12-Day Nile Cruise and Jordan Tour

Welcome to Ancient Egypt, the Cradle of Human Civilization. No matter what time of the day or night you arrive in Cairo for your Nile cruise and Jordan trip, a tour manager will be standing by to meet you at Cairo International Airport, along with a driver. Once formalities have been taken care of, you will be driven in cool comfort to your hotel.

Our tour manager will assist you and make sure you enjoy a smooth check-in, and then the two of you will discuss your tour itinerary and confirm the pick-up times for your various tours and sightseeing trips.

After your tour manager has finished discussing your itinerary with you, you can spend the rest of your day any way you want. Go out and explore Cairo; sample exotic cuisine, or simply relax and unwind in the tranquility of your hotel and get ready for 12 days and 11 nights that you will cherish forever.

If you are looking to have a truly memorable evening, we would certainly recommend going for a dinner cruise in Cairo. It is a fitting start to what is going to be and unforgettable trip.

Enjoy a good breakfast at your hotel and then it will be time for your Nile cruise and Jordan trip to begin in earnest. Your personal guide will then take you to the Giza Plateau, where you’ll begin by admiring one of the Seven Wonders of the World—the Great Pyramids of Giza. You’ll also have the opportunity to visit the iconic Sphinx and Valley Temple.

Following your pyramid tour, enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant before heading to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum.

Once you are finished exploring, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo for the night. You can either relax at your hotel, or you can go out and explore your surroundings on foot.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

On day 3 of your Nile Cruise and Jordan vacation you will enjoy breakfast at your hotel, and then at the appropriate time your will check-out and you will make your way to Cairo Airport to board a flight to Luxor.

When you land in Luxor, you will again be met at the airport, and then you will be taken to board your 5-Star Nile cruise ship for an unforgettable journey on the Nile. Your cruise ship will be like a floating hotel and it will be your home for the next 4 nights of your trip.

Enjoy a good lunch aboard ship shortly after boarding and then a bit later in the afternoon you will visit the East Bank of Luxor to see the Karnak Temple complex as well as Luxor Temple with its avenue of Ram Headed Sphinxes. Karnak Temple is the second-most visited ancient temple in the country

After your East Bank trip you will head back to the cruise ship and you will have the remainder of the day to yourself to enjoy as you please. Enjoy a lovely dinner in the evening, and spend the first night of your cruise on the Nile at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy breakfast on the cruise boat and then you will make your way to the West Bank to see four amazing ancient monuments: the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, Queen Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon.

All four of these sites are immensely popular among travelers, and for good reason. For example, the Valley of Kings necropolis is home to more than 60 ancient tombs, many of which belonged to some of Egypt’s most powerful rulers. It is also home to the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Admission to some of the tombs is included in the price of our travel package. However, tickets for some of the tombs must be purchased in person. These are of course available at the site. The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut is another absolutely breathtaking site and it is considered to be one of the “Incomparable Monuments of Ancient Egypt. It is by far the grandest ancient temple in the country.

After your West Bank trip, you will make your way back to your cruise ship in time for lunch. There are no other sightseeing trips scheduled for today. Enjoy the afternoon and evening as you please. Dinner will be served at the usual time, and this night of your cruise will once again be spent on the Nile at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy a delightful breakfast on the cruise ship and then sail down the Nile to Edfu. When you get to Edfu your guide will take you for a short sightseeing trip to visit Edfu Temple which is also known as the Temple of Horus. This is the best-preserved ancient temple ever discovered in the country. It is also one of the biggest ancient Egyptian temples ever built.

After your trip to the temple, you will return to the cruise boat and it will continue its journey along the Nile until it reaches Kom Ombo where it will anchor for the night. You will once again dine and sleep aboard the ship, this time on the quiet waters of the Nile at Kom Ombo.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy breakfast on the ship and then your guide will take you to visit the Greco-Roman Kom Ombo Temple. This is believed to be the only twin temple ever built. It was devoted to two different gods: Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the falcon-headed god. After your visit to the temple, you will return to your cruise ship and it will begin sailing to Aswan.

When you reach Aswan, you will be taken ashore for a short but very enjoyable excursion. During this trip you will visit the incomparable Temple of Philae. Philae Temple was relocated in entirety to its current location in order to save it from the flooding of Lake Nasser when the High Dam was being built.

After your trip, you will return to the cruise ship and you will have the remainder of the afternoon and evening to yourself.

Enjoy another fine dinner aboard the cruise ship, and enjoy the final night of your cruise on the quiet waters of the Nile at Aswan

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy one last breakfast aboard the ship and ten it will soon be time for you to check-out and disembark from your cruise. At the appropriate time our travel representative and a driver will then transfer you to Aswan Airport where you will board a flight back to Cairo.

When you land in Cairo, your tour manager and a driver will meet you at Cairo Airport and you will be driven to your Cairo hotel for your last night in the Land of the Pharaohs.

Meals Included: Breakfast

After enjoying breakfast at your hotel, one of our travel representatives and a driver will collect you at the appropriate time and then transfer you to Cairo International Airport, so you can board your flight to Amman in Jordan.

When you arrive at the Queen Alia Airport in Amman, you will be met by one of our Jordan travel representatives who will then escort you to your hotel in Amman where you will be staying for the duration of your trip in Jordan.

Meals Included: Breakfast

After breakfast in the morning, you will travel for about 2 hours from Amman to Gadara (Umm Qais), which was once a part of a decapolis that was founded by Alexander the Great in antiquity. Apart from the site itself, you will also be able to enjoy stunning views of the Jordan Valley, as well as the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights.

After your visit to Umm Qais, you will then travel to Jerash. Here you will meet up with a specialist guide who will give a guided to of the remains of an ancient Roman provincial town. You will get to see the Nymphaeum, the Temple of Artemis and more. This is one of the most visited attractions in Jordan. Next, you will travel to Ajloun Castle, a 12th century Islamic castle that was built by Salah El Din.

Finally, after a full day of sightseeing, you will travel back to your hotel in Amman for the night. Rather than settling for dinner at your hotel, we highly recommend having dinner at a local restaurant in Amman. Jordan is well known for its cuisine, and Amman is full of good restaurants serving excellent food at very affordable prices.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Begin the 10th day of your Nile cruise and Jordan holiday with a good hotel breakfast, and then at the confirmed time, you will be picked up from your hotel and you will travel to Mount Nebo, the place from which Moses descried the Promised Land.

You will also visit an ancient monastery and enjoy a spectacular view of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea.

Next, you will travel to the town of Madaba for some sightseeing, after which you will travel on to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth. Here you will have the chance to splash and float in the salty waters for the Dead Sea is so famous. After a relaxing afternoon at the Dead Sea, you will then travel back to Amman for the night.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

You will have breakfast at your hotel and then you will be picked up and you will travel to Petra which is about a 2-hour drive from Amman. Once your reach Petra you will make your way directly to the biggest and most famous attraction in Jordan, the Rose Red City of Petra which is also known as the Lost City of Petra. No trip to Jordan is complete without a visit to Petra.

When you arrive at the Visitor Center, you will meet up with a specialist English-speaking Petra guide. You will then ride on horseback to the canyon entrance the (Siq). Once you arrive at the Siq, you will proceed on foot to the Treasury. You will also visit the Royal Tombs, the Pharaoh’s Castle, the Street of Facades and the Roman Amphitheatre. All of these amazing structures were carved out of the walls of a long, deep and sometimes narrow rock gorge.

No amount of words can truly describe the absolute magnificence of Petra. It is the sort of place that can only be fully appreciated when you visit it in person. The canyon in which Petra was created is roughly one kilometer long so we strongly recommend that you wear comfortable shoes for this trip.

After your visit at Petra, you will have some lunch (included) and a good local restaurant, and then you will travel back to your hotel in Amman. Since this is your last night in Jordan, why not head out in the evening for some dinner or to do a bit of last minute shopping.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 12 is the only day of your Nile cruise and Jordan vacation that you’ve probably been dreading. Unfortunately this is where your magical journey trip history comes to an end.

After you have enjoyed your breakfast at your hotel, our staff will help you to check-out at the appropriate time, and then you will travel to Queen Alia Airport in time for you to board your flight out of Jordan.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch