Best itinerary 11 days Egypt and Jordan

Day 1 Arrival Day

Marsa Alam Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to the hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle

Free evening

Overnight in the Hotel

Depends on your arrival. If your flight arrives, If you have an early flight to Cairo you can contact us to make a tour suggestion 

Optional trip to the sound and the light show at Giza Pyramids and costs 40 $ Per person

Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops , Chephren, and Mykerinus ). Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of and visit the Valley Temple . enjoy a free camel ride

Lunch will be served during the Pyramids at the local restaurant in Giza

Then visit the Egyptian Museum

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Tahir

It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artefacts that date as far back as 5,000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen - A group of treasures, gold, and jewellery that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.

Suppose you wish to visit the mummies' royal hall. You need to ask the tour guide to take the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and you pay for this. It will cost 50$ per person extra

The New Grand Museum is not open yet. It will be open soon in 2023

Pick Up time from your hotel i with your Egyptologist tour guide, you will drive up to the Saladin Citadel, constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam Hills in 1183 AD as a defense against Crusader armies. Known for its fresh air and sweeping views of   Cairo, it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha

Designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq, who came to Cairo especially from Istanbul to build the great building, the mosque's alabaster structure stands in beautiful contrast to the sandstone city.

Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Old   Cairo

Then, visit Old   Cairo   to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in   Cairo

Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover the old Cairo the center of  Cairo’s trading activities since the 14th century. After an amazing trip, 
you will take a short flight to Aswan – Overnight in Aswan

You will be picked up from your hotel by our Guide to visit the temples of Abu Simbel. Early Visit to Abu Simbel from Aswan

Abu Simbel temples

The two temples of Ramses the Second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the Second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco, Lunch in Aswan

Overnight at the hotel in Aswan

Marsa Alam Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan. In Aswan, you will be met by our tour guide and you will visit Aswan attractions

Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk

Phiala temple:
Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.

The high Dam:
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

The Unfinished Obelisk .
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 

12:00 lunch on board of the Cruise

Sail with Felucca in Aswan and Enjoy the sunset, You can do an optional tour to the Nubian village.
Overnight at the hotel in Aswan

Transfer to Luxor in the Morning 

you will be accompanied by your private tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit:

The Valley of Kings :

The final resting place of Egypt's rulers from the 18th to 20th dynasty, it is home to tombs including the great pharaoh Ramses II and boy pharaoh Tutankhamen.
The tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Most of the decoration inside the tombs is still well preserved.

Hatshepsut Temple:

It is one of the most beautiful & best preserved of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt. The temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together.

Colossi of Memnon:

Two massive stone statues of King Amenhotep III are the only remains of a complete mortuary temple. The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which exist in Cairo and then moved 700 KM to Luxor

Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Luxor before you drive back to Luxor airport. To fly to Cairo from Luxor . Then you will take a flight to Amman

Meet and assist upon arrival and help with the visa procedure (we can arrange a free-of-charge tourist visa for you). Transfer to the hotel in Amman.

Overnight in Amman

Start the day with a visit to Madaba, known for its Byzantine mosaics, including the famous 6thcentury mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Next, we’ll take you to Mount Nebo, where Moses is said to have viewed the Promised Land, and then to the castle of Kerak, a Crusader fortress built in the 12th century. End the day in Madaba, spend the night at a hotel in Madaba.

Explore the ancient city of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Walk through the Siq, a narrow canyon with towering sandstone walls, and emerge at the treasury, a magnificent facade carved into the rock.

Continue through the site, which includes a theatre, temples, tombs, and other structures from the Nabataean period. Then Take a trip to Wadi Rum, a desert valley known for its stunning landscape of sandstone mountains, red sand dunes, and
rock formations. Take a jeep tour of the valley, stopping to admire the natural beauty and learn about the Bedouin culture that has inhabited the area for centuries, Spend the night at a hotel on the Dead
Sea

After breakfast, visit the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth and known for its healing properties and high salt content. Float in the salty water and enjoy the unique experience, Then we will head to Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the world, located a few hours, then you will head to the airport for departure.