Itinerary

DAY 1 ? CAIRO
upon arrival to Cairo airport meet, assist by our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel

DAY 2 ? CAIRO- Dahshour, Memphis, Sakkara
A morning tour takes us to the time capsule treasure of Dahshour, the newly-opened pyramid field south of Cairo: DAHSOUR ? we?ll motor to the edge of Cairo, to Dahshour, the newly-opened pyramid field south of Cairo. We visit the great pyramid of Senfru, father of Cheops, and other structure:

The ?Discovery? of Dahshour:
For almost half a century, the great field of huge pyramids near the desert village of Dahshour, 25 miles south of Cairo, has been off limits to the public. Confined within the perimeter of a military base were many pyramids, including the great 4500-year-old pyramid built by Senfru, father of Cheops. Senfru?s pyramid, the largest in Egypt until his son built Giza?s Great Pyramid, is rhomboidal in shape: it tapers more distinctly on its upper half. All the pyramids were coated in thick plaster at one time. Most have lost these protective, decorative sheaths, but Senfru?s?miraculously?is still in place.

After lunch at a local restaurant : The afternoon is for Memphis and Sakkara, including the Step Pyramid of Zoser & Nobles tombs/Mastabas.

DAY 3 ? CAIRO- Old Coptic Cairo ? Giza
Morning tour of Old Coptic Cairo Churches and Beni Ezra Synagogue.
Lunch at local restaurant before we head back to your hotel.
In the afternoon enjoy Cairo as you wish .In the evening, we return to the Pyramids for an awe-inspiring sound-and-light show.

DAY 4 ? CAIRO
Your exploration of the ancient world begins today! First stop is the Egyptian Museum, with its treasures of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, precious stones and metals. We?ll also stop at the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque. Then it?s on to Giza and the mysteries of the Pyramids and Sphinx. for those interested, enjoy the usual photo opp riding a camel with the Pyramids and the Sphinx in the background, time is limited , so please make it brief 5 -10 minute camel ride .

DAY 5 ? ASWAN
After avery early breakfast proceed to the airport to fly to Aswan , where we settle you into your cabin on your Nile steamer. We?ll visit the enormous dams at Aswan, then board a launch on Lake Nasser to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters.

DAY 6 ? KOM OMBO
We cruise northward down the Nile today, at a stately pace, disembarking for a visit to Kom Ombo, the twin temple dedicated to the crocodile river god, Sobek. We?ll also see Haroeris, the solar disk.

DAY 7 ? EDFU and LUXOR
Horse-drawn carriages or vans meet us at riverside to take us through Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Then we?ll continue beside the Nile to take in an array of ancient splendors: the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut ; and, back in Luxor, the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak.

DAY 9 ? Luxor / Cairo/ Amman
Now that you?ve seen the best of the Egypt of the Pharaohs, our guides escort you to the airport. You?ll fly over to Cairo and connect to Amman and your hotel: Hyatt or Sheraton Al-Nabil

Day 10 ? JERASH /PETRA S
After breakfast at the hotel , we head for Jerash (Gerasa of antiquity), the best preserved city of Roman times. Visit its theaters, temples, churches and colonnaded streets. Then continue our drive southwards along the Kings? Way to Petra, and your hotel. Dinner is included at the hotel.

DAY 11 ? PETRA
We?ll spend the entire day at Petra, the stunning desert city hewn by the Nabateans from solid cliffs of pink and violet sandstone. Petra was known in the bible as Sela, and rediscovered only in 1812. You?ll feel like Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark as you penetrate into the city through a narrow sandstone gorge, the Siq, and wander among the Temple of the Winged Lion, tombs, Roman theater, and the imposing Treasury.

DAY 12 ? PETRA/ WADI RUM / DEAD SEA
After breakfast at the hotel, we board four-wheel-drive vehicles for an expedition to Wadi Rum, the ?Valley of the Moon? where T. E. Lawrence (?Lawrence of Arabia?) organized Arab resistance to Ottoman rule during World War I. After our visit, we enjoy lunch at a local restaurant then on to the DEAD SEA ,the lowest spot on Earth and maybe experience floating in the waters of the Dead Sea.

DAY 13 ? DEPARTURE FOR HOME
Our staff escorts you to the airport of Amman for your flight home. Or, you may choose to add one of our extensions, and return later from Jordan

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