Egypt, Nile Cruise, Jordan (Petra) and Jerusalem
16 Nights, 17 Days
Private Tour June 2 - June 18, 2023
Price per person: $2995.00 - Single Supplement +$680
Double Standard Hotel Room / Main Deck Double Cabin Nile Cruise
Accommodation Plan:
Cairo : Cairo Pyramids hotel 5* or similar
Aswan : Citymax hotel Aswan 4* or similar
Nile Cruise : Iberotel Crown Empress Nile Cruise 5* or similar
Amman : Corp Amman hotel 4* or similar
Jerusalem: Grand Court hotel 4* or similar
Included
- Meet & greet airport service
- Assistance during your trip
- Modern vehicle for all transfers
- Accommodation in Cairo - 4 nights (breakfast included)
- Accommodation in Aswan - 2 nights (breakfast included)
- Accommodation on 5 stars Nile Cruise - 3 nights (full board)
- Accommodation in Amman - 3 nights (breakfast included)
- Accommodation in Jerusalem- 4 nights (breakfast included)
- Domestic flights (Cairo/Aswan - Luxor/Cairo).
- Private tours in Cairo
- Tours in a group during the cruise
- Tours in Petra, Amman, Jerusalem.
- Tickets to all the mentioned attractions
- English-speaking guide in Petra for about 2-3 hours
- English-speaking driver in Amman
- Tours in Jerash for about 1h with an English-speaking guide
- Tours in Jerusalem with an English-speaking guide in group
- Short horse ride in Petra
- All service charges and taxes
Excluded
- International flight ticket
- Cairo/ Amman flight (Agent will arrange flight for us $155.00)
- Visa to Egypt, Israel and Jordan (in advance)
- Optional tours
- Personal spending
- Tipping
- Taxes at King Hussein Border for Israel cross borders
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
June 2, 2023, Friday
Once you arrive in Cairo, our tour representative will meet & assist you at the airport. Then you will be transferred to our hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure and get ready to start your Egypt Jordan and Israel Tour!
Day 2: Free day in Cairo
June 3, Saturday
Breakfast in hotel. Free day in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: Pyramids Tour
June 4, Sunday
After breakfast, we will start our Egypt, Jordan, and Israel Tour by visiting the most famous of Egypt's attractions: the Pyramids of Giza and the mysterious Sphinx, then on to explore the Temple Valley.
After lunch at a local restaurant, we will proceed to Sakkara. The Sakkara Necropolis is home to several pyramids, including the Pyramids of Pharaoh Djoser, one of the first built in Egypt. Return to Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Day 4: Tour in Cairo | Flight to Aswan
June 5, Monday
Check-out after breakfast. We will visit the Egyptian Museum, a fascinating place that houses the largest collection of Ancient Egypt´s objects. After lunch, we will proceed to Coptic Cairo, an old neighborhood where we will visit the Hanging Church.
We will explore the lively bazaar Khan El Khalili, that dates back to the XIV century.
We will be escorted to the airport to fly to Aswan, whereupon your arrival a representative will accompany us to our hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Day 5: Abu Simbel Temples
June 6, Tuesday
On this day we will visit the second most popular attraction in Egypt: the Abu Simbel Temples, carved out of rock. They are the most remarkable monuments built by Ramses II, dedicated to himself and his queen Nefatari. The trip is 3 hours each way from and back to Aswan. Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Day 6: Embarkation on Nile Cruise | Tour in Aswan
June 7, Wednesday
After breakfast at the hotel, our tour continues. We will be transferred to the Nile Cruise. As part of the cruise, we will visit the High Dam, built as the ultimate solution for the Nile floods, followed by the Unfinished Obelisk, a monument that most probably was commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut. Then, you will visit the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Return to the ship.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 7: Kom Ombo & Edfu Temples
June 8, Thursday
Sail to Kom Ombo. You will explore the Kom Ombo Temple, a singular building dedicated to the two deities: Horus, (the falcon-headed god) and Sobek, (the crocodile-headed god). Then, we sail to Edfu, where we will visit the best-preserved temple in Egypt, dedicated to Horus.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 8: Tours in Luxor
June 9, Friday
We will kick off our 7th day of our Tour and sail to Luxor. After your breakfast on board, we will explore the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the resting place of dozens of pharaohs, including Tutankhamen. Next, we visit the Queen Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple, the most remarkable temple in the valley. Before returning to the ship, meet the Colossi of Memnon, the two statues of Amenhotep III.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 9: Tours in Luxor Flight to Cairo
June 10, Saturday
Disembarkation takes place after breakfast. We will visit the temples of Karnak and Luxor. After, we will be taken to the airport to fly back to Cairo, where we will be met upon our arrival and escorted to the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10 : Flight to Amman
June 10, Sunday
This flight is not included in our trip price, but our Agent will arrange flight for us for $155.00. This is the cost of the ticket if we purchased the ticket individually.
Time to be transferred to the airport, to catch the flight to Amman, part 2 of our tour. Upon our arrival a new tour representative will escort us to our hotel.
Enjoy the time at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11: Jerash | Dead Sea
June 12, Monday
We will be taking a tour in the ruins of Jerash, an ancient Roman city with a preserved beautiful colonnaded street and monuments such as the Temple of Artemis and the Nymphaeum. Next, we will visit the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, where we can relax and enjoy the therapeutic mineral mud and float on the salty waters.
Return to Amman.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 12: Petra Tour
June 13, Tuesday
After breakfast, we will visit the most fantastic attraction in Jordan, the Rose Red City of Petra. The rock-carved city was founded in the 6th century by the Nabataeans and is one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. Walk along the Siq (canyon) and visit the main attractions of Petra, such as the Treasury, the Pharaoh's castle, the Monastery, and more.
Return to Amman.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 13: Amman – Allenby's Fountain – Jerusalem
June 14. Wednesday
After breakfast. We will be picked up from the hotel in Amman, Jordan to cross into Israel. The new guide will welcome us at the border and transfer us to our hotel in Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
Day 14: Jerusalem and Bethlehem
June15, Thursday
Breakfast at the hotel. We will start with a panoramic view from the Mount of Olives
We will visit the Tomb of King David and the “Room of the Last Supper” at the Abbey of the Dormition. We continue towards the Wailing Wall, in the Jewish Quarter, we will see the excavations in the South and West part of the Temple, then pass through the Roman Cardo. We visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where we will see the Hill of Calvary (Golgotha) and the empty Tomb of Jesus. In the afternoon we visit the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square in Bethlehem
Return to hotel and overnight in Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 15: Nazareth & Sea of Galilee
June 16, Friday
Breakfast at the hotel and then we leave for Nazareth, where Jesus spent most of his life. Then we visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, built on the remains of Mary's house, the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Gabriel near the Well of Mary. Then onto the Carpinteria de San José. We will visit the places where Jesus acted around the Sea of Galilee: Capernaum, with Peter's house and the famous synagogue, and the rebuilt church in Tabaha, where tradition highlights the miracle of bread and fish. In the "Church of the Primacy" we will see the rock identified as "Mensa Christi", where Jesus sat and ate fish with his disciples after his resurrection
We end the day by visiting Yarde nit, the baptismal site on the Jordan River.
Transfer to your hotel in Jerusalem.
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 16: Free day
June 17, Saturday
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day in Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 17: Final Departure
June 18, Sunday
Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time, transfer to Ben Gurion
Airport to take your return flight.
Meals: Breakfast.