the best of Egypt and jorden holidays

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2200$ per person in double  without international flight

Enjoy our exciting and safety tour to Egypt & Jordan. Visit the great Giza Pyramids, Sakkara, Memphis, the Egyptian Museum and Salah El Din Citadel in Cairo. Then move to visit the most exciting places in Aswan, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh, St. Catherine and Petra.

During this vacation, enjoy the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus in addition the first step Pyramids of King Zoser at Sakkarra. Moreover; get on board 5 star deluxe cruise sailing on the Nile for 3 nights from Aswan to Luxor on full board basis where you can see many archaeological sites. Also, you will relish the exotic Red Sea in Sharm El Sheikh. Then end your trip in Jordan enjoying the most interesting places in Amman, Petra and Wadi Rum.

Inclusions
# Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports and station
# Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo hotel including breakfast
# Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train including breakfast, dinner
# Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan hotel including breakfast
# Accommodation for 3 nights on board 5 star cruise on full board
# Accommodation for 3 nights in Sharm El Sheikh including breakfast
# Accommodation for 3 nights in Amman including breakfast
# Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
# All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
# Tour to Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley temple, Sakkara and Memphis
# Tour to Egyptian Museum, Citadel Mosques and Coptic Churches
# Day tour to Abu Simbel Tours by land
# All tours on the cruise sharing group
# Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan
# Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
# Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon
# Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
# Snorkeling Tour at Ras Mohamed
# Day tour to Madaba, Nebo and Dead Sea
# Day tour in Petra to major sights as described above in itinerary
# Lunch meals during tours in Giza/Cairo
# Private English speaking guide in Cairo
# English speaking guide on the cruise (You may share tour group)
# English assistant driver in the Dead Sea, Madaba & Nebo
# Spot Local English speaking guide in Petra for about 02/03 hours
# Entrance fees to the sights in Egypt and Jordan as mentioned above
# Domestic Flight ticket (Luxor /Sharm El Sheikh)
# International flight Sharm/Amman
# Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary
# Free Mobile phone during your stay in Egypt charged about (30 min Local calls or 2 min. international Calls)
# All service charges and taxes

Exclusions
# International Airfare
# Entry visa to Egypt & Jordan
# Optional excursions in Sharm
# Extras at hotels and aboard the cruise (additional meals, drinks, laundry...etc)
# Tipping kitty

Accommodation Plan (A) 4* Hotels/5* Nile Cruise:
• - Grand Pyramids Hotel Cairo
• - Basma Hotel Aswan
• - M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
• - St. George Hotel Sharm
• - Geneva Hotel Amman

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1:	Our representative will meet & assist you upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo by a private air-conditioned vehicle for check in. Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give detailed information concerning your tomorrows’ trip. Overnight in Cairo
Day 2:	Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Move to Memphis; Old kingdom's capital and famous Necropolis. Overnight in Cairo Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3:	Breakfast at the hotel and then you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen, alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Additional visit to the mummies room at the museum (extra ticket on spot). Lunch throughout the tour at local restaurant, then moving to visit Saladin Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to 1382. Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board - overnight inside your compartment Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4:	You will be met at Aswan train station, then transferred to your hotel. At 11:00 start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hour and half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II. Then return to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan Meals: Breakfast
Day 5:	Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch at 11:00 a.m, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6:	Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7:	Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC , at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8:	Breakfast on board, disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast at 08:00 a.m. Then transfer to visit Karnak & Luxor temples, then you will be transferred to Luxor airport for flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Most flights are indirect flight via Cairo Airport. Upon arrival in Sharm, transfer to your hotel for free time at leisure with overnight in Sharm El Sheikh Meals: Breakfast
Day 9:	After breakfast, transfer to Ras Mohamed National Park for snorkeling / a fantastic day out to the Red Sea underwater Marin life and then transfer back to the hotel in Sharm el sheikh free time at leisure in Sharm El Sheikh with overnight at your hotel Meals: Breakfast
Day 10:	Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world's second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments Meals: Breakfast
Day 11:	Breakfast at your hotel in Sharm and then you will be transferred to Sharm International Airport for flight to Amman. Our representative will meet & assist you upon your arrival at Amman International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel in Amman by a private air-conditioned vehicle for check in. Upon arrival at the hotel he will do your check in and give you detailed information concerning your tomorrow’s trip. Overnight in Amman Meals: Breakfast
Day 12:	After breakfast drive to Mt. Nebo, the place where Prophet Moses gazed at the Promised Land before he died and his alleged burial place. You visit the old monastery and overlook the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Jericho and Jerusalem. After we proceed to Madaba, where to find the famous mosaic 6th century map of Palestine in St. George’s church. Afterward we drive to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea, where you have leisure time and the chance to float on water. Overnight Amman hotel Meals: Breakfast
Day 13:	After breakfast drive 2.5 hours to the rose red city Petra, the biggest attraction of Jordan. Petra was first established around the 6th century B.C. by the Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundations of a commercial empire that extended into Syria. Upon arrival you will begin the trip on horse back to the canyon, the so called Siq, and then by foot to the most beautiful monument: the Treasury. Among other monuments you will see are the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh"s Castle. Afterward back to hotel in Amman for overnight Meals: Breakfast
Day 14:	After breakfast transfer to QAI Airport for departure Meals: Breakfast

How Best of Egypt and Jordan holiday makes a difference

Environment

We send our clients a ‘Code of Ethics’ information sheet prior to travel, advising them of the cultural and environmental impacts of their activities. As part of the code we advise them on how to respect the local environment to help preserve it for future generations.

Eco-tourism in Egypt are supported in Egypt and Jordan and we do our best to deal with eco-hotels and resorts in Egypt whenever it is available. At Eco-accommodation, you will stay in an environmentally friendly eco-village, built by local masons with local stone using traditional methods. For accommodations in Marsa Alam or Dahab, we give choices to be at tents or hotels with domed rooms. Tents are provided with electricity and locally made furniture with the Egyptian style. Toilets and Shower is short walk. Also we have already eco-camp in Bahariya Oasis but still under construction. The vehicles that we use for our clients are all our modern air-conditioned vehicles and are provided with baskets for rubbish in addition to environmental filter on the exhaust pipe of the cars. We advise our drivers in Egypt and Jordan not to use the horn even incase you do not have a client and this is a behavior and we need to improve it. 

We train the staff how to have minimal impact on the environment and how to be an example to the others in Egypt and Jordan. For example, Incase you see a paper in the historical places with tourists or even with your family and friends, immediately pick it up from the ground and put it the basket. We keep advising travelers to conserve water and put tissues in the bin. In my opinion to start with yourself and advise the other to do that is the best example to be followed.

During the trip, we give a brief description of Egypt from Pharaonic time until the time of the revolution in 1952. We also give out information about the Arabic language, local religions and appropriate dress (particularly for women).

Community

We plan tours and holidays in a way which maximizes the opportunity for clients to meet local people and learn about the local culture. We use employees from the local community. Clients can feel that while they are in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and in Jordan. So Sightseeing tours are operated and led by local guides. Also, we use local drivers and all arrangements of tours are made by local staff. We ensure that all of the local people we work with have good working conditions with reasonable working hours, a contract and a fair wage. 

We choose local restaurants and accommodations to have the benefits remain within the local communities. Clients are kindly asked to respect the culture of the people in Egypt and Turkey and details of our guidelines will be provided on booking. The Tours starts in Cairo, Egypt and clients see the most sights in Cairo and experience local community. Then enjoy another experience in upper Egypt on the Nile Cruise between Aswan and Luxor. After that see the unique experience in Jordan to cover both countries Egypt and Jordan.

Best of Egypt and Jordan holiday