22x Breakfast

9x Dinner

6x Lunch

Accommodation included: 22 nights

Flight ticket from Aswan to...

Flight ticket from Aswan to Cairo and Cairo to Amman

Flight ticket from Cairo to...

Flight ticket from Cairo to Aswan, and from Luxor to Cairo

17 nights' twin share deluxe...

17 nights' twin share deluxe accommodation

Including overnight desert camp and...

Including overnight desert camp and sleeper train experiences

4 nights on-board a deluxe,...

4 nights on-board a deluxe, 5-star Nile River cruise ship

Jordan departure tax upon crossing...

Jordan departure tax upon crossing borders into Israel

Over 37 meals are included...

Over 37 meals are included - Breakfasts, lunches and dinners as mentioned in the itinerary.

All sightseeing tours as mentioned...

All sightseeing tours as mentioned in the itinerary.

Dedicated air-conditioned transportation with English-speaking...

Dedicated air-conditioned transportation with English-speaking tour guides throughout

All entrance fees tickets as...

All entrance fees tickets as per the itinerary

Not included:

Gratuities

Visa fees

Travel insurance (Strongly Recommended).

Anything not mentioned or ‘optional’...

Anything not mentioned or ‘optional’ in the itinerary

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Itinerary

Day 1: Cairo

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Arrive in Cairo International Airport (CAI) today! You will be transferred from the airport to your accommodation. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight: SOLUXE hotel in Cairo or similar

Day 2: Cairo – Train – Luxor

Pass By: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
This morning after breakfast, drives out to Giza and visit two of Egypt’s most iconic landmarks such as pyramids, inside second pyramid and the graceful Great Sphinx of Giza. Then we visit the Egyptian Museum to wander between galleries and exhibits that showcase an incredible collection of antiquities, artefacts and local treasures.

You will be transferred to the railway station this evening. Your accommodation is aboard overnight sleeper train bound for Luxor tonight. The two-berth cabins convert to bunk beds and all bedding is provided. Meals are served in-cabin, please bringing your own food if you have dietary requirements.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Train

Day 3: Luxor – Nile Cruise

Pass By: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
The train rolls into Luxor in the early morning and breakfast is served in-cabin. Today, we explore Luxor, this vibrant city features a bustling bazaar and is close to Karnak, the location of the eponymous temple complex. After, you will be welcome aboard the Nile cruise boat. Lunch and Dinner are served after you settle into your cabin and begin to take advantage of the on-board facilities or disembark and continue exploring Luxor at your leisure.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Nile cruise, Royal Nile ruby cruise or similar

Day 4: The Valley of the Kings – Edfu

Pass By: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Today enjoy your breakfast on an early morning, we visit the Valley of the Kings. This site holds more than 60 tombs and is home to Tutankhamun’s final resting place. Our guide will offer insight into the funerary rites of ancient Egyptians and some of the paintings and hieroglyphics around the complex. Then we continue to visit three royal tombs, Hatshepsut Temple and the Colossi of Memnon. It is back to the boat for lunch and to set sail for Edfu.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Nile cruise, Royal Nile ruby cruise or similar

Day 5: Edfu – Kom Ombo – Aswan

Pass By: Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Enjoy your breakfast while cruising boat while sailing towards Kom Ombo.

Wake in your cabin this morning to find the cruise moored near Edfu. The boat then continues its way up the Nile towards Kom Ombo. Expected arrival time is in the afternoon, so travellers can kick back on the sundeck and watch the passing landscape. Learn about the Kom Ombo temple upon arrival. It sits on the riverfront and is dedicated to two gods: Horus and Sobek. The boat embarks for Aswan at 6pm with an expected arrival time of 9.30pm.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Nile cruise, Royal Nile ruby cruise or similar

Day 6: Aswan

Pass By: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
You have free time today to explore Aswan. This city has played an important strategic role in Egypt’s history and is also home to number of ruins and sites. Or, visitors may choose to wander through the Nubian Bazaar, stroll the promenade or relax with a cup of mint tea at a local cafe. Tonight is your final evening spent aboard the Nile river cruise.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Nile cruise, Royal Nile ruby cruise or similar

Day 7: Aswan – Abu Simbel – Aswan

Pass By: Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Disembark from the cruise this morning and hop onto a private coach for a trip to the Abu Simbel temples. One of the most recognisable features of this site is the set of four statues of Ramses that guard the entrance to the Great Temple. Head back out onto the water this afternoon aboard a traditional Egyptian felucca for a joy ride to some of the nearby river islands. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Aswan

Day 8: Aswan – Cairo

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. On arrival, we visit a new facet to the city’s history: its medieval past. Roam between market stalls and alleyways in Al-Azhar, an area that is also known as ‘the Khan’. Also see the Mosque of Ibn Tulun.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Cairo Hotel or similar

Day 9: Alexandria

Pass By: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
After breakfast, today we take a full day tour of Alexandria, is a large port city that sits on the Mediterranean coastline. Explore about the city’s origins as an homage to Alexander the Great, and its place as a cultural, political, economic and intellectual centre. Spend the day viewing the relics of a bygone age these are a highlight of Alexandria and Roman Amphitheatre. After lunch, we continue to visit the Catacombs, Pompeii’s Pillar and Qaitbay Citadel from outside. There is also an opportunity to go underground and see the Kom ash-Shuqqafa catacombs, a Roman burial site that was uncovered by a lost donkey.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Cherry Mariski hotel in Alexandria or similar

Day 10: Alexandria – El Alamin – Cairo

Pass By: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Hear about Egypt’s more recent history today with an excursion to El Alamein. This region played a pivotal role in the North Africa campaign of World War II and there are now memorials, a cemetery and a museum commemorating the events that happened here. Take you back to Cairo in afternoon, freely time to have dinner and visit Cairo by night.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight: Olive Hotel & Suites or similar

Day 11: Cairo – Amman

Pass By: Amman, Amman, Amman Governorate
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your flight to Amman, Jordan. On arrival, you will be transferred to your accommodation. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Olive Hotel & Suites or similar

Day 12: Amman – Jerash – Amman

Pass By: Jerash, Jerash, Jerash Governorate
After breakfast, today we take a full day tour of Jerash and discover its collection of Greco-Roman ruins, from archways and theatres to baths, public buildings and colonnaded streets. Take you back to Amman in afternoon, freely time to have dinner and visit Amman by night.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Olive Hotel & Suites or similar

Day 13: Amman – Dead Sea

Pass By: Dead Sea Region, Dead Sea Region
Head to the Dead Sea where you have the afternoon to float in the sea. This super salty lake is so dense that paddlers often struggle to submerge their heads below the water’s surface.

Enjoy time on the shores of the legendarily buoyant Dead Sea, try the invigorating properties of the mud by the beach, and rest by the resort pool. Enjoy your skin being especially smooth for a few days following your Dead Sea fun.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Dead Sea Ramada Resort or similar

Day 14: Dead Sea – Wadi Rum

Pass By: Dead Sea Region, Dead Sea Region
After breakfast, the driver will come to your hotel to transfer you to Wadi Rum to the beautiful desert valley of Wadi Rum, made famous by T E Lawrence. This wild landscape is all sandstone mountains, desolate desert and wind-eroded rock formation. Freshen up at your campsite before climbing into the back of a 4WD Jeep for a 2-hour tour. As you make your way through the canyons and across the vast tracks of red sand, see ancient inscriptions, extraordinarily coloured sand dunes and majestic mountains. Return to your camp to watch the sun set before enjoying a traditional Zarb Jordanian dinner under the stars.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Rahayeb Camp (deluxe Tent), Bedouin camp or similar

Day 15: Wadi Rum – Petra

Pass By: Wadi Rum, Wadi Rum, Al Aqabah Governorate
After breakfast, strap on your shoes for a walk around the camp site area. You may even scale a sand dune for better views. Today return to Wadi Rum’s main entrance. The sits opposite to the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a mountain named after Lawrence of Arabia’s novel. After Lunch, head to Petra. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Petra Palace Hotel or similar

Day 16: Petra

Pass By: Petra - Wadi Musa 77110 Jordan
This morning we’ll reach the Petra, originally known to the Nabataeans as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the colour of the stone out of which it is carved. Meet our local English-speaking guide for a 3-4-hour tour of the rose-red city of Petra. Walk the 1.2km-long Siq (chasm) passing shrines, tombs and carvings before exiting to the breath-taking sight of the Treasury. Walk the Street of Facades, passing the Roman Theatre to reach the Royal Tombs. See the Byzantine Church, Temple of the Winged Lions and Great Temple. At the museum your tour ends. Spend the rest of the day exploring more of the city or climb to the Monastery at your leisure.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: Petra Palace Hotel or similar

Day 17: Petra – Amman

Pass By: Petra - Wadi Musa 77110 Jordan
After breakfast, we walk to the High Place of Sacrifice and see the old-world Crusader castle at Shobak. Seek out Dana, a village on the fringe of the Dana Biosphere Reserve, to browse wares from local artisans and then continue by car to Madaba. Return to Amman in the later afternoon. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Olive Hotel & Suites or similar

Day 18: Amman – Jericho – Bethlehem – Jerusalem

Pass By: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District
After Breakfast, meet and assist by our Muslim guide. A transfer takes you to Allenby Bridge where the group crosses into Israel. The tour guide meets you once customs and immigration have been cleared. After, There is a quick orientation tour of Jericho before the group drives to Jerusalem. Check in at the hotel and then be taken to Bethlehem for a visit to the Church of the Nativity and the Walled Off Hotel. Return to Jerusalem in the evening.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Jerusalem Gold Hotel or similar

Day 19: Jerusalem

Pass By: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District
After breakfast, we continue to take in the view of Jerusalem’s Old City from the Mount of Olives and visit the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. You will walk along the Way of the Cross on Via Dolorosa and the Cardo in the Jewish Quarter. Other sites on today’s sightseeing itinerary include Lions’ Gate (St. Stephen’s Gate), the Church of Saint Anne, the Church of Holy Sepulchre and the Four Sephardic Synagogues. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Jerusalem Gold Hotel or similar

Day 20: Jerusalem – Masada (Dead Sea) – Jerusalem

Pass By: Dead Sea Region, Dead Sea Region
After Breakfast, meet and assist our tour guide for the journey across the Judean Desert to Masada, the former fortress of King Herod. See where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered at Qumran and return to Jericho to tick off the Mount of Temptations and the Zacchaeus’ sycamore tree. Return to Jerusalem tonight.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Jerusalem Gold Hotel or similar

Day 21: Jerusalem – Nazareth

Pass By: Nazareth, Nazareth, Galilee Region, Northern District
After breakfast, takes you to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation. Then we continue to Tiberias to visit Tabgha, the site where Jesus performed the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes. You will also stop at Capernaum before checking in at your hotel for the night.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight: Panorama Hotel or similar

Day 22: Nazareth – Tel Aviv

Pass By: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District
An early start takes you out to Acre. This port city sits on the Mediterranean coast and is known for its Crusader history. See the buildings occupied by the Knights Hospitaller and the Templars’ secret tunnel. Admire the Bahai Gardens and Carmel Mountains in Haifa, and drive to Caesarea en route to Tel Aviv.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight: Hotel Gilgal, The Bell Boutique Hotel or similar

Day 23: Tel Aviv – Home

Pass By: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District
At the appropriate time, you will be transferred to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) for your homeward flight.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.

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