13-Day Egypt and Jordan in New Year

• Arrival in Cairo and welcome pickup at Cairo Airport.
• Transfer to your hotel.
• Optional dinner at one of Cairo’s famed grill restaurants (extra cost).

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• 9:00 AM pickup for a tour to Saqqara and the Ounas pyramids.
• Visit the Giza Plateau including the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.
• Enjoy a horse or camel ride for panoramic views of the nine pyramids.
• Visit the Sphinx statue.
• Explore the Papyrus Museum to learn about the history of papyrus.
• Lunch near the pyramids.
• Return to your hotel.
• Optional evening activity: Nile dinner cruise with belly dance and tanoura shows (food included, drinks not included).

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Pickup for an exploration of the Citadel of Salah El Din and Muhammad Ali Mosque.
• Visit historic Old Cairo sites including Khan El-Khalili Bazaar, Al-Azhar Mosque, and Al-Muizz Street (if open).
• Stop at El Fishawy Cafe, the oldest café in Cairo.
• Enjoy lunch featuring koshari, Egypt’s most loved traditional dish.
• Return to your hotel.

• Hotel pickup and transfer to Cairo Airport.
• 7:30 AM flight to Aswan.
• Arrival in Aswan and pickup at Aswan Airport.
• Visit Philae Temple by ferry.
• Stop at a traditional perfumes factory with a welcome drink (tea, coffee, or hibiscus).
• Board your deluxe Nile cruise.
• Lunch on board, then relax.
• Visit a Nubian village and the crocodile house by boat.
• Dinner and onboard entertainment.

• Early departure for Abu Simbel (approx. 3 hours each way).
• Visits to the Great Temple of Ramses II and the Small Temple of Hathor & Nefertari (explanation from outside only).
• Breakfast box provided before departure.
• Return to cruise and lunch onboard.
• Sail to Kom Ombo; visit the twin temple and the Crocodile Museum at sunset.
• Continue sailing toward Edfu.
• Dinner and evening entertainment onboard.

• Visit Edfu Temple by local transport.
• Return to the cruise for breakfast while sailing.
• Sail through Esna Lock.
• Afternoon tea, coffee, and cake on deck.
• Continue sailing to Luxor.
• Visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple at sunset.
• Dinner and evening activities onboard.

• Optional hot air balloon ride at sunrise (extra cost).
• Breakfast onboard.
• Check-out from cruise and visit the West Bank:
• Valley of the Kings
• Temple of Hatshepsut
• Colossi of Memnon
• Visit local alabaster and marble workshops.
• Lunch in Luxor.
• Transfer to Luxor Airport for flight to Cairo.
• Arrival in Cairo and transfer to your hotel.

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• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Explore the ancient Roman ruins in Jerash.
• Discover highlights in Amman including the Citadel and Roman Theater.
• Enjoy Jordanian cuisine for lunch.
• Return to your hotel in Amman.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Full-day visit to the rock-carved city of Petra.
• Walk the Siq to reach Al-Khazneh (the Treasury) and explore the ancient city.
• Lunch near Petra.
• Return to your Amman hotel in the evening.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to Wadi Rum desert.
• Enjoy a 4×4 desert safari and traditional Bedouin hospitality.
• Lunch in the desert.
• Sunset views over the desert landscape.
• Return to your hotel in Amman.

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Transfer to the Dead Sea region.
• Free time to float and enjoy the therapeutic salt water.
• Lunch at a local restaurant or hotel.
• Return to Amman in the afternoon.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.