Jordan and Egypt - Petra to the Pyramids




Overview
Highlights
- Combine the highlights of Jordan and Egypt in an immersive two week tour
- Float in the Dead Sea and snorkel off the Red Sea coast in the laid back resort of Dahab
- Discover some of the most remarkable archaeological sites in the world across two countries
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Itinerary

Our tour of Jordan starts in Amman, one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Home to almost half of Jordan's entire population, Amman is a fascinating city of contrasts, where the ancient and the modern collide. Get lost in the bustling souks of downtown, wher...
After breakfast and our introductory meeting, we'll head north of Amman to ancient Jerash. Inhabited for 6,500 years, the city's golden age was in Roman times when it became part of the Decapolis League - a confederation of important Middle Eastern cities. One of ...
Today, we'll cover a lot of ground on our journey to Petra. Setting off early, we'll stop in Madaba. Aptly dubbed the City of Mosaics, Madaba is home to hundreds of Byzantine-era mosaics, the most famous of these is a 6th-century map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, cr...
Today we explore Jordan's gem, Petra. This ancient city, carved into pink sandstone cliffs, has to be seen to be believed but poet John Burgon beautifully described it as 'A rose-red city half as old as time'. Our Tour Leader will guide us on a tour through Petra's...
Leaving Petra behind, today we'll embrace the nomadic lifestyle of the Bedouin and head into the dunes of Wadi Rum. We'll travel to the Wadi Rum visitor centre by bus, where we'll meet our 4WD vehicles to journey onwards through the desert. Our drive along the sands w...
Departing our Wadi Rum camp at first light, we drive to the Red Sea port of Aqaba where we board a 'sea cat' ferry for the short hour-long journey to Taba in Egypt. After clearing customs and immigration formalities at the port, it's a further two hours to get to Daha...
We include a full day's boat trip to the coral reefs around Dahab. With over 400 varieties of coral and 1500 species of fish, the Red Sea is a hard act to follow. There are reef fish of every shade and hue, living amongst the corals, and turtles, rays and small sharks...
The morning is free to relax on the beach, take a dip in the pool or stroll around the seaside town of Dahab. This afternoon we drive, climbing steadily to 1,600 metres above sea level, through the spectacular mountainous desert to St Catherine's Monastery, situat...
For those that wish to, there is the opportunity to trek to the summit of Mount Sinai to witness sunrise. The trek is on a wide trail, rocky underfoot with numerous steps cut into the rock as we approach the summit. The total ascent from St Catherine's Monastery is 2,...
This morning we make our way to Giza, where we see the Pyramids and Sphinx; among the most impressive man-made spectacles in the world. We explore the pyramid complex, which includes the Sphinx, a crouching lion with a human head carved from solid rock and the splendi...
Today is a free day for optional trips in the capital. This morning there is the opportunity to visit Saqqara, the impressive steppe pyramid/necropolis of Zozer (Djoser), the earliest of the pyramids of Egypt. In the afternoon you can take a trip to Islamic Cairo to v...
Arriving in Luxor around 6am, we head to the hotel to drop off bags, freshen up and have breakfast then drive to the stunning Temple of Karnak. Dating from around 2000 BC, the scale and grandeur of Karnak is amazing, covering an area the size of ten European cathedral...
Arguably Egypt's most well known site, this morning we rise early to visit the world famous Valley of the Kings, most well known as the burial site of Tutankhamun discovered in 1922 by British Egyptology Howard Carter, along with another 62 royal tombs. Our visit incl...
This morning it is possible to take a optional hot air balloon rise over Luxor, the Valley of the Kings and the Temples of Antiquities on the West Bank. Pick up will be from your boat between 0430 and 0500. See the budgeting section for more details. Today is free ...
The trip ends after breakfast at our hotel in Luxor. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart from Luxor at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel, if you wish to explore ...
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Jordan and Egypt - Petra to the Pyramids
Jordan tour leader - Abdullah was exceptional. The schedule for Egypt was very poor - remove Sinai Peninsula and go to Aswan. Too much down time in Egypt - lazy plan...
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