15-Day Egypt and Jordan Highlights Tour with Nile Cruise and Petra

• Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, the tour representative will meet and assist you through the airport formalities.

• Then transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

• After breakfast at the hotel, transfer with your guide to visit the Egyptian Museum, which contains over 120,000 pieces of pharaonic history. Each piece is considered a masterpiece with its own story, including the magnificent Tutankhamen collection.

• After lunch in a local restaurant, continue to the famous Pyramids of Giza, considered one of the great wonders of the world, as well as the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx, which has kept its secrets for centuries.

• Then transfer to Khan el Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to the 14th century AD and is considered the oldest Oriental bazaar in the Middle East, where you will be taken into the dawn of Islamic civilization.

• Then transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

• Early morning transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Luxor.

• Upon arrival, meet and assist, then start your guided full-day tour of the East Bank of Luxor by visiting Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple.

• Then transfer to your Nile cruise for check-in and lunch on board.

Free time for rest, meals, and overnight on board in Luxor.

• Early morning transfer for your flight to Aswan.

• Upon arrival, meet and assist, then start your guided full-day tour to the Aswan High Dam, which was completed in 1971.

• This is followed by a trip by small Nubian motorboat to the Temple of the Goddess Isis on Philae Island.

• Then transfer to your Nile cruise for check-in and lunch on board.

Free time for rest, meals, and overnight on board in Aswan.

• Enjoy breakfast on the cruise.

• Sail early to Esna, pass through the lock, and continue sailing to Edfu.

• Upon arrival, visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the god Horus, by horse carriage.

• Then sail to Kom Ombo and enjoy afternoon tea on the sun deck.

• Upon arrival, visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris, as well as the crocodile museum.

• Then enjoy the city market before returning to the cruise and sailing to Aswan.

• In the evening, enjoy a show with a Nubian dance troupe and maybe even a little participation.

Spend an overnight stay on your cruise boat in Aswan.

• After breakfast, enjoy a tour of the West Bank of Luxor, including the Valley of the Kings with three tombs, and visit the great statues of Memnon, the Colossi of Memnon.

• Then visit the East Bank of Luxor and enjoy exploring Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple.

• At the end of your tour, head back to your Nile cruise for meals and overnight on board in Luxor.

• After breakfast on the cruise, check out and disembark.

• Then transfer to Hurghada in a private air-conditioned car.

• Upon arrival in Hurghada, check in to your hotel.

Free at leisure, with dinner and overnight in Hurghada.

• After breakfast, enjoy a free day at leisure in Hurghada for the beach, sun and sand, water sports, shopping, and entertainment.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Hurghada.

• After breakfast at your hotel, check out and head back to Cairo in a private air-conditioned car.

• Upon arrival in Cairo, transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

• After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Amman, Jordan.

• Upon arrival, meet for transfer to the hotel and check in.

• The rest of the day and evening are free at leisure.

Overnight in Amman.

• After breakfast, enjoy a panoramic city tour in Amman, the capital of Jordan, which has been inhabited by several civilizations.

• Visit the Amman Citadel, Roman Theatre, and Folklore Museum.

• Then continue to Ajloun to visit the famous Islamic castle.

• Drive to Jerash, one of the Decapolis cities of Jordan and one of the largest and best-preserved sites of Roman architecture in the world outside Italy, founded in 300 BC, for a unique tour of the ancient Greco-Roman city.

• Take in Hadrian's Triumphal Arch, the Hippodrome, the Forum, and stroll through the impressive colonnaded streets, churches, and amphitheaters.

Overnight in Amman.

• Proceed to St. George's Church in Madaba, home to the famous mosaic map of the Holy Land.

• Then continue to Mt. Nebo, the memorial of Moses.

• Travel onward to Kerak via the Al-Mujib mountains to visit the famous Crusader Castle of Reginald of Chatillon, and then continue to Petra.

Overnight in Petra.

• After breakfast, explore the Red Rose City of Petra, with its temples, tombs, and monuments carved from the red sandstone rock.

• Enjoy this wonderful ancient Nabatean city, which is truly unique.

• Take a short horse ride along the famous narrow Siq until your eyes first catch the amazing Treasury, El Khazna. Petra extends over a total area of 40 km, with many rose-red buildings, facades, baths, temples, and unforgettable drawings.

• Then transfer to another of nature's wonderlands that has attracted human beings for thousands of years: Wadi Rum, Jordan, or the "Valley of the Moon," an unusual desert terrain that resembles a pastel pink lunar landscape, with towering limestone and granite cliffs rising from the sandy desert floor.

• Here, enjoy a 4x4 jeep safari and stay in a Bedouin camp in Jordan.

• Listen to men singing and playing instruments while staying at Jabal Rum Camp, and enjoy a Bedouin party show and dinner.

Overnight in a Bedouin tent.

• After breakfast, proceed north to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot in the world. The Dead Sea is an endorheic lake located in the Jordan Rift Valley.

• Arrive at the Dead Sea Spa Hotel, where you will have free time at leisure.

• In the late afternoon, return to Amman.

• After breakfast, check out and, according to your international flight time, transfer to Amman Airport for your final departure.

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