Explore Egypt & Jordan

Guide

All group trips are accompanied by one of our group leaders. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. Intrepid endeavours to provide the services of an experienced leader however, due to the seasonality of travel, rare situations may arise where your leader is new to a particular region or training other group leaders. Your leader will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense, you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the places visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious, and social aspects. At Intrepid we aim to support local guides who have specialised knowledge of the regions we visit. If you are interested in delving deeper into the local culture at a specific site or location then your leader can recommend a local guide service in most of the main destinations of your trip.

Meals

18 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 8 dinners

Others

Cairo - Pyramids and Sphinx Cairo - The Egyptian Museum Cairo - The Egyptian Museum headset Alexandria - Catacombs of Kom Ash-Suqqafa Alexandria - Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria - Al Montazah Palace & Gardens Aswan - Nubian Village Visit and Dinner Aswan - Philae Temple Abu Simbel - Abu Simbel temples Aswan - Felucca trip Kom Ombo - Kom Ombo Temple Luxor - Karnak Temple Luxor - Intrepid Foundation Project visit - ACE (Animal Care in Egypt) Luxor - Colossi of Memnon Luxor - Valley of the Kings (3 tombs) Luxor - Hatshepsut Temple Luxor - Tut Ank Amon Tomb entrance Cairo - Khan al-Khalili bazaar visit Wadi Rum - Desert Jeep tour Wadi Rum - Camel ride (30 min.) Petra - Guided tour Shobak - Shobak Castle Dana - Ancient Village Visit Madaba - St Georges Church Dead Sea - Visit including lunch Jerash - Roman ruins

Transport

4x4,Cruise Ship,Felucca,Overnight sleeper train,Plane,Private Vehicle There are some long travel days and some rough travelling in areas away from main tourist routes. Windy roads, rough surfaces and cramped conditions make for some challenging travel experiences. On some long travel days we depart early in the morning to ensure we optimise our time at our next destination. If you experience travel sickness we recommend you consider medication to help ease the discomfort. SECURITY WHILE TRAVELLING: Occasionally you may experience a Tourist Police Escort in your vehicle and whilst not common convoys between select towns or regions are possible. This practice has been implemented by local authorities to monitor the safety and security of visitors to Egypt. OVERNIGHT TRAIN: On this itinerary, you will be travelling by overnight sleeper train. The sleeper cabins are about 2x1.5 meters and are 2 berths. There are 2 beds on top of each other. Pillows, sheets and blankets are provided. There is also a compartment next to the upper bed for luggage storage and a small sink. Toilets are located at the end of the carriage. Each carriage has 10 cabins which are all lockable from the inside. If you have booked a single supplement you will be assigned to your own berth. During your journey dinner and breakfast are provided however the meals are very basic and you may wish to bring along your own fresh fruit, snacks and water to supplement these. NILE RIVERBOAT: You will be staying on a riverboat for the Nile River section of this itinerary. The company we work with has a large fleet of boats and the actual boat can’t be confirmed until 30 days before departure. However you can expect the following facilities; restaurant, bar & sundeck. Most boats will also have a small swimming pool and in that instance, swimming towels will be available for use. All cabins have ensuites, air conditioning, and windows to enjoy the views of the Nile. Accommodation during the cruise is on a full board basis, often in the form of a buffet. Drinks can be purchased from the bar or restaurant. Bottled drinking water and tea and coffee are available but are not included so please ensure you check prices on board. Internet is mostly charged at an additional fee. We recommend purchasing a local sim card for your data requirements, please refer to the Communications section of this Essential Trip Information document. You will have the opportunity to disembark the boat each day as we explore some of the ancient sites included on the itinerary. The boat will also be anchored at port each evening. Only on the odd occasion would it sail at night depending on the water traffic at Esna Lock. Most often when in port there can be many boats and you may be berthed side by side with another ship. Riverboats have anywhere from 50-70 cabins and you will be sharing the facilities with other travellers not on your tour.

Accommodation

OCCASIONAL ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION: The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline. On rare occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our usual accommodation. A similar standard of accommodation will be used in these instances. ACCOMMODATION STYLE: Some of the accommodation along the way is basic or simple, three and four star accommodation in the Middle East (with the exception of Israel) is often not equal to same star facilities in some western destinations. Rooms are clean and comfortable, however you may note some small maintenance issues that have been overlooked, please assist us by bringing these to the attention of your Leader so that we can follow up with our hosts. Many restaurants and hotels do not serve alcohol for religious reasons or due to local laws. Breakfast is included in 95% or our hotels, pleaser refer to our daily itinerary for meal inclusions. TWIN SHARE / MULTI SHARE BASIS: Accommodation on this trip is on a twin/multi share basis. CHECK-IN TIME: Throughout the trip we request that our hotels prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination. Standard check in time is 1400 hours. PRE/POST TRIP ACCOMMODATION: If you've purchased pre-trip or post-trip accommodation (subject to availability), you may be required to change rooms from your trip accommodation for these extra nights. SHOWERS: Showers at some hotels only have hot water at peak times (usually morning and evening). Outside of these times you may need to speak to reception to obtain hot water. HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING: As a desert region, this part of the world has extremes of weather. Winter months (approx December to March) can be very cold. All of our hotel accommodation contains suitable bedding, and simple light bedding is provided during camping activities such as an overnight felucca, desert camps or at the Red Sea Beach camp stay. Most of our travellers find the bedding provided here adequate, but for your own comfort and if you are particularly sensitive to the cold, consider bringing your own sleeping bag, thermals, scarf, gloves and a warm jacket. Some of our guesthouses / hotels don't supply heating. In many cases this would be a major financial and environmental strain on our hotels and the local towns. Summer (approx June to August) can be very hot everywhere we travel, which means that it can be quite uncomfortable for those not used to the heat. Not all our hotels have air-conditioning, and in those that do, it's not always functioning. ROOM ISSUES: If you have any issues with your room, please speak to the hotel and your tour leader right away so that the problem can be addressed without delay. Hotel (13 nights),Cruise ship (3 nights),Desert camp (1 night),Overnight sleeper train (1 night)

Optional

Cairo - The Citadel - EGP100 Cairo - Coptic Museum - EGP100 Cairo - Islamic Art Museum - EGP100 Urban Adventures - Downtown Cairo Tour - USD45 Urban Adventures -Half Day Pyramids Adventure - USD67 Urban Adventures - Islamic Cairo in Depth Tour - USD45 Urban Adventures - Saqqara and Memphis - USD73 Urban Adventures - Treasures and Tut Tour - USD65 Cairo - Sufi dance performance at Khan al-Khalili - EGP50 Cairo - The Great Pyramid of Cheops (entry fee) - EGP300 Cairo - The 2nd Pyramid of Khafre (entry fee) - EGP60 Cairo - Pyramid of Saqqara - EGP150 Cairo - Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids (entry fee) - EGP200 Cairo -The Royal Mummy Room - EGP180 Cairo - Solar Boat Museum - EGP80 Alexandria - Alexandria National Museum - EGP80 Aswan - Nubian Museum (entry fee) - EGP100 Aswan - Sound & Light Show at Philae Temple (entry fee) - EGP200 Aswan - Unfinished Obelisk (entrance only) - EGP80 Aswan - Monastery of St. Simeon - EGP40 Aswan - Kalabsha Temple - EGP60 Aswan - Tomb of the Nobles - EGP80 Aswan - High Dam - EGP30 Luxor - Luxor Temple (entry fee) - EGP100 Luxor - Luxor Museum (entry fee) - EGP120 Luxor - Mummification Museum - EGP80 Luxor - Sound and Light Show at Karnak (entry fee) - EGP250 Luxor - Bicycle Hire - EGP100 Luxor - Valley of the Queens (entry fee) - EGP80 Luxor - Tombs of Nobles - EGP60 Luxor - Medinat Habu Temple - EGP60 Luxor - Deir el Madina - EGP80 Aqaba - Snorkelling Boat trip - JOD35

Others

Other activities and services not included

Flights

International flights are not included

Insurance

Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is required for this tour. Please make sure you are adequately covered. If you require travel insurance, TourRadar has partnered up with World Nomads to provide a hassle-free experience. More information can be found here (https://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).