8 Day All Inclusive Egypt & Jordan Tour

Our journey begins as we board our overnight connecting flight to Cairo. Meals served on board.

Upon arrival in Cairo we meet our guide and travel to our hotel, where we enjoy dinner and retire for our first night in Egypt. Tomorrow is a big day – we’re about to tour a land mentioned in the earliest of biblical history and in the early years of the life of our Lord (Genesis 12:1, 37:28; Exodus 4:19; Matthew 2:15)!

After breakfast, we begin our tour by visiting the Pyramids of Giza, built in the 3rd dynasty in approximately 2690 BC. The Great Pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the most intact. In front of the Pyramids we find the Sphinx; carved from a single piece of stone, this colossal creature incorporates a lion with a pharaoh’s head, thought to be a portrait of the Pharaoh Chephren. We also enjoy a camel ride before visiting the Papyrus Institute.

In the afternoon we visit the famous Egyptian Museum and its many antiquities from Egypt’s Pharaonic Era, dating back some 50 centuries and including the fabulous treasures of King Tutankhamen. We then return to our hotel for dinner.

Starting early from Cairo, we drive towards Sinai, crossing over the Suez Canal. We travel through the Sinai Peninsula, enjoying the desert landscape and remembering the story of the delivery of the Israelites from the pharaoh of Egypt (Exodus 7-16). We pass through the regions of the bitter water (Marah) and where God miraculously provided manna and quail (Exodus 15:22-25; 16:1-36). From here we head straight to Saint Catherine’s Monastery and the traditional site of Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16-20). We then check into our hotel for dinner and overnight.

This morning, those who choose to do so may brave the early-morning ascent to the top of Mount Sinai (Exodus 19-20). This path of Moses has been a common trail for pilgrims for many centuries. Reaching the summit just before dawn, climbers will witness its incredible sunrise and splendid views. At the peak of Mount Sinai we consider the story of Moses’s encounter with God, when the great prophet received the two tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. We then descend the mount and return to the hotel to rejoin the rest of the group for breakfast. We spend the later part of the morning touring Saint Catherine’s Monastery, the world’s oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery built between 548 and 565 AD. We take in the monastery’s fascinating sights and exceptional history, including the Burning Bush and the Chamber of the Skulls (Exodus 3:1-14).

After lunch we board our bus and head toward the eastern shores of the Sinai Peninsula on the Red Sea to Tabah. From here we cross into Israel and make our way to the Jordanian border. In Jordan we meet our next guide and travel north to the Nabtean city of Petra (Isaiah 16:1; 2 Kings 14:7), where we check into our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Today we explore Petra, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, in the heart of the rose red Mount Seir (Genesis 36:9). This mountain range houses the Aaron Peak, the highest locality in Petra and the burial place of Aaron, brother of Moses (Numbers 20:22-29). We enter the ancient city of Petra through the Siq, a narrow passage with a stunning view of the famous Treasury featured in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Continuing on through the outer Siq, encompassed by tombs and burial chambers, brings us to one of the largest ancient theaters in Jordan. This theater is carved into the sandstone mountains of Petra at the bottom of the High Place of Sacrifice. Many believe that sacrificial rituals were commonplace at this site. Further along our journey into Petra we see the Royal Tombs, the Urn, and Palace Tombs before we retrace our steps to the entrance. We then return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

This morning we board our bus and drive north along the historical King’s Highway. Arriving at Madaba (Numbers 21:30 and Joshua 13:9), we view Saint George’s Church with its 6th century mosaic floor, the oldest Holy Land map know today. We continue to Mount Nebo for the same spectacular view of Israel that God gave to Moses before his death (Deuteronomy 34; Jude 1:9).

Next we take a short drive to “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Matthew 3:13-17), the site of Jesus’s baptism. The Bible records Jesus’s baptism by John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13-17) at the location of where John the Baptist lived and preached baptized in the village of Bethany, on “the other side of the Jordan” (John 1:28). It is here also that after Jesus’s baptism, He spent forty days in the wilderness west of the River Jordan, fasting and resisting the temptations of Satan (Mark 1:13, Matthew 4:1-11).” Many centuries earlier, in this same location, we find historical accounts of Joshua (Joshua 3), Elijah, and Elisha (2 Kings 2:6-8; 13-15). We continue on to Amman, the capital of Jordan and home of the ancient Ammonites (Genesis 19:37-38), where we check in to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

This morning we begin our journey home, rejoicing in our unforgettable experiences in Egypt and Jordan. Our hearts are full; we walked in the lands of the Bible, and we will never be the same (Numbers 6:24–26).

Depart USA arriving in Luxor the next day. Meals served on board.

This afternoon we arrive in Istanbul where we board our late night flight to Egypt. Upon arrival in Luxor we will be met and taken to our hotel for overnight.

This morning will be free to sleep in or to explore the area on your own. Breakfast is available at the hotel. We begin our late morning tour at the Luxor Temple on the bank of the Nile as well as the complex of temples at Karnak -- including Amun Temple, the largest columnar structure ever raised. Continue our exploration amid massive columns and inscrutable statues at Luxor’s fertility shrine of the sun god. Then horsedrawn caleches continue to the Avenue of the Sphinxes and Karnak’s colossal wonders. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, a ferry boat takes us across the river to the West Bank of the Nile, to visit the fabled Colossi of Memnon. We then continue to the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt’s only female pharaoh, and the Valley of the Kings, where we step from a dramatic landscape of sun, sand and rugged mountain peaks into the dark silence of some of the sixty-four tombs discovered here to date. Return to the airport where we board our flight to Cairo. Upon arrival we will transfer to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Our journey begins as we board our overnight connecting flight to Cairo. Meals served on board.

Upon arrival in Cairo we travel to our hotel, where we enjoy dinner and retire for our first night in Egypt.

This morning after breakfast we return to the airport and board our flight to Luxor, where upon arrival we meet our guide and begin our tour. We visit the Luxor Temple on the bank of the Nile (dating back to 1400 BC) and the complex of temples at Karnak, including Amun Temple, the largest columnar structure ever raised and the largest religious building ever made.

We continue our exploration amid massive columns and inscrutable statues at Luxor's fertility shrine of the sun god. Horse-drawn caleches take us to the Avenue of the Sphinxes and Karnak's colossal wonders. We then check into our hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, a ferry boat takes us across the river to the West Bank of the Nile to visit the fabled 60-foot Colossi of Memnon. We continue to the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt’s only female pharaoh. Next we visit the Valley of the Kings, where we step from a dramatic landscape of sun, sand, and rugged mountain peaks into the dark silence of some of the 64 tombs discovered here to date. We then return to the airport for our flight to Cairo. Upon arrival we travel to our hotel for dinner and overnight.