Seven days covering the highlights of two countries. You are met at Cairo airport on arrival, then spend a full day with an Egyptologist at the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum. Day three is a tour of Luxor before you fly to Amman. In Jordan you visit the Roman city of Jerash and float in the Dead Sea, then spend a full day in Petra, the rock-cut city of the Nabataeans, before departing on day seven. Airport transfers, guiding and every tour on the itinerary are arranged for you, from $1,200.
Your Egypt Day Tours representative meets you at Cairo airport with a name sign and helps you through immigration and customs, then takes you by private air-conditioned car to your hotel. On the way they run through the plan for your trip and answer any questions, and at the hotel they help you check in. Overnight in Cairo.
After breakfast, at 8:00, you meet your private guide. You start at the Giza Pyramids, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, and your guide explains how and why they were built. From a viewpoint you photograph all three pyramids together, then visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre. In the afternoon you tour the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids, home to the complete Tutankhamun collection, much of it on display for the first time, in galleries that take you through Egyptian history in order, before a drive along the Nile back to your hotel. In the evening you can add the Pyramids Sound and Light Show ($50 per person), a dinner cruise or a night tour of Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
Early in the morning you are taken to Cairo airport for the flight to Luxor, where your guide meets you. On the West Bank you visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, followed by a buffet lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon you see Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple on the East Bank, then fly back to Cairo, where your representative takes you to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
After breakfast you are transferred to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Amman (international airfare is not included in the price). Our representative meets you at Queen Alia Airport and takes you to your hotel. Overnight in Amman. Meals: breakfast.
After breakfast your private guide takes you to Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Middle East. You walk the colonnaded street and the Oval Plaza and see Hadrian’s Arch, the North and South Theatres and the Nymphaeum, a decorative marble fountain. In the afternoon you drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, to float in the salty water and try the mineral mud before returning to Amman. Overnight in Amman. Meals: breakfast.
After breakfast you drive about two hours to Petra, the rose-red city of the Nabataeans and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The visit starts with a short horse ride, then you walk through the Siq, the narrow gorge between towering cliffs, to the Treasury. You continue to the Royal Tombs and the Qasr al-Bint temple before driving back to Amman. Overnight in Amman. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast you are transferred to Queen Alia Airport for your flight home. Meals: breakfast.
All prices are in US dollars per person and depend on your travel dates, group size and hotel category. Every tour is private, so we prepare a quote for your own group. You can pay online through our secure payment gateway with no extra costs or surcharges.
After you book, we email your confirmation and tour voucher with all the contact numbers you need.
Tipping is not included and is at your discretion.
100% refund if you cancel 60 or more days before arrival, 50% refund at 30 to 59 days, and free rebooking to new dates inside 30 days. Full details on our cancellation policy page.
A 20% deposit by card confirms your booking (70% for groups of 20 or more). You pay the balance in Egypt.
We strongly recommend travel insurance. Our cancellation policy page lists the providers we trust.
Not included unless listed: special entry tickets (such as inside a pyramid), visa fees, tips and personal expenses.
Your package includes hotel accommodation in Cairo and Amman, a private Egyptologist guide in Egypt and a private guide in Jordan, all transfers, entrance fees for the sites in the itinerary, and breakfast daily. The Cairo-Amman flight and international airfare aren’t included, and we’ll confirm the exact details with you when you book.
After your Egypt touring wraps up in Luxor, you’ll fly back to Cairo and then take a flight to Amman, Jordan’s capital. Our representative will meet you at Queen Alia Airport and transfer you to your hotel to start the Jordan half of your trip.
Yes, Day 6 is dedicated to Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. You’ll ride in on horseback, walk through the Siq to reach the Treasury, and continue on to the Royal Tombs before heading back to your hotel.
The international flight from Cairo to Amman isn’t included in the package price, so you’ll need to book that separately. Everything else, guiding, transfers, hotels, and entrance fees on both sides of the trip, is covered.
Yes, this is a fully private tour on both the Egypt and Jordan sides, so your guide can adjust the pace or add a site if you’d like. Just let us know what you have in mind when you book.
