On arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by a representative and assisted through immigration.

You will then be transferred by private vehicle to your hotel in Giza for your two night stay.

This afternoon is at leisure.

Full day tour to visit Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara (including lunch).

Today enjoy a guided full day tour with your Egyptologist and visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx.  After lunch visit the ancient capital Memphis and burial ground of Sakkara. (BL)

The Great Pyramids of Giza are the only present-day survivors of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, they are among the world’s greatest tourist attractions and never lose their ability to inspire and overwhelm visitors. Enter the temple of the mysterious Sphinx, an ancient figure shrouded in legend and mystery. Your Egyptologist will enthral you with the tales told of this fascinating figure.‍

This morning you will be transferred by private vehicle to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor (flight included).

On arrival at Luxor Airport you will be met and transferred by private vehicle to cruise boat for your four night cruise.

After lunch visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast Hypostyle Hall of 137 columns, and the imposing XVIIIth Dynasty Luxor Temple.

Overnight in Luxor. (BLD)

This morning there is the option of rising at dawn to take a hot air balloon flight over Luxor.  Please advise at the time of booking if you would like to take this excursion.

After breakfast, cross over to the West Bank to visit the tombs of the Pharaohs, the romantic Valley of the Kings where Howard Carter famously discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.

Continue to the Valley of the Queens and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari.

In the afternoon, sail to Esna where you will overnight. (BLD)

Early this morning sail to Edfu. Following breakfast visit the Temple of Edfu.

In the afternoon sail to Kom Ombo and visit the riverside temple, dedicated to two gods, Sobek, the crocodile god and Horus, god of the morning sun.

This afternoon sail to Aswan where you will overnight. (BLD)

Today visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the beautiful Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser when the dam was constructed.

Overnight in Aswan. (BLD)

This morning enjoy a guided tour with your Egyptologist to the Egyptian Museum.
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Later this afternoon after lunch enjoy a guided tour with your guide to the Citadel, Mosque and the ancient bazaar of Khan-el-Khalili. (BL)

This morning you will be transferred by private vehicle to the coastal city Alexandria (approx 3 hours) where you will enjoy a full day touring with your Egyptologist with visits to Pompay’s Pillar, the Catacombs, National Museum and the Alexandria Library.

The second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria is known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean", and has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern.

Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria was originally the capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, its status; a beacon of culture symbolised by Pharos, the legendary lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Alexandria was also the setting for the stormy relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony, as well as a centre for learning in the ancient world.

First visit Pompey’s Pillar, a column of red Aswan granite standing some 90 feet high with a circumference of 27 feet, It was erected in honour of the Emperor Diocletian, as a Greek inscription on the West side of the base indicates.

Continue to the Catacombs of Kom el-Shuqafa which is another interesting part of Alexandria’s history and stand as a three-storey complex encompassing a maze of tombs built into stone walls. Featuring an ancient circular staircase which was once used to lower bodies into the vaults, deep inside the catacombs, visitors will find an ancient banqueting hall, complete with stone couches, where relatives visiting the deceased would come to dine.

Later visit the National Museum, Alexandria’s newest museum that opened in 2003 and has 1,800 artefacts on display to the public, and continue to the Alexandria Library before being taken to your hotel for an overnight stay. (BL)

Today you will return by road to Cairo where you will be taken to an airport hotel for some time to rest and freshen up by your onward flight tomorrow. (B)

This morning you will be transferred by private vehicle to Cairo Airport for your onward flight to Amman, Jordan (flight cost not included).

On arrival at Amman Airport, a representative will be there to meet you at the immigration area who will assist you the visa process.

This afternoon you will enjoy a city tour of Amman.

Visit the amazing Amman Citadel that is perched atop the Jabal Al Qal’a, one of the city’s highest hills and one of the seven Jabals that originally made up the city. Walk through this ancient ruin to gain insight into Jordan’s history while also enjoying incredible panoramic views and have a chance to try some local food. Next, visit the magnificently restored Roman theatre, a highlight for most visitors to Amman.

Following your tour, you will be transferred to your hotel. (B)

After breakfast you will travel to Jerash (approx. 1 hour). Jerash is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved Greco-Roman cities in the world. The ancient city was buried in sand before being gradually revealed through a series of excavations, starting in 1925 and continuing to this day. Tour through the colonnaded streets, amphitheatre, churches, temples and the vast Roman Forum.

‍Note, a local site guide will escort you for two hours.

Jerash is the site of the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden River. Remains in the Greco-Roman Jerash include (The Corinthian column / Hadrian's Arch / The circus-hippodrome / The two large temples (dedicated to Zeus and Artemis) / The nearly unique oval Forum, which is surrounded by a fine colonnade / The long colonnaded street or cardo / Two theatres (the Large South Theatre and smaller North Theatre) / Two baths, and a scattering of small temples and an almost complete circuit of city walls.

Return to Amman for free afternoon at leisure. (B)

This morning after breakfast, depart Amman and drive to Petra (approx. 3 hours).

Upon arrival, it is time to explore Petra, famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. It is also known as the Rose Red City due to the colour of the stone out of which it is carved. UNESCO has described it as one of the most precious cultural properties of man’s cultural heritage.

The impressive eastern entrance leads steeply down through a dark, narrow gorge called the Siq (“the shaft”), a natural geological feature formed from a deep split in the sandstone rocks and serving as a waterway flowing into Wadi Musa. At the end of the narrow gorge stands Petra’s most elaborate ruin, Al Khazneh (popularly known as “the Treasury”). Travelling past the Treasury you will reach the amphitheatre which has been cut into the hillside and into several of the tombs during its construction. Here are hundreds of elaborate rock-cut tombs with intricate carvings. There are obelisks, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets, and high above overlooking the valley, is the impressive Ad-Deir Monastery. A flight of 800 rock cut steps will take you there.

Following your tour, you will be check-in to your hotel. (B)

‍Note: a guided tour of Petra is with a local site guide who will escort you for about 4 hours. From then on you can continue exploring the site on your own.

After breakfast, continue onto the breathtaking Wadi Rum (approx. 1 ½ hours), a protected desert wilderness in southern Jordan.  Traces of ancient civilisations exist in the many carved inscriptions found throughout the Wadi Rum area, from pictographs to Thamudic, Nabatean and Arabic texts.

Enjoy a Jeep tour in the amazing moonlike desert and then continue to your accomodation for the night. (BD)

Enjoy breakfast before continuing to the Dead Sea - the lowest point on earth (approx. 4 hours) and arrive at your hotel. This afternoon is at leisure. (B)

As its name evokes, the Dead Sea is devoid of life due to the extremely high content of salts and minerals that give its waters its renowned curative powers, therapeutic qualities and buoyancy.

The Dead Sea is 427 metres below Sea Level and Earth's lowest point on land. The Dead Sea is 306 m deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world.  Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts (for Herod the Great), and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers.

Because the salt content is four times that of most oceans, you can float in the Dead Sea without even trying.