Classic Egypt and Jordan Tour

Day by day

The plan as the operator publishes it. Exact timings are confirmed with your booking.

1. Day 1 Welcome to Cairo

   Welcome to Egypt. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, your Memphis Tours tour manager will meet you in the Immigration and Customs area, holding a sign displaying your name and the Memphis Tours logo.
2. Day 2 Giza Pyramids & Grand Egyptian Museum

   After breakfast, meet your private guide and travel to the legendary Giza Plateau. Stand before the Great Pyramids of Giza, see the iconic Sphinx and visit the Valley Temple.
3. Day 3 Fly to Luxor & Begin Your Nile Cruise

   After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your included flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred privately to your confirmed Nile cruise for embarkation. Settle into your cabin and enjoy lunch on board before beginning your exploration of Luxor’s celebrated East Bank.
4. Day 4 Valley of the Kings & Luxor’s West Bank

   After breakfast, cross the Nile to Luxor’s legendary West Bank, where Egypt’s New Kingdom pharaohs created some of the ancient world’s most remarkable royal monuments. Begin in the Valley of the Kings, walking into three of the standard tombs open to visitors on the day of your visit.
5. Day 5 Edfu - Kom Ombo

   Wake to another day on the Nile as your cruise reaches Edfu, home to one of Egypt’s most beautifully preserved ancient temples. After breakfast, your Memphis Tours guide will accompany you by horse-drawn carriage from the riverbank through the town of Edfu to the Temple of Horus.
6. Day 6 Philae Temple & Aswan

   Wake in Aswan, where the Nile landscape becomes wider, quieter and distinctly Nubian in character. After breakfast, visit the ancient granite quarries and the remarkable Unfinished Obelisk, which offers a fascinating look at how enormous monuments were carved directly from the bedrock.
7. Day 7 Optional Abu Simbel & Return to Cairo

   After breakfast, disembark your Nile cruise in Aswan. For one of Egypt’s most memorable archaeological experiences, join an optional early-morning excursion to Abu Simbel, where the colossal rock-cut temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari overlook Lake Nasser.
8. Day 8 Cairo to Amman — Welcome to Jordan

   Enjoy breakfast and free time according to your flight schedule before transferring privately to Cairo International Airport. Fly to Amman, where a Memphis Tours representative will meet and assist you upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport before your private transfer to your hotel.
9. Day 9 Umm Qais, Jerash & Ajloun

   After breakfast, travel north through Jordan to Umm Qais, ancient Gadara, set high above the Jordan Valley with sweeping views toward the Sea of Galilee and surrounding countryside. Continue to Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman provincial cities in the Middle East.
10. Day 10 Mount Nebo, Madaba & the Dead Sea

    After breakfast, travel to Mt. Nebo, traditionally associated with Moses and offering panoramic views across the Jordan Valley on clear days. Continue to Madaba to see the famous Byzantine mosaic map preserved inside St. George’s Church.
11. Day 11 Petra — The Rose-Red City

    After breakfast, depart Amman for the approximately 2½-hour drive to Petra, Jordan’s extraordinary Nabataean city and one of the world’s great archaeological destinations. From the Visitor Center, walk toward the entrance of the Siq, a dramatic narrow gorge framed by towering sandstone cliffs.
12. Day 12 Departure from Amman

    Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and free time according to your international flight schedule. At the appropriate time, transfer privately to Queen Alia International Airport for your onward journey. Meals: Breakfast