Twelve days that combine Egypt’s highlights with Jordan. After arriving in Cairo you visit the Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, then cruise the Nile from Aswan, stopping at Kom Ombo and Edfu on the way to Luxor. From Luxor you travel on to Sharm El Sheikh for two free days on the Red Sea, then cross to Aqaba for Petra and Wadi Rum. The trip ends in Jordan with Amman and the Roman city of Jerash before you depart from Amman. Transfers, guiding and the cruise are arranged for you, from $2,000.
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 your guide takes you to the Giza Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and its Valley Temple, then on to 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. In the evening you are taken to the station for the overnight sleeper train to Aswan. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Breakfast is served on the train. In Aswan your guide meets you for the High Dam, Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis and rebuilt on Agilkia Island after the dam was built, and the Unfinished Obelisk, which shows how the ancient Egyptians cut their obelisks. You board your five-star Nile cruise in time for lunch. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Early in the morning the cruise reaches Kom Ombo, where you visit the double temple of the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris. After lunch on board you sail to Edfu for the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved temple in Egypt, often with entertainment on board in the evening. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast your guide takes you to the West Bank of Luxor for the Valley of the Kings, entering three royal tombs, then the Temple of Hatshepsut and a photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, before returning to the boat for lunch. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast you disembark and visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. In the evening you fly from Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh and are taken to your hotel. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
A free day in Sharm El Sheikh to relax on the beach or join an optional excursion. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast and dinner.
Another free day in Sharm El Sheikh. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast and dinner.
After breakfast you are taken to Nuweiba port for the ferry to Aqaba, a crossing of about two hours. Our guide meets you at Aqaba port and takes you to your hotel. Overnight in Aqaba. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
After breakfast you head to Wadi Rum for a 4×4 ride through the red desert, with stops at Wadi Um Ishrin, Khazali Canyon, the shifting sand dunes and the Lawrence of Arabia trail. You then drive to Petra, the rose-red city of the Nabataeans, where you start with a short horse ride and walk through the Siq to the Treasury, the Royal Tombs and the Qasr al-Bint temple, before driving on to Amman. Overnight in Amman. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
After breakfast your private guide takes you to Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Middle East, with its colonnaded street, Oval Plaza, Hadrian’s Arch, North and South Theatres and the Nymphaeum 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 and lunch.
Our representative collects you from your hotel and takes you to the airport in Amman, helping you with the departure formalities 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.
Yes, on day 9 you’ll take the ferry from Nuweiba in Egypt to Aqaba in Jordan, a crossing of about two hours. Our guide meets you right at Aqaba port to help with the arrival process and get you settled into your hotel for the night.
Yes, day 10 covers both. You’ll start with an exhilarating 4×4 ride through Wadi Rum’s red desert landscape, then continue to Petra, the rose-red city carved into the cliffs, where your visit begins on horseback before you explore further on foot.
Your Nile cruise sails from Aswan to Luxor with stops at Kom Ombo and Edfu to visit their temples, plus a full day in Luxor exploring the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, before you disembark to see the Karnak and Luxor Temples on day 6.
Yes, days 7 and 8 are completely free in Sharm El Sheikh, giving you two full days to relax by the Red Sea before continuing on to Jordan.
Yes, day 11 takes you to Jerash to explore its Roman ruins, including the colonnaded street, Hadrian’s Arch and the Nymphaeum, before heading to the Dead Sea where you can float in its famously salty water on your last full day before departing from Amman.
