Day 1:Arrive Egypt
Memphis Tours representative will meet and assist you at
Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area & customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your 5 star hotel & overnight in
Cairo .
Day 2: Pyramids Tour
After breakfast, Our guide will accompany you to great Giza Pyramids. Enjoy a camel ride at the Pyramids area, see the
Sphinx and also enter one of the pyramids to see the burial chamber inside. After that, proceed to visit
Sakkara where the first step pyramid ever built,
the Step Pyramid of Zoser, stands. The next stop is Memphis; the ancient capital city of Egypt. Back to your hotel Overnight in
Cairo.
Day 3: Nile Cruise / Luxor Temples
After breakfast, check out from your hotel, then transfer to
Cairo Airport for flight to Luxor. Upon arrival at
Luxor, transfer to your Nile cruise Embarkation before lunch. In the afternoon, you will start your tour in Luxor with a visit to the gigantic Monumental
Temple of Karnak, which leads you to
Luxor Temple by an avenue of Ram Headed Sphinx. Overnight on board the cruise.
Day 4: Luxor West Bank
Day 5: Edfu & Kom Ombo
After breakfast, start sailing down the Nile to cross Esna Lake. Stop off at Edfu Temple; the best preserved and second largest Temple in Egypt, dedicated solely to Horus. Proceed sailing south towards Kom Ombo and overnight on board in
Kom Ombo.
Day 6: Aswan Tour
After breakfast, visit the Greco Roman Temple of Kom Ombo and start sailing towards
Aswan. visit the
High Dam and then take a motor boat to the Majestic
Philae Temple, Overnight on board.
Day 7: Back Cairo
After breakfast, disembark from your Nile Cruise, then transfer to
Aswan to take your flight back to Cairo. Meet & assist at Cairo airport , transfer to your hotel , overnight in
Cairo.
Day 8: AmmanTour
After breakfast, you will be transferred to
Cairo International Airport for flight to Amman. Upon arrival to Queen Alia Airport, our representative will meet and assist you through the customs and immigration procedures. Transfer to the hotel in Amman for overnight.
Day 9: Umm Qais Tour
In the morning we drive two hours from Amman to Gadara (Umm Qais), which belonged to the famous decapolis, a union of 10 cities, founded by Alexander the Great. Here you have an overwhelming view over the north Jordan Valley, the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee. We leave to Jerash, the best example of a Roman provincial city in the whole Middle East. Visit the spectacular forum, Roman colonnaded street, the Nymphaeum and the Temple of Artemis. Next stop is Ajloun the great 12th century Islamic castle build around 1184/85 by the famous Islamic leader Salah al-Din. Back to Amman for overnight.
Day 10: Dead Sea in Jordan
After breakfast, drive to Mt. Nebo, the place where Prophet Moses gazed at the promised land before he died and his alleged burial place. You visit the old monastery and overlook the Jordan Valley,
Dead Sea, Jericho and Jerusalem. After we proceed to Madaba, where to find the famous mosaic 6th century map of Palestine in St. George’s church. Afterward we drive to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea, where you have leisure time and the chance to float on water. Overnight Amman hotel.
Day 11: Petra Tour
After breakfast drive 2.5 hours to the rose red city Petra, the biggest attraction of Jordan. Petra was first established around the 6th century B.C. by the Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundations of a commercial empire that extended into Syria. Upon arrival you will begin the trip on horse back to the canyon, the so called Siq, and then by foot to the most beautiful monument: the Treasury. Among other monuments you will see are the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh"s Castle. Afterward back to hotel in Amman for overnight.
Day 12: Final Departure
After breakfast transfer to QAI Airport for departure (end of service).
Inclusions
• Meet & assist at Cairo & Amman International Airports
• Entry visa to Egypt & Jordan for non restricted nationalities
• Accommodation in Cairo for 3 nights including daily breakfast
• Accommodation on 5 star Superior cruise for 4 nights on full board basis
• Accommodation in Amman for 4 nights including daily breakfast
• All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, Dead Sea, Petra & Amman including transfer by an air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fee & English Egyptologist guide
• Domestic flight (Cairo - Luxor - Aswan - Cairo).
• Transfer by an air-conditioned vehicle.
• Free Mobile phone during your stay, charged for about (30 min. Local calls or 2 min. International Calls).
• All taxes & service charge.
• Private Englishh speaking guide in Cairo, Aswan & Luxor
• Local English speaking guide in Dead Sea, Petra & Amman
• All transfers to / from airports & hotels by an A/C vehicle.
Exclusions
• International flight (Cairo - Amman).
• Any optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Meals except where indicated.
• Drinks and any personal expenses.
• Tiiping Kitty
Notes
• Our prices are quoted in Euro and based on double occupancy. Moreover; our prices are valid till 30/4/2010 except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts. Moreover; rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes.
• You must have a valid passport to enter Egypt. (You must have at least 6 months of validity beyond your scheduled return date.)
• Cruise schedule ( Saturday , Monday & Thursday )
• We can book International flight tickets Cairo - Amman with your international one to have cheaper package.