Fly from one of seven UK airports with KLM / Air France via Amsterdam/Paris into Cairo, or directly with British Airways from London Heathrow. Arrive late evening and transfer to your hotel for a three night Special Stay.
Three Night Stay: Cairo
Today enjoy a tour of Coptic Cairo and Old Cairo visiting the key Christian Churches and sites of historical significance. This evening enjoy a private soirée including canapés and welcome drinks. SCENIC ENRICH - enjoy an introductory lecture on Egypt and your itinerary with your Tour Director, who is an expert Egyptologist.
SCENIC ENRICH Scenic Tours have planned your itinerary at the Pyramids of Giza, to allow plenty of time to explore. Included is the Great Pyramids, the panorama, the Solar Boat Museum and the famous Sphinx.
SCENIC ENRICH Fly direct to Abu Simbel on your Included private charter flight. Check in to your luxury cruise boat and enjoy an included lunch. Late afternoon, after the crowds have departed, join your Tour Director for an Included tour of the amazing temples of Ramses ll and his Queen Nefertari. SCENIC ENRICH Tonight’s highlight is the Sound and Light Show in front of the temples at Abu Simbel.
Three Night Cruise : Lake Nasser
N.B The flight between Cairo and Abu Simbel has a baggage restriction of 15kg per person, additional baggage to a maximum of 5kg per person will be transported by land to meet you on arrival into Aswan on Day 7 and charges may apply for any baggage in excess of these limits.
This morning sail past the temple of Kasr Ibrim. Then enjoy your Included visit to the temples of Amada and Derr and the Tomb of Penut. Relax, enjoy the scenery and the facilities of your luxury cruise boat whilst sailing to Wadi El Sebou.
Join your Tour Director this morning for an Included tour. Walk through the avenue of sphinxes guarding the entrance and learn the hidden secrets of the temple of Wadi El Sebou. Cruise to Aswan to moor for the night.
Included morning visits to the well preserved Kalabsha Temple. Then take a motorboat to the Temple of Isis at Philae where your Tour Director will guide you on an Included tour. Stop at the Aswan High Dam then check in to your luxurious Nile River cruise boat. Included SCENIC FREE CHOICE activity choose from: (1) motorboat cruise on the upper Nile; or (2) Nubian Village visit; or (3) a felucca ride (weather permitting).
Three Night Cruise: ms Sun Ray - Exclusive to Scenic Tours
Set sail early morning for Kom Ombo and an Included tour by your expert Tour Director to the temple of Sobek. Then sail to Edfu for your Included visit to the Temple of Horus. Set sail for Luxor and tonight enjoy the lively Galabeya (traditional Egyptian dress) party onboard.
Today is a highlight as you explore the west bank of the Nile. See the Colossi of Memnon and enjoy Included visits to the imposing Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Valley of the Kings. SCENIC ENRICH A highlight is your Included entry into the colourful tomb of Tutankhamen. Late afternoon enjoy an Included visit to Luxor Temple. Return to the cruise boat for the Belly Dancer and Whirling Dervish Show.
Disembark this morning for your Included tour of the spectacular complex of Karnak Temple. Then journey by luxury coach to Dendara. SCENIC ENRICH a highlight is your Included visit to the magnificent temple of Hathor where you will be amazed by thewell preserved colourful hieroglyphics and temple complex. Continue to your magnificent resort located on the shores of the Red Sea.
Two Night Special Stay : Red Sea
Opportunity to choose the following add on experience, Balloon Flight over the West Bank of the Nile.
Included SCENIC FREE CHOICE activity choose from: (1) a massage or hydrotherapy treatment; or (2) a round of golf; or (3) snorkel the Red Sea; or (4) semi submersible boat cruise. Tonight enjoy your Included gourmet buffet dinner at The View restaurant, sampling from the four live cooking stations.
Morning at leisure to make the most of the resort facilities. Included afternoon flight to Cairo.
Two Night Special Stay: Cairo
Included SCENIC FREE CHOICE activity choose from: (1) Islamic Cairo and Khan el Khalili Bazaar; or (2) Coptic Cairo and Old Cairo; or (3) Saqqara and the Step Pyramid. SCENIC ENRICH Scenic Tours have planned your itinerary to allow plenty of time to explore the incredible Egyptian Museum at your own pace. Your Included tour takes in King Tutankhamen’s collection and then SCENIC ENRICH be fascinated when you enter the Mummy’s Room. SCENIC ENRICH This evening enjoy your Included dinner with fabulous views over the Nile.
This morning fly to Jordan (flight not included). Upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport you will be met by your Scenic Tours representative who will assist you with clearing customs and immigration then transfer you to your luxurious hotel located in the heart of the diplomatic district Jabal Amman. Archaeological remains date Amman as far back as 10000 BC. Situated at the crossroads of Asia and Africa, the city has been inhabited by many civilisations including the Persians, the Nabateans and the Romans and was referred to as the Roman city of Philadelphia. Join your Tour Director this afternoon for an Included tour to see the traces of Amman’s many lives, the Citadel overlooking the city, the columns of a Roman temple and the Byzantine church. SCENIC ENRICH enter the Archaeological Museum. SCENIC ENRICH Tonight sample a delicious home cooked meal. You will enjoy a local family’s friendly hospitality whilst learning about the lifestyle and culture of the Jordanian’s.
Two Night Special Stay : Amman
This morning travel to the ancient city of Jerash, acknowledged as one of the best preserved provincial cities of the Roman Empire. Recent archaeological finds date the history of the city as far back as 3200 BC. Conquered by the Romans in 63BC Jerash achieved great prosperity under the rule of the Romans and extended over 800,000 square meters within its walls. On your Included tour of the old walled city you will see the Triple Arch Gate, the huge Hippodrome, the Colonnaded Street, the Forum, the Temple of Zeus and the paved way leading to the Temple of Artemis. Enjoy an Included lunch in a local restaurant sampling Jordanian specialities before returning to Amman. This afternoon enjoy your Included SCENIC FREE CHOICE activity choose from: (1) join your Tour Director for a walking tour of the old city centre of Amman; or (2) visit the Royal Automobile Museum and see the fascinating collection of cars of the Royal Family; or (3) enjoy a treatment at the Club Olympus Spa.
Leave Amman this morning and travel to ‘Bethany Beyond The Jordan’ for your Included tour. Amazing archaeological discoveries have identified this as the area where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist. Continue to one of the most revered sites in Jordan – Mount Nebo. View the memorial to Moses at the presumed site of the prophet’s death and burial place. Enjoy your Included lunch at Madaba then see the famous mosaic map of the Holy Land, comprised of two million pieces of coloured stone. Continue to the Rose Red City of Petra and your hotel which is located directly across from the entrance to the site.
Two Night Stay: Petra
A highlight of your trip is today’s Included full day walking tour of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Petra. This magnificent ancient city, carved into the sandstone mountains, is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious race who settled in south Jordan more than 2,000 years ago. By the 16th century Petra had become completely lost to the West, and remained so until 1812 when the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt persuaded his guide to take him to the site of the rumoured lost city. The impressive eastern entrance of the city leads down through a brilliantly coloured narrow gorge carved by an ancient waterway. Marvel at Petra’s most famous monument: the Treasury, which appears dramatically at the end of the siq. This towering facade, called Al Khazneh is only the first of Petra’s secrets you will discover today. Tonight enjoy your Included dinner in the Al Saraya Restaurant.
Today travel in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia as you drive to the Valley of the Moon - Wadi Rum, where the legend of Lawrence was born and the film was shot. Included is your adventure through some of the most dramatic desert landscapes by Jeep, operated by the local Bedouin tribes. Explore Lawrence Road; be awed by the vistas of ancient valleys and towering weathered sandstone mountains rising out of the pink and white sands. Continue north to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea. SCENIC ENRICH Tonight enjoy a private soiree including drinks and canapes in the Lobby Bar.
Two Night Special Stay : Dead Sea
You have the day to relax and enjoy the facilities of the Resort, which is located on the edge of the Dead Sea with direct access. This magnificent resort features 5 pools and Included is your access to the Dead Sea Indoor Salt Pool. A highlight today will be the chance to float in the sea which is renowned for its therapeutic benefits. SCENIC ENRICH Enjoy a private dinner tonight with magnificent views over the Dead Sea.
Early morning flight via Paris with Air France to one of seven UK regional airports.
Brochure: IS/WW/GBP1213
Tour code: UCNJ.1