Day 1: Arrive in Egypt
Arrived at Cairo airport where our
representative will welcome you and assist in
the various approaches. You\'ll be accompanied
by private car to your hotel. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 2: Pyramids Tour
Breakfast at the hotel then you will transfer
–in the private car – with your private tour
guide to visit the last remaining wonder of the
ancient world the great pyramids of Geza (as the
Egypt\'s pharaohs expected to become gods in the
afterlife so they erected massive pyramid tombs
for themselves –filled with all the things each
ruler would need) The pyramid of the king KHUFU
:is the largest in Geza . The pyramid of
Khufu\'s son KHAFRE : build the second pyramid
at Geza , His necropolis also Included the
SPHINX a mysterious limestone monument with the
body of a lion and a pharaoh\'s head .the Sphinx
may stand sentinel for the pharaoh\'s entire
tomb. The third is Menkaure is considerably
smaller than the other two .You will visit the
Egyptian museum housing 165.000 Egyptian
artifacts .The museum contains the priceless
treasures of Tutankhamen ( with his sex gold
glided coffins and his magnificent death mask ).
You can also see the mummies of many great
Egyptian rulers, including Ramses II, the
builder of the temple at Abu Simbel .Throughout
the rest of the museum you will find countless
Egyptian artifacts dating back thousand of years
.Your guide will introduce you to the most
important pieces before allowing you free time
to explore at leisure. Ride the private car to
your hotel in Cairo . night at the hotel.
Day 3: Luxor Nile Cruise Holiday
On day 3 of your Nile River Cruise Holiday you
will enjoy breakfast at your hotel before
heading to the Cairo Airport to catch a flight
to Luxor. On arrival in Luxor, you will be met
and transferred to your luxury Nile cruise.
You’ll enjoy lunch aboard ship and in the
afternoon, you will visit the Karnak Temples, as
well as the Luxor Temple with its avenue of Ram
Headed Sphinx'. You will stay the night aboard
the ship at anchor.
Day 4: Luxor
You will explore the West Bank area after
breakfast. Here, you will encounter the amazing
Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens
and Queen Hatshepsut's Temple. You will also
visit the Colossi of Memnon and then return to
your cruise ship for lunch, dinner and rest.
Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo
You will enjoy a delightful breakfast on ship
and then sail down the Nile to Esna. You will
stop at the Temple of Horus at Edfu and then
continue sailing on to Kom Ombo, where your ship
will anchor for the night. You will dine and
sleep aboard the ship.
Day 6: Aswan
The Greco-Roman Kom Ombo Temple is the first
stop of your day, followed by sailing to the
city of Aswan. Here, you will visit the Aswan
High Dam, as well as the incomparable Temple of
Philae. You will stay aboard ship again
overnight.
Day 7: Cairo
On day 7 of your Nile River Cruise Holiday you
will debark your ship in the early morning and
head to the Aswan Airport, where you will catch
a flight to Cairo. You will be met at the Cairo
Airport and escorted to your hotel for the
night.
Day 8: Amman, Jordan
After enjoying breakfast, you will once more
visit the Cairo International Airport, where you
will board a flight for Amman. When you arrive
at the Queen Alia Airport in Amman, you will be
met by our representative who will escort you to
your hotel for the night, as well as assisting
with customs, baggage and passport procedures.
Day 9: Umm Qais
In the morning, you will drive 2 hours from
Amman to Gadara (Umm Qais), which was a member
of the Decapolis founded by Alexander the Great
in antiquity. Here, you will enjoy stunning
views of the Jordan Valley, as well as the Sea
of Galilee and the Golan Heights.
Jerash is the next stop on your tour, which is
an amazing example of a Roman provincial town,
and includes a forum, the Nymphaeum, the Temple
of Artemis and more. Ajloun, a 12th century
Islamic castle, is the next stop on your tour,
and was built by Salah El Din. You will return
to Amman for the night.
Day 10: Dead Sea
After breakfast, you will drive to Mount Nebo,
the place from which Moses descried the Promised
Land. You will visit an ancient monastery and
enjoy the view of the Jordan Valley, and then
visit Madaba. Your tour ends at the Dead Sea,
the lowest spot on earth, and you will have the
chance to splash in the salty waters before
returning to Amman for the night.
Day 11: Petra
On day 11 of your Nile River Cruise Holiday you
will have breakfast in Amman before making the
2-hour drive to the rose red city of Petra. You
will ride on horseback through the Siq (the
canyon) and then walk on foot to the Treasury.
You will also enjoy the Royal Tombs, the
Pharaoh’s Castle, the Street of Facades and the
Roman Amphitheatre. You will return to Amman for
the night.
Day 12: Final Departure
The final day of your Nile River Cruise Holiday.
After enjoying breakfast, you will be
transferred to the Queen Alia Airport for your
departing flight home.
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