at leisure: sunbathe at world-class beaches, explore the Old Town, hike Mount Sinai, or discover underwater treasures at many diving spots.

Overnight: Dream Vacation Resort or similar, Sharm el-Sheikh

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Another day at leisure on the Red Sea to relax, explore, or enjoy resort activities.

Overnight: Dream Vacation Resort or similar, Sharm el-Sheikh

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Catch a ferry to Aqaba, Jordan (approximately 3 hours). Continue to Wadi Rum, a protected desert wilderness with dramatic sandstone mountains and natural arches. Spend the night in a desert camp (private tents with facilities) and enjoy dinner under the stars.

Overnight: Rum Oasis Luxury Camp or similar, Wadi Rum Desert

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

2-hour jeep tour of Wadi Rum, climbing sand dunes. Continue to Petra. Walk through the Siq canyon to the magnificent Treasury, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Explore the caves, tombs, Royal tombs on the East Cliff, and Nabatean temples.

Overnight: Hotel P. Quattro or similar, Petra

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Travel to the Dead Sea (approximately 190 km). Enjoy a free day for bathing or relaxing. The Dead Sea is more than 400 metres below sea level, the lowest point on dry land. Watch the sunset over the West Bank with Jerusalem in the distance.

Overnight: Dead Sea Spa Resort or similar

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Drive to Madaba to discover Byzantine mosaics including the oldest preserved mosaic map of the Holy Lands. Continue to Mount Nebo where Moses looked across to the Promised Land. Amman city tour: visit the Citadel and Roman Theatre. Free time for shopping in the city centre (approximately 80 km).

Overnight: Mena Tyche Hotel or similar, Amman

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return flight home.

Meals: Breakfast, In-Flight

Arrive home. Some flights may arrive +1 day later.

What's Included

  • Return international full-service flights (economy class)
  • One-way internal flight from Cairo to Luxor
  • One-way internal flight from Aswan to Cairo
  • One-way internal flight from Cairo to Sharm el-Sheikh
  • 4-night 4-star Nile River cruise in Deluxe Outside Cabin
  • 7 nights of 4-star hotel accommodation in Egypt and Jordan
  • 3 nights at a 4-star all-inclusive resort on the Red Sea
  • 1-night Wadi Rum Camp 4-star desert experience
  • 33 meals including all while cruising, all-inclusive at the Red Sea resort, half-board in Jordan, and a traditional desert dinner
  • English-speaking tour leader and tour guide
  • Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with wi-fi
  • One-way ferry from Sharm el-Sheikh to Aqaba, Jordan
  • Return airport and cruise port transfers
  • Airline taxes and surcharges
Starting from $6,999 per person
Duration 18 Days
Language English
Destinations
Egypt: Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh
Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, Amman, Madaba
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