12 Days
 
Egypt and Jordan

DAY 4: Wednesday - Visit the High Dam, Old Dam, Philae Temple, and the Granite Quarries. Sail to Edfu. Overnight on board. (B/L/D)

DAY 5: Thursday - Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the best preserved of all the large Egyptian Temples. Sail to Luxor. Overnight on board. (B/L/D)

DAY 6: Friday - Cross the Nile to the West Bank. Visit the Necropolis of Thebes, Colossi of Memnon, Queen Hatshepsut Funerary Temple, and the Valley of the Kings and Queens. Overnight on board. (B/L/D)

DAY 7: Saturday - Visit Luxor Temple dedicated to the god Amon-Ra. It was expanded by Ramses II, who added statues of himself. Visit the magnificent Karnak Temple. After disembarkation, you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for your flight to Amman, Jorden (via Cairo). Upon arrival in Amman, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Amman.

DAY 8: Sunday - After breakfast, we will take a short trip, along the 5,000 year old Kings  Highway, to Madaba, Jorden, known as the “City of Mosaics". Best known for its spectacular Byzantine mosaics, Madaba is home to the famous 6th century Mosaic Map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. With two million pieces of vividly colored local stone, it depicts hills and valleys, villages and towns as far as the Nile Delta. The Madaba Mosaic Map covers the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, which is located northwest of the city center. The church was built in 1896 AD, over the remains of a much earlier 6th century Byzantine church. We the proceed to Mount Nebo where The Bible, Deuteronomy 34:1-7, tells the story of Moses’s journey to Mount Nebo. It says: “Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Mount Pisgah east of Jericho and there the Lord showed him the whole land: the territory of Gilead as far north as the town of Dan. Then it off to the Dead Sea spa for 2 hours swim and relax, we will then proceed to Kerak, Jordan.  An ancient Crusader stronghold, Karak sits 900 meters above sea level and lies inside the walls of the old city. Karak lies to the south of Amman, Jordan   on the King's Highway. Karak commands a magnificent view of the Dead Sea The city today is home to around 170,000 people and continues to boast a number of restored 19th century Ottoman buildings, restaurants, places to stay, and the like. But it is undoubtedly Karak Castle which dominates. Proceed to Petra for an overnight. (B)

DAY 9: Monday - Full day touring Petra, the Rose Red City of the 1st Century Nabateans. An 1/2 mile (800 meter) horse ride and 4 hour English speaking tour through the 1 mile Siq (an immense crack in the sandstone mountains), you arrive at Petra's most impressive site...the Treasury. Carved out of solid rock on the side of the mountain. Surrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra's carved structures, soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs, roman theatre and burial chambers. For those young at heart, a climb will take them to the Monastery above the mountains, with a wonderful view over Wadi Araba. Late afternoon, return to Amman. Overnight. (B)

DAY 10: Tuesday - Transfer to Jerash, located 48 km north of Amman and nestled in a quiet valley among the mountains of Gilead, is the grandeur of Imperial Rome being one of the largest and most well preserved sites of Roman architecture in the World outside Italy. To this day, its paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, handsome theaters, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and gates remain in exceptional condition. Often called "Pompei of the East", you will walk its colonnaded streets, view its temples, churches, Nymphaeum, and theatre. After proceeding through a beautiful pine-forest and olive groves, you will arrive at the town of Ajloun, where Hadrian stayed over the winter of 129-30 AD, and built himself an arch well outside the town, leaving un-bonded its sides for future city walls to come out to meet it. You will then have a late afternoon transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. (B)

DAY 11: Wednesday - Visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which houses the world's largest collection of artifacts from the era of the pharaohs including some belonging to King Tut. Tour Old Cairo, where early Judaism and Christianity flourished in Egypt. Visit sites like the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and the Moallaka Church where the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus took refuge. Spend the afternoon at the Great Pyramids of Giza built for Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos, and the defending Sphinx. End the day at the bazaar of Khan El Khalili. Optional Sound and Light Show available this evening ($40.00 per person). Overnight in Cairo. (B/L)

DAY 12: Thursday - You will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your return flight home

Plus 
$25.00 Egyptian Visa and $225.00 Airport taxes and fees

Spending Money Cruise boat expenses for beverages will be settled in cash. Beverages with all included meals will be settled in cash. Soda is about $1.00, Beer about $3.00. You will need cash in the Street Markets. While at the hotel in Cairo you can charge expenses to your room and pay with a credit card. During shopping opportunities, VISA is the preferred Card. Do not plan on using American Express.