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Egypt in Blitz + Jordan & Isreal Tours I 14 days 13 Nights I 7 days Egypt / 7days Jordan + Isreal

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Duration

13 nights / person

Start

Cairo

End

Tel Aviv

Group size

2 - 10 persons

Overview

Highlights:

  • GEM ( Grand Egyptian Museum, if available )
  • Civilization Museum 
  • Cidadel of Salah Eldeen
  • Alabaster Mosque 
  • Pyramids  
  • Sphinx
  • Memphis 
  • Sakkara
  • Old Cairo

Cruise Sightseeing:

  • Karnak Temple
  • Luxor Temple
  • New Sphinx avenue 
  • Hatshepsut Temple
  • Valley of Kings and Memnon 
  • Tombs of Rameses V & VI
  • Kom ombu Temple 
  • Aswan High Dam
  • Philea Temple

Short itinerary

Quick route overview
  • 1
    Day 1

    Day 1- Arrival at Cairo,  

    • After the arrival at Cairo International Airport, we offer the "meet and greet" service.  Afterward, you will be transferred to the hotel for check-in.
  • 2
    Day 2

     Day 2 - Cairo Tour (Grand Egyptian Museum, the Pyramids of Giza & the Great Sphinx)

    • Our day starts with a visit to the largest archaeological museum in the world, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).  The new structure houses 100,000 masterpieces from several periods of Egypt's glorious history, 20,000 objects of which will be displayed for the first time such as King Tutankhamun's complete collection.
    • After touring the GEM, we will stop at a nice cozy restaurant for having lunch.
    •  We will, then, proceed to the one and only standing monument among the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, followed by The Pyramids of Khafra & Menkaura, the well-preserved valley temple of Khafra, and the Great Sphinx.

     

  • 3
    Day 3

    Day 3 - Cairo Tour National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, old Cairo, Citadel of Salah Eldeen

    • Start the day with a visit to the first authentic museum of civilization in Egypt.  The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) with 50,000 artifacts from the dawn of civilization to the present day.
    • Today we will experience the Spiritual Cairo tour and explore some of the early religious monuments of Cairo. You`ll visit the El Muallaqa Church, dating to the late fourth and early fifth century. This basilica was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon. Muallaqa means "suspended or hanging." Destroyed in a ninth-century earthquake, the church became the center of the Coptic (or Christian) Church of Egypt from the time it was rebuilt in the eleventh century until the 14th century.
    • Make a stop at the Ben Ezra Synagogue, built sometime between the sixth and ninth centuries AD. The temple contains a Jewish Heritage Library, containing documents found here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as well as descriptions of relations between various Jewish sects.
    • Stop for lunch, Continue the Cairo tour with a visit to The Citadel of Mohamed Ali (the Fortress of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi), built in 1183 and overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills. The structure, with its domes and minarets, looks over a number of important buildings, including the Alabaster Mosque. Its domed interior, used by Moslems for daily prayers, is a spectacular sight of twinkling lights and beautiful mosaics.
  • 4
    Day 4

    Day 4 - Travel to Aswan, Nile Cruise Sightseeing

    • Early morning, you will arrive at Cairo International Airport to catch the flight to Aswan.
    • Upon arrival, you will then reach the luxuries Nile Cruise, where you will spend the next three nights, to start your relaxing tour sailing from Aswan to Luxor.
    • After having lunch, the Nile Cruise excursion will start by visiting The Aswan High Dam followed by Philae Temple.
    • At night you may choose the Optional breathtaking Sound and Light show at Philae Temple.
  • 5
    Day 5

    Day 5 - Kom Ombo, Edfu :

    • Early morning optionTour to Abu Simbel by bus 
    • We will sail to Kom Ombo after lunch and visit the Temple of Kom Ombo.
    • Sail to Edfu for having dinner and overnight.
  • 6
    Day 6

     Day 6 - Luxor East Bank, Optional Sound, and Light Show 

    • Arrive at Edfu and we will have lunch while heading to Luxor.
    • In the afternoon, we will visit Luxor East Bank beginning with the outstanding Karnak Temple.  Afterward, The Temple of Luxor will be our next stop.
    • Evening, you may choose the Light and Sound Show inside Karnak Temple.
  • 7
    Day 7

    Day 7 - Luxor West bank, Transfer airport : 

    • Early morning option tour the hot air balloon.
    • Breakfast will be served on the Nile Cruise, and then we will proceed to the checkout.
    • Early morning, visit Luxor West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Kings, Including the unique two tombs of Rameses V & VI, the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Colossi of Memnon.
    • Flight to Cairo afternoon to fly to Jordan to start your 7 days Isreal & Jordan.

     

  • 8
    Day 8

    Day 08 -  Queen Alia Airport – Amman (D)

    • Meet and assist at Queen Alia International Airport by our representative, after visa formalities, transfer to your hotel in Amman for check-in, overnight.
  • 9
    Day 9

    Day 09 -  Amman – Petra visit – Wadi Rum (B.D)

    • After Breakfast, transfer to visit the unique city of Petra, built by the Nabataean Arabs who carved their monumental tombs, palaces, temples and treasures from the desert sandstone, in its natural shades of pink and gold.
    • You will reach the entrance of the impressive narrow gorge (Siq), leading to a marvelous and magical monument, where you will have a glimpse of the Treasury, then you will continue to the street of facades, the royal tombs, the Cardo, the temples, churches, museums. A wonder of the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Jordan's most precious treasure, Petra is Jordan's biggest tourist attraction. It is a vast and unique city, carved into the rock face by the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab civilization, who settled here over 2000 years ago.
    • after the visit, transfer to Wadi Rum, Jordan vast and echoing desert, for a 4×4 ride for (02Hours). Stunning in its natural beauty, Wadi Rum epitomizes the romance of the desert. With its “moonscape” of ancient valleys and towering sandstone mountains rising out of the sand, Wadi Rum is also home to several Bedouin tribes who live in scattered camps throughout the area.
    • Climbers are especially attracted to Wadi Rum because of its sheer granite and sandstone cliffs, while hikers enjoy its vast empty spaces. Wadi Rum is probably best known because of its connection with the enigmatic British officer T.E. Lawrence, who was based here during the Great Arab Revolt of 1917-18. Much of David Lean Lawrence of Arabia was filmed in Wadi Rum. Then transfer to your camp in Wadi rum for dinner & overnight.
  • 10
    Day 10

    Day 10 - Wadi Rum – Madaba – Mount Nebo -  Dead Sea (B.D)

    • After breakfast, depart from Wadi Rum and drive north to Madaba, the “City of Mosaics,” famous for its 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land. Continue to Mount Nebo, where Prophet Moses viewed the Promised Land before his passing. Then proceed to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, where you can relax and experience the therapeutic benefits of its salty waters and mineral-rich mud.
  • 11
    Day 11

    Day 11 - Dead Sea – King Hussein bridge - Qaser Al Yahud – Jericho – Qumran -  Bethlehem Hotel (B)

    • Breakfast, then transfer to King Hussein bridge (Allenby bridge) Arrival Allenby Border,Cross Border,Meet and assist,Start our Tour with a visit to Qaser Alyahud the Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ, Continue to Jericho the oldest city in the world, Panoramic view of Mt of Temptation where the Christ is tempted by the devil in the wilderness for 40 Days, visit Sycamore tree, the Tree where Zacchaeus climbed when Jesus was passing through the town, After Lunch Proceed to visit Qumran Caves where the Dead Scrolls Found by a Bedeuian in a Jar,transfer to Jeruslaem Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.
  • 12
    Day 12

    Day 12 -  Mt of Olives – Mt Zion – Nativity Church – Shepherd’s Field – Jerusalem Hotel (B.L.D)

    • Breakfast, we begin our day on the Mount of Olives where we will encounter a panoramic view for our introduction to the Old City. Start our Day with a visit to the Ascension Church then we will walk the Palm Sunday Trail to the Church of the Pater Noster, built on the traditional site where Christ taught the Lord’s Prayer.
    • We continue to the Church of Dominus Flevit, the place where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Then we continued to the church of All Nations, Church of Gethsemane (Holy Mass), Continue to Mt. Zion to visit the Upper Room, Domitian Abbey, and the Tomb of David. We then go to St. Peter of Gallicantu to see the pit where Jesus was jailed after praying in Gethsemane, Drive Back to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the traditional site of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2).
    • It is also the oldest continuously functioning church in the world, then visit Shepard’s field, the place where the angel carried the good news to the shepherds, back to the Hotel for Dinner Overnight.
  • 13
    Day 13

    Day 13 - Tour inside the old city of Jerusalem – Garden Tomb - Bethlehem Hotel (B.L.D)

    • Breakfast, Drive to visit the old city of Jerusalem, Enter through St. Stephen's Gate where St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was stoned to death. We continue to the Church of St. Anne, We will visit the nearby Pools of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the paralytic.
    • Then we will follow the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, the 14 Stations that Our Lord walked by on the way to his crucifixion, passing by the Ecce Homo Arch, the site where Pontius Pilate presented Our Lord to the crowds.
    • Next, we will visit the Western Wall, after Lunch, Proceed to the Garden Tomb for Holy Communion Service, back to the hotel Dinner and Overnight.
  • 14
    Day 14

    Day 14 -  Valley of Elah – Jaffa – Tel Aviv  - Ben Gurion Airport (B.L)

    • After Breakfast Checkout Then Drive to visit Valley of Elah It is for known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath (1 Samuel 17:2 and 19), Continue  to visit the old city of Tel Aviv (Jaffa), visit St Peter Church where the miracle of St. Peter took place. Acts 9 40: “But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise”. Panoramic view of Tel Aviv from the Mediterranean, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport


     

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1

Meals: no meals Hotels

Day 1- Arrival at Cairo,  

  • After the arrival at Cairo International Airport, we offer the "meet and greet" service.  Afterward, you will be transferred to the hotel for check-in.

Day 2

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

 Day 2 - Cairo Tour (Grand Egyptian Museum, the Pyramids of Giza & the Great Sphinx)

  • Our day starts with a visit to the largest archaeological museum in the world, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).  The new structure houses 100,000 masterpieces from several periods of Egypt's glorious history, 20,000 objects of which will be displayed for the first time such as King Tutankhamun's complete collection.
  • After touring the GEM, we will stop at a nice cozy restaurant for having lunch.
  •  We will, then, proceed to the one and only standing monument among the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, followed by The Pyramids of Khafra & Menkaura, the well-preserved valley temple of Khafra, and the Great Sphinx.

 

Day 3

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3 - Cairo Tour National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, old Cairo, Citadel of Salah Eldeen

  • Start the day with a visit to the first authentic museum of civilization in Egypt.  The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) with 50,000 artifacts from the dawn of civilization to the present day.
  • Today we will experience the Spiritual Cairo tour and explore some of the early religious monuments of Cairo. You`ll visit the El Muallaqa Church, dating to the late fourth and early fifth century. This basilica was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon. Muallaqa means "suspended or hanging." Destroyed in a ninth-century earthquake, the church became the center of the Coptic (or Christian) Church of Egypt from the time it was rebuilt in the eleventh century until the 14th century.
  • Make a stop at the Ben Ezra Synagogue, built sometime between the sixth and ninth centuries AD. The temple contains a Jewish Heritage Library, containing documents found here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as well as descriptions of relations between various Jewish sects.
  • Stop for lunch, Continue the Cairo tour with a visit to The Citadel of Mohamed Ali (the Fortress of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi), built in 1183 and overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills. The structure, with its domes and minarets, looks over a number of important buildings, including the Alabaster Mosque. Its domed interior, used by Moslems for daily prayers, is a spectacular sight of twinkling lights and beautiful mosaics.

Day 4

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner Cruise

Day 4 - Travel to Aswan, Nile Cruise Sightseeing

  • Early morning, you will arrive at Cairo International Airport to catch the flight to Aswan.
  • Upon arrival, you will then reach the luxuries Nile Cruise, where you will spend the next three nights, to start your relaxing tour sailing from Aswan to Luxor.
  • After having lunch, the Nile Cruise excursion will start by visiting The Aswan High Dam followed by Philae Temple.
  • At night you may choose the Optional breathtaking Sound and Light show at Philae Temple.

Day 5

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5 - Kom Ombo, Edfu :

  • Early morning optionTour to Abu Simbel by bus 
  • We will sail to Kom Ombo after lunch and visit the Temple of Kom Ombo.
  • Sail to Edfu for having dinner and overnight.

Day 6

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

 Day 6 - Luxor East Bank, Optional Sound, and Light Show 

  • Arrive at Edfu and we will have lunch while heading to Luxor.
  • In the afternoon, we will visit Luxor East Bank beginning with the outstanding Karnak Temple.  Afterward, The Temple of Luxor will be our next stop.
  • Evening, you may choose the Light and Sound Show inside Karnak Temple.

Day 7

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7 - Luxor West bank, Transfer airport : 

  • Early morning option tour the hot air balloon.
  • Breakfast will be served on the Nile Cruise, and then we will proceed to the checkout.
  • Early morning, visit Luxor West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Kings, Including the unique two tombs of Rameses V & VI, the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Colossi of Memnon.
  • Flight to Cairo afternoon to fly to Jordan to start your 7 days Isreal & Jordan.

 

Day 8

Meals: None Hotels

Day 08 -  Queen Alia Airport – Amman (D)

  • Meet and assist at Queen Alia International Airport by our representative, after visa formalities, transfer to your hotel in Amman for check-in, overnight.
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Day 9

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Hotels

Day 09 -  Amman – Petra visit – Wadi Rum (B.D)

  • After Breakfast, transfer to visit the unique city of Petra, built by the Nabataean Arabs who carved their monumental tombs, palaces, temples and treasures from the desert sandstone, in its natural shades of pink and gold.
  • You will reach the entrance of the impressive narrow gorge (Siq), leading to a marvelous and magical monument, where you will have a glimpse of the Treasury, then you will continue to the street of facades, the royal tombs, the Cardo, the temples, churches, museums. A wonder of the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Jordan's most precious treasure, Petra is Jordan's biggest tourist attraction. It is a vast and unique city, carved into the rock face by the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab civilization, who settled here over 2000 years ago.
  • after the visit, transfer to Wadi Rum, Jordan vast and echoing desert, for a 4×4 ride for (02Hours). Stunning in its natural beauty, Wadi Rum epitomizes the romance of the desert. With its “moonscape” of ancient valleys and towering sandstone mountains rising out of the sand, Wadi Rum is also home to several Bedouin tribes who live in scattered camps throughout the area.
  • Climbers are especially attracted to Wadi Rum because of its sheer granite and sandstone cliffs, while hikers enjoy its vast empty spaces. Wadi Rum is probably best known because of its connection with the enigmatic British officer T.E. Lawrence, who was based here during the Great Arab Revolt of 1917-18. Much of David Lean Lawrence of Arabia was filmed in Wadi Rum. Then transfer to your camp in Wadi rum for dinner & overnight.
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Day 10

Meals: Breakfast Hotels

Day 10 - Wadi Rum – Madaba – Mount Nebo -  Dead Sea (B.D)

  • After breakfast, depart from Wadi Rum and drive north to Madaba, the “City of Mosaics,” famous for its 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land. Continue to Mount Nebo, where Prophet Moses viewed the Promised Land before his passing. Then proceed to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, where you can relax and experience the therapeutic benefits of its salty waters and mineral-rich mud.
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Day 11

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 11 - Dead Sea – King Hussein bridge - Qaser Al Yahud – Jericho – Qumran -  Bethlehem Hotel (B)

  • Breakfast, then transfer to King Hussein bridge (Allenby bridge) Arrival Allenby Border,Cross Border,Meet and assist,Start our Tour with a visit to Qaser Alyahud the Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ, Continue to Jericho the oldest city in the world, Panoramic view of Mt of Temptation where the Christ is tempted by the devil in the wilderness for 40 Days, visit Sycamore tree, the Tree where Zacchaeus climbed when Jesus was passing through the town, After Lunch Proceed to visit Qumran Caves where the Dead Scrolls Found by a Bedeuian in a Jar,transfer to Jeruslaem Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.
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Day 12

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 12 -  Mt of Olives – Mt Zion – Nativity Church – Shepherd’s Field – Jerusalem Hotel (B.L.D)

  • Breakfast, we begin our day on the Mount of Olives where we will encounter a panoramic view for our introduction to the Old City. Start our Day with a visit to the Ascension Church then we will walk the Palm Sunday Trail to the Church of the Pater Noster, built on the traditional site where Christ taught the Lord’s Prayer.
  • We continue to the Church of Dominus Flevit, the place where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Then we continued to the church of All Nations, Church of Gethsemane (Holy Mass), Continue to Mt. Zion to visit the Upper Room, Domitian Abbey, and the Tomb of David. We then go to St. Peter of Gallicantu to see the pit where Jesus was jailed after praying in Gethsemane, Drive Back to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the traditional site of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2).
  • It is also the oldest continuously functioning church in the world, then visit Shepard’s field, the place where the angel carried the good news to the shepherds, back to the Hotel for Dinner Overnight.
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Day 13

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 13 - Tour inside the old city of Jerusalem – Garden Tomb - Bethlehem Hotel (B.L.D)

  • Breakfast, Drive to visit the old city of Jerusalem, Enter through St. Stephen's Gate where St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was stoned to death. We continue to the Church of St. Anne, We will visit the nearby Pools of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the paralytic.
  • Then we will follow the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, the 14 Stations that Our Lord walked by on the way to his crucifixion, passing by the Ecce Homo Arch, the site where Pontius Pilate presented Our Lord to the crowds.
  • Next, we will visit the Western Wall, after Lunch, Proceed to the Garden Tomb for Holy Communion Service, back to the hotel Dinner and Overnight.
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Day 14

Meals: Breakfast

Day 14 -  Valley of Elah – Jaffa – Tel Aviv  - Ben Gurion Airport (B.L)

  • After Breakfast Checkout Then Drive to visit Valley of Elah It is for known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath (1 Samuel 17:2 and 19), Continue  to visit the old city of Tel Aviv (Jaffa), visit St Peter Church where the miracle of St. Peter took place. Acts 9 40: “But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise”. Panoramic view of Tel Aviv from the Mediterranean, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport


 

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Inclusions

Egypt Accomidation 

 

Luxury accommodation:

  • Day 1 - Day 4: Four Seasons at first residence OR Fairmont Nile City Hotel - Pyramids or Nile View Room  – on bed and breakfast
  • Day 4 - Day 7: MS Tulip OR Royal Elite Nile luxury Cruise – Outside Cabin – on full board 

 

Transfers:

  • Day 1 : Arrival transfer to your Hotel from Cairo Airport
  • Day 4 : Transfer from your hotel to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan
  • Day 4 : Transfer from Aswan Airport to Your Nile Cruise
  • Day 7 : Transfer from your Cruise to Luxor Airport to fly to Cairo
  • Day 7 : Transfer from Cairo Airport to your International Terminal

Sightseeing:

  • Day 2 : Full-day pyramids, Sphinx, and Grand Egyptian Museum  include Guiding, Lunch, Entrance  fees, and A/C Bus model 2024
  • Day 3 : Full-day Cairo National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Old Cairo, Citadel of Salah Eldeen include Guiding, Lunch, Entrance  fees, and A/C Bus model 2024
  • Day 4 - Day 7 : 4 Days cruise Sightseeing as per program including Guiding, Entrance  fees, and A/C Bus model 2024

Free Items:

  • Camel ride 

Not included:

  • Visa $25
  • Tipping
  • International and Domestic flights
  • any option tours 

 

Jordan Accomidation 

 

Option 1:

  Accommodations based on 4* deluxe  Hotel 

 

Accommodations

City Inn

Category

Nights

Meal

Room Type

Golden tulip hotel or similar

Amman 

4

01

HB

Standard

Rum Oasis camp or similar

Wadi Rum

N/A

01

HB

Standard

Dead sea spa hotel or similar

Dead Sea  

4

01

HB

Standard

 

     Option 2 :

  Accommodations based on 5* Hotel 

 

Accommodations

City Inn

Category

Nights

Meal

Room Type

Rotana Tower hotel or similar

Amman 

5

01

HB

Standard

Rum Oasis camp or similar

Wadi Rum

N/A

01

HB

Standard

Movenpick resort hotel or similar

Dead Sea  

5

01

HB

Standard

 

Rates Per Person Sharing Double/Twin Room in USD$

Jordan Part

 

No. Of Pax

Option 1   

Option 2

20+1 pax

$ 437

$ 533

25+1 pax

$ 420

$ 518

30+2 pax

$ 420

$ 518

35+2 pax

$ 408

$ 505

Single supplement

$ 150

$ 300

                Rates Might Be Changed in Case of Any Changes of Governmental Tax’s or Fuel Increase

 

Rate Include:

  • Meet & assist at airport upon arrival
  • Free entry visa to Jordan
  • Accommodation at hotels as mentioned above on HB (breakfast and dinner)
  • Transfers in a private modern car with English speaking driver 
  • Accompanied English speaking days 02,03 & 04
  • Short horse ride incudes Petra ticket
  • Mineral water provided inside the vehicles all through the tour.
  • Entrances fees at above mentioned sites
  • 2 Hours 4x4 tour inside desert in Wadi Rum
  • Departure tax at King Hussein bridge (Jordanian side)
  • 1 pax free of charge in sharing room for every paying 15 pax

 

Prices Don’t Include:

 

  1. Any personal expenses such as telephone call, laundry, drinks, mini bar, etc...
  2.  Lunches
  3. Eta Visa 
  4.  Bank transmitting fees
  5. Tips to guides, driver, and horse boy in Petra, restaurants & hotel staff.
  6. Any optional Tours or Meals unspecified in tour program.




 

FAQ

Egypt is very safe to visit and the police, tourist police, and army are in prominence wherever you go, giving you a feel of being in secure surroundings. Egypt prides itself on its high safety record for tourists and will do all it can to maintain this.

Egyptian Arabic is the official and most widely spoken language in Egypt. English is taught in schools and is considered a secondary language that is most commonly used for tourism purposes.

The official currency of Egypt is the Egyptian Pound. Credit cards are accepted at most hotels, restaurants and upscale shops. There are also ATMs available at hotels and outside major banks dispensing local currency.

The best time to visit Egypt would be during the winter months, from October to April. The temperatures are mild and pleasant, although evenings can become quite cool. December through January are the peak tourist months so expect large crowds if travelling at this time. The best time to enjoy the beaches, without having to endure the large crowds of summer tourists, would be from March to May. Temperatures at this time are warm and tourist sites are not too crowded.

Egypt, being a predominantly Muslim country, is naturally conservative (not like the Gulf States or Saudi Arabia) but the average people are careful in what they wear. The dress code in Egypt for women is considered conservative by western standards and it is respectful to obey this code. For men it is not really an issue -- normal trousers and shirt or T-shirt are fine -- but in Cairo it would not be acceptable to wear short shorts or a tank tops/sleeveless tops. In the resorts like Sharm El Sheik, Hurghada, Sinai, etc. -- shorts are fine and it is very open and flexible. This also applies to ladies for the beach areas, but going into the market area in Hurghada, for example you may be more comfortable in trousers. Generally for men in Cairo or any city that is not on the sea side, remain with trousers (at tourist sites long loose shorts) or jeans and T-shirt , as even in Cairo, local people do not feel comfortable seeing a man in shorts. In Sea Side areas it's ok to walk in shorts, but once you enter a local restaurant or market, it's better to be more covered.

For the vast majority of travelers to Egypt, a valid passport and a travel visa is required. A visa can easily be purchased at the airport when you arrive. The cost for a single-entry, 30-day tourist visa is $25 (or equivalent in Euro), must be paid in cash (no credit or debit cards accepted), and your passport must be valid for at least six months. Citizens of all European countries, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, South Korea, Macedonia, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and United States can obtain a visa upon arrival. (Egypt does allow visa-free access for certain countries such as Bahrain, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macao, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia.) Visas can also be purchased beforehand through Egypt’s Visa e-Portal: https://visa2egypt.gov.eg. Forty-one different nationalities are eligible to purchase the e-visa, however, it’s far easier to simply buy the visa at the airport.

As with most European and North American countries, tipping is graciously accepted in Egypt. A 10% tip at restaurants and to guides and drivers is standard. Unfortunately, at major tourist sites like the Pyramids of Giza or the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, touts aggressively hustle for tips by allowing you to take photos in areas where it’s clearly posted as prohibited (such as inside the tombs). Please refrain from perpetuating this problem by not paying to take pictures.

Egypt has a voltage supply of 220V and the plugs are the 2-round pin type that are common throughout Europe.

As noted previously, Egypt is a Muslim country, therefore alcohol is not readily available outside of tourist areas and western-style hotels/resorts. Beer and wine is available for purchase on all Dragonfly Kite Safaris.