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Cairo 4 nights/ Nile Cruise 3 nights/ Sharm El Sheikh 5 nights/ Petra 2 nights

Cairo 4 nights/ Nile Cruise 3 nights/ Sharm El Sheikh 5 nights/ Petra 2 nights

Cairo - Luxor - Aswan - Sharm El Sheikh - Petra

Duration

15 days

Max People

50

Min Age

5+

Overview

Cairo is the city of dreams. It is everything that one would want and expect of such an ancient city. It has one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world as well as vibrancy, color, stunning architecture, labyrinths of narrow, bustling streets, quiet corners where people drink tea and smoke the water pipes watching the world go by and the ever-buzzing bazaars where you will be swept up in the moment.

Featuring top 5 star hotels and luxury Nile cruisers this is a great tour of the Nile for people who like to cruise and see the major sites of Egypt. From the famous Pyramids in Cairo to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor this is an excellent introduction to Egypt in Luxury.

Sharm el Sheikh your round sunshine, golden beaches, dynamic nightlife and of course some of the best diving locations in the world. St.Catherine's monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in the world with the burning bush (where God spoke to mosses).

Petra is considered the most famous and gorgeous site in Jordan located about 262 km south of Amman and 133 km north of Aqaba. It is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2000 years ago. Admired then for its refined culture, massive architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels.

Day 1 (Monday): Cairo (D)

  • Arrive at Cairo Airport where our representative will meet and assist you through customs and then you claim your baggage. You will be transferred to your selected Hotel for a free evening.
  • Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 2 (Tuesday): Cairo (B.D)

  • After breakfast check out from Hotel and leave your luggage our friendly guide will accompany you to the awe-inspiring Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza to be transported back to the time of the ancient Egyptians. Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 3 (Wednesday): Cairo (B.D)

  • Day at leisure, Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 4 (Thursday): Cairo (B.D)

  • Day at leisure, Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 5 (Friday): Cairo/Aswan (B.L.D)

  • Morning transferred to Cairo airport to catch your domestic flight to Aswan, Visit the High Dam, the unfinished Obelisk and the temple of Philae
    Embarkation on board and Lunch. At 15.00 Hrs sail to Kom Ombo.
  • Visit the temple of Kom Ombo and sail to Edfu.
  • Dinner & Overnight in Edfu.
  • Check-in and Overnight at your Hotel

Day 6 (Saturday): Aswan/ Luxor (B.L.D)

  • Breakfast on Board.
  • Visit the temple of Edfu and sail to Esna.
  • Pass the lock and sail to Luxor.
  • Dinner & overnight in Luxor.

Day 7 (Sunday): Luxor (B.L.D)

  • Breakfast on board.
  • Cross the Nile to the west bank and visit.
  • Lunch on board.
  • In the afternoon visit the Karnak and Luxor temples on the east bank.
  • Dinner & overnight in Luxor.

Day 8 (Monday): Luxor/ Sharm el Sheikh (B.D)

  • Check-out and disembarkation after breakfast, transferred to Luxor Airport to catch your domestic flight towards Sharm el Sheikh. Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 9 (Tuesday): Sharm el Sheikh (AI)

  • Day at leisure, Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 10 (Wednesday): Sharm el Sheikh (AI)

  • Day at leisure, Overnight at your Hotel.

Day 11 (Thursday): Sharm el Sheikh/ Petra (B.D)

  • Free morning, transferred to Taba

Day 12 (Friday): South Border/ Petra (B.D)

  • Taba, Cross to Jordan at Arava border terminal – Our tour guide and representative will meet clients at South Border, Meets and assist, Visa Formalities, This day is dedicated to Jordan's most famous highlight: Petra! The mysterious "Rose Red City", capital of the Nabatheans, the lost city carved in the colorful sandstone of the E-Shara mountains, has always been one of the miracles of the Orient. We start our visit riding on a horse to the siq (gorge), a natural crack in the rocks which the Nabatheans made into a secret, ceremonial entrance to the lost city. We walk through the 1.2 Km long natural gorge, amidst a variety of statues and praying niches carved by the Nabatheans, until, suddenly, we face the grand "Treasury" - a huge burial-monument, carved all out of the rock 2000 years ago… The "Hazane" (Treasury) is just the first of many rock-carved burial monuments that gave this canyon its name: "The Facades Street". This street leads us to the roman theatre, royal tombs, the roman colonnaded street, and Qasr al-bent, a well-preserved Nabathean temple. Overnight in Hotel

Day 13 (Saturday): Petra/Kerak Castle/King's Highway/ Mount Nebo/Amman (B.D)

  • After breakfast will travel up to Kerak you will visit the huge castle where Saladin and Richard Lionheart fought during the crusades. While enjoying the beautiful landscapes the journey continues along the King’s Highway On the way you will pass through Wadi Mujib, the grand canyon of Jordan. Your next stop will be Mount Nebo, where like Moses you will be able to overlook the Holy Land and the Dead Sea. If the sky is clear Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem will meet your eye. Enjoy the highlights of Amman, dinner and overnight.

Day 14 (Sunday): Amman/Jerash/south border/ Egypt-SSH (B.D)

  • Aftter breakfast drive to Jerash, You will visit Jerash, the Pompei of the East. You will enter Jerash through the monumental South Gate and find yourself wandering around in a Roman city. You will walk in the Oval Plaza surrounded by colonnades, visit the Roman theatre and Byzantine churches with mosaic-covered floors. Enjoy a stroll along Jerash’ main road the Cardo and pass by the Nymphaeum. Jerash has been covered by sand for centuries, the main reason why it is still so well-preserved. You may experience the marvellous acoustics of the theatre, the stage of the Jerash music festival which takes place every year. And see for yourself how the Romans built the earthquake-proof columns of the colonnaded streets. Then to south border, departure. to Egypt.

Day 15 (Monday): Sharm el Sheikh/ Cairo (B.L)

  • Day at leisure, free morning .Then transferred back to Cairo for your departure flight.
  • Overnight at your Hotel.

 



Package includes the following:

  • Arrival / Departure: Airport transfers included meet and assists.
  • Transport: Private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Accommodation: 11 nights Hotel.
  • Meals: Cairo; Half board bases
  • Guides: Spanish speaking guide in all sites.
  • Tours (Entrance fees included): Cairo: Pyramids and Sphinx, Luxor/Aswan; East and West Bank of Luxor–Edfu Temple - Temple of Philae - High Dam - Unfinished Obelisk

Optional Tours

  • Cairo: Sakkara, Memphis - Cairo by Night – Egyptian Museum – Citadel – Khan El Kalily Market.
  • Sharm el Sheikh: St. Catherine - Bedouin night – Dolphin show – Ras Mohamed by boat – Aqua Park Glass Boat – Jerusalem.

NB: the schedule program and sailing hours could be changed for reasons beyond cruise control, during the cruise sailing with respect of all visits Mentioned in the itinerary.

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