Egypt
and Jordan a la Indiana Jones
A
12 day Tour in Egypt and Jordan, Including Petra, Memphis &
Sakkara
Without any International Air Fare
Skip
Sinai and fly Cairo Amman ?
Indiana
Jones himself couldn't squeeze more adventure into a 12-day journey:
Cairo , Sakkara , Memphis, Dahshour and the Pyramids, a cruise on
the Nile, the fabled temples and tombs of Luxor and Thebes, diving
in the Red Sea, the mountains of Sinai, and a trek to the mysterious
ruins of Petra in Jordan. Starts weekly in Cairo .
Compare with flying in and out of Cairo , or
the Ultra Deluxe Version
DAY
1- CAIRO - Sunday & Monday Weekly - Year Round
(
click here if your prefer to start in Amman Jordan)
Our Egypt-based staff greets you in bustling Cairo airport and escorts
you to your hotel . Complimentary Egyptian visa fee (valid for
American, Australian , NZ, EU , Canadian, Mexican & Japanese citizens.
Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival). At your
hotel, complimentary coffee or tea ( please advise your preference),
one bottle of water for each guest, and a platter of Egyptian sweets
will await you at your room.
Visa
will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some
stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops,
at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers.
There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding
a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign .
Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp
from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport
officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport
as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist
you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting
the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle)
to the hotel
DAY
2 - CAIRO- Dahshour, Memphis, Sakkara - Home Hosted Dinner Monday (cBLD)
A
morning tour takes us to the time capsule treasure of Dahshour,
the newly-opened pyramid field south of Cairo: DAHSOUR - we'll
motor to the edge of Cairo, to Dahshour, the newly-opened pyramid
field south of Cairo. We visit the great pyramid of Senfru, father of
Cheops, and other structure:
The "Discovery" of Dahshour:
For almost half a century, the great field of huge pyramids near the
desert village of Dahshour, 25 miles south of Cairo, has been off limits
to the public. Confined within the perimeter of a military base were
many pyramids, including the great 4500-year-old pyramid built by Senfru,
father of Cheops. Senfru's pyramid, the largest in Egypt until his son
built Giza's Great Pyramid, is rhomboidal in shape: it tapers more distinctly
on its upper half. All the pyramids were coated in thick plaster at
one time. Most have lost these protective, decorative sheaths, but Senfru's--miraculously--is
still in place.
After
lunch at a local restaurant : The afternoon is for Memphis and Sakkara,
including the Step Pyramid of Zoser & Nobles tombs/Mastabas.
In
the evening, we return to the Pyramids for an awe-inspiring sound-and-light
show.
Dinner
is included at a local home:
Meet the locals,
you may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family (
T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town):
This
evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right
into the homes of some of the people of Cairo l! You'll be invited to
a family dinner, and while you enjoy wholesome home-cooked specialties,
you'll learn about and appreciate the outlook, aspirations, and way
of life of your hosts. Be assured, as curious as you may be about your
new friends, they're sure to have questions about your own background.
Once the ice is broken, you'll enjoy a lively evening, and find that
you have more in common than you ever suspected. Of course, you may
enjoy dinner in a quiet restaurant with your travel companions, by letting
us know your preferences.
DAY
3 - CAIRO and Giza Pyramids Tuesday (BLD)
Your exploration of the ancient world begins today! First stop is the
Egyptian Museum, with its treasures of the ancient pharaohs: mummies,
statuary, precious stones and metals. We'll also stop at the Citadel
of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque. Then it's on to Giza and the mysteries
of the Pyramids and Sphinx. In the evening, we settle you into your
private wood-panelled sleeping compartment on the train bound along
the banks of the Nile. You'll enjoy dinner in the dining car, as the
lights of villages reflect in the river.
DAY
4 - ASWAN- Nile Cruise Wednesday (BLD)
After breakfast on board, your train arrives in Aswan, where we settle
you into your cabin on your Nile steamer. Complimentary
welcome fruit basket.
We'll visit the world famous Nubian Museum,
the enormous dams at Aswan, then board a launch on Lake Nasser to
visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters.
DAY
5 - KOM OMBO - Nile Cruise Thursday (BLD)
We cruise northward down the Nile today, at a stately pace,
disembarking for a visit to Kom Ombo, the twin temple dedicated to the
crocodile river god, Sobek. We'll also see Haroeris, the solar disk.
DAY
6 - EDFU and LUXOR- Nile Cruise Friday (BLD)
Horse-drawn carriages or vans meet us at riverside to take us through
Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Then we'll
continue beside the Nile to take in an array of ancient splendors: the
Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut ;
and, back in Luxor, the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.
DAY 7 - SHARM EL SHEIKH - RED SEA Saturday (BLD)
Now that you've seen the best of the Egypt of the Pharaohs, our guides
escort you to the airport. You'll fly over the Sinai Peninsula and land
at historic Sharm El Sheik on the Red Sea. You're at the beach and free
to swim, or explore under the waters.
Lunch is included in Sharm , if the flight is late , then snack &
sandwiches will be served at your room. Complimentary welcome dinner
at the hotel.
DAY
8 - SHARM EL SHEIK - Dinner with the Bedouins Sunday (BLD)
Relax! Today is set aside as a strategic mid-journey break.
Spend some time in the sun, but don't miss your chance to snorkel or
dive under Red Sea waters for an array of coral and glittering tropical
fish.
Lunch at the hotel. Meet the Bedouin and enjoy dinner in the Sinai.
DAY 9 - MOUNT SINAI Monday (BLD)
Our knowledgeable guides arrange a pre-dawn departure into the still-cool
wilderness of Sinai, through which Moses led the Children of Israel
to the Promised Land. Our goal is the Monastery of St. Catherine, built
of rock at the base of Mount Sinai, at the site of the Burning Bush.
We tour the monastery, rich in history, icons and sacred paintings,
then return to Sharm El Sheik and dinner at the hotel.
You
must be in good physical condition if you wish to consider climbing
Mt. Sinai. The climb is not recommended for those
affected by heights.
DAY
10 - AQABA, PETRA Tuesday (BLD)
We'll drive to the port of Nuweiba, where we'll board the Red Sea ferry.
Across the water in Aqaba, with Israel and Saudi Arabia in sight, our
Jordan-based representative waits to greet you. You'll drive north under
a towering ridge of mountains, and arrive at your hotel in Petra for
the night. Complimentary Jordanian visa fee (valid only for American
, Australian , Canadian, Dutch, German & Japanese citizens. Passports
must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival).
Complimentary welcome dinner at the hotel.
DAY
11 - PETRA- Wednesday (BLD)
We'll spend the entire day at Petra, the stunning desert city hewn by
the Nabateans from solid cliffs of pink and violet sandstone. Petra
was known in the bible as Sela, and rediscovered only in 1812. You'll
feel like Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark as you penetrate
into the city through a narrow sandstone gorge, the Siq, and wander
among the Temple of the Winged Lion, tombs, Roman theater, and the imposing
Treasury.
Lunch & Dinner are included today
DAY
12 - DEPARTURE FOR HOME Thursday (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport of Amman for your flight home.
Or, you may choose to add one of our extensions,to Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh,
Syria, Greece or Turkey .
RATES
per person in USD
|
|
Deluxe |
First
Class |
| Triple |
US$
2950 |
US$
2775 |
| Double |
US$
3010 |
US$
2825 |
| Single |
US$
3910 |
US$
3640 |
Easter
( two weeks) , Christmas, New Year's Dec 20 - Jan 5 : 15 % supplement
will apply.
Prices
include:
- All
transfers in Egypt & Jordan.
-
Private sleeping compartment on Nile-side train.
-
Red Sea ferry ticket.
- Complimentary
welcome fruit basket on board the Nile Cruise.
- Bottled
water ( one per person) delivered daily to your cabin
- Bottled
water / tea / coffee with every meal on board the Nile Cruise.
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Air-conditioned hotel accommodations with tax and service charges
- Nile
Cruise with all meals & shore excursions, cabins are always outside
with large panoramic windows.
- Hotel
accommodation as per itinerary with tax, breakfast daily as per itinerary
- Sightseeing
with professional guide and entrance fees as indicated
- Meals
as indicated, with pre-set menu (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
- Lonely
Planet guidebook to Jordan and Egypt
- Jordanian
visa and Egyptian visa fee (valid only for Canadians , American, Australian,
NZ, EU & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6
month upon arrival).
- Jordanian
departure tax.
Not
included:
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Add
the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and the Step Pyramid
in Sakkara
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The
Wonders of Egypt & Arabia 22
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