7-Day Cairo to Petra Tour

No matter what time of the day you arrive at the airport for your 7-day Cairo to Petra tour, you can be certain that one of our friendly and dedicated tour managers will be standing by to meet and greet you, and to assist you in any way they can. After giving you a warm welcome from all of us, he and one of our drivers will take you to your hotel in a deluxe air-conditioned vehicle.

Once you reach the hotel, you will be assisted with check-in, and then your tour manager will confirm a pick-up time for tomorrow. After this, enjoy a free Welcome Drink on us, and then you are free to spend the remainder of the day as you wish. If you feel like heading out rather than staying at the hotel, your tour manager will be happy to make a few recommendations.

Enjoy a nourishing breakfast at your hotel before departing with your personal guide to the Giza Plateau. There, you’ll begin your exploration of one of the world’s Seven Wonders — the Great Pyramids of Giza. Visit the Sphinx and Valley Temple, then enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant.

Later, head to the newly built Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), situated about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the pyramids.

Return to your hotel for a restful evening in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Following breakfast, your expert guide will escort you to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which houses Egypt’s royal mummies and a fascinating collection chronicling the nation’s vast history.

Continue to Old Cairo to explore its ancient churches before stopping for lunch at a local eatery. In the afternoon, visit the majestic Salah El-Din Citadel, where you’ll tour the grand Mohammed Ali Mosque and enjoy sweeping views across Cairo. Spend the night in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Today marks the beginning of the next phase of your Cairo to Petra Tour, so once you have had your breakfast, your tour manager will meet you at the hotel at the agreed time; he will get you checked out, and then you will be taken to Cairo International Airport where you will be boarding your flight to Amman in Jordan.

When you arrive at the airport in Amman, one of our tour representatives will once again be there to meet and greet you, and then you will be driven to the hotel where you will be staying for the remainder of your Cairo to Petra adventure.

As is the norm with Egypt Tours Plus, you will be assisted with check-in, and then our representative will briefly discuss your itinerary with you, and confirm pick-up times for the tours that lie ahead. After this, you will be free to enjoy the rest of the day as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

The 5th day of your Cairo to Petra holiday begins with another fabulous hotel breakfast, and then you will be heading out for another wonderful day of sightseeing.

First, you will be taken visit Mount Nebo and an old monastery. Mount Nebo is of course the place where Moses first cast his gaze upon the Promised Land before he died, and many people believe that he was later buried on Mount Nebo as well.

For many visitors, the highlight of this visit is the incredible view you get when you reach the old monastery. From this vantage point, you get a splendid view of the Jordan Valley; the Dead Sea, and even parts of the Holy Land far in the distance.

After spending some time on Mt. Nebo, you will then be taken to Madaba, the city of mosaics, where you will enjoy a visit to the magnificent Greek Orthodox Basilica of St. George.

This truly amazing church still functions as one of Jordan’s main places of Christian worship, but it is most famous for its ancient 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land. This remarkably accurate mosaic map consists of more than 2 million vividly colored stones, all of which were sourced locally.

From the church, you will make your way to the Dead Sea. Despite its name, the Dead Sea is in fact a vast lake, rather than an ocean. The immediate area surrounding the Dead Sea is approximately 400 meters below sea level, making it the lowest place on earth.

The Dead Sea is of course most famous for its incredibly mineral-rich mud and its incredibly salty water which makes it easy for people to float effortlessly on the water. The mud and sediment is rich in minerals which are today found in many luxury skin care products.

Enjoy some time floating on the water and enjoying the mud, and then as evening times begins approaching, you will be driven back to your luxury hotel in Amman.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

As usual, today will start with a fabulous breakfast being served at your hotel, and then shortly after you have finished eating, you will be picked up, and you will be taken to see Jordan’s premier sightseeing attraction, the ancient city of Petra.

Petra tours typically involve a lot of walking, so it is highly recommended that you eat a good breakfast beforehand and also that you wear a comfortable pair of shoes.

Also known as the Rose Red City of Petra, this indescribable site never fails to astonish and amaze, no matter how many times you visit. Just picture an 80 to 200-meter deep gorge running more than 1000 meters through desert rock, with an entire city carved into the sides of the gorge.

From the visitor center, it is about 700-meters to the Siq entrance but you will be covering this distance on a horse, and it is from the Siq entrance that the magic of your tour begins in earnest. The Ancient Nabatean Arabs carved hundreds of places into the rock faces, including tombs; bath houses; storerooms; vaults, burial chambers, and the site’s most impressive structure of all, the Treasury.

There is no way anyone would be able to see everything at this site in a single day, but you can be sure that your tour will see you visiting all of the best features. You will also enjoy a wonderful ride on horseback while you are there, which in itself is a wonderful experience, given the spectacular setting.

With so much sightseeing and so much walking behind you, you will be taken back to your hotel where you can enjoy a well-deserved rest and a good night’s sleep on the last night of your Cairo to Petra tour.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Unfortunately, like all good things in life, your magical Cairo to Jordan, Road to Petra Holiday has come to an end, but before you go anywhere, first sit down and enjoy one last good breakfast at the hotel. A little bit later in the day, and at the appropriate time, one of our tour representatives will fetch you from your hotel; he will get you checked out, and then he will escort you to the airport in time for you to catch your flight back home.

Your holiday has only lasted 7 days, and now it is over as well, but you can be sure that it will have been an experience which you will remember forever. Once you get to the airport, you will once again be assisted in every way possible, and then our tour representative will thank you sincerely, and bid you farewell.

Meals Included: Breakfast