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You will be met at the airport by your driver/guide and be transferred to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you might want to take a tour of the city or visit a few of the more important sites. Overnight Mena House Oberoi in Giza for three nights
You will spend the day touring Giza, Memphis and Saqqara, including the Great Pyramids, the Step Pyramids and the Sphinx. If you have time you might enjoy a visit to the Solar Boat Museum to see a full-sized ancient Egyptian boat and the Papyrus Gallery for a demonstration of the ancient art of papermaking.
Take a full-day tour of Cairo, including the Citadel, the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar and the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities.
Lunch on board a private felucca on the Nile (weather permitting).
In the evening, return to Giza for the Sound and Light show at the Great Pyramids.
Fly to Abu Simbel for a three-hour tour of the magnificent Temple of Ramses II and Nefertari’s Temple of Hathor.
Take a short flight from Abu Simbel to Aswan.
After a morning visit to the Aswan High Cam, you will cruise to Agilika Island to see the Philae Temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. It’s quite extraordinary by daylight, but you might also want to return at night to enjoy the Sound and Light show.
After lunch, you’ll visit the Nubian Museum.
Take a short flight to Luxor and visit the great Temple of Karnak. Return in the evening for the spectacular Sound and Light Show.
Alternate Plan: Instead of flying from Aswan to Luxor, you could hire a boat in Aswan and take a short 3-day Nile cruise, stopping at the sites along the way.
You’ll spend the day touring the Theban necropolis, including the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and the Tombs of the Nobles.
Fly to the resort town of Hurghada on the Red Sea. You'll be staying at the Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh resort.
This day is yours to spend at your leisure. Options include snorkeling and scuba diving, spa treatments, swimming, bowling, tennis and golf.
Fly to Amman and check in to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you might want to take a driving tour of the city or shop at the souks.
Your full day of sightseeing will include the Roman Citadel and Roman Theater in Amman, and the wonderfully preserved Greco-Roman city of Jerash, complete with a Roman army and chariot experience.
Today you’ll drive along the King’s Highway, the world’s oldest continuously used communication route. You’ll stop at Madaba, “City of Mosaics,” to see St. George’s Church with its famous map of the world. You’ll also visit Mt. Nabo, said to be the final resting place of Moses, and the crusader castles of Kerak and Shobak.
Upon your arrival in Petra, you’ll take an evening tour of the ancient city by candlelight.
Your full-day private tour of the fabled lost city of Petra will begin with a horseback ride into the Siq gorge. You’ll see the spectacular Treasury building, the Royal Tombs, and Petra Church. We also recommend that you take the hour-long but not strenuous hike up to the Monastery – the view is worth it.
You’ll drive down to the breathtaking desert valley of Wadi Rum, made famous by the movie Lawrence of Arabia. Your day of sightseeing will include a one-hour camel ride, lunch at a Bedouin camp, and a tour of the Wadi sights by 4x4 vehicle.
In the evening, you’ll return to Petra.
You will drive back to Amman along the King’s Highway, if you wish to see more of the sights, or you can take the faster route along the Desert Highway. Once back in Amman, you can spend your time at your leisure, visiting the mosques and museums or shopping at the souks.
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