Jordan and Egypt 14 days

Jordan and Egypt 14 days
Fra USD US$ 3 200,00
  • Varighet: 14 Dager (ca.)
  • Produktkode: 143-0

DAY 1: Cairo


Pick up from the airport and transfer to hotel for overnight. Free day/evening


DAY 2: Cairo


Your tour guide will be waiting to take you to the Giza Plateau, to see the pyramids of Cheops, Chphren, Mycrenos, and the Sphinx. There will be a short camel ride in the area. Continue on to tour the Step Pyramid of Djoser and the pyramids of King Titi and Sakkara. There will be a stop for lunch at a local restaurant.  After lunch we will tour the ancient city of Memphis,
the Open Air museum, and see the statue of King Ramses II. Back to your hotel, and overnight.  B/L



DAY 3:  Flight - Check in Cruise - Philae temple - High Dam - Felucca around the islands


A driver will take you to the Cairo airport, for your flight to Aswan. You will be transferred to your ship, and checked in. Eat lunch on board and then start touring. Visit High Dam, and the temple of Philae. After the tour it is back to the ship for dinner, and a Nubian show. B/L/D



DAY 4:  Kom Ombo temple - Edfu temple - Luxor


Visit the Sobek and Harores temple, then sail to Edfu and tour the temple of Hours.  Back to the ship, and sail to Luxor for overnight. B/L/D



DAY 5:  West Bank - Hatshepsut - Memnon


Start the touring day with the West Bank. Visit Thebes Necropolis, and the Valley of the Kings. You will enter 3 royal tombs in the area. Return to ship for lunch, and a free afternoon. Night
entertainment on board.  B/L/D



DAY 6: Karnak and Luxor temples - Flight


Breakfast, and then check out procedures from the cruise. 

After check out, tour the East Bank, with the Karnak and Luxor temples. Lunch at a local restaurant, after lunch transfer to the Luxor airport for flight to Cairo. 

Arriving in Cairo you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight.  B/L



DAY 7:  Egyptian Museum - Coptic Cairo - Citadel and Mosque


Tour the Egyptian museum.  Then go for a tour of the city center of Cairo, including the churches. Visit the Citadel of Salah El Dien, and the Mosque of Mohamed Ali. After the tour we take you back to your hotel. There are optional tours, cruises, and shows, please ask your tour guide.  B/L



DAY 8: Cairo - Amman


Transfer to airport and flight to Amman .

Pick up from the airport and transfer to hotel for overnight.



DAY 9: Dead Sea


After breakfast, proceed to the Eastern Desert to visit Al Kharraneh Castle, Amra Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and Al Azraq Castle where Lawrence of Arabia resided and wrote part of his book “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”. Proceed to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth deep in the Jordan Valley and 55 km southeast of Amman, is the Dead Sea, one of the most
spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the whole world. It is the lowest body of water on earth, the lowest point on earth, and the world's richest source of natural salts, hiding wonderful treasures that accumulated throughout thousands of years. then return back to Amman.

Overnight in Amman (HB)


DAY 10: Jerash


After breakfast, enjoy a Panoramic Tour in the city of Amman then we head to visit the ancient Roman city of Jerash, including the paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, theatres, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls. Proceeding to northern Jordan to visit one of the most important ecological and historical sites in the Middle East; Ajloun. Ajloun Castle (Qal’at Ar-Rabad) is a fine example of Islamic architecture as it was built by Saladin’s general in 1184 AD to control the iron mines of Ajloun, and to counter the progress of the Crusaders by dominating the three main routes leading to the Jordan valley and protecting the communication routes between Jordan and Syria. 

Then return back to your hotel in Amman. 

Overnight stay in Amman (HB)


DAY 11: Amman - Madaba - Nebo - Little Petra - Petra

After breakfast, we head to visit Madaba, a city best known for the famous 6th century Mosaic map of Jerusalem & Holy Land and for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. Proceed to Mt. Nebo (site only as the church is closed down for renovation) a city mentioned in the bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the promised land
that he would never enter. proceed to visit Little Petra best known as Al Beidha (the White One) due to the pale rock colors . Little Petra, also known as Siq al-Barid (literally "the cold canyon") is an archaeological site located north of Petra and the town of Wadi Musa in, it is a Nabataean site, with buildings carved into the walls of the sandstone canyons. As its name
suggests, it is much smaller, consisting of three wider open areas connected by a 450-metre (1,480 ft) canyon. It is part of the Petra Archeological Park, though accessed separately. Then continue to Petra. 

Overnight stay in Petra (HB)

DAY 12: Petra visit - Petra

After breakfast, we head to visit the Nabatean Red Rose city of Petra, one of the 7 world wonders and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Enter the city through 1KM long narrow gorge which is flanked either side by 80m high cliffs! Notice the dazzling colors and formations of the rocks. The site is massive, and contains hundreds of elaborated rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman-style theatres, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets. 

Overnight stay in Petra (HB)


 DAY 13: Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman


After breakfast, we head to Wadi Rum (a natural reserve) and explore it a 2 hour jeep ride into the Jordanian desert! Wadi Rum was best described by T.E. Lawrence as “Vast, echoing and god-like”, and by the locals as “Valley of the Moon”. Then return back to Amman.

Overnight stay in Amman (HB)


DAY 14: Amman 


After breakfast, transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for departure to your final destination.


INCLUDE:


  • Accommodation -10 nights -3* hotel (Egypt/Jordan)
  • Egypt basis - bed and breakfast
  • Jordan basis - half board
  • 3 nights Nile cruise - 5* full board
  • Lunches in Cairo during the tours
  • Entrance fees to all mentioned sites
  • Airport transfers
  • Domestic flights in Egypt (as per itinerary)
  • 1-way international flight from Cairo to Amman
  • English speaking guides in all mentioned sites
  • Jeep tour in Wadi Rum desert - 1.3 hour

EXCLUDE:


  • Tips
  • Additional meals and drinks
  • Personal expenses 
  • Visas/border fees/any local taxes
  • Personal medical insurance
  • Additional tours/sites  


NOTES:


  • Please, note, that tour days can be switched depend to
    availability of flights and cruise.
  • Price valid per person for double accommodation.

  • Please, note, that single traveler need to choose a single rate.