Luxury Egypt & Jordan

At Cairo International Airport, you will be met by our representative  who will be waiting to escort you to the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza.

Morning visit to the Pyramids and Sphinx. The Great Pyramids of Giza are the only present-day survivors of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built about 4500 years ago. The pyramids are truly monumental in scale, with the largest made of over two million blocks. 

Nearby sits the enigmatic Sphinx with the body of a lion and the face of a man wearing a royal head cloth.

Afternoon  visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the largest, most modern, and most renowned museums in the entire world. Once complete, the museum will house close to 100,000 ancient artifacts, 4,549 of which will be from the tomb of the famous King Tutankhamun.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo domestic airport for your  mid morning flight to Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor Airport, our local representative will meet and transfer you to the Sanctuary Sun Boat IV.

Check-in to your five-star deluxe Nile cruise boat where you are welcomed by the reception staff.

After lunch on board, your tour of the East Bank begins with a visit to the Temple of Karnak. Next, your Egyptologist guides you on a tour of the strikingly graceful Temple of Luxor.

Return to your boat for afternoon tea in the lounge.

This evening you are greeted by your Boat Manager for a cocktail reception, who reviews your cruise program for the upcoming days. Enjoy Egyptian wine and beer with a selection of canapés, followed by a gourmet dinner and a belly dancer show.

Lunch is served in the lounge whilst you sail to Esna.

This afternoon your Egyptologist guides you round the Greco-Roman Temple of Khnum at Esna. The beautifully-preserved Great Hypostle Hall was built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius; it was excavated from the silt that had accumulated through centuries of annual Nile floods and is about nine meters lower than present-day street level.

Afternoon tea is served as you cruise to Edfu and, later, enjoy a gourmet dinner.

Following breakfast, explore the Temple of Edfu.

Lunch is served as you cruise to Kom Ombo and, after, visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank.

This afternoon is your chance to take part in an Egyptian cooking lesson as you sail to Aswan.

Tonight's dinner on board is an Egyptian Night costume party for all guests, with a chance to dress up in traditional Egyptian galabeyya.  Dinner is a lavish buffet of Egyptian specialties.

 A breakfast  is served on board and the morning is yours to enjoy at leisure.

This afternoon visit the majestic Philae Temple on the Island of Angelika,  and continue on to the Granite Quarries to see the Unfinished Obelisk.

Next,  sail around Elephantine Island, Lord Kitchener's Botanical Gardens and the Agha Khan Mausoleum on a felucca (traditional Egyptian sailboat).

This evening enjoy a fine gala dinner,  followed by a folkloric show and a Whirling Dervish performance.

Early morning transfer to Aswan airport for a 40-minute flight to Abu Simbel.

The two temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel are each fronted by colossal statues up to 20 meters (66 feet) high and are famed as the most impressive monuments remaining of Ancient Egypt.  

After the visit, fly to Cairo, then onwards to Amman, Jordan. 

Upon your arrival in Amman, you are met and transferred to your hotel.

This morning, embark on a guided city tour of Amman to visit the Citadel and Roman Theatre.

Next, head to Jerash. Today, Jerash is acknowledged as one of the best-preserved province cities of the Roman Empire. 

Lunch will be served in a local restaurant

Afterwards head back to your hotel in Amman.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, then transfer Amman to Mount Nebo (1 hour). 

This is said to be the mountain where Moses was allowed to see the Holy Land… and not allowed to enter it. Nowadays the mountain is a memorial site.    

Proceed to Madaba, the "City of Mosaics",  perched on an archaeological site with more than 4000 years of history buried beneath it.  

You will have your lunch at a local restaurant.

Next stop will be Kerak, known for its crusader fortress,  featuring underground galleries, rooms and secret passageways. 

After your visit,  you will be driven to Petra for an overnight stay.

Meet your guide at the hotel lobby for your walking tour of Petra.    First stop will be Petra’s Visitors’ Center for orientation of this incredible archaeological site.

The ancient city of Petra was built between 800 B.C. to A.D.100 by Nabatean Arabs.  In this era, Petra was a fortress carved out of the jagged rocks, in an area which was virtually inaccessible. 

When shipping slowly displaced caravan routes, the city's importance gradually dwindled and it fell into disuse.  Petra was lost to the world until 1812, when it was re-discovered by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burkhart.  Nowadays Petra is a popular tourist attraction, known as the "rose-red city half as old as time".

Your lunch will be served at the Basin Restaurant.

Later this evening,  meet your guide again in the hotel lobby for a Petra by Night experience.

After breakfast, check out of the hotel, meet your guide and driver for your journey to Little Petra.

Al Beidha (Little Petra)  is hidden away in the center of a mountain just north of Petra. This miniature version of Petra contains a number of notable tombs as well as a collection of stairs leading up to higher viewpoints. 

Continue 2 hours drive to Wadi Rum. 

Otherwise known as Valley of the Moon, Wadi Rum is the largest,  and most magnificent of Jordan's desert landscapes.  A maze of monolithic rock formations rises up from the desert floor, creating a natural challenge for serious mountaineers. 

Lunch will be served Bedouin style- under a Bedouin Tent in the desert of Wadi Rum.

4x4 excursion within Wadi Rum for 2 hours.

After your Wadi Rum excursion,  your driver will take you to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea.  

Enjoy your day at leisure at the Dead Sea.    

Ever since the days of Herod the Great, people have flocked to the Dead Sea in search of its curative secrets. Due to warm annual temperatures, low humidity and high atmospheric pressure, the air is rich in oxygen and magnesium, making breathing a lot easier. With the highest content of minerals and salts in the world, the Dead Sea water possesses anti-inflammatory properties and the dark mud found on the shores have been used for over 2,000 years for therapeutic purposes.

Buffet breakfast at your hotel in the Dead Sea.

Your driver will take you to the  Queen Alia International Airport for your onward departure (1-1.5hr drive).