Highlights of Egypt & Jordan

Cairo, Egypt to Amman, Jordan

from AU$5,092.00

Day 1: Cairo

Arrive in Cairo where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight Cairo.

Full day tour of Cairo beginning at the Egyptian Museum, and continuing to the Citadel of Salah Din and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Finish the day at the oldest bazaar in Cairo – Khan El Khalili. Overnight Cairo. (B)

Day 3: Cairo - Luxor

Transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Luxor (flight included). On arrival transfer to your cruise vessel. Afternoon tour of Luxor and Karnak Temples. Overnight on board. (B,L,D)

Day 4: Luxor - Esna - Edfu

Morning visit to the West Bank including the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatchepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Enjoy sailing across the river Nile, reach Esna Lock then continue sailing to Edfu. Overnight on board. (B,L,D)

Day 5: Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan

Take a tour by horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus. Sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Temples of Sobek and Horus. Sail onto Aswan. Overnight on board. (B,L,D)

Day 6: Aswan

Tour of Aswan including the High Dam and Philae Temple. Experience a short adventure on the Nile by Felucca (small boat) sailing around Elephantine Island. Visit the Aga Khan Mausoleum and the Botanical Gardens of Aswan. Overnight on board.(B,L,D)

Day 7: Aswan - Cairo

Optional tour of Abu Simbel. Transfer to Aswan airport for departure to Cairo (flight included). Arrive in Cairo and transfer to your hotel for overnight. (B)

Day 8: Cairo

Full day tour of Cairo including Memphis and Sakkara and an afternoon visit to the Pyramids of Giza and the famous Sphinx. Overnight Cairo. (B,L)

Day 9: Cairo - Amman

Transfer to the airport for a flight to Amman (flight included). Arrive in Amman and transfer to your hotel for overnight. (B,D)

Day 10: Amman - Madaba - Nebo - Kerak - Petra

Depart via the Kings’ Highway for Petra, visiting the mosaic city of Madaba, where you will see the oldest map of the holy land. Continue to Mt. Nebo, where according to tradition, Moses is buried, to admire the wonderful view of the countryside, the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Next to Kerak and onto Petra for overnight. (B,D)

Day 11: Petra

After breakfast, depart for a tour of the Ancient Site of Petra, the city carved into the stone and the treasury. Head for the archaeological site with the hundred temples, the Royal Palaces, the Roman Theatre and houses, the Hydria Monument, the Corinthian Tomb and the Monastery. Overnight Petra. (B,D)

Day 12: Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman

Departure for a 4 x 4 safari in the Wadi Rum Desert, the land of Lawrence of Arabia, where you will be enchanted by the striking landscape, the endless sands and the large rock formations appear out of the desert sands. Return to Amman for overnight. (B,D)