CAIRO - DAHAB - PETRA - 9 Days/ 8 Nights

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival
Welcome to Egypt! Arrive to Cairo airport, where our representative will be waiting for you, with a sign showing your name. From the airport you will be transferred by a private car to your hotel. Over night in the hotel in Cairo.


Day 2 - Pyramids Tour
In the morning enjoy a visit to Sakkara. Here you have the chance to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, which is the first Pyramid built and it is the world's oldest stone structure. Later we drive to Memphis, the capital of the ancient kingdom and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt. Here we visit the mostly open-air Memphis Museum and see the fallen statue of Ramses II. In the afternoon we drive to Giza to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mycerinus, and see the enigmatic Sphinx: a pharaohs’ head with a lion’s body. Back to your hotel and over night in the hotel in Cairo.


Day 3 - Cairo City Tour

In the morning start the tour with Old Cairo and see the remains of Roman Towers, visit the Hanging Church then Abu Sirga Church and Synagoge.Then we drive to Islamic Cairo and visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque and Citadel of Salah El Din.

In the afternoon visit the Egyptian Museum, this features artefacts from the pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Late evening transfer to the bus station and take the over night bus to Dahab.


Day 4 - Dahab

Arrive to Dahab, pick up from the bus station transfer to the hotel. Free day, overnight in the hotel.

 

Day 5 - Blue Hole and Mt Sinai Climb

In the morning visit the Blue Hole and try snorkeling. The Blue Hole is one of the Red Sea's most well known sites. Nature has created a unique submarine cavity that is ideal for swimming and snorkelling. Here you can marvel at the colourful coral reef and see beautiful fish. Back to the hotel, free evening. At 11 pm start the tour to Mount Sinai.

 

Day 6 - St Catherine's Monastery
Reach the top of the mountain by early morning and watch the sunrise from the summit. On the way down visit St Catherine's Monastery, built in honour of St Catherine, a Christian martyr who was sentenced to death by the Romans. Greek Orthodox monks take care of the Monastery, which was built in the 6th Century at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Arrive back to Dahab around 1 pm, Free afternoon, over night in the hotel.

 

Day 7 - Petra 

Early morning (3:00 am) pick up from your hotel and transfer to Taba Marina to take the boat to the Royal Yacht Club in Aqaba. Transfer from Aqaba to Petra and enjoy a 3 hours tour of Petra (2 hours with guide & 1 hour free) 

Start the tour of Petra on foot, by entering though the Siq, a narrow, winding crack in the sandstone. Visit the Great Treasury, the Roman Theatre, the Royal Tombs and hundreds of other monuments, and obelisks, all carved from the multi-shaded rose red sandstone. Continue our tour to the hill of Al-Habis for a breathtaking panoramic view.
After Petra we break for lunch in a nearby hotel and then transfer back to Aqaba, and have some free time for shopping before taking the boat back to Taba Marina. From Taba, transfer back to Dahab. Over night in the hotel.

 

Day 8 - Dahab - Cairo

In the morning transfer to the bus station and take the bus to Cairo (Local bus, approximately 9 hours bus ride). Once in Cairo, transfer to the hotel. Over night in the hotel.

 

Day 9 - Departure

Pick up from the hotel and transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight.

Tour Includes:

- Pick ups and transfers as mentioned above
- English speaking guide for the sights in Cairo
- 3 nights in 3* hotel in Cairo, including breakfast
- Bus ticket from Cairo to Dahab and Dahab - Cairo
- 4 nights in a seaside hotel in Dahab, including breakfast
- Snorkelling equipment to the Blue Hole (fins and mask)
- Local, Bedouin guide for the Mt Sinai climb

- Boat tickets: Taba Marina -Aqaba - Taba Marina, including one soft drink on the boat

- Taba Marina fees & Jordan departure taxes
- 2 hours guided tour in Petra
- Entrance fee to Petra
- Buffet style lunch in  Jordan,  excluding drinks

- All services

Tour Excludes:

- Entrances fees to the mentioned sights in Egypt and entrance fee to Blue Hole

- Visa fees to Egypt on return from Jordan, if requested on the boarder 
- Beverages with the lunch in Petra

- Tipping for optional horse ride at Petra
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary

Extras:

- Dinner Cruise on the Nile: 45 Euro / person, 60 Euro for single booking
- Optional Camel or Horse Ride at Giza: 35 Euro / person

- Felucca ride on the Nile in Cairo (2 hours sail); 45 Euro / person,  minimum 2 person

- Extra visit to Kahan-El-Khalili Bazaar: 40 Euro / car (day 3, approximately 2 hours visit)
- Upgrade for 4* or 5 * hotel available upon request

Tour Notes:

- In Cairo the tours will be with private car
- In Dahab  the sightseeing will be in small groups

- From October to April, warm clothing required for the mountain climb.

- The Petra day tour departs Wednesdays and Saturday only.

- Some nationalities be will required to have pre-arranged visa to Jordan- contact us for details

- Vest (life jacket) for the snorkelling - available for extra charge.

Tour Price:

 690 Euro/ person
 960 Euro for 1 person booking

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