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Day 1:
Welcome to land of Pharaohs… you will be met & assisted for the transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Overnight: Hotel in Cairo
Meals: X |
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Day 2:
Visit to
the
Pyramids
and
Sphinx
at Giza
Plateau.
Time for
freshen
up &
having a
new type
of trips
by
sleeper
train
to Aswan.
Overnight:
On board
sleeper
train
Cairo-Aswan
Meals:
Breakfast
& dinner
Day
3:
Arrival
Aswan or
"Swenette"
as known
in
ancient
Egypt, today
have a
marvelous
tour to
the
Aswan
High Dam
and a
trip by boat
to Agilika
Island
to visit
the
Temple
of
Phila.
You will
have
enough
time to
visit
the souq
"Markets"
or
perhaps
you
would
like to
spend
fee time
by the
swimming
pool.
Overnight:
Hotel in
Aswan
Meals:
Breakfast
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Days
4
- 5:
Nile felucca
in Aswan, this
afternoon, we board
Nile felucca for
a 2 nights cruise
upstream towards Kom
Ombo. Will have a stops en
route at local
villages & the
waterside Temple of Kom Ombo.
Overnight:
2 nights
felucca
(adventure
style)
Meals:
Breakfast,
lunch &
dinner.
Day 6:
Disembark,
at Kom Ombo travel
to visit the Temple
of Horus in Edfu.
Enough time to relax
at our hotel and
spend the evening
your way or perhabs
you can enjoy
an optional visit to
the Temple of Luxor
by night by
traditional horse
and carriage.
Overnight:
At hotel
in Luxor
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 7:
Would you like to
try an excursion
over Luxor ? you can
join the hot air
ballooning trip, before
crossing to the West
Bank,
you will see is the
imposing
Colossi of Memnon.
Later on we enjoy a
guided tour of the
Valleys of the Kings
and Queen Hatchepsut.
Pay a visit to the
Temple of Karnak and
after having time
for freshen up, we
return to Cairo by
Sleeper
train.
Overnight:
On board
sleeper
train
Luxor-Cairo
Meals:
Breakfast
&
dinner.
Day 8:
Arrival and time to
visit the marvelous
Egyptian Museum, if
you are interested
to know the secrets
of mummification;
here is quite the
time & place.... as
an optional you
can visit the
Mummies Room watch &
listen to the whole
story...
Rest of the day free
at leisure
Overnight:
At hotel in Cairo
Meals:
Breakfast
Days 9 - 11:
Our voyage is not
over yet!...today
we travel
to Dahab, where you
can pick up
one of theses
activities may be
all of them...having
an excursion to the
Blue Hole, climbing
Mt. Sinai and
watching St
Katherine’s
Monastery, having a
very "BEDOUIN"
dinner by the star
light
Overnight:
At hotel in Dahab
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 12:
Morning transfer
to Taba/Nuweiba to
take a private ferry
crossing to Aqaba in
Jordan.
From Aqaba
we
originate
an
included excursion
to the Dead Sea for
lunch and a swim.
Onward we explore
Mt. Nebo you can
enjoy as well an
excellent views of
the Jordan River
Valley, the northern
shore of the Dead
Sea, Jericho and on
clear days
Jerusalem.
Travel
onto the bustling
market town of Madaba.
Overnight:
At hotel in Madaba
Meals:
Breakfast
& lunch
Day 12:
Explore Christian Madaba this morning
before noon time
transfer to Petra.
The late afternoon
offers free time.
Choose to explore
the town on foot,
stop off at a cafe
for a cup of rich
dark Arabian coffee,
browse the village
shops, pop into the
'Made in Jordan'
store for quality
handmade items or
simply spend the
afternoon relaxing
by the pool.
Tonight, it may be
possible to take a
candlelit walk
through the Souq by
attending the 'Petra
by Night' excursion.
Overnight:
At hotel in Petra
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 14:
Today we will
explore the ancient Nabatean tombs and
the Roman
rock-carved streets
lined with temples,
royal tombs,
staircases, arched
gates and public
buildings. There is
also a gigantic
amphitheatre
originally built to
house 3000
spectators, though
the Romans increased
capacity to a
whopping 7000.
After
the guided tour,
you’re free to head
off and further
explore, haggle for
a horse and chariot
or just relax...
Rest of the day fee
at leisure or may be
you would like to
test your
Free evening or why
not test your
cooking
skills in the Petra
Kitchen!!! you can
try it as an option
Overnight:
At hotel in Petra
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 15:
Time to the 4x4 jeep
safari
Petra - Wadi Rum. A
free morning in
Petra to further
explore
independently or
with your guide. If
following in the
footsteps of our
guide we enter the
Nabataean city via
the 'secret road' of
al-Madras, and visit
the High Place of
Sacrifice for a
panoramic view of
the ancient city
centre.
This
afternoon, we depart
Petra to Wadi Rum. An enormous,
silent landscape of
ancient riverbeds,
pastel colored
stretches of sandy
desert and marvelous rock formations
known as "Jebels",
dating from when
time began that rise
from the desert
floor, Wadi Rum is
our base for an
exciting 4 x 4
desert safari.
We’ll
jump aboard open-top
4 x 4s for our
sunny & sandy adventure
into Jordan’s
wilderness. Tonight,
we will enjoy an included Bedouin
dinner and bed down
in our permanent
tents surrounded by
a galaxy of
twinkling stars and
the striking desert
landscape.
Overnight:
Camping at Wadi Rum
Meals:
Breakfast
& dinner
Day 16:
"Free time; depends upon ferry
boat departure time",
later on we drive
to Aqaba to cross
the Gulf of Aqaba
once again by
private ferry and
travel by
road to Cairo.
Overnight:
Hotel in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast
Day 17:
After breakfast an
included
transfer to Cairo
international
airport, pack up the
most wonderful
memories while on
your way home...
Have
a safe trip!!!!!!
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