22 days/ 21 nights
Fully Escorted
Egypt and Jordan including visits to Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Alexandria, Biblical Sinai, Petra, Amman, Jerash and more.
The tour will introduce you to all the major sites along the Nile valley from the famous temples of Ramses at Abu Simbel to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea at Cleopatra’s Alexandria. Travel through the Bible’s book of Exodus with a visit to the Sinai. Continue your journey to Jordan where you will marvel at the “Rose Red city” Petra, float on the Dead Sea, gaze on the promised land from Mt. Nebo just like Moses. Visit Jerash, the best preserved of the Roman decapolis cities and more.
THE PROGRAM:
Day
01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, clear immigration and customs then staff will transfer you to the Le Meridien Pyramids hotel (A Travel & Leisure 500 property). Overnight Cairo (breakfast on the flight)
VISAS: All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Those traveling with USA or Canada passports can obtain theirs on arrival at Cairo. No photos, no forms and cost is about $18. Travelers with other passports should check with us whether you need one before arrival.
Day 02: (Sunday) Enjoy an international buffet breakfast before starting the day at the Pyramids of Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid. Visit the inscrutable Sphinx and then a wonderful afternoon to explore the treasures of the Egyptian Antiquity Museum featuring King Tut's treasures then staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving staff transfers you to the Sonesta Luxor Hotel. Overnight Luxor (B)
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03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the hotel, staff transfers you to board your Nile cruiser, The M/S Amarco I. The ship is a Five-Star Super Deluxe Nile cruiser that is handicap accessible. It was built in 2002 and began operating in 2003. The ship underwent extensive renovation in the fall of 2008. There are 49 total cabins on the boat including 4 Junior Suites that can be converted for special needs travelers. The Junior Suites feature roll-in showers. There is also an elevator that can access every deck of the boat.
The standard cabins are 215 square feet with the Junior Suites being a little larger. The ship features nonsmoking dining and lounge areas, a swimming pool, sauna, work out room with exercise equipment and even a jogging track. The cabins are fully air conditioned with televisions, DVD players, mini bar, mini fridge, and private safes. Also, the bathrooms feature showers and bath tubs and include hair dryers in every cabin.
The dress is casual to country club casual. Ala carte dinners are also available as is laundry service. Lunch on board. Following lunch visit Luxor’s East Bank, which contains the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor. Return to the ship for dinner. Overnight Luxor (B, L, D)
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04: (Tuesday) Breakfast in the morning followed by a visit to Luxor's West Bank, where you will visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the Colossi Memnon. After touring return to the ship for lunch. Sail to Esna. Dinner on board. Overnight Esna (B, L, D)
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05: (Wednesday) Breakfast in the morning then a visit to the Khnum temple in Esna. Return to the ship for lunch. Sail to Edfu and visit the Temple of Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo. Overnight Kom Ombo (B, L, D)
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06: (Thursday) Breakfast in the morning then visit the Temple of Kom Ombo . Sail to Aswan. Lunch on board before visiting the Aswan High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae. Dinner on board. Overnight Aswan (B, L, D)
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07: (Friday) Breakfast, disembark, staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Cairo. Arriving staff transfers you to the Le Meridien Pyramids. Overnight Cairo (B)
NOTE optional tour to Abu Simbel to visit the famous temples of Ramses available this morning. Cost is $250 per traveler including transfers, flights, guide, entry fees, service charges and taxes.
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08: (Saturday) Visit Memphis (the ancient capital), Sakkarra with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur with it's famous Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid. Overnight Cairo (B)
Optional Sound and Light show at the Pyramids this evening. $40 per person
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09: (Sunday) Transfer by air-conditioned van to Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Maritim Joile Ville hotel, located right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Day
10: (Monday) A full day touring the wonders of Alexandria including the catacombs, the museums, the Greco-roman sites and the new library. Overnight Alexandria (B)
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11: (Tuesday) Drive to Rosetta (where the famous stone was found that gave archeologists the clues needed to understand hieroglyphics). With its strategic location between the Mediterranean and the western arm of the Nile, Rosetta has been an extremely important military site since early times. The town was witness to many important events in ancient as well as modern times. It is typically tranquil and highly green town with vast gardens, orchards and date-palm plantations, in addition to a multitude of beautiful historical houses, inns and mosques adorned with exquisite decorative inscriptions and woodworks. Visit sites in the area, enjoy lunch at Abu Kir bay, return to Cairo in the evening to the comfort of the Marriott. Overnight Cairo (B,L)
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12: (Wednesday) Depart Cairo in the morning traveling northeast to Tanis. Though no longer, Tanis was an important City in the pharaonic period. Many believe that this was the Biblical city from which the Exodus began, but most will also remember it as the location where Indiana Jones discovered the 'Lost Ark' in the movie. Tanis is considered to be probably the most important archaeological site in Egypt's northern Delta, probably because it is one of the largest and certainly the most impressive of the sites. From Tanis travel to Tal Basta, home to the cult of Bastet (the cat goddess) where an open air museum is sure to be of interest. There is also a Biblical connection. Here, Jesus caused a water spring to well up from the ground, and His presence caused the idols to crumble, as foretold by the prophets of old. "Behold the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt will totter at His Presence and the heart of Egypt will melt in the midst of it" (Isaiah 19:1). Overnight Cairo (B)
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13: (Thursday) Enjoy a tour of Old Cairo with it's famous churches and synagogue plus the Citadel of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Alabaster Mosque. Overnight Cairo (B)
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14: (Friday) You will enjoy a visit to the Isle of Roda and the Manial Palace (home of the modern Arabian horse). Overnight Cairo (B)
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15: (Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Sharm el Sheikh. Arriving staff transfers you to the Renaissance Golden Beach Resort. Overnight Sharm (B)
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16: (Sunday) Free day to enjoy Sharm. Overnight Sharm (B)
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17: (Monday) Depart early (6AM) for Mt. Sinai and visit St. Catherine's monastery with it's Chapel of the Burning Bush. From here we travel East toward the Gulf of Aqaba with a stop enroute to see the Rock of Inscriptions where travelers have been carving messages and directions for thousands of years. We will look across the broad landscape of Wadi Ghazala and the oasis of Ein Kudra, traditionally hazerot for the Children of Israel. We continue our journey to the coast, have lunch at Habiba, a wonderful open air restaurant right on the shore of the Gulf. On a clear day we can see Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel. Overnight Sharm (B,L)
NOTE: If you would like to climb Mt. Sinai for the sunrise you would leave the beach about midnight.
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18: (Tuesday) Breakfast, check out and drive to Nuweiba to board a yacht ferry to Aqaba, Jordan. After clearing immigration and customs, we drive into the mountains to Petra. Arriving, we overnight at the famous Movenpick resort, right at the entrance to the Rose Red city. Overnight Petra (B)
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19: (Wednesday) A day to enjoy Petra and surrounding sites. Overnight Petra (B)
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20: (Thursday) Drive along the 5,000 year old Kings Highway passing beside the Dead Sea and Lot's Sanctuary (where archaeological discoveries cause many to feel this was where Lot and his daughters sought refuge after God destroyed Sodom) to Madaba (the city of Mosaics) and Mt. Nebo, where Moses looked on the promised land. Overnight at the Marriott Jordan Valley Dead Sea Resort (B)
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21: (Friday) Tour to Jerash, one of the most famous and well preserved cities of the Roman Decapolis. From Jerash visit Ajloun and Umm Qais. Umm Qais is tucked into the northwest corner of Jordan and looks down on the Sea of Galilee. This is where, according to the Bible, that Jesus drove demons out of men and into swine (Matthew 8:28-32). Return to the Marriott (B)
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22: (Saturday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
TOURS INCLUDE: WEEKLY DEPARTURES GUARANTEED TO OPERATE WITH NO MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 TRAVELERS IN THE GROUP. Domestic flights in Egypt in economy class. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 1 piece of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour (baggage handling does NOT include tips for bellmen, porters, etc.). Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Super Deluxe Nile cruise with upper decks, outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individually controlled air-conditioning. Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist in Egypt and a licensed guide in Jordan. Service charges and taxes.
NOT
included are: International air, items of a personal nature such as tips, entry visas, entry or departure taxes, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Ancient Kingdoms Tour Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low Season (June through August) |
$4,995 |
$5,675 |
| Shoulder Season (May & September) |
$5,195 |
$5,945 |
| High Season (October through April) |
$5,895 |
$6,845 |
| Holiday (Christmas/New
Year and Easter) |
$6,495 |
$7,445 |
NO triples allowed
Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
Prices
and itinerary subject to change without notice.
Single Price is for Single
occupancy hotel rooms and cruise cabins based on a minimum of two
travelers. Single travelers (one person on the tour) would have additional
cost.
We
contract with most major hotel chains including:
Jordan:
Four Seasons: Amman
Hyatt: Amman
Movenpick: Aqaba, Petra
Marriott: Amman, Dead Sea, Petra
Prices are based on using the hotels shown. If you change
hotels the tour price may change.
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