Middle East Grand 18 Days Holiday and Travel Package

Egypt Shore Trips

Day 1: Welcome to Egypt

Arrive to Cairo airport, meet and assist by our Rep then transfer to your hotel for check in. our rep will provide you with detailed info about your tomorrow trip and overnight in Cairo.

Meal Plan: Welcome drink

Day 2: Giza Pyramids Day

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you in day tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx, the necropolis of Sakkara and the former capital, Memphis. Overnight in Cairo.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 3: Cairo City Sightseeing

Breakfast at the hotel and then you will be escorted by your private guide to Immerse yourself further into Egypt's history with an unmissable visit to the famous Egyptian Museum. Follow this with a stroll through Khan el-Khalili bazaar and a visit other Cairo's most popular Islamic and Coptic attractions in Old Cairo. In the evening transfer to Cairo Airport for flight to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.

Meal plan: Breakfast

Day 4: Arrive Aswan - Abu Simbel Tours

Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan, then at 11:00 am tour to enjoy a tour to visit the Magic Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, it is also known as The Sun Temple of Ramesses 2 Nd. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also named Temple of Hathor so in a symbolic way, they bring Hathor and the Sun God together as one and the same for them. . Overnight in Aswan.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 5: Nile Cruise Holiday

Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch at 11:00 a. m, then enjoy pick you up to lead the way to Philae Temple, it was dedicated to goddess Isis. Continue the day in Aswan to the Unfinished Obelisk. Then proceed to visit the High Dam which is an engineering miracle constructed in 1960 and finished in 1970. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Nile Cruise Holiday

Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, Sail again to Edfu and visit the Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to the falcon headed god Horus at Edfu. . Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Nile Cruise Holiday

Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then you will be taken in an excursion to the royal Luxor west bank, start at the famous Valley of the Kings, then to Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and finally to the Colossi of Memnon, enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Disembark Nile Cruise – Fly To Sharm El Sheikh

Breakfast on board, Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast at 08:00 a. m. Then transfer to visit Karnak & Luxor temples. Then transfer to Luxor airport for flight to Sharm. Meet and assist then drive to your hotel for check in. Overnight in Sharm.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 9: Free Day in Sharm

Free day in Sharm El Sheikh (optional boat trip or tour to St. Catherien monastery)

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 10: Sharm - Aqaba - Wadi Rum - Petra

Breakfast box from your Sharm hotel and an early departure at 03:30 Am with air-conditioned van class for about 03 hours to Taba Border. Then transfer from Taba border to Arava Border ( Taxi fees and taxes to be paid locally by yourselves ) to cross to the Jordanian side, our rep there will assist you through immigration then move from Aqaba for Petra. You will be stopped to explore Wadi Rum with an exhilarating 4X4 ride visiting the Wadi Um Eshreen, the Moving Sand, Al Khazali, Abu Aineh and Rum Mountain. We will see the trail of Lawrence of Arabia and the famous Red Mountains. Later proceed towards north to the spectacular lost city of Petra. Overnight in Petra.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 11: Petra Sightseeing – Amman Overnight

After breakfast, we will have tour to visit the Petra rose red city, it is must-see in the Middle East. At the Visitor's Centre you will start on horseback or on foot to the Siq Canyon, a narrow gorge, and continue to the beautiful Treasury. Then you will continue walking along the Street of Facades, see the Royal Tombs and Qasr Al Bent. After the tour we will drive 2. 5 hours back to Amman hotel to overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 12: Amman City Tour – Jerash – Amman Hotel

Sightseeing tour in Amman, Roman Theatre, Archaeological & Folklore Museums, King Abdullah Mosque. Proceed to Jerash, the best example of a Roman provincial city in the whole Middle East, Nymphaeum, North theatre, Artemis temple, St. Cosmos and Demeanors church, south theatre. Overnight in Amman.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 13: Amman – Allenby Bridge – Jerusalem – Dead Sea

7:00 am departure from the hotel and head to the Allenby Bridge/King Hussein Border to leave Jordan. Meet there and drive via the Judean desert to Jerusalem. Start with a panoramic view from the Mount of Olives, and walk down to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. In the old city we view the Wailing Wall, which represents the last remnants of the Jewish Temple, destroyed by the Romans. If open to visitors, we ascend to the Temple Mount to look at the famous Dome of the Rock. Then we continue to the Via Dolorosa, which leads us to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried. Back to the Dead Sea. Overnight in the Dead Sea in Jordan.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 14: Dead Sea Hotel - Amman Airport

Breakfast at hotel then transfer to Amman airport for departure to Turkey. Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport. Transfer to your hotel and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 15: Istanbul City Tours

Breakfast at your hotel in Istanbul, then transfer to a morning scenic cruise on the Bosphorus, the strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The ferry stops on both the Asian and European sides for several times during the one-hour cruise. Later, we visit the Rumeli Fortress. Fatih Sultan Mohammed had this fortress in the European part built during the preparations for the conquest in an incredibly short time in 1452. Also, visit the spice market where a multitude of herbs have been sold since the 15th century. The duration of that day is about 05 hours.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 16: More Tours In Istanbul

After breakfast, enjoy a day of sightseeing with a tour of Topkapi Palace, residence of the Ottoman Sultans for about 400 years, with its fabulous collections of jewels and other artifacts. Also visit the Harem section, another palace inside the Topkapi, here you will hear of the history of eunuchs and the high education of the concubines. Continue the tour with a visit to Hagia Sophia, originally built as a church by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and used as a mosque during the Ottoman era until 1935 (today it's a museum encompassing both Christianity and Islam). Next visit the Blue Mosque, famous for its beautiful blue tiles decorating the interior walls. Built in the 17th century and both it and Hagia Sophia are considered masterpieces of their period. Continue to the Basilica cistern, the best known and the largest of the closed cisterns built under the Justinian basilica in the 6th century. Later, we will discover the highlights of the ancient hippodrome, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, and others. Back to hotel and overnight. The duration of that day is from 06 till 07 hours.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 17: More Tours in Istanbul

After breakfast, you will be guided to visit the Islamic Art Museum, where major pieces of Islamic art and ethnographic textiles are gathered from all over the country. After, walk to the Covered Bazaar, a labyrinth of streets filled with all sorts of tempting items to purchase: harem bracelets, colorful carpets, hand-painted ceramics, and more (it's said there are 3, 000 shops!). A visit to Dolmabace Palace is included. This afternoon, enjoy a walking tour through the old streets and trade areas to the mosque complex of Suleiman the Magnificent, the most famous piece of Islamic art of the Ottoman Renaissance and built by the great architect Sinan. Back to Hotel and overnight. The duration of that day is about 06 hours.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 18: Fly Back Home

After breakfast, transfer to Istanbul International Airport for final departure.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

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