DAY 1

Arrival in Paris, transfer to hotel, dinner, and overnight stay.

DAY 2

Transfer to the cruise ship by one of our Globe Trotters Agency correspondents

DAY 3

Breakfast. Free day to enjoy the city at leisure. Tel Aviv is one of those vibrant and fashionable cities that you cannot miss. A city where you will find designer stores and clothing, cafes to the last, and also attractive neighborhoods with trendy bars and locals in which to see and be seen. This Israeli city is today the perfect destination for a getaway in search of plans, cultural visits, and lots of fun. Tel Aviv mixes its historical past and the mixture of many cultures with centuries of history, with everything contemporary. For example, the Gan HaHashmal neighborhood has recently been chosen as one of the 10 most attractive neighborhoods in the world. Shenkin Street, Tel Aviv’s shopping street par excellence, is lined with magnificent Bauhaus architecture. Tel Aviv exhibits a wide variety of architectural styles including the International Bauhaus. The central part of the city, known as White City, contains the largest group of buildings in the world built in this style, which is why the White City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Florentine neighborhood is another of those places to see and be seen. The area is full of artists’ studios, artisan bakeries, cafes, and bars. A neighborhood where graffiti and interesting characters compete with each other, and a tourist destination for those looking for a good atmosphere and beautiful people. But in addition to these neighborhoods, the best thing about Tel Aviv is that it faces the Mediterranean. The beautiful promenade is perfect for a stroll or bike ride. During the day you can enjoy the beach, the open-air street shows, and the restaurants, cafes, and ice cream parlors. But at night the party continues with a wide range of bars, clubs, and discos that attract a large crowd. Old Jaffa, the Old Jaffa, can be reached via the promenade.

DAY 4

Departure via Mount Scopus to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the entire city of Jerusalem and explanations of the most significant sites of the city. Visit the Garden of Gethsemani and the Basilica of the Agony. Tour of the modern city of Jerusalem visiting the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, where the manuscripts found in the Dead Sea and the Model of Herodian Jerusalem are exhibited. Continue to visit Yad Vashem, a Holocaust memorial museum, and the Ein Karem neighborhood where the Churches of St. John the Baptist and the Visitation are located. Dinner and overnight stay in Jerusalem.

DAY 5

Departure to the old city of Jerusalem visiting the Wailing Wall, the Temple Esplanade*, the Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continuation to Mount Zion to visit the Tomb of King David, the Upper Room, and the Abbey of the Dormition. In the afternoon visit Bethlehem, where the Basilica and Grotto of the Nativity are located. Visit the Shepherds’ Field*. Dinner and overnight stay in Jerusalem.

DAY 6

Breakfast and at the scheduled time, transfer by road to the border point of Shiekh Hussein, visa processing, assistance and transfer to the hotel in Amman, dinner, and overnight stay.

DAY 7

Breakfast. Then we will visit Amman, including the Citadel, the Archaeological Museum, and the Roman Theater. Afterward, we will visit Jerash or “Gerasa”, a Greco-Roman city that was part of the Decapolis and is known as the “Pompeii of the East” for its importance and its magnificent state of preservation. We will be able to admire among others: Hadrian’s Gate, the Hippodrome, the Theater, the Agora or forum with its complete colonnade, the Cardo Maximus, the Temple of Zeus, and the Temple of Artemis. Then we will visit the Ajlun Castle, a fortress built in 1185 and rebuilt later in the 13th century by the Mamluks after its destruction by the Mongols. It is a castle from the time of the Crusaders, located on top of the mountain and from which there is a beautiful view. Return to Amman. Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 8

Breakfast and departure to Madaba. Arrive and visit the church of St. George, with its famous mosaic depicting all the biblical territories. Continuation to Mount Nebo, from whose summit Moses saw the Promised Land. Visit the collection of mosaics. Continue to Petra. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 9

Breakfast. Day dedicated entirely to the visit of Petra, known as the “pink city”, where more than 2,000 years ago the Nabataeans located the capital of their empire over 500 years, carving admirable temples and tombs in the pink mountains and using advanced agricultural and water conduction systems. The tour begins at the Tomb of the Obelisks and continues along the Siq, a canyon of more than 1 km in length after which you will discover the Treasury, a colossal tomb decorated with columns and sculptures of incomparable refinement and beauty. Continuation to the street of the facades and the theater to approach the 850 steps that will lead us to the imposing monastery “El Deir”. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 10

Breakfast. visit Little Petra (Little Petra) was inhabited by the Nabateans and has many tombs, water vessels, and watercourses have a small road that leads to some of the inner areas, Siq Al Bared, the scale of this area and the fact that it is the continuation of Petra, gave it the name of Little Petra. Departure to WadiRum. Excursion to the desert of WadiRum and ride in 4×4 vehicles. We will enter the pink sands of this desert, which has a special charm provided by the granite massifs that nature has modeled with whimsical shapes. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp.

DAY 11

20:10-20:30 Breakfast and free day for personal activities, shopping, continue to enjoy the city, or optional excursion to the Dead Sea. At the indicated time transfer to the airport to take Egypt Air flight 702 to Egypt. Arrival, reception by our Globe Trotters Agency correspondent, visa processing, and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation

DAY 12

Breakfast, in the morning visit to the site of the Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren, Mykerinos, and the Sphinx. At the end of the tour is a scheduled visit to the Cairo Museum (Pharaonic Art Museum), the Citadel of Saladin with its Alabaster Mosque, the Khan el Khalili Bazaar and the Coptic Quarter.

DAY 13

Breakfast and free time in Cairo with the possibility of excursion to Memphis and Sakkara, at the scheduled time, transfer to Cairo airport, departure by regular Egyptair flight to Luxor. Reception by our staff and transfer to the riverboat. Full board on board. Accommodation (full board starts with lunch or dinner, depending on onboarding time).

DAY 14

Full board. At the scheduled time, visit of the eastern bank of Luxor, with the Temple of Karnak, which dominates the entire site of Thebes born of the splendor of the pharaohs of the new empire and the Temple of Luxor, the work of two great pharaohs Ramses II and Ramses III. Continuation back to the boat scheduled excursion to the west bank with the Necropolis of Thebes, including the Valley of the Kings where are hidden the tombs of the most important pharaohs of the new empire, the Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the gigantic and grandiose Colossi of Memnon. Return to the cruise ship embarkation and sailing to Edfu. Overnight stay on board.

DAY 15

Full board. At the scheduled time, a visit to the Temple of Edfu was dedicated to the God Horus. Return to the cruise ship and sail to Kom Ombo. Arrival and visit of the temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Harris. Sailing to Aswan. Overnight stay on board.

DAY 16

Full board. Possibility to make the excursion to the Temple of Philae, return to the ship, and, at the scheduled time, depart for the included excursion of a felucca ride (typical fishing boats) on the Nile contemplating several volcanic islands of black granite.

DAY 17

01:50 After breakfast disembarkation and check out in the ship’s rooms and transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cairo transfer to the hotel to rest and continue enjoying the city or make use of the hotel facilities in the evening transfer to Cairo Airport to Paris.

DAY 18

Return to the hotel and transfer to the airport to take the flight to the city of origin. END OF SERVICES

COST INCLUDES IN JORDAN:

VISITS ACCORDING TO ITINERARY.

ENGLISH SPEAKING LOCAL GUIDE DURING THE VISITS.

HALF BOARD DURING THE TRIP. (BREAKFAST AND DINNER).

ASSISTANCE AT AIRPORTS.

VISITS, ENTRANCE FEES, AND TRANSFERS AS PER ITINERARY.

4X4 RIDE IN WADI RUM DESERT AND ACCOMMODATION.

PETRA BY NIGHT (COURTESY OF THE AGENCY).

FLIGHT AMMAN-CAIRO

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN JERUSALEM:

MEET AND ASSIST AND TRANSFER FOR ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE AT BEN GURION AIRPORT.

ACCOMMODATION IN JERUSALEM ON HALF BOARD BASIS. (BREAKFAST AND DINNER)

ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE DURING THE EXCURSIONS.

ENTRANCE FEES FOR THE FOLLOWING PLACES ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM “MUSEUM OF ISRAEL”.

PORTERS IN THE HOTELS.

INCLUDED IN EGYPT

NILE CRUISE ON FULL BOARD WITHOUT DRINKS.

CAIRO ON A BED AND BREAKFAST BASIS.

VISITS, ENTRANCE FEES, AND TRANSFERS AS PER ITINERARY.

ASSISTANCE AT AIRPORTS.

ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE DURING VISITS.

2 DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN EGYPT TO TAKE THE CRUISE CAIRO-LUXOR // ASWANCAIRO.

VISITS INCLUDED

CAIRO (PANORAMIC VISIT TO THE PYRAMIDS, VALLEY TEMPLE, AND THE SPHINX,

(MUSEUM OF PHARAONIC ART), THE CITADEL OF SALADIN WITH ITS ALABASTER MOSQUE,

THE KHAN EL KHALILI BAZAAR AND THE COPTIC QUARTER).

LUXOR (VALLEY OF THE KINGS INCLUDING ENTRANCE TO 3 TOMBS, TEMPLE OF HATSHEPSUT,

TEMPLES OF LUXOR AND KARNAK, COLOSSI OF MEMNON).

ASWAN (TEMPLES OF EDFU, KOM OMBO, TEMPLE OF PHILAE, AND PHALUK RIDE).

NOT INCLUDED

AIR TAXES USD $799

TRAVEL INSURANCE USD $162

MEALS, BEVERAGES, OR ANY OTHER EXPENSES NOT MENTIONED AS INCLUDED.

GRATUITIES

DEPARTURE TAXES FROM ISRAEL USD $35 BORDER CROSSING FEES USD $15 PER PERSON OF

DIRECT PAYMENT TO THE AUTHORITY AT BORDER CROSSING TIME

JORDAN VISA DIRECT PAYMENT ON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION USD $67 PER PERSON

EGYPT ENTRY VISA USD $ 35 APPROX PER PERSON

TRAVEL GRATUITIES AND CRUISE TAXES NOT INCLUDING THOSE OF THE GUIDE USD $35 PER PERSON PAYMENT

AT DESTINATION