Egypt and Jordan Experience
16 days - from $2890
From pyramids to Petra, Karnak Temple to the Valley of the Kings and Mount Sinai to the Dead Sea, this is an epic trip through an epic land
The histories of Egypt and Jordan stretch back over the millennia, offering a rich and rewarding experience to inquisitive travellers. In Egypt, we visit all the major pharaonic sites in Cairo and along the Nile, take a three-night riverboat cruise, wander the back alleys of the capital’s medieval heart and climb Mount Sinai for a spectacular sunrise. Hydrofoil across the Red Sea to Jordan and usher in another realm of memorable experience – explore the sandstone landscapes of Wadi Rum, ride camels to a Bedouin desert camp and spend a night amongst the dunes. We also spend a whole day in the cooling canyons and intricately carved temples of Petra, before visiting the Crusader castle at Shobak and relaxing in the wooded, rocky nature reserve by Dana Village. The final few buoyant days of our adventure are spent swimming in the Dead Sea and exploring the remarkably well-preserved, 2000 year-old ruins of Jerash.
Highlights
- Cruise past Kom ombo and Edfu Temples
- Cruising the Nile
- Dancing in Cairo – try or see
- Easy going Aswan
- Face to face with Egypt’s mummies, Cairo
- Give in to Cairo
- Luxor
- Mt Sinai
- The Giza Plateau – the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
- Valley of the Kings
- Amman
- Aqaba
- Camp in the desert with Bedouin, Wadi Rum
- Crusader Castles, Jordan
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Petra
- Wadi Rum
- Walk Jerash’s main street
Itinerary:
Day 1: (Sat) Arrive in Cairo and transfer to hotel.2: Visit the Egyptian Museum, pyramids and Sphinx. Sleeper train to Luxor.3: Arrive Luxor. Horse-drawn carriages to Karnak Temple.4: Visit Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon. Board Nile cruise boat.5-6: Sail to Aswan. Visit Edfu and Komombo Temples.7: Free day in Aswan. Optional visit to Abu Simbel. Sleeper train to Cairo.8: Arrive Cairo. Visit medieval city.9-10: Drive to the Sinai. Optional ascent of Mount Sinai. Hydrofoil to Aqaba.11-12: Drive to Wadi Rum and ride camels to Bedouin camp. Explore Wadi Rum. Drive to Petra.
13: Full day exploring Petra, with specialist guide.14: Explore Crusader castle at Shobak. Orientation tour of Amman.
15: Drive to Jerash in the morning. Visit Dead Sea in the afternoon.16: Tour ends in Amman after breakfast (Sun).
Included: Peregrine tour leader, professional local guides, arrival transfer, transport, sightseeing and entrance fees.
Not Included:
Flights, meals unless specified, drinks, visas, departure taxes, travel insurance, tips (see below), spending of a personal nature, optional sightseeing, departure transfer.
Meals: 15 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 9 dinners
Valid From: 01 Jan 09
Valid Until: 31 Dec 69
Starts/Ends: Cairo to Amman
Trip Reference: PGJX