11 day tour to Egypt and Jordan (Cairo, Luxor, Petra, Amman)

Day 1 Arrival to Cairo Meet and assist at the airport then transfer to the hotel

Day 2 The Great Pyramids & Sphinx &The Egyptian Museum

Breakfast at the hotel, and visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC) which is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East, housing over 170,000 artifacts span the Predynastic Period to the Graeco-Roman Era (c. 5500 BC-AD 364).

Transfer to The Great Pyramid of Giza which is the largest Egyptian pyramid and tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Built in the 26th century BC. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that only remains.

Day 3 Saqqara Pyramid & Citadel

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Transfer to the Citadel, home to Egypt’s rulers for almost 700 years, is today one of the most popular tourist sites in Cairo, built by Saladin between 1176 and 1183. Proceed to Saqqara to enjoy the Step pyramid, 3000 years old, and has a number of mastaba tombs; the area covers an area of around 7 by 1.5 km (4.3 by 0.9 mi).

Day 4 Fly to Luxor meet at assist at the airport the n transfer to Petra

Day 10 : Petra, Roman Theatre, Royal Tombs, Byzantine church, Temple of Winged Lions

Have breakfast then meet with your guide for a 2-3 hours tour of the rose-red city of Petra. Walk the 1.2km long Siq (chasm) passing shrines, tombs, and carvings before exiting to the breathtaking 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 and/or High Place of Sacrifice, Dinner at the hotel.

Day 5 Luxor East Bank “Karnak temple & Luxor Temple”

We start with the Karnak Temples Complex, the largest structure ever built in the history of mankind to serve god Amun Ra. Visit the Temple of Luxor built in the 12th dynasty and completed by the well-known king Ramses II. The temple is located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re.

Day 6 West Bank “Valley of Kings & Hatshepsut & Colossi of Memnon”

Breakfast at the hotel then start the tour to the Valley of Kings which is the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried.

Visiting the Temple of Hatshepsut, the most wonderful example of Architecture in ancient Egypt, because it was totally carved inside the mountain. We will then visit Colossi of Memnon of king Amenhotep III.

Day 7 Breakfast then transfer to the airport to fly to Jordan then drive to Petra

Day 8 : Petra, Roman Theatre, Royal Tombs, Byzantine church, Temple of Winged Lions

Have breakfast then meet with your guide for a 2-3 hours tour of the rose-red city of Petra. Walk the 1.2km long Siq (chasm) passing shrines, tombs, and carvings before exiting to the breathtaking 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 and/or High Place of Sacrifice, Dinner at the hotel.

Day 9: Amman, Jordan, Jerash, Hadrian's Arch

Breakfast at the hotel then transfer to Jerash, the well-preserved city of the Roman Empire, often called Pompeii of the East. Initially built by Alexander the Great, the town started to prosper after the Roman conquest and was one of the Decapolis cities in northern Jordan. Visit Hadrian's Arch, built-in 130 AD to honor the visit of Emperor Hadrian. Passing the Hippodrome offering space for 15,000 spectators, the impressing Forum continues to the Temple of Artemis, which columns are 12 meters high, and each drum weighs 20-40 tons.

Day 10 : Jordan, Madaba & Mt Nebo

Breakfast then drive, to Madaba to the oldest mosaic map of the Holy Land on the 6^th Century St George Church floor. Drive to Mt. Nebo, where God showed Moses the Promised Land before he died.

Day 11 Departure

Breakfast at the hotel then transfer to the airport.