Ancient Adventure III    Classic & Adventure   16 Days / 15 Nights  

    Short Itinerary        Ancient Adventure  III             See More Detailed Itinerary & pics at the end of the page

Egypt & Jordan

 

Day 01: Arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met & transferred to your hotel for overnight

Day 02: Breakfast visit Giza Pyramids, sphinx, solar boat museum, camel ride, Memphis & Sakkara, Evening visit the sound & Light show at Giza Pyramids   (B)

Day 03:  Breakfast visit the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo - Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra - Coptic Churches,  the Citadel & Mohammad Ali Mosque & Kan ElKalili Bazaar  (B)

Day 04: Breakfast you will be met & transferred to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan, upon arrival meet your representative to transfer you to your Nile Cruise in the afternoon a felucca ride visiting the botanical garden island, diner & overnight on cruise    (B, L, D)

Day 05: Breakfast, Visit the Philae Temple, the High Dam and the unfinished Obelisk, sail to Kom Ombo, lunch on board. Visit Kom Ombo temple, sail to Edfu, dinner on board, overnight in Edfu   (B, L, D)

Day 06: Breakfast Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, Sail to Luxor, lunch on board,  dinner on board, overnight in Luxor    (B, L, D)

Day 07: Breakfast visit the Valley of the Kings and Queens the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Eldeir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board, after noon Visit the Karnak Temple, visit Luxor temple, dinner on board, overnight in Luxor    (B, L, D)

Day 08: Breakfast disembarks your cruise, meet your representative to drive to Luxor Airport for your flight to Sharm El Sheikh, upon arrival you will be met & transferred to your hotel, free day & over night at your hotel   (B)

Day 09: Breakfast, free time, snorkeling & diving are considered among the best activities in Sharm El Sheikh, afternoon Bedouin diner in the desert    (B)

Day 10: Breakfast, free time, snorkeling & diving are considered among the best activities in Sharm El Sheikh   (B)

Day 11: Breakfast meet your guide to drive to St. Katherine monastery, overnight at the hotel   (B, L, D)

Day 12: 2:00 AM drive to mount Sinai, climb the mountain by camel or on foot, watch the sun rise, climb down the mountain, breakfast at hotel, visit St. Katherine monastery, lunch & diner overnight at hotel  (B, L, D)

Day 13: Breakfast, you will be transferred from St. Katherine to Nuweiba Port to cross the border to Aqaba (Jordan) by the Catamaran quick boat upon Arrival you will be met by our local representative to drive to Petra to your hotel for check in and overnight  (B)

Day 14: Breakfast at hotel, start your full day tour visiting the many sites of Petra,  the Roman Theater, the Courts, Qasr bint Pharaoun, Temple of the Winged Lion and other monuments, overnight at hotel. (B)

Day 15: Breakfast at hotel, drive from Petra to Amman  through Wadi Mujib to Kerak to visit the Crusader Castle, visit Madaba (St. George Church), Mount Nebo, continue to Amman to your hotel for check in and overnight  (B)

Day 16: Breakfast meet your representative to drive to Amman airport for your departure flight   (B)


   Tour prices & Accommodation          Ancient Adventure  III   

Accommodation  Category
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Double
2  Persons

Single
1  Person  

                                                   3 STARS 
 
3 Stars Accommodation   ***
 Cairo:          President
 Sharm:        Tropicana
 Katherine:   Daniela
 
 Nile Cruise:   Presidential (5 Stars)
 Petra: Upon request
 Amman:  Upon request
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Upon Request

Upon Request

                                                   4 STARS 
 
4 Stars Accommodation  ****
 Cairo:           Zoser
 Sharm:        Ghazala
 Katherine:  St. Katherine Village
 
Nile Cruise:   Presidential (5 Stars)
 Petra: Upon request
 Amman:  Upon request
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Upon Request

                                                   5 STARS
 
5 Stars Accommodation   *****
 Cairo:          Meridian Le Pyramide
 Sharm:        Sofitel - Sharm
 Katherine:  St. Katherine Village
 
 Nile Cruise:   Presidential (5 Stars)
 Petra:          Movenpick Petra
 Amman:     Sheraton Ammanv
                       
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Upon Request

Upon Request

                                               5 STARS DLX
 
5 Stars DLX Accommodation  *****Deluxe
 Cairo:          Mena House  Palace Section
 Sharm:        Marriott Beach
 Katherine:  St. Katherine Village
 
Nile Cruise: Oberoi  Philae OR  Sonesta OR  Movenpick
 Petra:   Upon request
 Amman:  Upon request
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Upon Request

Upon Request


Economic Tours & Packages

Dear Traveler please note that we always use the best of 3, 4 , 5 stars hotels as well as lots of sights in our day tour, so if you are on budget & like to reduce the price, please add the word economic packages in comments & we will send you it's  price.

Upon Request

Upon Request

 
 
· 2 Persons / Double Tour = Means  this price is applicable for 2 travelers booking the trip & the price given is for
    each person (must be 2 travelers)

 
· 1 Person / Single Tour = = Price per person when accommodated in a single occupancy room/cabin already traveling with others (minimum 2 persons)  -   For single traveler traveling alone please request price.
 · All Tour Prices are subjected to change due to regular change in prices & in High season: (Christmas & Easter)
 · For 3 & 4 Stars Accommodation The Nile Cruise used  is 5 Stars
 

For More information about hotels & Nile cruises and accommodation categories

  All above rates Includes the following:             Ancient Adventure III
Egypt:
·         3 Nights in Cairo Accommodation at hotels including bed & breakfast
·         3 Nights in Sharm Accommodation at hotel including bed & breakfast 
·         2 Night in St Katherine Accommodation at hotel 1 night full board (breakfast – lunch – diner) & 1 night half
        board (breakfast – lunch)
·         4 Nights Accommodation on Nile cruise full board (breakfast – lunch – diner)
·         Transfers & tours all over Egypt are operated in a private A/C van
·         Guiding fees for English (Or other language) speaking Egyptologist guide
·         All entrance fees to all Sight seeing, as mentioned in our program  
·         English speaking tour manager escorting guests from the Airport to Hotel and vice verse
·         Camel Ride climbing Mount Sinai
·         Bedouin dinner
·         Domestic Air tickets Cairo – Aswan / Luxor – Sharm /  (included in price of 4, 5 or 5 stars deluxe categories)  
        OR
sleeper train tickets for Cairo – Aswan /  Luxor – Sharm By plane (Included in price of 3 stars
        accommodation only) 
·         Catamaran tickets (quick boat) to cross from Egypt to Jordan

Jordan:
·         2 Nights in Petra Accommodation at hotel including bed & breakfast 
·         1 Night in Amman Accommodation at hotel including bed & breakfast 
·         Guiding fees for English (Or other language) speaking guide
·         All entrance fees to all Sight seeing, as mentioned in our program  
·         English speaking tour manager escorting guests from the Airport to Hotel and vice verse
·         Transfers & tours all over Jordan are operated in a private A/C van

Above rate Excludes the following:                    Ancient Adventure III
·         International Air Tickets
·       Entrance Visa fees
·         Gratuities & Tips for  tour guides, tour escort, Egyptologist and drivers
·       All Charges not mentioned mineral water, laundry, personal calls and other items of personal nature


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Please note that all timings stated in Ancient Adventure tours are the average timings & they are totally flexible.

Day 01:  Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met by your tour manager who will help you through your immigration and customs formalities then escort you to your hotel for check in and overnight.

Day 02: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (8:30) drive to Memphis at the edge of the western desert, (35 min. drive) the capital of Egypt until the end of the first Kingdom, about 2270 BC, one of the most important cities throughout the history of Ancient Egypt, You will be visiting Memphis open air Museum the most important piece is Ramses the second statue about 20meters long, Close to Memphis, you will drive to Sakkara, the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Zoser, and the greatest Pharaoh of the 3rd  Dynasty 2650 BC, the step pyramids is known to be the first stone building ever build in the world, then you will be visiting a Mastaba (Tomb) for the Nobel “Mereruka” from the old kingdom the tomb have beautiful colored paintings about life in Egypt during the old Kingdom, Drive to the Pyramids of Giza, enter the Great Pyramid (Cheops Pyramid) the largest one of the three and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the Pyramid of Kefren, stand the alabaster Sphinx, which was discovered in 1912 carved from a single piece of stone. It is a lion with a portrait of a Pharaoh's head, it is believed by many to be a likeness of Pharaoh Kefren. Continue our tour to the Solar Boat Museum where a dismantled river barge of King Cheops (Khufu) was found buried in front his pyramid and has been masterfully re-assembled. Drive back to your hotel. (4:30 PM) Evening drive to Giza Pyramids to attend the Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids & the Sphinx.    (B)

Day 03: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (9:00 AM) drive to Down Town visit the Egyptian Museum, (2 hours tour) which contains a vast collection of Pharaonic antiquities including the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. Continue your tour to Old Cairo, visiting the old Coptic Churches the Hanging Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary built in the 3rd century and the Church of St. Sergius, built in the 4th century and visit the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra. Drive to Visit the medieval Citadel of Salah El-Din, built in the 12th century and contains many structures, the most impressive of which is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, It was designed in the early 19th Century by a Greek Architect from Turkey. The style is based on the Ottoman mosques of Istanbul, Continue your tour visiting Kan ElKalili bazaar area ( the old market ) drive back to your hotel (4:00 PM).    (B)                              

Day 04: Breakfast meet your tour manger who will transfer you to Cairo Airport & help you for check in for your flight to Aswan, upon arrival you will meet your representative to be transferred to your Nile Cruise, Embark your deluxe Nile Cruise ship, lunch on board. Sail on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener's Island (Botanical Garden Island) and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Afternoon tea, dinner on board & Nubian folkloric show, overnight in Aswan. (B, L, D)

Day 05:  Breakfast on board. Visit the Philae Temple, the High Dam, and the unfinished Obelisk at the Granite Quarries, sail to Kom Ombo, lunch on board. Visit the Ptolemaic Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Hours in Kom Ombo, sail to Edfu, afternoon tea. Captain's welcome cocktail (smart casual attire), dinner on board & disco, overnight in Edfu.  (B, L, D)

Day 06:  Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, the best preserved temple in Egypt, Sail to Luxor, lunch on board, afternoon tea, dinner on board & Galabeya party, overnight in Luxor.   (B, L, D)

Day 07: Breakfast on board. Cross to the West Bank visit the Valley of the Kings and Queens where tombs of 64 Pharaohs and 57 Queens have been discovered, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Eldeir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon facing the Nile. Lunch on board, after noon Visit the Karnak Temple, which is considered the World’s largest religious complex, then visit the Luxor temple, which was started by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II, afternoon tea, dinner on board & Belly Dance show, overnight in Luxor.  (B, L, D)

 Day 08: Breakfast disembarks your cruise, meet your representative to drive to Luxor Airport for your flight to Sharm El Sheikh, upon arrival you will be met & transferred to your hotel, free day & over night at your hotel.    (B)

Day 09: Breakfast, free time, snorkeling & diving are considered among the best activities in Sharm El Sheikh, afternoon Bedouin diner in the desert.    (B)

Day 10: Breakfast, free time, snorkeling & diving are considered among the best activities in Sharm El Sheikh.   (B)

Day 11: 11:00 AM Breakfast then met your driver and tour escort to drive to St. Katherine Monastery, 3 hours drive from Sharm El sheikh upon arrival you will check in your hotel, Lunch and free time till diner.   (B, L, D)

Day 12: 2:00 AM Wake up call met your Escort and drive to Mount Sinai (10 Min Drive), climb Mount Sinai where it is believed that God delivered his 10 commandments to Moses at it’s summit, it is about 2 hours climbing it is an easy climb you can use camels to climb the mountain or you can  walk up, watch the sunrise from up the mountain then climb down, back to the hotel eat your breakfast and then drive back to visit St. Katherine Monastery, The monastic order was founded in the 4th century AD by the Roman Empress Helena who had a small chapel built beside what was believed to be the burning Bush from witch God spoke to Moses, The Chapel is dedicated to St. Katherine the legendary martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and then be headed for her Christianity, her body was supposedly carried by angles to Katherine mountain then 300 years later her body was found by monks from the monastery, a fortress was added to the monastery in the 6th century by emperor Justinian with a Basilica to protect the Christians of southern Sinai since then the place is visited by Christians pilgrims from all over the World, the complex posses many attractive and rare Icons from 6th century to the 18th century, many golden candle holders beside it’s very important library that poses many historical hand written bibles and many important historical messages and agreement, lunch & diner at the hotel.  (B, L, D)

Day 13: Breakfast, (10:00 AM) you will be transferred from St. Katherine to Nuweiba Port to cross the border to Jordan by the Catamaran quick boat (1 hour) to Aqaba (Jordan) upon Arrival to Aqaba port (about 03:00 PM) you will be met by our local representative to drive to Petra (2 hours drive) to your hotel for check in and overnight.   (B)

Day 14: Breakfast at hotel, start your full day tour visiting the many sites of Petra, on horseback and then on foot. Walk through the Siq, to reach the Treasury, then the Roman Theater, the Courts, Qasr bint Pharaoun, Temple of the Winged Lion and other monuments, overnight at hotel. (B)

Day 15: Breakfast at hotel, drive from Petra to Amman (3 hours drive) through Wadi Mujib to Kerak to visit the Crusader Castle. Visit Madaba (St. George Church), Mount Nebo, continue to Amman to your hotel for check in and overnight.   (B)

Day 16: After breakfast you will be met & transferred by your tour manger to Amman International Airport to help you in check in and immigration formalities for your departure flight.    (B)

 

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Pyramids of Giza

 


Sakkara - Zoser
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Egyptian Museum

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Philae Temple

 


Valley of the Kings
 

 


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St. Katherine 
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Mount Sinai

 


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