Egypt, Jordan and Israel Tour

Please inform us in advance of the arrival time of your scheduled flight. Upon your arrival at the airport, your local representative will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. Spend the rest of time as you like.

► Arrival Note:
Visa & Passport: As visa on arrival at Cairo Airport is available (for most nationalities), you just need to prepare USD25 per person and make sure your passport is valid for at least 6 months from the arrival date.
Where to meet at the airport? Our local representative will be waiting for you at the Arrival Hall and assist you with visa processing, money exchange, local SIM card service, etc.
Transportation: A 1-hour ride on a private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle will take you to the hotel, where our representative will help you check in.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available
Accommodation: Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo or similar

After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel. First, we will visit the colossal Great Pyramids of Giza, consisting of Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure as well as the Great Sphinx. Then, head for Step Pyramid of Sakkara, the first pyramid ever built in Egypt, 62 meters (203 feet) tall and six-storied. Finally, your guide will take you to the Memphis Museum, a small museum to find the giant statue of legendary Ramses II lying on its back; there are also many relics scattered outside, all unearthed from Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Later, we will take you back to your hotel.

► Insider Tip: Go Inside the Pyramids or Not?
It would definitely be a remarkable experience to enter Khufu Pyramid, the world’s largest pyramid, to see the pharaoh’s secrets for yourself! However, you need to be physically strong enough to explore it, as you are going to face challenging narrow steep steps and muggy air, so it’d not be a comfortable experience unless it’s on your bucket list. Thus, please consider your physical condition - and local weather conditions - before making your decision. The extra ticket costs EGP400, about USD15, for getting inside, which is sold at ticket office by the gate.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo or similar

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the Egyptian Museum. There are more than 120,000 relics in the collection, telling stories dating from ancient eras ruled by Pharaohs to 6th century AD. Here, you will find mummies, elaborate sarcophagi or stone coffins, and the famous golden mask of Tutankhamun, just to name a few.

Have lunch at a local restaurant, and continue our trip to Salah El Din Citadel, which includes the famous Mohamed Ali Mosque and some palaces. The final stop today is Khan El Khalili Market, located in the center of the Islamic Cairo, where you can browse in various stalls for a wide variety of souvenirs.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo or similar

After breakfast, your driver will send you to the airport for a flight to Amman, Jordan. Our local representative will pick you up at the Arrival Hall at Amman Airport and take you to hotel. For the rest of the time, you can either hang out or simply have a rest. Amman, the capital of Jordan, is called the "White City" for the limestone buildings dominating the area.

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Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sulaf Luxury Hotel or similar

After breakfast, your English speaking driver will take you from the hotel to the Roman Amphitheater, an imposing theatre built into a hillside in the second century and still being used today, as an open-air concert venue. Then, hike to the Amman Citadel, which witnessed the history of Amman being occupied by many great civilizations including the Roman and Byzantine empires. Perched on the highest hill of the city, it offers a superior vantage point to overlook the old buildings far and near. We will then tour around inside Jordan Archaeological Museum and Umayyad Palace, an eighth-century palace complex featuring an impressive domed entrance chamber. After that, take a 2-hour drive to the ancient city of Petra.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Petra Boutique Hotel or similar

Today, we are going to tour around Petra Ancient City, once the capital of Nabataean Kingdom, nicknamed "Rose City" for its pink rock-cut buildings scattered almost everywhere. We will have a ride on horse from the entrance to Siq canyon for about 700 m/0.4 mi (Note: You don’t have to ride the horse, but please note that if you take the ride, the horse handler would expect JD3-JD5 per horse for tip), a narrow canyon stretching its way to Petra's most extraordinary ruin - a 2,000-year-old sandstone temple called Al Khazneh. After the visit to the temple, enjoy some free time to walk along the main street of Petra and explore other popular sites like Royal Tombs, the Theater, and Qasr al-Bint, a free-standing temple with a façade being the largest of all temples here.

► Insider Tips For Petra:

In the early afternoon, we will drive 1.5 hours to Wadi Rum, the “Valley of the Moon”. After arrival, go for a desert jeep tour to sightsee its spectacular landscape, made up by marvelous sandstone hills, canyons, and red-orange sands. If weather permits, you may seize the chance to enjoy one of the most gorgeous sunset in the world. Dinner and overnight at the campsite on the desert. ► More information about the Camp:

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: SunCity Camp or similar

Today your driver will send you to the Dead Sea, a 3 hours' drive away from your campsite. After arriving and checking into the local hotel, enjoy a whole free afternoon to explore the Sea and around. 423 meters (1,388 feet) below the sea level, the unique hypersaline lake is the lowest point on the surface of the earth, featuring a magic for body to float on it and benefits for health. You could also enjoy a Dead Sea Mud Skin Care while reading a book or newspaper.

► Tip:
Most hotels with direct access to the beach of Dead Sea would close the access or their private beach after sunset, which is to ensure the safety of visitors (possibly because lifeguards are limited). So please arrange your playtime accordingly.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Dead Sea Resort or similar

Today the driver will transfer you to the Allenby Bridge for the border crossing to Israel. Your driver guide at Israel will pick you up from the border and send you to the hotel at Jerusalem for check-in. Have a good rest for the remaining hours of today.

► Tips for Border Crossing:

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Jerusalem Gold Hotel or similar

After breakfast, your driver guide will greet you at your hotel lobby and take you to the Mount of Olives, where many biblical events happened and providing an overlook to the entire city. Then, head to the Western Wall, also called the Wailing Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, the most sacred place of pilgrimage for Jewish people. The Old City consists of four parts: the Jewish Quarter, the Armenian Quarter, the Christian Quarter, and The Muslim Quarter. Your driver guide will lead you to knock around the four quarters and visit the famous Holy Sepulcher Church, recognized as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection, and Al Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site of Islam believed to be from which Muhammad was taken to Heaven by Gabriel, the archangel that delivers the God’s messages.

Next, your driver guide will lead you the Mount Zion to tour the King David's Tomb, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey, the final resting place of Virgin Mary. Take a leisurely stroll by the old bazaars and see if you can discover some handicrafts you like, before we send you back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Jerusalem Gold Hotel or similar

Today, we will drive to Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. We will visit Shepherd's Field, a Roman Catholic chapel built on the site of angel's annunciation of Jesus's birth to the shepherds, and the Church of the Nativity, one of the oldest major Christian church in the world. Then we will drive back to Jerusalem and then pay a visit to Ein Karem, the place where John the Baptist were born. It is a 30 minute drive from Jerusalem. After arrival, we'll sightsee the St. John's in the Mountains Episcopal Church built on the original site of St. John's house as well as Church of Visitation, built to commemorate Virgin Mary's visit to Elizabeth, the mother of St. John.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Jerusalem Gold Hotel or similar

On the last day of your 11-day Egypt-Jordan-Israel tour package, your driver will pick you up and transfer you to the airport at the appointed time. Thanks for joining us. Wish you all the best!

Meals: Breakfast