Egypt
and Jordan including visits to Cairo, Luxor, Aswan,
Abu Simbel, Alexandria, Biblical Sinai, Petra, Amman,
Jerash and more
Fully Escorted
23 days/ 22 nights
Features:
* A fully escorted PRIVATE tour (starting with arrival
to Cairo) featuring a 5 day/ 4 night Deluxe Nile cruise.
From the famous
Temples of Ramses at Abu Simbel, to the city Alexander
the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. From the
legendary footsteps of Moses to Lawrence of Arabia.
From ancient times to modern history this journey will
entertain and educate you like you have never experienced.
Featuring top hotels and cruise, the most qualified
and well educated guides anywhere. You will be immersed
in history, feeling you are reliving it .
The
Program:
Day
01: (Saturday) Arrive Cairo, staff will assist
with clearing immigration and customs then transfer
you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids ($30 per
person)
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. 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)
Day
03: (Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the
hotel, visit the West Bank's Necropolis of Thebes featuring
the Valley
of the Kings, Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi
of Memnon. Return to the East Bank to board your
5 star Deluxe Nile cruiser, The Queen
of Hansa. Ship features include panoramic opening
floor to ceiling windows, large cabins, T.V./video/radio,
private baths and individually controlled air-conditioning.
Lunch, then visit Luxor
and Karnak
Temples. Watch the sunset over the Necropolis
of Thebes while enjoying dinner. Evening entertainment.
Overnight Luxor (B at the hotel, L,D on the ship)
OPTIONAL sound and light show at Karnak Temple $30 per
person
Day
04: (Tuesday) Enjoy breakfast while sailing to Esna. Pass the Esna lock and sail to Edfu. Lunch on board. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight Edfu (B,L,D)
Day
05: (Wednesday) Breakfast then visit the Temple
of Horus. Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo
then to Aswan. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight
Aswan (B,L,D)
Day
06: (Thursday) After breakfast visit the Temple
of Philae, the Pharaoh's granite quarries with the
Unfinished Obelisk and the High
Dam. FREE BONUS: Afternoon visit to the Botanical
Gardens traveling by Felucca (native sailboat). These
are wind powered only so if there is no wind this will
not operate. Dinner and evening entertainment. Overnight
Aswan (B,L,D)
Day
07: (Friday) Disembark the cruise. Staff will
transfer you to the airport, assist with checking in
for a flight to Cairo. Arriving, staff will transfer
you to the Le
Meridien Pyramids hotel. Overnight Cairo (B)
NOTE: We can arrange an optional tour to the famous
temples of Ramses at Abu Simbel before flying to Cairo.
Tour including transfers, flights, entry fees, guide,
service charges and taxes is $250 a person.
Day
08: (Saturday) Visit Memphis
(the ancient capital), Sakkarra
with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur
with it's famous Bent and Red Pyramids plus the new Imhotep museum. Overnight
Cairo (B)
OPTIONAL Sound and Light show at the Pyramids this evening.
$30 per person
Day
09: (Sunday) Transfer by air-conditioned van
to Alexandria,
the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made
famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Marriott Renaissance 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)
Day
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)
Day
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)
Day
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)
Day
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)
Day
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 Sonesta
resort. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day
16: (Sunday) Free day to enjoy Sharm. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day
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 en-route 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 hazarot 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. We drive up the coast to
overnight at the Sonesta Resort. Overnight Taba,
Egypt. (B,L)
NOTE: If you would like to climb Mt. Sinai for the sunrise
you would leave the beach about midnight.
Day
18: (Tuesday) We depart Taba on our 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)
Day
19: (Wednesday) A day to enjoy Petra and surrounding sites. Overnight Petra (B)
Day
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. Then
on to Amman.
Overnight Grand Hyatt Amman (B)
Day
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 Amman. Overnight Amman (B)
Day
22: (Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport,
assists with exit formalities and checking in for a
short flight to Cairo. Arriving, staff will transfer
you to the Fairmont
Heliopolis hotel. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day
23: (Sunday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
TOURS
INCLUDE: GUARANTEED TO OPERATE WITH NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF TRAVELERS. 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 2 pieces of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star 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. Hotel and cruise service charges and taxes.
NOT
included are: International air, Items of a personal nature such as tips, entry visas, entry taxes or departure taxes, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
| Ancient
Kingdoms Price |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$4,595 |
$5,895 |
| Shoulder (May and Sep) |
$4,695 |
$6,195 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$4,995 |
$6,395 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New
Year, Easter) |
$5,595 |
$7,295 |
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.
FREQUENT
TRAVELERS: You are welcome to arrange your own
international air or we can assist. Also if you are
a member of any hotel chain frequent traveler program
you are welcome to use your points for hotel rooms and
the cost of the tour will be reduced accordingly OR
if you want to accumulate points plus take advantage
of membership hotel room upgrades let us know which
program you want to use.
We
contract with every major hotel chain including:
Egypt:
Basma: Aswan
El Salamlek Palace: Alexandria
Fairmont: Cairo (Heliopolis
& Nile Plaza)
Four Seasons: Cairo (First
Residence & Nile
Plaza), Alexandria,
Sharm
Helnan: Cairo (Shepheard),
Fayoum (Auberge)
Hilton: Cairo (Dreamland, Ramses, Conrad), Nuweiba
Hyatt: Cairo,
Sharm
Intercontinental: Cairo (City
Stars & Pyramids
Park Resort)
J.W. Marriott: Cairo
Le Méridien: Cairo (Pyramids),
Hurghada (Makadi
Bay Resort)
Maritim: Luxor, Sharm (Jolie Ville Resort/Casino, Royal Peninsula, Jolie Ville Golf/Resort)
Marriott: Cairo,
Sharm
Movenpick: Aswan
Oberoi: Cairo (Mena
House)
Renaissance: Alexandria
Ritz-Carlton: Sharm
Sheraton: Cairo,
Luxor,
Sharm,
Alexandria, Hurghada
(Soma
Bay)
Sofitel: Cairo (El
Gezirah), Luxor (Old
Winter Palace), Aswan (Old
Cataract)
Sonesta: Cairo,
Luxor,
Sharm,
Taba
Steigenberger:
Luxor,
El
Gouna
St. Catherine's Plaza (Sinai)
Jordan:
Four Seasons: Amman
Hyatt: Amman
Movenpick: Aqaba,
Petra
Prices are based on using the hotels shown. If you change
hotels the tour price may change.
International air from JFK on Egyptair
| International
Air (by date of departure) |
Price |
| Low (01 Nov - 12 Dec, 25 Dec - 31 Mar) |
$ 875 |
| Shoulder (01 Apr - 31 May, 16 Aug - 31 Oct) |
$ 950 |
| Peak I (01 Jun - Jun 15, 01 Aug - 15 Aug) |
$1,215 |
| Peak II (16 Jun - 31 Jul,
13 Dec - 24 Dec) |
$1,375 |
Prices are
only an indication of cost, seats are not guaranteed
until tour confirmed and
do not include air ticket taxes, fuel surcharges, and
security fees.
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flights to JFK from major USA airports
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