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Egypt
& Jordan a la Indiana Jones
14
days in Egypt and Jordan, Including Petra. Friday Departure
from USA
(Include a four day Nile Cruise - flying within egypt - compare with
the sleeper train version)

Indiana
Jones himself couldn't squeeze more adventure into this journey:
Cairo 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. Departures
are weekly on Saturdays .Compare
with flying in and out of Cairo , or
with the Ultra Deluxe Version
DAY
1 - DEPARTURE - Friday (
or Saturday) Weekly
year round
(
click here if your prefer to start in Amman Jordan)
We take off aboard Lufthansa, Swiss , Air France, British Airways or
KLM from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
DAY
2- CAIRO - Saturday
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
3 - CAIRO Sunday (BL)
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.
Evening
complimentary 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
afternoon 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 afternoon , and find that
you have more in common than you ever suspected. Of course, you may
enjoy a quiet evening with your travel companions,
by letting us know your preferences.
Overnight
in Cairo
DAY
4 - CAIRO- Dahshour, Memphis, Sakkara - Monday (BL)
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.
DAY
5 - CAIRO - Tuesday (B+ High Tea)
Full day at leisure and enjoy the amenities of your hotel.
Early evening transfers to the Four Seasons to enjoy High Tea at the
Hotel.
DAY
6 - ASWAN Wednesday (BLD)
After an early breakfast board your flight heading
for 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
7 - KOM OMBO -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
8 - EDFU and LUXOR- 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 9 - 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 at the hotel
in Sharm, is the flight is a late one, snacks will be served at your
room at no additional charges.
Complimentary welcome dinner at the hotel.
DAY
10 - SHARM EL SHEIK - Dinner with the Bedouins in Sinai 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. Evening dinner with the bedouins in Sinai
.
DAY 11 - 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. Dinner is included at the hotel.
Please
advise us early on , if you prefer to do Mount Sinai / St. Catherine's
tour by Jeep versus air conditioned sedan / vehicle .
DAY
12 - 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, NZ , Canadian, EU , Singaporean & Japanese citizens. Passports
must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival). Lunch is included
today.
Complimentary welcome dinner tonight at the hotel.
DAY 13 - 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 at a charming local restaurant . Dinner at the hotel.
DAY
14 - 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 or even stop in Paris or London on the way back.
Interested in adding an extra night in Amman ?
Please click here
RATES
per person in USD
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|
Deluxe |
First
Class |
| Triple |
US$
3720 |
US$
3545 |
| Double |
US$
3880 |
US$
3695 |
| Single |
US$
4720 |
US$
4580 |
- For
departures from most west coast cities, as well as Phoenix, Dallas-Fort
Worth or Atlanta , please add $350 to the above rates.
- For
an upgrade to the Four Seasons in Cairo & Amman (standard room
) , please add : $500 to the deluxe rate ( Per person)
- For
travel May through end of Sep , as well as Dec 20 - Jan 2 please note
that a $350 air-fare supplement is added to the above rates. This
doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare
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Easter ( two weeks) , Christmas, New Year's Dec 15 - Jan 5: 15 % supplement
will apply.

Enjoy a drink on board the deluxe Sonesta Nile Cruises in Egypt
Prices
include:
- International
air fares ( with tax) from New York to Cairo with return from Amman
. If / when you handle your own air fare please deduct $ 500 from
the listed rates.
- All
domestic flights within Egypt, economy class with tax .
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Air-conditioned hotel accommodations with tax and service charges
- All
transfers in Egypt & Jordan.
-
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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Nile Cruise with all meals & shore excursions, cabins are always
outside with large panoramic windows.
- 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 American & Japanese citizens.
Passports must be valid for at least 6 month upon arrival).
- Jordanian
departure tax.
Not
included:
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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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Dining
Room Reservations: Meet other passengers :
YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate all our guests
in one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are on the Nile.
Enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere with several different languages being
heard at dinner.
From: "WILLIAM RUSSELL" <cwrussell1@.....................>
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:47 PM
To: Omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: Russell Family Trip
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Dear Omar,
We are home and I am working my way through a mountainous pile of laundry!
What a wonderful trip we had- everything was beautifully arranged from
transfers, to guides to flights to accommodation. We thought the guides
we had : Rania in Cairo, and Wa-el in Luxor were fantastic, informative,
friendly and great with the kids. Both were terrific but I would especially
recommend Wa-el, great person and couldn't do enough to make our trips
special.
Josef transferred us around without a hitch, our private van arrived
as if by magic each time we needed it.
We were so sorry that we couldn't visit Waafa at her house, but we had
to get up very early the next morning(3am) for our flight to Luxor and
it would not have been fair to the children to keep them out late. Our
first day in Luxor was extremely busy so we were glad that the kids
had some sleep the night prior. Our cruise ship was lovely, and everyone
on board were so friendly and kind to us. We had fruit baskets in our
room, and the chef came by each meal to see that everything was fine
and offering to make the kids anything special.
What a relief it was to have everything organized for us, after a day
of trekking around monuments, it was wonderful to see our van appear
to whisk us off to the hotel or ship.
Omar, I can't say enough about how professional and friendly everyone
was. Liam especially made a ton of friends both old and young, they
all seemed intrigued by his blond hair and cute smile!We brought back
Papyruses for Shona's classmates and she is regaling them with her travel
tales this week.
We would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending travel in style
to any of our friends. It was a wonderful experience from start to finish
and we hope to use your services again if not for Egypt, perhaps for
another destination.
Many thanks to all of your team Omar, it was a "once in a lifetime
experience" which we enjoyed so much.
Best wishes from us all,
Catriona, Bill, Shona and Liam
General
Hotel Listing
| |
Deluxe
Hotel & Cruise |
First
Class Hotels
First Class Nile Cruise |
| Athens |
Divani
Palace
(Upgrade to King George or Grand Bretagne Supplement applies) |
Electra
Palace / Stanley |
| Amman |
Grand
Hyatt, Sheraton Amman Al Nabil , or similar |
Crowne
Plaza , Marriott , the Regency Palace Hotel |
| Cairo
|
Hilton
/ Sheraton/ Hyatt
Movenpick |
Shepheard's
/ Oases
Novotel |
| Crete |
Elounda
Mare Aldemar
Royal Mare , Creta Maris, Candia Maris,Porto Elounda |
Silva
Maris |
| Istanbul
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Hyatt
, Conrad , Divan |
Aygun
Plaza , Richmond, Arena |
| Aswan |
Mövenpick Aswan
(upgrade to Old Cataract : $75 per person per night Nile View )
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Basma
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| Jerusalem
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American
Colony Hotel |
Notre
Dame Hotel |
| Luxor
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Sonesta
/ Hilton
Sheraton / Sofitel
(upgrade to Old Winter : $75 P. Person Per Night ) |
Novotel
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| Mykonos |
Royal
Myconian on Elia Beach.
Mykonian Imperial
Mykonos Grand |
Manoulas
Beach |
| Santorini |
Dana |
Chromata
, Rose Bay , Astir Villas. |
| Nile
Cruise |
Monaco
/ Monte Carlo / TiYi / Nile Vision / Mojito , MS Renaissance, MS
Solitaire |
Nile
Dream / Ruby /
Presidential Nile Cruise |
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