Ancient Discoveries Tour

Guide

Professional English-speaking tour guide/ Egyptologist for all sightseeing tours in Egypt Professional English-speaking tour leader and local guides in Jordan

Meals

16 Breakfasts 5 Lunches 6 Dinners

Others

Transfer - Outbound - Cairo - Cairo International Airport (CAI) Overnight Felucca cruise with support boat Overnight sleeper train - Cairo to Aswan 4 x 4 Desert Jeep Safari All camping equipment at Wadi Rum   Highlights :- Jerash - Ancient Roman Site Ajloun Castle Rasoun Village - Homestay Madaba, Church of St. George - Mosaics Mt. Nebo - Panoramic Views Dead Sea - Sweimeh - Swimming, floating, relaxing Dana Biosphere Reserve Petra - UNESCO Heritage site Wadi Rum - Bedouin Dinner, UNESCO Heritage site, 4 x 4 Desert Jeep Safari, Bedouin Lunch Qasr al Kharrana Qasr Amra - UNESCO Heritage site Qasr al Azraq Amman - Roman Amphitheatre Jordan Folklore Museum Amman - Citadel Cairo - Egyptian Museum, Egyptian Museum - Royal Mummy Room (Optional), Old City Historial Areas - UNESCO Heritage site, Giza Pyramids - UNESCO Heritage site, Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), The Sphinx Aswan - Nubian Village (Lunch), Temple of Philae Felucca Sailing Edfu Temple of Horus Luxor Temple Luxor - Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Kings - Tutankhamen's Tomb (Optional), Queen Hatshepsut Temple, Valley of the Artisans (Deir El-Medina), Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple Hurghada - Red Sea, Free Day Cairo - Khan el-Khalili Bazaar

Flights

Domestic flight between Hurghada and Cairo and transfers

Transport

Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle

Accommodation

Total - 16 nights in 3 star, Homestay, 4 star, Desert Camp, 5 star, Private Twin Berth Cabin & Felucca twin share accommodation.  1 night - 3 star - Amman - Guest House Amman Hotel / Rum Art Hotel  1 night - Homestay - Rasoun Village - Rasoun Homestay  1 night - 4 star - Dead Sea - Sweimeh - Dead Sea Spa Resort  1 night - 3 star - Petra - La Maison Hotel  1 night - Desert Camp - Wadi Rum - Rahayeb Desert Camp  2 nights - 3 star - Amman - Guest House Amman Hotel / Rum Art Hotel  1 night - 5 star - Cairo - Steigenberger Pyramids Resort  1 night - Private Twin Berth Cabin - Between Cairo - Aswan - Sleeper Train  1 night - 5 star - Aswan - Tolip Hotel  1 night - Felucca - On the Nile - Felucca  2 nights - 5 star - Luxor - Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel  2 nights - 5 star - Hurghada - Sunrise Royal Makadi Hotel  1 night - 5 star - Cairo - Cairo Sheraton Single Rooms are available with payment of the 'Single Supplement'

Others

International flight between Cairo and Amman Suggested optional activities Hotel gala dinners (if charged by the hotels on 24 & 31 Dec, see 'Notes' section) Egypt Tipping kitty (allow US$45) Tips Visas, border or port taxes Family Suite Compulsory Travel Insurance

Optional

Cairo Cairo city tour - This half day guided tour of Cairo tour begins with Islamic areas including the Citadel of Saladdin, boasting the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Then we head onto the Coptic area of Cairo where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. The church of St. Mary was built over the ruins of two towers of the fortress whilst it is more commonly known as the Hanging Church next stop is St. Sergius which is said to be the resting place of the Holy Family. The tour finishes with time exploring the Khan-el-Khalili bazaar. - USD 49 Saqqara, Memphis & Dashour - This half day guided tour on the outskirts of Cairo tour provides more insight into the history and evolution of pyramid building, and of the Egyptian civilisation. Our tours are based in the area of ancient Memphis, a former capital of Egypt. Our tour is based in the area of ancient Memphis, a former capital of Egypt. First we'll visit Saqqara, a huge desert necropolis which was built for the kings and nobles of the Old Kingdom. Here we see Zoser's 'step' pyramid and the adjacent Imhotep museum where we learn more about Memphis and the history of the region. Next we head to Dashour to see one of the next attempts at pyramid building. Dashour's moniker of the 'bent pyramid' shows they still had a bit to learn, but this is a fascinating site and the pyramid still has much of its original limestone cladding. We'll then return you to your hotel. - USD 79 Alexandria day trip - A visit to the colonnial city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean. A comprehension full day tour to the Pearl of the Mediterranean, Alexandria. Alexandria is about 2.5 hours north of Cairo on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. This city is the second largest in Egypt and this full day tour will include the Roman amphitheatre with its twelve semi-circular marble tiers, the Catacombs of Kom al-Shoqafa which is the largest Roman cemetery in Alexandria, Pompey's Pillar, Fort Qaitbey (from outside, the famous modern library before returning to Cairo. If time allows you can tour inside Fort Qaitbey (entrance fee extra and we may also visit the Montazah Palace gardens. Lunch at a seafood restaurant is included. - USD 119 Cairo - Aswan flight - Instead of catching the 12 hour overnight sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan a domestic flight is available. - USD 159 Luxor Hot air balloon flight - In the morning from Luxor there is the option of a spectacular sunrise hot air balloon flight over the West bank of the Nile. This popular optional tour starts early in the morning so that you experience the sunrise over the Valleys of the Kings & Queens, temples and desert. We endeavour to use the earliest flights of the day as they are timed to fit with the rising sun, this means that times may vary. You get around 1 hour in the air. (expect an early start to catch sunrise as the balloon rises. - USD 119 Luxor-Cairo flight - Instead of catching the 9 hour overnight sleeper train from Luxor to Cairo a domestic flight is available. - USD 159 Aswan Abu Simbel overland tour - From Aswan an optional visit to the UNESCO world heritage site of Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II. This is an amazing site that was completely dismantled and rebuilt when Lake Nasser was flooded. We travel overland and return to Aswan by midday. We have a guided tour with one of our Egyptologists and some free time before we drive back to Aswan (approx. 3 hours drive each way, with around 2 hours at the temples. All transfers, guide, and entrance fees are included. - USD 99 Luxury 3-night Nile cruise upgrade: Twin/Double cabin USD 229 per person Single cabin USD 339 Peak Season: Twin/Double cabin USD 309 per person Single cabin USD 479 If you would prefer some more comfort and luxury than the felucca, then you can upgrade to one of the Nile's famous cruise boats. You join the boat in Aswan and spend 3 nights on board. Sightseeing tours in Aswan and Luxor are done with the main group, but you visit the temples at Edfu and Komombo with the on-board Egyptologist. On board you enjoy the comfort of an en-suite AC cabin, a restaurant, bar, sun-deck, shop and plunge pool. All meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners are included. Drinks are not included but may be purchased on board. No cruise upgrade available on 28 Dec departure. This upgrade is subject to availability Jordan Petra by night - This magical experience takes you in through the narrow and winding Siq to the Treasury at the entrance to Petra. The whole route and the sand in front of the Treasury is lit up by numerous candles." - USD 29

Insurance

Insurance is not included