Petra to the Pyramids - Overland Trip

1 ½ weeks: Amman to Cairo (IMT-EAPE)

Intro

A amazing tour offering the best that Jordan has to offer alongside Egypt\'s Sinai Peninsula with plenty of time to explore Petra, Wadi Rum and Mount Sinai.

Group Size

Max 18

Activities

Extensive walking at Petra, camel trek at Wadi Rum, hike up Mt Sinai.

Trek grade

Easy

Accommodation

8 nights simple hotels, 1 night Bedouin camp

Transport

Public and private buses, hydrofoil

Fully Escorted

By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Jordanian guide at Petra and Egyptologist at the Pyramids

Itineraries (Amman - Cairo)

Day 1,AMMAN

Arrive and check into your hotel. (No meals)

Day 2,AMMAN

City tour of Amman on foot. We visit the amphitheatre, the citadel and walk in the old souq (bazaar). Optional afternoon tour to Jerash (US$30). Overnight in Amman. (B)

Day 3,AMMAN - PETRA

Morning visit to the Dead Sea (US$15 entrance). Afternoon transfer to Wadi Musa beside the ancient city of Petra. Optional evening Turkish bath (US$30). (BD) Approx 6 hours driving

Day 4,PETRA - WADI RUM - BEDOUIN CAMP

We spend most of the day exploring the magnificent hidden city of Petra. Later in the afternoon we head into the desert to Wadi Rum where we spend the night in a Bedouin style camp. (BD) Approx. 2 hrs driving

Day 5,CAMEL TREK - AQABA

Join the Bedouin people of Wadi Rum for a short camel trek into the desert. Optional jeep safari (US$15). Later we drive to the coastal town of Aqaba. (B) Approx. 1 hr driving

Day 6,AQABA - NUWEIBA - DAHAB

Board the hydrofoil to cross the Gulf of Aqaba to Nuwebia in the Sinai. Continue to the Coastal village of Dahab. (B) Approx. 6 - 8 hrs travelling -including time spent completing port formalities. Note: If the hydrofoil service from Nuwebia to Aqaba is not operating we will travel by ferry instead. This may necessitate a change to the published itinerary.

Day 7,DAHAB - ST CATHERINE

Free morning in Dahab where you can relax on the beach or snorkel amidst the crystal water and the coral gardens of the Red Sea (US$10). In the afternoon transfer to St Catherine where we spend the night near the foot of Mt Sinai. (BD) Approx 2 hrs drive

Day 8,MOUNT SINAI - CAIRO

We rise early to climb Mt Sinai for sunrise. After breakfast continue to Cairo via the Suez Canal. (B) Approx. 7 hrs driving

Day 9,CAIRO

A guided visit to the Great Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza. Later there is the option to visit the Egyptian museum with an Egyptologist (US$28). Overnight in Cairo (B).

Day 10,CAIRO

Tour ends after breakfast. (B)

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