18 Day Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco Tour [Small Group]

DAY 1 – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour Begins

When you arrive in Dubai for your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour you will of course be met at the airport, and then driven to your hotel in a clean and modern air-conditioned vehicle.

On arrival at your hotel, a pick-up time will be conformed for the following day’s tour, and then you will have the rest of your first day to yourself to enjoy as you wish.

DAY 2 – Classic Dubai Tour and Evening Dinner Cruise

After enjoying a good breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up at the confirmed time, and then your classic Dubai tour will begin with a visit to the 225-year-old Fort of Al Fahidi which also houses the Dubai Museum. Spend some time exploring the fort and visiting the museum, and then you will be taken to board a traditional Abra boat for a short ride across Dubai Creek to visit the gold and spice souks.

Next, visit the magnificent Jumeirah Mosque, after which you will be taken for a photo opportunity at Burj Al Arab which is one of Dubai’s most iconic landmarks and home to one of the world’s most luxurious hotels. Afterb this stop you will return to your hotel until later in the day.

At the confirmed time, you will once again be picked up from your hotel, and you will be taken to board an authentic Dhow boat for an enchanting dinner cruise at the Dubai Marina after which you will be returned to your hotel for the night.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Dhow Dinner Cruise

DAY 3 – Day Tour to Abu Dhabi with Louver Museum Visit

The 3rd day of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour will see you traveling to Abu Dhabi, but before you leave, first enjoy another good breakfast. Your guide and driver will arrive at the confirmed time to pick you up, and then you will make your way to the incredibly spectacular Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. This is the 4th biggest mosque in the world, and it can accommodate up to 40,000 worshippers.

Your next stop will be in the city center at Union Square. Here you will enjoy a brief stop before making your way to the Corniche and the Emirates Palace which you will only be able to admire from the outside.

Once you have had ample time to take photos, you will then visit the relatively new Louvre Museum and then your guide and driver will then drive you back to your hotel in Dubai.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 4 – Sunset Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner

The action on the 4th day of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour only begins in the afternoon, so today you can enjoy a leisurely breakfast at your hotel. After breakfast, you can either spend your morning at the hotel, or else you can venture out into the city on your own.

At a the time which will have been confirmed with you, you will be picked up in a 4×4 vehicle, and then you will enjoy a drive up and down the sand dunes as your driver makes his way to the area’s highest dune. When you get there, you can simply relax and admire the views, or else you can try your hand at sand boarding which is a whole lot of fun and also very safe.

Next, your driver will take you all to a Bedouin desert campsite where you will be able to enjoy cold refreshments, and even a camel ride in the desert.

In the early evening, just as the stars are starting to appear in the desert sky, you will sit down to a wonderful BBQ dinner under the stars while a belly dancer and a tanoura dancer keep you entertained. You will also have to opportunity to smoke your very own shisha pipe if you want to before returning to your hotel for another good night’s rest.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Desert BBQ Dinner

DAY 5 – Transfer to Cairo

The second leg of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour begins today, so you will be checking out from your hotel, and then at the appropriate time one of our tour representatives will collect you and drive you to the airport in time for your flight to Cairo in Egypt.

When you get to Cairo airport, your tour manager will meet you with one of our drivers, and you will be driven to the hotel where you will be staying for the next two nights.

As usual, a pick-up time for the following day’s tour will be confirmed with you, and then you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 6 – Classic Pyramids and Cairo Tour

Wake up to a hearty breakfast at the hotel before the fun begins. Shortly after you have eaten, you will be picked up at the agreed time, and then you will be driven to the Giza Plateau to see the iconic Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple.

After you have had ample time to explore this site, you will then be taken to a good local restaurant for a nice lunch.

After lunch, it will be time to visit the absolutely fantastic Egyptian museum which is home nearly a quarter of a million Egyptian artifacts. Your museum visit also includes visiting the museum’s Treasures Room where you can see all the treasures that were discovered in Tutankhamen’s tomb back in the 1920s. There is also a Mummies Room at the museum where you can see real mummies, but an admission ticket for this room is not included in your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour.

Next you will be taken to spend the last part of your afternoon at the colorful and extremely vibrant Khan El Khalili bazaar. First established in 1382, the bazaar is without question one of the city’s must-see attractions.

With a great day behind you, your guide and driver will take you back to your hotel, where you will then have the evening to yourself.

Optional: Spectacular Sound and Lights Show at the Giza Pyramids in the evening.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 7 – Transfer to Luxor; Cruise Embarkation, and East Bank Tour

After you have had time to enjoy another fine breakfast at your hotel, your tour manager will arrive, and then you will check-out, and you will be driven to the airport where you will board a flight to Luxor.

When you arrive at the airport in Luxor, one of our other tour managers will meet you and assist you in any way they can and then you will be taken to the port area where you will board the luxurious 5-Star cruise ship that will be your home on the water for the next few day.

Once on board the vessel, you will be assisted with check in, and shortly after that you will be served your first splendid lunch on the ship.

After lunch, your group will disembark, and you will enjoy a wonderful sightseeing tour which will see you visiting two incredible ancient attractions on the Luxor East Bank: Luxor Temple and the ruins of the vast Karnak Temple complex.

Return to the ship after your tour, and enjoy dinner and a good sleep on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 8 – West Bank Tour and Cruse to Edfu

Start the 8th day of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour with an excellent breakfast on the water and then you will disembark for a tour on Luxor’s West Bank during which you will visit Valley of the Kings, an ancient necropolis where more than 60 tombs were discovered, including the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

You will also visit the absolutely amazing mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, as well as a brief visit to the Colossi of Memnon before you return to the ship for lunch.

After lunch, enjoy a relaxing day out on the water while your ship sails slowly towards Edfu. Dinner will also be served along the way, and you will spend this night of your cruise on the water at Edfu.

Optional: Enjoy an early morning sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride of the tombs, temples and ruins of Luxor for $129 per person.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 9 – Cruise to Aswan with Edfu and Kom Ombo Excursions

Enjoy breakfast aboard the ships, and then a nice excursion to see Edfu Temple which is the best-preserved “cult temple” in all of Egypt, thanks to the fact that it got swallowed by the desert, meaning that it lay buried under the sand for more than 2,000 years. After your tour, you will board the vessel again, and it will then sail to Kom Ombo.

On arrival, you will enjoy another tour, this time to see the famous Kom Ombo Temple which was built to honor two gods: Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god.

Following your tour, the cruise ship will then start sailing to Aswan, with lunch served along the way. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon, followed by another good dinner and a wonderful sleep on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 10 – Half Day Aswan Tour and Free Time

Begin the 10th day of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour with another good breakfast.

Then you and your group will disembark with your tour guide, and you will enjoy a wonderful sightseeing tour which will see you visiting some of Aswan’s top historical attractions, including the awe-inspiring Aswan High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk which is the largest one ever discovered, and the absolutely spellbinding Temple of Philae.

Following your tour, return to the ship for lunch, and then the rest of the day will be yours to enjoy as you wish. Enjoy one last and a good night’s sleep on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 11 – Transfer to Cairo and Free Time

Enjoy breakfast on the ship, and then at the appropriate time, you will be taken to Aswan Airport where you will board a flight back to Cairo.

As is always the case when you travel with us, your tour manager in Cairo will be at the airport to meet you, and you will then be taken to the hotel where you will be spending the night.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 12 – Transfer to Casablanca and Leisure Time

The next exciting phase of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour begins today, so after you have enjoyed a first-class breakfast at your hotel, your tour manager will arrive at the agreed time, and you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport where you will be boarding your flight to Casablanca in Morocco.

When you arrive in Morocco, one of our tour representatives will be at the airport to meet you, and to escort you in a private air-conditioned vehicle to the hotel where you will be staying for the night.

On arrival at the hotel, you will be checked in, and a pick up time for the following morning will be confirmed with you. You will then have the rest of the day and/or evening to yourself to enjoy as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 13 – Sightseeing in Rabat and Meknes, and Overnight in Fez

Enjoy breakfast and then it will be time for check-out and your journey to Rabat where you will be given a lovely tour of the city which will see you visiting a number on fascinating sites, including the Royal Mausoleum, Hassan Tower, the ancient necropolis of Chellah, and also the Fortress of Oudayas.

After your tour, you will enjoy a break for some lunch (not included), and then you will continue on your way to Meknes, another one of Morocco’s imperial cities.

When you reach Meknes, you will be taken to see the Royal Stables; the famous Bab El Mansour Gate, and Jewish Quarter, after which you will continue on Fez, stopping along the way to see holy town of Moulay Idriss and also the ancient Roman Ruins of Volubilis.

On arrival in Fez, you will be taken directly to the hotel where you will be staying for the next 2 nights of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 14 – Half Day Tour in Fez

This day once again begins with a good breakfast at your hotel, and then your half day tour of Fez will get underway. During this wonderful tour, you will be taken to stroll around in the city’s old medina, which is a UNISCO World Heritage Site dating back to the 9th century.

Then you will visit a number of charming attractions, including the Bou-Inania and Attarin Medersa; the tanners; Ess-Seffarine Square; the Moulay Driss Tomb; El-Nejjarine Square; and cabinet makers’ souk, and finally the Hebrew district known as ‘Mellah’.

You will also visit a Moroccan pottery factory where you will see pottery master make all sorts of things using the same sort of material and techniques that have been passed down from one generation to the next.

After visiting the factory, you will have a break for lunch (not included) and then we can either take you back to your hotel, or else you can continue explore Fez on your own.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 15 – Fez to Marrakech via Ifrane and Beni Mellal

After breakfast, it will be time for you to check-out, and then your drive to Marrakech will get underway.

This is truly a breathtakingly scenic drive through the Middle Atlas Mountain, and it is well known for its many colonies of Macaque monkeys, some of which you will almost certainly see along the way. You will also enjoy a brief stop at the Ifrane, and again at a Berber village called Immouzer Kandar.

At around midday, your driver guide will stop at Beni Mellal where you will have the opportunity to enjoy some lunch (not included) before completing the journey to Marrakech.

When you reach Marrakech, you will be driven directly to the hotel where you will be staying for the next 2 nights of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 16 – Classic Marrakech Tour

Start your day with another good breakfast, and then your Marrakech tour will begin with a visit to the spectacular Majorelle Garden which were created and named after Jacques Majorelle, a French artist. Next, you will visit Menara Garden which is best known for its orchards garden and its many olive groves.

After spending some time at the gardens, your guide will take you to see the Koutoubia Mosque, after which you will make your way through Mallah, the Jewish Quarter before stopping for a lunch break (not include).

After lunch, you and you guide with get and a Kotchi (traditional horse-drawn carriage) which will drop take you for a ride the Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech’s famous square. Your guide will accompany you on a visit to the souks and the handicrafts quarter, and then you can either head back to your hotel, or we can leave you to continue exploring on your own.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 17 – Transfer to Casablanca and Panoramic Tour

Check-out from your hotel after breakfast, and then you will be driven back to Casablanca where you will enjoy another short but very pleasant tour.

First you will visit the very impressive Hassan II Mosque (exterior only), and then you will enjoy your panoramic tour of the city and its Corniche before going to check-in at the hotel where you will be staying for the last night of your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 18 – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco Tour Ends and Final Departure

Sadly, it will soon be time for you to say goodbye, but first enjoy one last breakfast in Morocco, and then at the appropriate time, we will fetch your from your hotel, and we will take you to the airport in time for your flight out of Morocco.

Your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour has now come to an end, so it will be time to bid you farewell, and wish you a very safe and pleasant onward journey.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Inclusions – What IS included in your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco Tour:

• Meet and assist by our representatives at airports
• Customer assistance available throughout your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour
• All hotel accommodation throughout your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour (including daily breakfast)
• All Meals listed in the tour itinerary
• Accommodation for 4 nights on 5-Star Nile Cruise on full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• All transfers to/from airports and hotels in clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles
• Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor and from Aswan to Cairo (economy class)
• English speaking tour guides for all tours
• Group tours in Dubai (max. 15 people)
• Group tours in Morocco (max. 10 people)
• Group tours during Nile cruise (max. 20 people]
• Private guided tours and private driver in Cairo
• Entrance fees to all sites listed in the Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco tour itinerary
• All service charges and taxes

Exclusions – What is NOT included in your Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco Tour:

• International airfare to Dubai; from Dubai to Egypt, and from Egypt to Morocco
• Entry visas for Dubai; Egypt and Morocco
• Tourism Dirham fee
• Optional tours and/excursions
• Personal spending money
• Tipping

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Prices for our 18-Day Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Morocco Tour are quoted per person in US$ and are valid until the 30th of September 2023, except during the Christmas, New Year, and Easter holidays.