The Monastery, Petra
	Deir el Medina tomb painting
	Sphinx and pyramids, Giza, Cairo
	Stepped pyramid, Sakkara
	Blue Mosque, Cairo
	Scene from Sakkara tomb
	Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel
	Moon Goddess
	Horus and Isis, Temple of Philae
	Entrance to temple at Edfu
	Ancient calendar - Kom Ombo
	fishermen by Nile village
	Colossi of Memnon
	Tomb painting - Queen Nefertari playing chess
	Giant columns at Karnak
	Oberoi and the Red Sea
	Karnak Temple sphinxes and outer wall
	Roman ruins of Jerash amid wildflowers
	Citadel, Amman
	Roman mosaics, Jerash
	Jeep tour of Wadi Rum
	Baby camel and mom - Wadi Rum
	Wadi Rum landscape
	Gorgeous rock in Petra tomb
	Cliff of tombs, Petra
	Tomb "garage", Petra

Egypt and Jordan
March 20 to April 4, 2020
Tentative itinerary

Note: all breakfasts included. Other meals as noted below.

Friday, March 20

• Depart from USA for Egypt

Saturday, March 21

• Arrive in Cairo
• Met at airport by our English-speaking guide
• Transfer to Four Seasons First Residence Hotel in Giza (near the Pyramids)
• Casual dinner included
• D

Sunday, March 22

• Depart from hotel for day of visiting one of the Great Wonders of the World, Egypt's huge and magnificent pyramids, including Giza and Sakkara, the Stepped Pyramid, the Great Sphinx, and Memphis, Egypt's earliest capital
• Lunch included
• Return to hotel mid-afternoon
• Dinner included at the hotel
• Overnight at the Four Seasons
• B,L,D

Monday, March 23

• Tour Islamic and Coptic Cairo, including the Cairo Museum, Mohamed Ali Mosque, the Hanging Church, Abu Sirga Church and Synagogue
• Lunch included
• Possible US embassy briefing
• Return to hotel in the late afternoon
• Dinner on your own
• Overnight at the Four Seasons
• B,L

Tuesday, March 24

• Early morning flight to Abu Simbel, in Nubia, far southern Egypt, to see two magnificent temples originally carved out of the cliffs by Ramses II and raised to the plain above before the waters of the rising Lake Nasser covered them
• Flight from Abu Simbel to Aswan
• Transfer to the Sonesta Moon Goddess, our cruise ship and home for the next 4 days
• All meals included throughout cruise
• Lunch on the Moon Goddess
• Afternoon cruise on a felucca (Egyptian sailboat) around the lake behind the Low Dam to see Kitchener's Island and the Aga Khan's tomb (if time permits)
• B,L,D

Wednesday, March 25

• Begin our Nile cruise with a guided tour of the wonders of Aswan, including the Aswan High Dam, the enormous Unfinished Obelisk, and the lovely Temple of Philae, moved to its current location when the original Aswan Dam (the Low Dam) was built
• Continue our cruise down the Nile, stopping to see the Temple of Sobek (the crocodile god) at Kom Ombo, before sailing to Edfu
• B,L,D

Thursday, March 26

• Visit Horus Temple in Edfu before sailing on to Luxor through the Esna Lock, watching Nile villages and farms from our balconies as we glide by
• B,L,D

Friday, March 27

• Visit the Valley of the Kings & Queens (including Nefertari's, if open, and Ramses VI's tombs) with their unbelievable tombs and gorgeous (and original) paintings of Egyptian gods and goddesses and their daily lives. We will visit Deir el Medina, the village where the artisans who painted the tombs lived, to see their own remarkably decorated tombs with scenes of the daily lives of ordinary people.
• Afternoon visit to the temples of Luxor and Karnak and the Colossi of Memnon, all colossal in their size and magnificent in their artistry.
• B,L,D

Saturday, March 28

• Breakfast served before check-out
• Disembark from Moon Goddess
• Drive across the desert to the Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh on the Red Sea
• Box lunches included
• Afternoon free to relax
• Dinner on your own
• Overnight at the Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh
• B,L

Sunday, March 29

• Optional desert tour or camel ride or time to relax at the hotel or walk along the Red Sea
• Lunch on your own
• Dinner included at the hotel
• Overnight at the Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh
• B,D

Monday, March 30

• Morning flight to Cairo
• Depart from Cairo for Amman, Jordan
• Lunch at the airport on your own
• Met by our English-speaking guide for transfer to the Four Seasons Hotel, Amman
• Dinner included
• B,D

Tuesday, March 31

• Depart in the morning for the drive to Jerash to see its beautiful Roman city
• Lunch included
• Afternoon city tour of Amman
• Dinner on your own
• Overnight at the Four Seasons Amman
• B,L

Wednesday, April 1

• Depart for drive along the Desert Road of Jordan to Petra, via Wadi Rum, a stunning valley in the desert, with a 4-wheel drive tour of the rugged and colorful buttes and dunes of the desert
• Picnic lunch in the desert included
• Continue our drive to Petra
• Check in to the Moevenpick Hotel, right next to the entrance to Petra
• Dinner included
• B,L,D

Thursday, April 2

• Spend the day visiting the ancient city of Petra, carved into the pink and red rock walls of the narrow valley, with time to hike to the more remote Monastery, high up the valley
• Lunch on your own in Petra at the Crown Plaza restaurant by the Roman temple
• Dinner on your own
• Overnight at the Moevenpick Hotel
• B

Friday, April 3

• Morning departure for the drive to Amman via the Dead Sea, stopping for lunch and time to swim in the buoyant waters of the Sea
• Lunch included at the Dead Sea
• Afternoon arrival in Amman
• Transfer to the Four Seasons Hotel
• Closing dinner included at the hotel
• B,L,D

Saturday, April 4

• Transfer to airport for early morning flights home to USA
• Arrive home the same day

• END OF SERVICES

Cost of the trip:

Included are all hotels and the Nile cruise (including all meals on the cruise), all breakfasts, most lunches and dinners (as noted in the itinerary), all site entry fees, airport transfers, all ground transportation and drivers, internal flights, including the flight from Cairo to Amman, English-speaking guides, tips, private guide and vehicle for our group during the Nile cruise, and visas for Egypt and Jordan.

Not included are international flights from your home to Cairo and back from Amman, incidentals (such as laundry, phone calls, internet access, etc.), passports, alcoholic beverages and travel insurance (highly recommended), medical evacuation insurance if your travel insurance does not include this (most policies do).

Some notes about cost (see pricing below):

We travel with small groups, usually 6 to 10 clients. Others, even top line companies, have groups of 18 to 36 or more people. Group size has the largest impact on trip cost. We offer two price points depending on group size.

We take care of all the tipping during the trip. You don't have to worry about when, whom or how much to tip (except if someone does a service just for you, such as bringing your laundry to your room).

We personally lead each trip, so you can count on us to take care of the daily details and solve any problems that may arise.

The cost of this trip to Egypt and Jordan is:
10 travelers, not including Don and Gail : $11,885/person
8 travelers, not including Don and Gail: $12,385/person
Single supplement: $2,224

To hold your reservations, we will need a $2500 deposit per person, made out to eGlobalEducation, and mailed to 11855 E. Daley Cir., Parker, CO 80134. We will need your deposit and reservation (see link at top of this page) right away in order to confirm your participation as this trip is already nearly full and we must hold our hotels and cruise cabins now.

Final payment will be due December 20, 2019.

Policies

Itinerary changes:

Please note that we may change the itinerary based on changes in airline schedules, natural disaster, or other circumstances requiring such changes.

Refund Policy

For cancellations received before December 20, 2019, we will refund your deposit less a $500 administrative fee charged by our travel agency. After December 20, 2019, we cannot refund any of our money (which is why we strongly encourage you to buy travel insurance) unless we can resell your reservations. In that case, we will charge a $1000 administrative fee.

We strongly recommend that you buy trip cancellation and interruption insurance and, if the insurance doesn't include it (most policies do), medical evacuation insurance. If you do not have a preferred insurance company, you can read and compare policy details and costs on www.insuremytrip.com. We have found this site to be very useful, with good customer service.

Cancellation Policy:

We reserve the right to cancel the trip if we do not have at least 8 people, including the 2 of us, or if circumstances beyond our control (i.e., war, quarantine, etc.) require it. In the case of cancellation by us, we will refund your entire payment. Please note the policy above in the "refund" section regarding cancellation by you.

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