12 Days Egypt Nile Cruise & Jordan Tour

Day 1: Arrive Egypt

Greetings and welcome to Ancient Egypt, the birthplace of human civilization. Whether you arrive early or late for your Nile cruise and Jordan experience, a tour manager from Travel Joy Egypt will be waiting at Cairo International Airport along with a driver.After completing check-in procedures, you will be comfortably transported to your luxurious 5-star hotel in Cairo. Here, our tour manager will aid with registration formalities. Then, they will review your full itinerary and confirm timings for upcoming activities and excursions.Indulge in a complimentary ‘Welcome’ beverage. Spend the remainder of the day exploring and discovering Cairo at your leisure. You may sample regional cuisine to experience local flavors. Alternatively, unwind within your hotel’s tranquil atmosphere. The choice of how to begin this tour is yours to enjoy. Our team is here to help devise an unforgettable adventure through Egypt and Jordan’s most iconic landmarks.

Day 2: Cairo

The initial excursion on your lavish Nile cruise and Jordan escapade will be a led visit to Giza’s iconic Great Pyramids. Here, you can admire these architectonic wonders alongside the watchful Sphinx. You may also tour the nearby Valley Temple complex.Next, sights in Saqqara await where the world’s oldest standing monument, Djoser’s Step Pyramid, will come into view. Following this, Memphis, once Egypt’s prosperous capital city in antiquity, introduces its treasures.At tour’s end for the day, you will return to your hotel in Cairo to rest. Beverages and cuisine are included at breakfast and lunch to energize you for tomorrow’s travels. Our managers will ensure all arrangements run efficiently so you may focus on enriching discoveries within Egypt’s palaces of the past.

Day 3: Luxor Nile Cruise Holiday

On the third day of your enriching Travel Joy Egypt Nile Cruise and Jordan excursion, breakfast will be provided at your Cairo accommodation. Then, a transfer will take you to Cairo International Airport to board your flight to Luxor.Arriving in Luxor, a welcoming representative will escort you to your premium river cruiser. Lunch will be enjoyed after settling into your elegant stateroom. Later, the Karnak Temple Complex and Luxor Temple, flanked by its Pathway of Ram-Headed Sphinxes, will open their doors to exploration.Dinner and overnight stay are included as your vessel gracefully anchors along the Nile. Comfortable cabins and world-class dining surround you while drifting through history. Let experienced staff handle every luxury detail so you feel free to immerse in ancient grandeur illuminated by the quiet river.

Day 4: Luxor

After breakfast onboard, the day will be spent venturing into treasures nestled along the river’s west edge. First is the awe-inspiring Valley of the Kings, a vast necropolis harboring ornately decorated pharaonic sepulchers. Nearby, the Valley of the Queens and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, architecturally bold within its scenic placement, await discovery. The road also leads to Memnon’s Colossi, two mammoth granite sentinels paying homage to Thebes’ glory era.Returning refreshed by such epic encounters with antiquity, lunch and dinner are provided back on your luxury cruise ship. Here, relaxation and rejuvenation take priority as evening falls and another successful day of the itinerary draws to a tranquil close on the reliably comfortable vessel. Our agents ensure full relaxation and comfort to restore you for the next spell of discoveries in Egypt’s Nile Valley.

Day 5: Edfu & Kom Ombo

A wholesome breakfast will nourish you before your watercraft embarks on a leisurely sail down the revered Nile. Making your first pause at Esna, exploration of the Temple of Horus, the falcon deity, awaits at Edfu. Afterwards, cruising continues until Kom Ombo temple comes into view where divine hawk-headed Haroeris and crocodile god Sobek were celebrated.As afternoon fades, your luxurious vessel will come to rest for the night along the banks, allowing dinner and rest on board. Above, the starry Egyptian sky reflects upon the river’s soothing current. Our knowledgeable team remains dedicated to crafting an effortless experience where cultural riches are matched with only the finest accommodations. All focus remains on immersing you in history while maintaining the utmost comfort.

Day 6: Aswan

A fresh Nile morning begins with exploring the dual-natured Temple of Kom Ombo, reflecting Greco-Roman cultural fusion in its design. Next, cruising resumes as your luxury vessel carries on to Aswan downstream. Upon arrival, a trip will be made to the awe-inspiring Aswan High Dam, a demonstration of modern engineering. Nearby, the legendary Temple of Philae also opens its hallowed grounds for wandering.Returning refreshed to your comfortable cruise quarters, a delicious lunch and dinner are served. As daylight dims on the scenic river landscape, you can relax in peace knowing all comforts have been meticulously arranged. The nourishing meals and pampering lodgings will restore your mind and body, allowing fully rejuvenated awakenings each new day. Our team of agents remains dedicated to easing all needs, so history may transport your mind freely.

Day 7: Cairo

A new day dawns as you disembark the ship in Aswan harbour. After a nourishing breakfast, transportation will be provided to Aswan International Airport for your short flight to Cairo.Upon arrival into Cairo, one of our representatives will be waiting to welcome you back. Assisting with any luggage or transfer needs, you will then be escorted to your hotel for some much-needed rest.Breakfast has been arranged to sustain your energy throughout the activities ahead. Our team is committed to offering seamless itineraries so historical treasures may imprint fully upon your mind. Now refreshed within the comforts of your accommodation, tomorrow promises fresh wonders to uncover across this ancient land.

Day 8: Amman, Jordan

A nourishing breakfast fuels you for another early departure. Transport will be provided to Cairo International Airport for the flight connecting to Amman, Jordan’s capital city.Upon landing at Queen Alia International Airport, one of Travel Joy Egypt’s representatives will be on hand to welcome you. Assisting with luggage claims, immigration formalities, and any other airport needs, you will then be escorted to your hotel for the night.Situated right in the heart of Amman, your comfortable accommodations offer the perfect place to relax after journeys between two awe-inspiring nations. Our services handle every point of assistance with the utmost care and attention. Now settled, anticipation builds for Jordan’s majestic scenes awaiting discovery tomorrow.

Day 9: Umm Qais

This morning brings a scenic 2 hour drive from Amman to Gadara, once a prosperous Greco-Roman city of the Decapolis league. Nestled high upon its plateau, panoramic perspectives stretch across the verdant Jordan Valley below towards both the Sea of Galilee and Golan Heights.From this vantage, the tour proceeds inland again towards Jerash: one of the world’s most architecturally preserved Roman provincial settlements. Within its ruins lay colonnaded streets, imposing temples like that of fertility goddess Artemis and a vast forum – testaments to bygone inhabitants.The journey then takes you further north to Ajloun, location of a towering 12th century citadel commissioned by legendary Islamic leader, Saladin. Its defensive ramparts loomed over pilgrim routes of the time.By dusk, all return renewed to Amman, where comforts of your hotel await and tomorrow’s thrills can be anticipated once more thanks to accommodating staff that ensure ease and reinvigoration throughout this phenomenal cultural expedition.

Day 10: Dead Sea

Today awakens your 10th day on the enriching Travel Joy Egypt Nile cruise and Jordan holiday. Breakfast energizes for the journey ahead. Driving west from Amman commences to Mount Nebo, where the biblical account claims Moses gazed upon the Divine promise of Canaan.Ancient churches nestled here reveal Nebo’s sacred history. Picturesque vistas unveil across the Jordan Valley as far as the Dead Sea below. Next comes tranquil Madaba, notable for its meticulously preserved 6th century mosaic map which depicts Christianity’s Holy Land in bright tesserae.Not far beyond, the Dead Sea awaits exploration. Here, bodies float easily in waters 10 times saltier than oceans due to high mineral content. Its therapeutic muds and black beaches invite rejuvenating, memorable moments.As afternoon embraces the reddening hills, all return safely to Amman. Comforts await a final night in Jordan’s buzzing metropolis before Petra reveals its crown jewel splendor tomorrow. Our staff remains ever dedicated so minds stay open and days fulfilled.

Day 11: Petra

Today, breakfast will fortify your senses before a roughly 2 hour drive south from Amman arrives at Petra, listed among ancient wonders of the world. Here, nature and human hands worked in unity to carve temples from rose sandstone cliffs.Upon entering the site, you will be escorted on friendly horses through the slender Siq gorge. As it opens before the Treasury’s gleaming façade, jaws will drop in delight at this hidden sanctuary within the earth. More monuments are in store too as the day unfolds, such as Royal Tombs alive with historical mysteries, the “Pharaoh’s Castle” guarding over the ancient Nabataean capital and a Roman theatre whose stage still echoes centuries past.Sunset illuminates the ethereal landscape anew before departing revived and recharged. Thanks to comforts arranged by our dedicated staff, bodies and minds rest easily upon returning to Amman for one final night embracing all the magic of Jordan. Tomorrow, international flights home commence yet the wonders experienced on this exceptional culinary tour of Egypt and Jordan will remain forever cherished.

Day 12: Final Departure

Alas, all treasured adventures must reach their conclusion. As the sun rises on this final day, mixed feelings no doubt linger within – to leave places so profoundly etched upon your soul, people with whom deep bonds have formed.Still, gratitude swells for marvels uncovered over the past privileged fortnight. From majestic pharaohs to graceful gods, Roman tranquility and Islamic heroism, this tour spanned epochs to enrich your mind.After breakfast fare wells, arrangements have been made. Our staff handles check-out procedures with care and efficiency as always before convoying you to Amman International Airport. Here, assistance with luggage claim and check-in eases parting logistics.Handshakes and warm goodbyes are shared, along with hopes that memories created may resonate always. Though distances may grow, our dedication to excellence ensures any who travel with us feel forever part of a greater family.Until another serendipitous reunion, stay well and let your spirit continue soaring on wings of discovery nourished from this treasured Travel Joy Egypt & Jordan experience! Adieu for now.

Included

• Accommodation for 4 nights
• Daily breakfast and dinner
• Airport pickup and drop-off
• All entrance fees to listed sites

Excluded

• Personal expenses
• Visa fees
• Optional activities
• Travel insurance