DAY 1 USA- Cairo, Egypt

Board an international flight bound for Cairo, Egypt’s capital and Africa’s largest metropolis.

DAY 2 Cairo

Arrive Cairo international flight, meet your tour representative in the airport arrivals hall. From here, enjoy a comfortable transfer to your deluxe hotel in the heart of this vast and fast-growing city. Straddling the River Nile, Africa’s largest metropolis is a blend of ancient monuments, vibrant bazaars, and urban modernity, all swathed in a whirl of color and noise that travelers find intoxicating. After checking in at the hotel, relax in readiness for your sightseeing tomorrow.

DAY 3 Cairo

Enjoy a hotel breakfast and the entire day to discover the star attractions of this extraordinary city, whose origins date to 2,000 BC. Start with a visit to the Giza Plateau, on Cairo’s western edges, to view its UNESCO-listed Great Pyramids. Marvel at these vast pharaoh’s tombs, built around 4,500 years ago, and the neighboring Sphinx as your guide shares their secrets and stories. Next, stop by a Papyrus Factory for an educational visit. Then, continue to Cairo’s famous Egyptian Museum to see the treasures of Tutankhamun and other artifacts, including ancient animal mummies, household goods, and more. After viewing the incredible displays here, travel on to the 14th-century Khan el Khalili Bazaar, Cairo’s biggest souk, to explore its maze of stall-filled lanes. Later, dinner in a local restaurant and back to your hotel for overnight.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4 Cairo – Luxor – Nile Cruise

This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, start our tour by visiting the ancient relics of the Karnak Complex and Nile’s East Bank, wandering at the huge pillars and sanctuaries. Later, board the 5-star cruise ship on the Nile—Egypt’s lifeblood for thousands of years. Then, enjoy lunch in the elegant dining room before joining your guide for an afternoon’s sightseeing. Stroll the halls and courts of Luxor Temple as your guide shed lights on the pharaohs who built them. Back to our ship for dinner and overnight.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5 Nile Cruise – Luxor – Esna – Edfu

After breakfast, we gaze at the two huge statues of the Colossi of Memnon, and visit a selection of pharaoh’s tombs at the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Then, we returned back to our ship for sailing to Edfu via Esna Lock. Enjoy lunch on board and admire the Nile scenery as you cruise upstream to Edfu—where you dock overnight.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6 Nile Cruise – Edfu – Kom Ombo – Aswan

Start our tour of Edfu by taking a horse-drawn carriage to its highlight—the temple dedicated to the falcon headed god, Horus. Dwarfed in size only by Karnak, this well-preserved Complex unfolds in a series of courtyards and halls lined with statues, reliefs, and pillars. Having explored here, enjoy lunch on board and drink in the views from the deck as you sail to Kom Ombo. Upon arrival, visit the Kom Ombo Temple, built between 108 to 47 BC, and unusual for its double design of two parallel temples dedicated to the god Horus and Sobek, the crocodile god, in turn. After exploring here, rejoin your ship and cruise to the ancient city of Aswan.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 7 Nile Cruise – Aswan – Optional Tour to Abu Simbel – Aswan

This morning is free at leisure. Perhaps join the optional tour to Abu Simbel, home to the Great Temple of Ramses II on the banks of Lake Nasser. Admire the temple’s enormous Ramses II statues and explore inside as you hear how it was rescued from the rising Nile during the late 20th century. After lunch on board, drink in the beauty of the Nile as a wooden ‘felucca’ sailboat ferries you around the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Dinner and overnight on board at Aswan.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 8 Nile Cruise – Aswan – Cairo

Disembark your ship this morning and take a tour of Aswan’s highlights: seeing the High Dam and the Temple of Philae—one of Nubia’s most important monument sites saved from a watery grave by UNESCO’s rescue project during the building of the Aswan High Dam. Later, board a flight for Cairo for a final two nights in the city.

Included: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 9 Cairo - Optional Tour to Sakkara - Citadel - Hanging Church - Cairo

Today is yours to use as you please, either enjoying free time to sightsee and stroll or joining our optional excursion Cairo day tour to Memphis Sakkara and Zoser Pyramid. Where you visit the first Capital of ancient Egypt in 3100 B.C which is Memphis City then Continue your day tour to visit Sakkara where you visit Zoser Pyramid that also known as the Step Pyramid , the oldest Pyramid in Egypt. Then visit the Hanging Church, the most famous Coptic Christian church in Cairo, and the medieval Islamic Fortification - The Cairo Citadel. Built in the 12th century, the Citadel is situated on Muqattam Hills to protect against the invading Crusaders and offers a panoramic view of the city Cairo. Tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Dinner

DAY 10 Cairo - Amman

Transfer to Cairo airport to catch your flight to Amman, the capital city of Jordan. Meet and greet your local guide and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy the afternoon free at leisure.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Dinner

DAY 11 Amman - Wadi Rum

Look forward to a full day of discovery today, starting with a tour of Jordan's vibrant capital. View the city's main landmarks, including the Roman amphitheater and Citadel, and then travel onward to the stunning Wadi Rum, a UNESCO-listed wilderness of desert peaks, valleys and dunes immortalized in the movie ‘Lawrence of Arabia.’ Enjoy the stay overnight at the tent in the desert.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 12 Wadi Rum - Petra

After breakfast, Take an exciting 4x4 guided drive through the red-hued mountains and gorges, stopping at hidden oases, natural springs, and an ancient Nabataean temple.After lunch, continue to Petra.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 13 Petra

After breakfast, explore UNESCO-protected Petra, the rose-red city carved into a gorge by the Nabataeans 2,500 years ago. Start your guided tour on foot or horseback before entering Petra via the Siq, a narrow rock fissure that suddenly opens onto your first glimpse of the glorious Treasury. After admiring its timeless façade, head deeper into the gorge as it reveals royal tombs, an amphitheater, and other ancient rock-hewn monuments.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 14 Petra - Dead Sea - Amman

After breakfast, depart to Dead Sea, access to the beach of Holiday Inn Dead Sea hotel with towel included per person. Enjoy your time to float in its salt-rich waters. After lunch, continue to Amman.

Included: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 15 Amman - USA

Depart Amman today with an early-morning transfer to the airport to catch your homeward flight to the US.

Included: Breakfast at hotel