Day 01:
(Saturday) Arrive Cairo, clear immigration and customs then staff will transfer you to the Le Meridien Pyramids
hotel (A Travel & Leisure 500 property). Overnight Cairo (breakfast on the flight)
VISAS:All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Those traveling with USA or Canada passports can obtain theirs on arrival at Cairo. No photos, no forms and cost is about $18. Travelers with other passports should check with us whether you need one before arrival.
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02: (Sunday) Enjoy an international buffet breakfast before starting the day at the Pyramids
of Giza, home of the 7th wonder of the world, the Great Pyramid. Visit the inscrutable Sphinx and then a wonderful afternoon to explore the treasures of the Egyptian
Antiquity Museum featuring King
Tut's treasures then staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Luxor. Arriving staff transfers you to the Sonesta Luxor Hotel. Overnight Luxor (B)
Day 03:
(Monday) Buffet breakfast, check out of the hotel, staff transfers you to board your Nile cruiser, The M/S Amarco I or the M/S Moondance. On both ships, cabins have individual air conditioning controls. Amenities include plasma or LCD televisions, DVD players, mini bar, mini fridge, and private safes. Also, the bathrooms feature showers and bath tubs and hair dryers. The dress is casual to country club casual. Ala carte dinners are also available as is laundry service.
Lunch on board. Following lunch visit Luxor’s East Bank, which contains the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor. Return to the ship for dinner. Overnight Luxor (B, L, D)
Optional Tour of West bank sites not included in cruise: $95 per person (includes the tombs of the nobles and artisans, Medinet Habu, Ramessium, temple of Seti 1)
Day 04: (Tuesday) Breakfast in the morning followed by a visit to Luxor's West Bank, where you will visit the Valley
of the Kings, the Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the Colossi
of Memnon. After touring return to the ship for lunch. Sail to Esna. Dinner on board. Overnight Esna (B, L, D)
Day 05:
(Wednesday) Breakfast while sailing to Edfu. Lunch and visit the Temple
of Horus. Sail to Kom Ombo. Overnight Kom Ombo (B, L, D)
Day 06:
(Thursday) Breakfast in the morning then visit the Temple of Kom Ombo. Sail to Aswan. Lunch on board before visiting the Aswan High
Dam, the Unfinished
Obelisk and the Temple
of Philae. Dinner on board. Overnight Aswan (B, L, D)
Day 07: (Friday) Breakfast, disembark, staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Cairo. Arriving staff transfers you to the Le Meridien Pyramids. Overnight Cairo (B)
NOTE optional tour to Abu
Simbel to visit the famous temples of Ramses available this morning. Cost is $250 per traveler including transfers, flights, guide, entry fees, service charges and taxes.
Day 08:
(Saturday) Visit Memphis (the ancient capital), Sakkarra with the Stepped Pyramid and Dahshur with it's famous Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid. Overnight Cairo (B)
Optional Sound and Light show at the Pyramids this evening. $40 per person
Day 09:
(Sunday) Transfer by air-conditioned van to Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Enjoy the comfort of the Maritim Joile Ville hotel, located right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B)
 Day
10: (Monday) A full day touring the wonders of Alexandria including the catacombs, the museums, the Greco-roman sites and the new library. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Day 11:
(Tuesday) Breakfast, check out, return to Cairo to the comfort of the Marriott Hotel. Built around a former palace this is one of Egypt’s top hotels and a major social center for locals as well at tourists. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day 12: (Wednesday) Depart Cairo in the morning traveling northeast to Tanis. Though no longer, Tanis was an important City in the pharaonic period. Many believe that this was the Biblical city from which the Exodus began, but most will also remember it as the location where Indiana Jones discovered the 'Lost Ark' in the movie. Tanis is considered to be probably the most important archaeological site in Egypt's northern Delta, probably because it is one of the largest and certainly the most impressive of the sites. From Tanis travel to Tal Basta, home to the cult of Bastet (the cat goddess) where an open air museum is sure to be of interest. There is also a Biblical connection. Here, Jesus caused a water spring to well up from the ground, and His presence caused the idols to crumble, as foretold by the prophets of old. "Behold the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt will totter at His Presence and the heart of Egypt will melt in the midst of it" (Isaiah 19:1). Overnight Cairo (B)
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13: (Thursday) Enjoy a tour of Old
Cairo with it's famous churches and synagogue plus the Citadel
of Salah el Din, bane of the crusaders and the Alabaster
Mosque plus the Gayer Anderson House museum. Overnight Cairo (B)
Day 14:
(Friday) You will enjoy a visit to the Isle of Roda and the Manial Palace (home of the modern Arabian horse). Overnight Cairo (B)
Day 15:
(Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Sharm el Sheikh. Arriving staff transfers you to the Renaissance Golden Beach Resort or the Stella Mare resort (at either you will enjoy a sea view room). Overnight Sharm (B)
Day 16:
(Sunday) Free day to enjoy Sharm. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day 17:
(Monday) Depart early (6AM) for Mt.
Sinai and visit St.
Catherine's Monastery with it's Chapel of the Burning Bush. From here we travel East toward the Gulf of Aqaba with a stop enroute to see the Rock
of Inscriptions where travelers have been carving messages and directions for thousands of years. We will look across the broad landscape of Wadi Ghazala and the oasis of Ein
Kudra, traditionally hazerot for the Children of Israel. We continue our journey to the coast, have lunch at a wonderful restaurant right on the shore of the Gulf. On a clear day we can see Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel. Overnight Sharm (B,L)
NOTE: If you would like to climb Mt. Sinai for the sunrise you would leave the beach about midnight.
Day 18: (Tuesday) Breakfast, check out and drive to Nuweiba to board a yacht ferry to Aqaba, Jordan. After clearing immigration and customs, we drive into the mountains to Petra. Arriving, we overnight at the famous Movenpick Resort or the Marriott . Overnight Petra (B)
Day 19: (Wednesday) A day to enjoy Petra and surrounding sites. Overnight Petra (B)
Day 20:
(Thursday) Drive along the 5,000 year old Kings Highway passing beside the Dead
Sea and Lot's Sanctuary (where archaeological discoveries cause many to feel this was where Lot and his daughters sought refuge after God destroyed Sodom) to Madaba (the city of Mosaics) and Mt.
Nebo, where Moses looked on the promised land. Overnight at the Marriott Jordan Valley Resort (B)
 Day
21: (Friday) Tour to Jerash, one of the most famous and well preserved cities of the Roman Decapolis. From Jerash visit Ajloun and Umm
Qais. Umm Qais is tucked into the northwest corner of Jordan and looks down on the Sea of Galilee. This is where, according to the Bible, that Jesus drove demons out of men and into swine (Matthew 8:28-32). Return to the Marriott (B)
Day 22:
(Saturday) Staff will transfer you to the airport, assist with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
TOUR INCLUDES: WEEKLY DEPARTURES GUARANTEED TO OPERATE WITH NO MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 TRAVELERS IN THE GROUP. Domestic flights in Egypt in economy class. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Cairo. Baggage handling of no more than 1 piece of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour (baggage handling does NOT include tips for bellmen, porters, etc.). Hotels (based on double occupancy). 5 star Super Deluxe Nile cruise with outside Nile view cabin, private bath, individually controlled air-conditioning. Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed Egyptologist in Egypt and a licensed guide in Jordan. Service charges and taxes.
NOTE: During any of our small group tours people may join or leave at various times, however at no time would any group be larger than 16 travelers. We can provide private tours with an additional supplement. The cost depends on the tour chosen.
NOT included
are: International air, items of a personal nature such as tips, entry visas, entry or departure taxes, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
Ancient Kingdoms
Prices |
PP/Double |
PP/Single |
| Low Season (June through August) |
$ 4,995 |
$ 5,675 |
| Shoulder Season (May & September*) |
$ 5,195 |
$ 5,945 |
| High Season (October through April) |
$ 5,895 |
$ 6,845 |
| Holiday (Christmas/New Year and Easter) |
$ 6,495 |
$ 7,445 |
*September tours must end no later than September 30 to get the shoulder season rate.
Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
Prices and itinerary subject
to change without notice.
Single Price is for Single occupancy
hotel rooms and cruise cabins based on a minimum of two
travelers. Single travelers (one person on the tour) would
have additional cost.
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