Best of Egypt, Jordan and Istanbul

Upon landing in Egypt, purchase your visa by filling out an application form provided at the airport and submit applicable fee paid in USD cash per person. Meet our Representative who will assist you and also transfer to your Cairo Hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast at your Hotel visit: - The Grand Pyramids of Cairo & Sphinx; take your picture while riding a camel.
- The Step Pyramid of Djoser in Sakkara.

After breakfast at your hotel: - Transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Luxor.
- Upon arrival in Luxor transfer to your Nile River Cruise. All meals included + daily offshore sightseeing.
- Visit Luxor Temple.
- Visit Karnak Temple. Nile river cruise features, on average, sixty cabins with panoramic windows, a private bathroom hairdryer, and a shower. There is also a swimming pool, and a sun deck with bar.

After breakfast on board visit: - Nile West Bank of Luxor to the Valley of the Kings.
- Queen Hatshepsut Temple.
- Colossi of Memnon.

After breakfast on board visit: - Temple of Edfu.
- Temple of Kom Ombo.
- Tonight enjoy a traditional Galabeya dinner party night.

After breakfast on board visit: - The High Dam.
- Temple of Philae.
- Felucca ride. (a felucca is a traditional Egyptian sailing boat)

Breakfast on board.
Disembark. Our representative will transfer you to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival transfer to your Cairo Hotel. Optional tour: Depart early morning to visit the famous Abu Simbel Temples. Moved from their original sacred place to save them from flooding. This project is considered one of the most outstanding achievements in modern engineering.

After breakfast our representative will transfer you to Cairo airport to board your flight to Amman.
Upon arrival in Amman transfer to your Hotel. Later depart to the Ancient City of Jerash, one of the most visited tourist destinations second only to Petra.
Jerash is one of the best-preserved cities of the Roman Empire in the world.
Continue with a short scenic drive through the beautiful valleys of northern Jordan to Ajlun Castle.
Ajlun Castle is an interesting site that offers spectacular views of the surrounding area.

After breakfast depart by road to Wadi Rum, along the way you visit Mt. Nebo, and Madaba. Mt. Nebo is where Moses is said to have seen the promised land. At the top of the Mountain are the remains of a Monastery and a Church with beautiful Mosaics on the floors. Enjoy views of the Jordan Valley, glimpse Judah and Jericho on a clear day, and see the dead sea. Continue your tour, drive to St. George's Greek Orthodox Basilica in Madaba; home to the oldest preserved and most detailed ancient map of the lands extending east and west of the River Jordan from Lebanon to Egypt, from the desert to the Mediterranean. Discovered in 1894, this large 6th Century Mosaic Map is one of the most important treasures of Jordan. Then Drive to Wadi Rum. Enjoy a tour in a 4X4 Jeep exploring this desert region. Next, You will be treated for a traditional Bedouin lunch at Wadi Rum.
Dinner and Overnight in Wadi Rum at a Desert Campsite surrounded by breathtaking scenery.

After breakfast, drive to Petra for a tour of this famous ancient site. Petra: The "Pink City" is the top tourist destination in Jordan and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site found between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea.
Enter through the famous SIQ, an impressive long winding opening between the walls of two overhanging cliffs, then encounter many remarkable structures such as the famous Treasury. After your tour of Petra, drive to Amman. Along the way enjoy a panoramic tour of Amman and a traditional dinner at a local Restaurant.

After breakfast, transfer to Amman's airport for your flight to Istanbul.
Canadian and American Passport holders require a Tourist Visa that you can obtain online before departure.
Meet our representative, transfer to your Hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, take a guided stroll through Sogukcesme Street with traditional wooden houses, ( Yali ) that are now landmark buildings of Ottoman architecture. Your stroll will take you to the Topkapi Palace, the largest and oldest of the remaining Ottoman Sultans’ palaces. You will tour the harem, gardens, kitchens, treasury, and terraces with a breathtaking view overlooking the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. After a brief stop at the Fountain of Sultan Ahmet the 3rd, stop and admire from the outside one of Istanbul’s most famous UNESCO World Heritage site and a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture dating back to the sixth century, Hagia Sophia. Make a stop to enjoy lunch and after, visit the Blue Mosque covered by more than 20,000 Iznik tiles and continue to the Roman Hippodrome, where chariot races used to take place. Your last stop of the day is the Grand Bazaar. One of the oldest markets and best places to buy souvenirs in Istanbul. After the tour continue exploring the city on your own and return to your hotel independently. Overnight in Istanbul.

After breakfast, you will be picked up for your Bosphorus Tour. Walk along the Golden Horn, the waterway that divides the European part of Istanbul, to the Egyptian Bazaar. You will have some time at leisure to enjoy this lively market full of aromas and bustle, whose streets give off all the flavor of the East. Continue to the pier for a cruise on the Bosphorus, which connects the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea. During the cruise, you will see the beautiful European and Asian shores of Istanbul with its palaces, fortresses, and beautiful wooden residences. After the tour continue exploring the city on your own and return to your hotel independently. Overnight in Istanbul.