Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Jordan and Egypt: Petra, Wadi Rum, Cairo and the Nile
15 days from Amman to Cairo: Jerash, the Dead Sea, two nights at Petra and a Wadi Rum camp, then Giza, Luxor, three nights sailing the Nile and Aswan.
15 days · Amman to Cairo · up to 12 guests
Sand and sandstone in Wadi Rum, southern Jordan Photo: Peter Chisholm, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wadi_rum_desert.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 15 days, 14 nights
- Start and end
- Amman to Cairo
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Moderate
One long day in Petra, up to about 15 km on sand and rock with about 800 steps to the Monastery, and an optional second morning there. Most other days have 2 to 4 hours on foot at sites, often on uneven ground, steps into tombs and hot open ground at Giza and the Valley of the Kings. The Monastery climb, the second Petra morning and the balloon can be sat out.
- Meals included
- 14 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 5 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,395 (estimated price)
- Season
- October to November and February to April
Highlights
Why this trip
- Petra from opening, with the Treasury quiet and the Monastery climb in the afternoon
- Petra by Night and Little Petra, both included
- A Wadi Rum camp: 4x4 into the desert, sunset from high ground and a sunrise before breakfast
- Floating in the Dead Sea after Madaba, Mount Nebo and Bethany
- Giza at opening, then Tutankhamun's treasures at the Grand Egyptian Museum
- The Valley of the Kings at opening, with Tutankhamun's tomb
- Three nights on a small Nile boat: Edfu early, Kom Ombo at dusk
- Philae by motorboat and a felucca at sunset in Aswan
What makes this trip different
One price, nothing to pay on the van
Everything on the itinerary is in the price, and nothing is collected on the trip.
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,395 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Amman
Queen Alia International Airport to your hotel in Amman
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Amman
- Drive about 45 min
Fly into Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), about 35 km south of Amman. Your Jordan Pass is bought before you fly, so the visa step on arrival is short, and a driver meets you in the arrivals hall for the drive of about 45 minutes into the city.
Afternoon
Plan to land by mid-afternoon if you can; the latest arrival that still makes the briefing is confirmed with your final itinerary. Amman spreads over steep hills of pale limestone houses, and the first afternoon is yours to rest or walk down to Rainbow Street for coffee.
Evening
In the early evening your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a short briefing on the two weeks ahead: what to pack for Petra and the desert, how the flights work, and how the days are paced. Then we sit down together to a welcome dinner of mezze and grills at a local restaurant.
Included
- Pick-up at Queen Alia International Airport (AMM)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the evening briefing
Jerash early, then the Amman Citadel
Amman to Jerash and back, then the Amman Citadel
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Amman
- Drive about 1.5 h
Morning
We leave after an early breakfast to reach Jerash, about 50 km north, close to opening while the stone is cool and the coaches are still on the road. Roman Gerasa is one of the best preserved provincial cities of the empire. Walk in through Hadrian's Arch, raised for the emperor's visit in AD 129 to 130, past the hippodrome into the Oval Plaza and up the colonnaded Cardo, still grooved by cart wheels, to the Temple of Artemis and the South Theatre.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Jerash before we drive back to Amman. The afternoon is free to rest at the hotel or wander the downtown souks below the Citadel. Late in the day we climb the Citadel hill, where the Temple of Hercules and the Umayyad Palace catch the low sun above the Roman Theatre.
Included
- Jerash with your guide: Hadrian's Arch, the Oval Plaza, the Cardo, the Temple of Artemis and the South Theatre
- Sit-down lunch in Jerash
- The Amman Citadel in the late afternoon: the Temple of Hercules and the Umayyad Palace
Free time: Part of the afternoon free in Amman
Activity: About 2 to 3 hours on foot in Jerash on Roman paving and uneven ground.
Madaba, Mount Nebo, Bethany and the Dead Sea
King Abdullah I Mosque in Amman, then Madaba, Mount Nebo and Bethany Beyond the Jordan, then the Dead Sea
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Dead Sea
- Drive about 2 h
We start in Amman at the King Abdullah I Mosque when it opens to visitors, before prayers and crowds; its blue dome covers a single prayer hall hung with a huge ring chandelier, and robes are lent at the door. A short drive south brings us to Madaba and the Church of St George, whose floor holds the Madaba Map, a 6th-century mosaic of the Holy Land with Jerusalem at its centre. Ten minutes on, Mount Nebo looks from the terrace of the Memorial Church of Moses over the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Madaba, then we drop into the rift valley to Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Al-Maghtas, where John is believed to have baptised Jesus, listed by UNESCO in 2015. A walk through tamarisk and reeds leads to Byzantine church remains and the narrow Jordan River. By late afternoon you are at the resort on the shore, about 430 m below sea level, in time to float in water roughly ten times saltier than the ocean as the sun drops behind the far hills.
Included
- King Abdullah I Mosque, Amman
- Madaba Map at the Church of St George
- Mount Nebo and the Memorial Church of Moses
- Sit-down lunch in Madaba
- Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Al-Maghtas) with your guide
- Time to float in the Dead Sea at the resort's beach
Optional experiences
- Spa treatments at the resort
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free at the resort
Activity: The mosque is closed to visitors at Friday prayers; on a Friday we swap it for the Jordan Museum. Do not shave on the day you float, and keep the water out of your eyes; the salt stings.
Up the rift valley to Shobak and Petra
Dead Sea south along the Dead Sea Highway, up to Tafilah, the Dana viewpoint and Shobak Castle, then Wadi Musa
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Wadi Musa
- Drive about 4 h
Morning
Float once more before breakfast while the water is flat and the beach is empty. Then we drive south down the Dead Sea Highway, past the salt pans at the southern end of the lake, and climb out of the rift valley through the hills to Tafilah. The day's driving is about four hours, split by stops. On the King's Highway we pull over at the viewpoint above the Dana Biosphere Reserve, where sandstone and granite fall away towards Wadi Araba.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down stop in the hills, then Shobak Castle, built by the crusader King Baldwin I in 1115 and taken by Saladin in 1189, with its chapel, gatehouse and a stairway cut down into the rock. We reach Wadi Musa, the town at the gate of Petra, by late afternoon and stay two nights.
Evening
On the evenings it runs, Petra by Night lights the Siq and the Treasury with candles.
Included
- Dana Biosphere Reserve viewpoint
- Sit-down lunch on the way
- Shobak Castle with your guide
- Petra by Night (on whichever of your two Petra evenings it runs)
Free time: Evening free if Petra by Night falls tomorrow
Activity: We plan departures so that one of your two Petra evenings falls on a Petra by Night evening; the date is confirmed with your final itinerary.
Petra from opening to the Monastery
A full day inside Petra
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Wadi Musa
We are at the Petra gate when it opens, around 6 am, and walk down the Bab as-Siq past the Djinn Blocks and the Obelisk Tomb into the 1.2 km Siq while it is cool and almost empty. The Treasury, carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century AD, is still in soft shade at this hour, and you will have it nearly to yourselves. Your guide then leads along the Street of Facades and the Theatre to the Royal Tombs, climbing to the terrace of the Urn Tomb for the view across the valley, and down the Colonnaded Street to the Great Temple and Qasr al-Bint.
Afternoon
Lunch is a proper sit-down meal inside the site, followed by a rest in the shade. Mid-afternoon, when most visitors are walking out, we climb the roughly 800 rock-cut steps to the Monastery, Petra's largest facade, and the viewpoints beyond it, then walk back out in the late light.
Included
- Petra from opening with your guide: the Siq, the Treasury, the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs, the Colonnaded Street, the Great Temple and Qasr al-Bint
- Sit-down lunch inside Petra
- The climb to the Monastery (Ad-Deir) in the quieter afternoon window
Easier option: Skip the Monastery climb: walk back out after lunch and spend the afternoon at the Petra Museum by the visitor centre or at the hotel.
More active option: Before lunch, climb the steep steps to the High Place of Sacrifice for the view over the city, then come down past the Garden Tomb.
Free time: Evening free
Activity: The longest walking day: up to about 15 km on sand and rock steps, with about 800 steps to the Monastery. Bring good shoes, a hat and water.
A second Petra morning, then Wadi Rum
Petra, Little Petra, then south to a camp in Wadi Rum
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Wadi Rum
- Drive about 2 h
Morning
Your Jordan Pass covers a second day in Petra, so this morning is your choice. Go back in at opening with your guide, past the Obelisk Tomb again, and take the Al-Khubtha trail up to the ledge that looks straight down on the Treasury, or sleep in and have a slow breakfast. We leave Wadi Musa late in the morning for Little Petra, Siq al-Barid, a narrow canyon of Nabataean houses, cisterns and dining rooms that was probably a caravan stop. Look up in the Painted Biclinium for a rare 1st-century ceiling fresco of vines and birds. From there it is about two hours south to Wadi Rum, a protected desert of red sand and sandstone mountains listed by UNESCO in 2011.
Afternoon
Lunch is waiting at camp.
Evening
After the heat of the day Bedouin drivers take us out by 4x4 to Lawrence's Spring, the rock carvings of Khazali Canyon and a red dune, and we stop on high ground for sunset before a zarb dinner lifted from an oven in the sand.
Included
- Second morning in Petra with your guide (optional)
- Little Petra (Siq al-Barid) and the Painted Biclinium
- Lunch and dinner at camp, with a zarb dinner cooked in the sand
- Afternoon 4x4 tour with Bedouin drivers: Lawrence's Spring, Khazali Canyon and a red dune
- Sunset from high ground, then stargazing at camp
Easier option: Skip the second Petra morning and rest at the hotel until we leave for Little Petra.
More active option: The Al-Khubtha trail at opening, about 2 hours with steep stairs, to the viewpoint above the Treasury.
Free time: Morning free if you skip the second Petra visit
Activity: Wadi Rum sits at about 1,000 m, so nights are cool for much of the year and cold in winter. Camp tents have their own bathroom with hot water.
Desert sunrise, then fly to Cairo
Wadi Rum on the Desert Highway to Queen Alia International Airport, then fly from Amman to Cairo
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Cairo
- Drive about 4 h
Morning
Wake early for sunrise from the camp, when the light runs down the cliffs and the sand has no fresh tracks, then a camel ride across the valley floor before breakfast for anyone who wants one.
Afternoon
We leave by about 8:30 and drive north on the Desert Highway to Queen Alia International Airport, about 310 km and four hours, with a sit-down lunch on the way. This is why the Dead Sea came earlier: flying out of Amman from the desert avoids a five-hour drive to the Dead Sea and another back. The flight to Cairo takes about an hour and a half, and your See Sight Tours guide flies with you rather than handing you to a new leader at the airport. In Cairo, a driver and your Egyptian site guide meet the group for the transfer to a central hotel.
Evening
The evening is free; your guide can point you to a koshary shop or a Nile-side terrace nearby.
Included
- Sunrise from camp
- Short camel ride at camp
- Sit-down lunch on the way to the airport
- Flight from Amman (AMM) to Cairo (CAI), with your guide
- Transfer to your hotel in Cairo
Free time: Evening free in Cairo
Activity: The longest travel day: about four hours on the road and a short flight. One checked bag per guest, within the airline allowance.
Giza at opening, then the Grand Egyptian Museum
Cairo to the Giza plateau and the Grand Egyptian Museum, then back to Cairo
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Cairo
- Drive about 1.5 h
We leave Cairo early to be at the Giza plateau at opening, before the tour coaches and the heat. The Great Pyramid of Khufu has stood for about 4,500 years, and walking its base with your guide shows its scale better than any photo. We drive across the plateau to the panorama viewpoint, where all three pyramids line up, then down to the Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal near the plateau. In the hottest part of the day we are indoors at the Grand Egyptian Museum, about 2 km away, which opened fully in November 2025. The Grand Staircase climbs past colossal statues to a window framing the pyramids, and the Tutankhamun galleries show the young king's burial goods together, including the gold mask and his chariots.
Evening
We return to the hotel by late afternoon, and the evening is yours.
Included
- The Giza pyramids at opening, the panorama viewpoint, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, with your guide
- Sit-down lunch near Giza
- The Grand Egyptian Museum, including the Tutankhamun galleries
Optional experiences
- Inside the Great Pyramid (separate ticket, priced at booking)
Free time: Evening free
Activity: Little shade at Giza: bring a hat, sunscreen and water. The passage inside the Great Pyramid is steep, low and hot.
Fly to Luxor: Karnak and Luxor Temple after dark
Cairo to Luxor by air, then Karnak and Luxor Temple on the East Bank
- Breakfast
- Stay in Luxor
- By plane
Morning
A morning flight of about an hour takes us south to Luxor, ancient Thebes.
Afternoon
We check in to a hotel near the corniche, and lunch and the hot middle of the day are yours: a cold drink by the river or a rest. Late in the afternoon, as the light lowers, we walk into Karnak, the temple of Amun built and rebuilt over some 2,000 years. Your guide leads through the pylons into the Great Hypostyle Hall, where 134 columns stand like a stone forest, then past the obelisk of Hatshepsut to the sacred lake.
Evening
After a break we go on to Luxor Temple, which stays open into the evening and is lit after dark, so the colossal statues of Ramesses II and the obelisk at the gate glow against the night sky. The restored Avenue of Sphinxes runs north from the temple towards Karnak. Dinner is your choice in town.
Included
- Flight from Cairo to Luxor (LXR), with your guide
- Karnak in the late afternoon with your guide
- Luxor Temple after dark
Free time: Middle of the day and the evening free
The Valley of the Kings, then onto the Nile
Luxor West Bank, then sailing south from Luxor
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in On the Nile, near Edfu
- By boat
We cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings at opening, while the valley is still in shade and before the day coaches arrive. Your ticket covers three tombs, chosen on the day from those open, and we add Tutankhamun's tomb, small but with the king's mummy still inside. Next is the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, set against the cliff, and a stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two seated statues of Amenhotep III about 18 m high.
Afternoon
By lunchtime we are aboard our small Nile boat for three nights, with lunch on deck as the crew casts off.
Evening
The afternoon is for the sundeck: palms, fields and villages slide past, and the boat passes through the lock at Esna in the evening. Dinner is on board.
Included
- Valley of the Kings at opening, three tombs plus Tutankhamun's tomb
- The Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon
- Board the Nile boat: lunch and dinner on board
Optional experiences
- Sunrise hot air balloon over the West Bank before the Valley of the Kings (priced at booking)
- The tomb of Queen Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens (separate ticket, priced at booking)
Free time: Afternoon on the sundeck
Activity: Tomb corridors are steep and warm, and photography rules in the tombs change; your guide explains them on the day.
Edfu early, Kom Ombo at dusk
Edfu, sailing south, then Kom Ombo
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in On the Nile, at Kom Ombo
- By boat
Edfu is our first stop, and we walk or ride a horse cart into town early, before the boats moored behind us arrive. The Temple of Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC, is the most complete temple in Egypt: roof, pylon and inner sanctuary all stand, and the falcon statues of Horus guard the court.
Afternoon
Back on board for a late breakfast, we sail south through the morning and the afternoon. Watch for herons and kingfishers on the banks, the sandstone quarries at Gebel el-Silsila where the river narrows, and fishermen in small boats. Lunch is on deck.
Evening
Towards sunset the boat ties up below Kom Ombo, the double temple of the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris, with a mirror-image plan and a doorway for each. We see it at dusk as the lights come on, then the small Crocodile Museum next door with its mummified crocodiles. Dinner is on board.
Included
- The Temple of Horus at Edfu with your guide
- A day sailing south on the Nile
- Kom Ombo temple at dusk and the Crocodile Museum
- All meals on board
Free time: The middle of the day free on the sundeck
Into Aswan: Philae and a felucca at sunset
Kom Ombo to Aswan by boat, then Philae and a felucca sail
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Aswan (on board)
- By boat
Evening
The last stretch of the river runs between granite boulders and green islands into Aswan, where the boat moors for the night. After lunch on board we drive a few minutes to the jetty and cross by motorboat to Philae, the Temple of Isis. The whole complex was taken apart and rebuilt on Agilkia Island in the 1970s, when the earlier Aswan Dam left it half under water, and the boat ride in is the best view of its colonnades. Late in the afternoon we board a felucca, a wooden sailboat with a single canvas sail, and drift between Elephantine Island and Kitchener's Island while the Nubian crew tacks against the current. Watch the sun go down behind the tombs on the West Bank hills. Dinner is our last on board, and the evening is free to walk the corniche or sit on deck.
Included
- Sailing into Aswan
- Philae, the Temple of Isis, by motorboat
- Felucca sail at sunset around Elephantine and Kitchener's Island
- All meals on board
Free time: Evening free in Aswan
The High Dam and a Nubian lunch
Aswan: the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and a Nubian village on the West Bank
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Aswan
- Drive about 1 h
Evening
We leave the boat after breakfast and move to a hotel in Aswan for the night. The morning starts at the High Dam, finished in 1970, which holds back Lake Nasser and ended the Nile's yearly flood; from the dam wall you see the lake on one side and the river on the other. In the granite quarries nearby lies the Unfinished Obelisk, abandoned when it cracked, which would have stood about 42 m tall. Late in the morning a boat takes us downstream to a Nubian village on the West Bank, with its painted houses, for a home-cooked lunch with a Nubian family. The afternoon is free: the Nubian Museum, the souk or a drink on a riverside terrace. If you want Abu Simbel, we can book the early flight for you instead of the morning programme; by road it is about seven hours there and back, so we leave it out of the plan.
Included
- The Aswan High Dam
- The Unfinished Obelisk
- Boat to a Nubian village on the West Bank and lunch with a Nubian family
Optional experiences
- Abu Simbel by air, early morning (priced at booking)
Free time: Afternoon and evening free in Aswan
Back to Cairo: Al-Muizz Street and a farewell dinner
Aswan to Cairo by air, then Islamic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Cairo
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
A morning flight of about an hour and a half takes us back to Cairo.
Afternoon
After check-in and a free lunch hour, we head into Islamic Cairo in the late afternoon, when the heat eases and the streets fill. Your guide leads us along Al-Muizz Street, the old spine of Fatimid Cairo, lined with mosques, madrasas and the Qalawun complex with its carved stucco and stained glass. We pass the Bab Zuweila gate and wind into Khan el-Khalili, the bazaar that has traded on this site since the 14th century, with time to browse the lamp makers and spice sellers on your own and a mint tea at a cafe.
Evening
As the lights come on, we sit down together for a farewell dinner of Egyptian dishes at a restaurant in the old city, the last evening with your guide and the group.
Included
- Flight from Aswan (ASW) to Cairo, with your guide
- Al-Muizz Street and Bab Zuweila with your guide
- Khan el-Khalili bazaar
- Farewell dinner
Free time: Lunch hour and time in the bazaar free
Activity: About 2 hours on foot on busy streets. Covered shoulders and knees for the mosques; women need a headscarf.
Depart Cairo
Your hotel in Cairo to Cairo International Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
The trip ends after breakfast. Most international flights leave from Cairo International Airport (CAI), about 45 minutes to an hour from central Cairo depending on traffic, and we drive you there at the time that suits your flight. Allow three hours before departure at the airport, because security queues start at the terminal door.
Evening
If your flight is in the evening, the morning is free: the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, the Coptic quarter with the Hanging Church, or a last walk by the Nile. Your guide can help store bags at the hotel and suggest where to have lunch. If you would like to stay longer, we can book extra nights in Cairo; ask when you request to book.
Included
- Drop-off at Cairo International Airport (CAI)
Free time: Free until your airport transfer
Activity: Book a flight out of Cairo International Airport (CAI) any time today; allow three hours at the airport.
- Amman2 nights
- Dead Sea1 night
- Wadi Musa2 nights
- Wadi Rum1 night
- Cairo2 nights
- Luxor1 night
- On the Nile, near Edfu1 night
- On the Nile, at Kom Ombo1 night
- Aswan (on board)1 night
- Aswan1 night
- Cairo1 night
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: October, November, March and April are warm and dry in both countries. December to February brings cool days in Jordan, cold nights in Wadi Rum and the odd wet day in Petra, but mild sun in Luxor and Aswan. From May to September Luxor and Aswan are very hot, so we do not plan dated departures then.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- First-timers who want Petra and the pyramids on one trip without two separate bookings
- Travellers who want one guide for the whole journey, including the flights
- People who would rather sleep in hotels and a small boat than on overnight trains
- A mix of guided mornings and free afternoons
Not for you if you want
- Step-free access: Petra, the tombs and the temples mean sand, rock and steep steps
- Travellers who mind early starts: the best hours at Petra, Giza and the Valley of the Kings are at opening
- A beach holiday: there is no Aqaba or Red Sea time
- Summer travel: we do not run dated departures from May to September
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
14 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Amman2 nights
- Dead Sea1 night
- Wadi Musa2 nights
- Wadi Rum1 night
- Cairo2 nights
- Luxor1 night
- On the Nile, near Edfu1 night
- On the Nile, at Kom Ombo1 night
- Aswan (on board)1 night
- Aswan1 night
- Cairo1 night
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 14 nights: 2 in Amman, 1 at a Dead Sea resort, 2 in Wadi Musa near the Petra gate, 1 at a Wadi Rum camp in a tent with its own bathroom, 2 in central Cairo, 1 in Luxor, 3 on a small Nile boat, 1 in Aswan and 1 in central Cairo
- Rooms and cabins shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) and drop-off at Cairo International Airport (CAI)
- A private air-conditioned vehicle and driver for the group in each country
- Three flights: Amman to Cairo, Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo
- Three nights on a small Nile boat from Luxor to Aswan
- 4x4 tour in Wadi Rum with Bedouin drivers
- Motorboat to Philae, a felucca sail and a boat to a Nubian village
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide for all 15 days, flying with the group on all three flights
- Licensed local guides at the sites in Egypt and Bedouin guides in Wadi Rum
Activities
- Jordan Pass with 2 days in Petra, bought before you fly
- Jerash
- King Abdullah I Mosque and the Amman Citadel, Amman
- The Madaba Map, Mount Nebo and Bethany Beyond the Jordan
- Floating in the Dead Sea
- Dana viewpoint and Shobak Castle
- Petra from opening, including the Monastery, and a second optional morning
- Petra by Night
- Little Petra (Siq al-Barid)
- Wadi Rum 4x4 tour, sunset and sunrise, and a short camel ride
- The Giza pyramids, the panorama viewpoint and the Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza
- Karnak and Luxor Temple, Luxor
- Valley of the Kings (three tombs) and Tutankhamun's tomb, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, Luxor
- The Temple of Horus, Edfu
- Kom Ombo temple and the Crocodile Museum
- Philae, the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan
- Al-Muizz Street and Khan el-Khalili, Cairo
Meals
- 14 breakfasts
- 11 lunches: sit-down lunches on days 2 to 8, three on the Nile boat and a Nubian family lunch in Aswan
- 6 dinners: welcome dinner in Amman, a zarb dinner at the Wadi Rum camp, three on the Nile boat and a farewell dinner in Cairo
other
- A tipping pool for drivers, local guides, boat crew, felucca sailors and camp staff
- No shopping stops
Not included
- International flights to Amman and from Cairo
- Egypt visa fee (visa on arrival or e-visa)
- Travel insurance
- Meals not listed: 3 lunches and 8 dinners
- Drinks
- Tips for your See Sight Tours guide (your choice)
- Optional activities: the Luxor balloon, Abu Simbel by air, inside the Great Pyramid and Nefertari's tomb
- Spa treatments at the Dead Sea
- Personal expenses and camera permits where sites charge for them
Local fees: none. Nothing is collected on the trip.
Tips for your guide are included.
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,395 (estimated price)
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Dates and prices
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Questions
Prices in these answers apply from Jan 1, 2027. Black Friday offer: 15% off the small-group price for requests received by Dec 1, 2026. From CAD 6,605 per person. Dec 2 to Dec 31: from CAD 7,150. From Jan 1, 2027: from CAD 7,770.
What does the price include?
Fourteen nights in hotels, a Wadi Rum camp and a Nile boat, 14 breakfasts, 11 lunches and 6 dinners, all three flights, airport transfers, a private vehicle in each country, your See Sight Tours guide throughout with local site guides, your Jordan Pass (the 2-day Petra version, about JOD 75), a tipping pool, and every visit in the day plan, including Petra by Night and Tutankhamun's tomb.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, never more. Competing Jordan and Egypt trips run with up to 14 or 16. Twelve fits one table at lunch, one felucca and one small group in a tomb corridor.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group for all 15 days, including all three flights, so you are never handed to a new leader at the border. Licensed local guides join at the Egyptian sites, as the rules require, and Bedouin guides drive the 4x4s in Wadi Rum.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderately fit. Day 5 in Petra is the long one, up to about 15 km with about 800 steps to the Monastery, and you can skip the climb. Other days mean 2 to 4 hours on foot on uneven ground and steps into tombs, often in the sun.
Is Petra by Night included, and when does it run?
Yes, it is included. Petra by Night runs only on set weekday evenings, not every night, so we choose departure weekdays that put one of your two evenings in Wadi Musa on a night it runs. You walk the Siq by candlelight to the Treasury, where there is music and tea, and are back at the hotel in about two hours.
I am travelling solo. Do I have to pay a single supplement?
Only if you want a room and cabin to yourself, from CAD 1,395 more for the whole trip, shown before you book with no surprise at checkout. Solo travellers get the same seat, table and guide time as everyone else. If you would like to share, say so when you request to book and we will tell you whether a roommate is available.
When is the best time to go?
October to November and February to April are best for both countries: warm, dry days at Petra and comfortable temperatures in Luxor and Aswan. December and January work too, with cold desert nights. From May to September Upper Egypt is very hot, so we do not plan dated departures then.
Do I need visas for Jordan and Egypt?
Most visitors do. We buy your Jordan Pass before you fly, which covers the Jordan tourist visa fee for stays of 3 nights or more. Canadian, US and UK passport holders can get an Egypt visa on arrival in Cairo or an e-visa beforehand; that fee, about USD 25, is not included. We confirm the rules for your passport.
How do the flights between Jordan and Egypt work?
All three flights are included and booked by us: Amman to Cairo on day 7, Cairo to Luxor on day 9 and Aswan to Cairo on day 14. Each is a scheduled flight of about one to one and a half hours, and your guide flies with the group. Bring one checked bag within the airline allowance.
Is Abu Simbel included?
No. By road from Aswan it is about seven hours there and back, which breaks our four-hour driving cap. We can book an early flight to Abu Simbel on day 13, priced when you book. If Abu Simbel matters most, our Egypt: Pyramids, Abu Simbel and the Nile trip stays a night there.
How does booking work?
Choose a start date and request to book. No payment is taken at that point. We check hotel, boat and flight space and confirm your trip within 24 hours, then send the price, payment terms and final itinerary for you to accept.
Can I travel on my own dates?
Yes. The private version runs for your party only, on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle in each country, from CAD 13,985 per person. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask from the dates section and we will quote the same hotels, boat and local guides.
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