Explore Giza, Luxor, Aswan, Petra & Wadi Rum on a 17-day tour with Nile cruise, Red & Dead Sea stops, top hotels, flights, private transport, and expert guides.
Included
- Pickup from Cairo Airport and drop off at Amman Airport.
- Domestic flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Hurghada to Cairo.
- 3 Nights accommodation at a 5* hotel in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
- 5 Nights accommodation at a 5* hotel in Hurghada on all-inclusive basis.
- 5 Nights accommodation in Jordan on bed and breakfast basis.
- 3 Nights accommodation onboard a Nile Cruise on full board basis.
- Admission fees for the sites mentioned in the itinerary.
- Professional tour guides to join during all-day tours.
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary.
Not included
- International Airfare.
- Entry visa to Egypt.
- Any optional tours.
- Personal expenses.
- Gratuities (Tipping).
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
Upon landing at Cairo International Airport, our representative will greet you at the gate and assist with passport control, luggage identification, and porterage. From the terminal, relax in a private, air-conditioned vehicle as you’re transferred to your hotel for a smooth check-in. Dinner Time This evening, we’ll collect you from the hotel for a leisurely dinner cruise on the Nile river. Enjoy a freshly prepared meal as Cairo’s skyline drifts by, accompanied by a colorful folklore show with live music, a traditional belly-dance performance, and the mesmerizing tannoura (whirling dervish) spin, an art form rooted in Sufi ritual.
Day 2: Discover The Living Wonders of Giza
After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist guide and begin exploring one of the world’s most iconic ancient landscapes. Giza Pyramids Complex Raised by the 4th-Dynasty pharaohs around 2600–2500 BC, the Giza Pyramids Complex includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure; satellite pyramids; causeways; mastaba cemeteries; and the Sphinx enclosure. The plateau preserves a complete royal funerary landscape, from valley temples on the Nile’s edge to pyramid temples at the desert’s rim.
Day 3: Witness the Bliss and Majesty of Aswan
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan. On arrival, meet your guide and explore: The High Dam Constructed 1960–1970, the Aswan High Dam tamed annual Nile floods, generated hydroelectric power, and created Lake Nasser, one of the world’s largest man-made lakes. It transformed Egypt’s 20th-century economy and enabled international UNESCO campaigns to save Nubian monuments from inundation.
Day 4: Cast Your Eyes on the Uniqueness of Kom Ombo
Breakfast on board, then set out with your guide. Kom Ombo Temple The unique double Temple of Kom Ombo (180–47 BC) was dedicated to Sobek (crocodile god) and Haroeris/Horus the Elder. Twin sanctuaries, mirrored halls, and reliefs—including the famous panel of surgical instruments- reveal Ptolemaic medicine, astronomy, and ritual. The adjacent Crocodile Museum displays mummified Nile crocodiles from the ancient cult.
Day 5: Uncover the Power of Edfu Temple
Breakfast on board, then set out with your guide. Edfu temple Among Egypt’s best-preserved temples (237–57 BC), Temple of Edfu records the sacred drama of Horus defeating Seth, cosmic calendars, and priestly processions. Its towering pylon, hypostyle hall, and intact reliefs make it a textbook of late pharaonic religion and ritual.
Day 6: Shed Light on the Living Miracles of Luxor
Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast and continue with your private guide. Karnak Temple Across 200 acres and built from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic era (2000–30 BC), Karnak temple Complex was Egypt’s paramount religious center, focused on the Theban triad—Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. It holds the Great Hypostyle Hall with 134 papyrus-column giants, and the Avenue of Sphinxes linking to Luxor Temple, which was used in the Opet festival.
Day 7: Red Sea Snorkeling in Hurghada
Enjoy the Red Sea’s crystal waters on a guided snorkeling outing. Expect reefs teeming with anthias and butterflyfish, pristine coral gardens, and visibility often exceeding 20–30 m. Meals Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation Hurghada Hotel
Day 8: Hurghada Free Day
A free day to relax by the sea, add optional diving or glass-bottom-boat trips, or wander Hurghada Marina’s cafés and shops. Overnight in Hurghada. Meals Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation Hurghada Hotel
Day 9: Hurghada Desert Safari
Join a guided Sahara adventure by quad bike over dunes to a Bedouin hamlet. Learn about desert lifeways, sip sweet tea, try a short camel ride, and watch a glowing sunset followed by a barbecue dinner under a canopy of stars. Return to your hotel in the evening. Meals Breakfast, Dinner Accommodation Hurghada Hotel
Day 10: Hurghada Free Day
Enjoy a leisurely day on the Red Sea, unwind on the beach or by the pool, add an optional scuba dive, snorkel, or glass-bottom boat cruise, or wander the Hurghada Marina’s cafés, boutiques, and seaside promenade. Overnight in Hurghada. Meals Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation Hurghada Hotel
Day 11: Explore the Grand Heritage of Old Cairo
After breakfast, check out and fly to Cairo. Meet your guide for a curated day in the capital. The Egyptian Museum Opened in 1902, this golden Egyptian museum houses masterworks from Predynastic times through the Greco-Roman era—royal statuary, gilded coffins, jewelry, and everyday objects that illuminate 4,500+ years of craft and belief. Some collections are transitioning to GEM, but the Tahrir museum remains a treasure in its own right.
Day 12: Arrival To Amman
After breakfast and hotel check-out in Cairo, you’ll transfer to the airport for your flight to Jordan. At Queen Alia International Airport, our representative will greet you, assist with visa formalities, and coordinate luggage collection. A private, air-conditioned vehicle then whisks you to your Amman hotel for check-in and relaxation. If you arrive early, you can opt for an Amman City Tour, think the Roman Theater (2nd century CE), the King Abdullah I Mosque, and a stroll through lively downtown. Overnight in Amman. Meals Dinner Accommodation Amman Hotel
Day 13: Discover The Majesty of Jerash
Have your breakfast and head with your tour guide in a private vehicle to: Jerash Often called the “Pompeii of the East,” Jerash is among the world’s best-preserved Greco-Roman cities. Founded as Gerasa, flourishing from the 1st–3rd centuries CE, it dazzles with its colonnaded Cardo, Oval Plaza, grand theaters, and monumental gateways. Everyone will walk beneath Hadrian’s Arch (129/130 CE), erected to honor the emperor’s visit, and step into a city where ruts from ancient chariot wheels still score the stone streets.
Day 14: Uncover the Majestic city of Madaba and the Great Karak Castle
Start your day with a satisfying breakfast at the hotel before meeting your private driver, who will take you on a voyage to the gorgeous city of Madaba, nicknamed the “City of Mosaics,” that flourished in the Byzantine and Umayyad periods. St. George’s Church This 19th-century Greek Orthodox church shelters the famed 6th-century Mosaic Map of the Holy Land; the oldest surviving geographic depiction of Palestine and surrounding regions. Once 6 × 15 m and originally set with millions of tesserae, it labels 157 sites in Greek (Jerusalem’s detailed street plan is a highlight). Rediscovered in 1884, it’s a key reference for Byzantine topography. It preserves spectacular floor mosaics, hunting scenes, vine scrolls, and geometric carpets that reveal everyday life and theology in late antiquity.
Day 15: Witness the Majestic Marvels of Petra
You will have your breakfast, then head with your tour guide to discover: Petra Carved into rose-red sandstone by the Nabataeans (capital from the 4th century BCE), Petra sprawls across 264 km² (102 sq mi) at 810 m elevation. A masterwork of hydraulic engineering dams, channels, and cisterns. It controlled the caravan trade between Arabia and the Mediterranean. UNESCO World Heritage since 1985 and a New Seven Wonders site (2007).
Day 16: Live a Grand Adventure Between the Golden Wadi Rum and and the Divine Dead Sea
Greet the dawn as the desert glows gold by having your breakfast, then set out on a 4–5-hour 4×4 safari among sweeping valleys and signature formations, Um Frouth Rock Bridge, Little Bridge, and the soaring Burdah Arch. Then you will head to: Nabatean Temple Near Rum Village is a golden 1st-century CE sanctuary marks Wadi Rum’s role on caravan routes linking Arabia, Petra, and Aqaba. Low walls, column bases, cisterns, and inscriptions hint at worship of deities such as Dushara and Allāt and reveal Nabataean engineering in an arid landscape.
Day 17: Departure
Enjoy breakfast in a relaxed morning by the water or at the spa. Then head with your private transfer back to Amman or Queen Alia International Airport, concluding your unforgettable Jordan journey. Meals Breakfast
