Egypt and Jordan Combined Tour [10 Day Private Trip w/ Nile Cruise]

Egypt and Jordan Combined Tour [12 Day Private Trip w/ Nile Cruise]

DAY 1 – Arrive Cairo for Your Egypt and Jordan Combined Tour

When you land at the airport in Cairo, your tour manager will meet you and welcome you to Egypt. Once you clear immigration, you will then travel to your Cairo hotel with your tour manager and one of our drivers. You will be assisted with check-in at the hotel, and then your tour manager will confirm pick up times for your upcoming tours.

With the formalities out of the way, you will then be left to enjoy the first day of your Egypt and Jordan combined tour as you wish. You can choose to relax at your hotel if you like, or you can head out and get your first taste of Cairo, the vibrant capital of Egypt.

Included: Free Welcome Drink

DAY 2 – Cairo Full Day Sightseeing Tour

After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, your guide and driver will meet you at the agreed time to begin your sightseeing tour in Cairo. The day will start with a visit to the ancient Giza Plateau, where you’ll encounter the Great Pyramids of Giza, the iconic Sphinx, and the Valley Temple. You will also have the option to visit the Solar Boat Museum, though this requires a separate ticket, not included in the tour price.

Following your exploration of the Giza necropolis, you’ll head to a local restaurant for a tasty lunch before continuing on to the world-renowned Egyptian Museum. This museum houses the extraordinary Treasures Room, which displays the fascinating artifacts discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Afterward, you’ll visit the New Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), located just 2 kilometers from the pyramids. While the museum is still in its testing phase, you can explore key areas such as the Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, and the beautiful exterior gardens.

Your next stop will be the historic Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, a vibrant marketplace dating back to the 14th century. Here, you can shop for unique items, observe the lively atmosphere, or simply enjoy some people-watching.

At the end of the day, you’ll be driven back to your hotel to relax and enjoy the rest of your evening at leisure.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Flight to Aswan and Aswan Tour

Today, your Egypt and Jordan combined tour will see checking out from your hotel shortly after breakfast, and then boarding a flight from Cairo to Aswan. When you land in Aswan, another one of our tour representatives will meet you, and they will take you to the area where you will board your 5-Star Nile cruise ship.

After enjoying lunch on the ship, our Egyptologist tour guide will then accompany you and a small group of our other clients or a short sightseeing tour in Aswan. During this tour, you will visit the Aswan High Dam; the ancient Temple of Philae; the old Granite Quarries, and the Unfinished Obelisk. After your tour is over, you will head back to the cruise ship where you will have a bit of free time for yourself before dinner. Enjoy this night of your trip aboard the ship in Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Cruise to Esna with Tours at Kom Ombo and Edfu

Enjoy breakfast on the river while you travel on the Nile to Kom Ombo, and then enjoy a visit to Kom Ombo Temple which was once dedicated to two different gods, Sobek the crocodile god and Haeroris the falcon-headed god. It was the only twin temple ever built by the ancient Egyptians. After your tour, you will make your way back to the ship, and it will start sailing to Edfu.

Enjoy a good lunch on the water, and then when you reach Edfu you will leave the vessel for another tour, this time for a visit to the Temple of Horus which is the best-preserved ancient Egyptian temple in Egypt.

After your tour you will once again return to the ship, and it will set sail for Esna where you will be enjoying dinner and a good night’s sleep on the water.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 5 – Cruise to Luxor and Luxor West and East Bank Tours

Today your Egypt and Jordan combined tour gets off to another early start, with breakfast being served on the water while you travel to Luxor. When your cruise ship reaches Luxor, you and your small group will leave the ship with our tour  guide, and you will proceed to the West Bank to see Valley of the Kings; the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Valley of the Kings is home to more than 60 tombs. It was a royal burial ground where Egyptian pharoahs were entombed during the New Kingdom period.

After your West Bank tour, you will return to the ship for lunch, and then you will head out for another tour, this time to the East Bank.

During this tour, you will visit the vast Karnak Temple complex which took more than 2,000 years to build. Today it is the 2nd-most visited ancient Egyptian monument in Egypt. After Karnak, you will be taken to see Luxor Temple as well before heading back to the ship in time for some afternoon tea. This night of your trip will be spent aboard your cruise ship at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 6 – Flight to Cairo and Free Time

The Nile cruise phase of your Egypt and Jordan combined tour is now over, so once you have had your breakfast, you will check-out and disembark, and then you will be taken to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. When you arrive at the airport in Cairo, your tour manager will once again be there to meet you, and to escort you to the hotel where you will be staying for your last night in Egypt. There are no tours scheduled for this day, so once you get the hotel, you will have the rest of the day for yourself.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 7 – Flight to Amman in Jordan

Check-out from your Cairo hotel at the appropriate time, and then you will be picked up from the hotel, and you will be driven to the airport in time for you to board your flight to Amman in Jordan.
On arrival at the airport in Amman, you will once again be met by one of our tour representatives, and you will be driven to the hotel where you be staying for the remaing days of your Egypt and Jordan combined tour. There are no tours today, so once you have checked in, you will then have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 8 – Jerash Tour and Dead Sea Visit

Enjoy a good breakfast, and then at the time which was confirmed with you yesterday, you will be picked up at your hotel, and you will travel to Jerash, the site of what was once a flourishing Roman city. This site is considered to be the finest and most well-preserved examples of early Roman Architecture outside of Italy.
After spending some time at Jerash, you will then travel to the Dead Sea which happens to be the lowest area on earth. Because of this, the water has an extremely high salt and mineral content, and mud from the area is famous for its skin health benefits. While relaxing at the Dead Sea, we strongly recommend floating on the water for a totally unique experience.
After a nice and relaxing afternoon at the Dead Sea, you will then travel back to your hotel in Amman, and you will have the evening to yourself to enjoy as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 9 – Tour of the Lost City of Petra

After breakfast, at the time which will have been confirmed with you, our tour representative will collect you from your hotel for your trip to Petra which is about a 2.5 hour drive. This tour is, without question, going to be one of the top highlights of your Egypt and Jordan combined tour.
Also known as the Rose Red City of Petra or the Lost City of Petra, this magnificent site is essentially an entire ancient city which was carved out of the rock face on either side of a very deep and relatively narrow 1,200-meter-long canyon.
Work on the city began around the 6th century BC by the Nabatean Arabs. The splendor and beauty of Petra is simply beyond words, and it is beautifully well-preserved. It is been declared one of the New World Wonders, and from the minute you arrive, you will see why. It is also Jordan’s most important and most famous tourist attraction. If you haven’t been to Petra, then you haven’t been to Jordan.
Your tour of Petra will typically last for about two and a half to three hours, and you will have an experienced local tour guide with you to show you all the best parts. After your Petra tour, you will then travel back to your hotel in Amman where you will be spending the last night of your trip through two fascinating countries.

NOTE: Petra tours involve quite a lot of walking, so we recommend wearing suitable footwear.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 10 – Egypt and Jordan Combined Tour Ends and Final Departure

This is the final day of our Egypt and Jordan Combined Tour packages, so at the appropriate time, our tour representative will collect you from your hotel, and then you will be driven to Queen Alia Airport in time for your flight out of Jordan. Your incredible journey through Egypt and Jordan is over, so we will bid you farewell, and wish you a safe and pleasant trip back home.

Meals Included: Breakfast