ninsula (Mount Sinai) and Jordan.
|
Day |
Itinerary |
Overnight |
Hotel |
Meals |
|
THU |
Arrive in Cairo at 1:00 AM with Turkish Airlines and continue at 5:00 AM to Abu Simbel. Transfer to hotel. |
Abu Simbel |
Seti |
D |
|
FRI |
Sun Festival at Abu Simbel, followed by a tour with a guide. Then fly to Aswan and take a bus to Luxor (~4 hours). |
Luxor |
Sonesta |
B |
|
SAT |
Tour to Luxor – East Bank (Karnak and Luxor temples), West Bank (Valleys of Kings and Queens, Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon |
Luxor |
Sonesta |
B, Lunch Box |
|
SUN |
Tour to the ancient cities of Abydos and Dendarah. |
Train to Cairo |
Train |
B, D |
|
MON |
Arrive Cairo and tour to Memphis, Saqqara, the Pyramids (entrance to the Great Pyramid) and the solar boat with lunch. Evening Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids |
Cairo |
Marriott |
B, L |
|
TUE |
Tour to the Cairo Museum with the Mummies room, the Citadel, Old Cairo with lunch. Evening dinner with belly dancing on the Nile |
Cairo |
Marriott |
B, L, D |
|
WED |
Half day shopping at the Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Then depart Cairo by bus for St. Catherine (~ 6 hours). |
St. Catherine |
Morgenland |
B, D |
|
THU |
Early morning climb Mount Sinai for the sunrise. Afterwhich, climb down the mountain and drive to Nuweiba on the Red Sea. |
Nuweiba |
Hilton |
B, All inclusive |
|
FRI |
Transfer to ferry dock and take ferry to Aqaba. Arrive at Aqaba and transfer by bus to Wadi Rum for 4 X 4 Jeep ride. End the day in Petra. |
Petra |
Bayet Zaman |
B, D |
|
SAT |
Full day tour of Petra. |
Petra |
Bayet Zaman |
B, D |
|
SUN |
Tour to the castle of Shobak, Mount Nebo and the ancient maps at Madaba. |
Amman |
Marriott |
B, D |
|
MON |
Transfer to airport for departure to Istanbul or back to Canada |
|
|
B |