Day 01: ARRIVE AMMAN AIRPORT
Arrival at Cairo International Airport, Meet and greeted by our representative who will assist groups through immigration and customs formalities. Transfer to Hotel & check-in.
Overnight in Amman.
Day 02: CITY TOUR OF AMMAN / JERASH / AMMAN
Breakfast. Full day tour through Amman, the ancient and modern capital of Jordan, originally built on seven hills and from the top of the citadel, one of the highest hills; you can have a splendid view of the old city. Visit the Citadel, Roman Theater, Archaeological, Folklore Museums, and King Abdullah Mosque. Drive north of Amman to visit Jerash, the most beautiful and preserved Roman city in existence.
Overnight in Amman.
Day 03: AMMAN / DESERT CASTLES / DEAD SEA / AMMAN Breakfast.
Full day tour to the Desert Castles, built by the Omayyad Caliphs of Damascus in the 8 century A.D. as hunting lodges. Wildly varied in architectural style: Qasr Al-Kharraneh, Qasr Amra and Qasr Al-Azraq. Continue to the Dead Sea – the lowest spot on earth. Time for bathing and relaxing.
Overnight in Amman.
Day 04: AMMAN / MADABA / MOUNT NEBO / KINGS’ HIGHWAY / KERAK / PETRA
Breakfast, full day visit through King’s Highway, the ancient Silk Road; stop in Madaba, home of the most famous Byzantine Mosaics and most of all the 6 century map of the holy places in the biblical world. Continue to Mount Nebo, with its spectacular view of the Holy Land. Then to Kerak to visit the Crusader Castle from the 12 century. Proceed to Petra.
Overnight in Petra.
Day 05: PETRA
Breakfast. Full day sightseeing of the unique “rose-red” city of Petra, half as old as time, built by the Arab Nabataen who hewed their monumental tombs, palaces, temples and treasury from the desert rock’s sandstone in its’ natural hues of rose and gold.
Overnight in Petra.
Day 06: PETRA / WADI RUM / AQABA
Breakfast. Drive to Wadi Rum the valley of the moon, with a visit by Bedouin Jeeps for 2
Hours. Continue to Aqaba for break at the Red Sea. Rest of the day is free in Aqaba for relaxing and swimming while enjoying the sunshine and the warm breeze of the Red Sea. Possibility for snorkelling or diving to explore the crystal clear water of the Red Sea with its’ hundred different sorts of corals and exotic fishes.
Overnight in Aqaba.
Day 07: AQABA / ST. CATHERINE
Breakfast. Transfer to Aqaba Port for departure by the ferry boat to Nuweiba or Taba. Transfer to St. Catherine. On arrival, proceed to Village.
Dinner & Overnight in St. Catherine.
Day 08: St. Catherine / Cairo (Not on SAT or SUN)
Very early in the morning after midnight climbing the Moses Mountain to reach the top by the first Sun Horizon "It takes about 3 hours to climb the 7,498-foot peak following the Path of Moses, a stairway of nearly 4,000 steps.", then get down to visit the Monastery of St. Catherine (It is the greatest monastery in Africa), Transfer back to Cairo. Visiting on the way Suez Canal, Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel, Oyoun Moses (Moses Sources), Hamam Faraun (Pharaoh's Bath). On arrival proceed to Hotel
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 09: Cairo /Aswan
Breakfast. Excursion tour to visit, one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos), Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at the sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then visit Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artefacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars (One of the earliest and greatest markets in the Middle East). After finish on proceed to Cairo Train Station to board the sleeper train to Aswan.
Dinner & Overnight on board.
Day 10: Aswan / Kom Ombo
Continental Breakfast. Arrival, meet & assist by our representative and Excursion tour to visit, Philae Temple (The Temple of Isis is one of the greatest Temples in Egypt and it occupies about a quarter of the island. It is the main Temple on the island, with its huge, complete, pylons and beautiful scenes), High Dam (One of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the twentieth century. It was constructed to replace the old Aswan dam built in 1902. The High dam was constructed to protect Egypt from the floods as well as providing irrigation and electricity all over Egypt. It is 3600 meters long. Visitors can easily locate lake Nasser which is a huge water reservoir) and Unfinished Obelisque (The beautiful red granites that were used in building the temples and monuments in the ancient days were brought from the quarries of Aswan. Now while you are on a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk you can see innumerable inscriptions in the area around the quarries. These are probably the descriptions of the various quarrying projects that were undertaken in the past days). Transfer to Nile Cruise. Lunch on board Sail to Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea.
Dinner & Overnight on board.
Day 11: Kom Ombo / Edfu / Luxor
Breakfast. Visit the Kom-Ombo Temple (Located in Kom Ombo town, 45 km north of Aswan. It is built on a hillside overlooking the Nile. This temple was constructed in the Ptolemaic Roman era for the worship of god Haroeris and Sobek, the crocodile god. It is noted for relief engravings on its walls which show ancient surgical tools, bone saws and dentistry tools. Nearby there are three mummified crocodiles. They are now in Hathor's chapel). Sail to Edfu. Visit The Edfu Temple (Lies in Edfu town, 123 km north of Aswan on the west bank of the Nile. It dates to the Ptolemaic period. It was dedicated to the worship of god Hours represented as a falcon. It is one of the most beautiful Egyptian temples, distinguished by its huge splendid structure that blends Pharaonic and Greek architecture. Its grandeur competes with Luxor temples. It is the second largest temple after Karnak. It also houses the Nilometer and a huge pylon at the entrance). Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party.
Dinner & Overnight in Luxor.
Day 12: Luxor
Breakfast. Visit the West Bank including: Valley of the Kings (Is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, across from Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.), Colossi of Memnon (The two colossi are made of sandstone, which during ancient times was brought from Gabal El Silselah. Each colossus, including the pedestal and the crown, is about 21m tall and represents King Amenhotep III seating on his throne, wearing the Memes, or royal headdress, with the divine cobra protecting his forehead. On the sides of the colossi there is a representation of the Nile god Hapi, bending together the lotus and the papyrus plants, symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt) and Temple of Queen Hatshepsute (Hatshepsute was the fifth Pharaoh of the18th-dynasty who was one of the handful of female rulers in Ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs. Her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power).
Dinner & Overnight in Luxor.
Day 13: Luxor / Cairo
Breakfast. Disembarkation. Excursion tour to visit the Karnak Temple, which is a serious of temples, built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsute and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. After finish on proceed to Luxor Train Station to board the sleeper train to Cairo.
Dinner & Overnight on board.
Day 14: Cairo
Continental Breakfast. Arrival, meet & assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Excursion tour to visit The Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit The Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, The Hanging Church, and we will also visit The Old Jewish Synagogue Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 15: Cairo
Continental Breakfast. Arrival, meet & assist by our representative and transfer back to Cairo International Airport for departure.