18 Days of Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tours

DAY 1 – Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tour Begins / Arrive in Istanbul

One of our tour representatives meets you at the airport in Istanbul and then transfers you to your hotel. They will get you checked-in and then review your Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tours itinerary with you. They will also confirm a pick-up time for the following day’s tour. After that, you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

DAY 2 – Istanbul Highlights Tour

After breakfast, our tour guide will meet you at your hotel, and then you will be taken to see some of the city’s top tourist attractions. During this tour, you will visit the Hagia Sophia; the Blue Mosque; the Hippodrome; the Topkapi Palace, and the Grand Bazaar.

The Hagia Sophia was built during the 4th century. It was originally a Christian cathedral but it was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman rulers during the 15th century. Later it was converted into a museum, but it has recently been converted back to a functioning mosque. However, it is still open to visitors of all faiths.

Once you are finished at the Grand Bazaar, your guide and driver will transfer you back to your hotel and you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Include – Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 3 – Cappadocia Sightseeing Tours

Today you will check-out from your hotel, and our tour representative will take you to the airport where you will board a flight to Cappadocia. One of our tour representatives will meet you when you land at Kayseri Airport. You will then be taken to see Devrent Valley and Monk’s Valley (Passbagi). After visiting these two sites, you will be taken to a nice local restaurant for some lunch.

After lunch, your guide and driver will take you to see the amazing Goreme Open Air Museum and Uchisar Rock Castle. This is the last stop for the day, so once you are finished at the rock castle, you will be transferred to your hotel. You will be assisted with check-in and then you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 4 – Free Time and Fly Back to Istanbul

Today you will have some free time for yourself. At the confirmed time, our tour representative will meet you at your hotel, and then transfer you to the airport for your flight back to Istanbul. One of our tour representatives will meet you at Istanbul airport and then transfer you to your hotel.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 5 – Fly to Cairo in Egypt

At the appropriate time, our tour representative will fetch you from your hotel and then drive you to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Your tour manager and one of our drivers will meet at the airport in Cairo and take you to the hotel where you will be staying.

There are no scheduled tours on this day of your 18-day Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tour. Once you have checked-in at your hotel, you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 6 – Egyptian Pyramids Tour

After breakfast, your expert tour guide and one of our drivers will fetch you from your hotel. You will then drive to the ancient Giza necropolis to see the famous Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. When you are finished at this site, you will be taken to a nice local restaurant for some lunch.

After lunch you will drive to Memphis which was the capital of the Old Kingdom. You will also visit the ancient Saqqara necropolis to see the famous Step Pyramid of Pharaoh Djozer. When your tour is over, your guide and driver will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 7 – Cairo Tour

Today you will again be picked up after breakfast, and then you will visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. With more than 100,000 items on display, there is just so much to see. Your tour also includes admission for the Treasures Room. This is where you can see all the relics that were found in King Tutankhamen’s tomb.

When you are finished at the museum, you will have lunch at a nice local restaurant. After lunch, you will visit the Saladin Citadel and the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which is open to all visitors. From here, you will be taken to see the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Your last stop will be at the Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Enjoy some time at this medieval bazaar and then your guide and driver will take you back to your hotel

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 8 – Aswan Tour

Today you will check-out from your hotel after breakfast, and you will be taken to the airport to board a flight to Aswan. When you land in Aswan, one of our guides and a driver will be waiting for you. You will then be taken to see the Aswan High Dam, the ancient Temple of Philae, and the ancient Unfinished Obelisk. After your tour, you will check-in at a hotel and then you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 9 – Abu Simbel Temples and Nile Cruise Embarkation

Today you will check-out from your hotel at about 03h00. You will then drive to Abu Simbel to see the magnificent rock-cut temples of Pharaoh Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The drive to Abu Simbel takes about 3 hours.

After your tour at the temples, you will drive back to Aswan. When you arrive, you will then be taken to board a 5-Star Nile River cruise. There are no other excursions scheduled for this day of your Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tour.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 10 – Kom Ombo, Edfu and Overnight at Esna

Today you will have breakfast on the cruise ship while you are sailing to Kom Ombo. When you get to Kom Ombo you will join a small group of our other clients, and our guide will take you to see Kom Ombo Temple. When everyone is back on board the ship, it will then sail to Edfu.

When you get to Edfu, our guide will take you and the other members of your group to see Horus Temple. This is the best-preserved ancient Egyptian temple. Once all passengers are back on board the ship, it will sail to Esna. Your cruise will dock in Esna until the following morning.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 11 – Luxor West Bank Tour

Your cruise ship will leave Esna in the morning and it will sail to Luxor. When you get to Luxor, our guide will take you to see three ancient attractions. Your tour will start with a visit to the Valley of Kings, an ancient royal burial ground. A total of 62 tombs were discovered here, including the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

After Valley of the Kings you will visit Queen Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple. This massive rock-cut complex is once of Egypt’s most famous and most visited attractions. From here, you will visit the Colossi of Memnon and then you will return to the cruise ship shortly before lunchtime. There are no other excursions today so you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 12 – East Bank Tour and Fly to Sharm

After breakfast today, you will check-out and disembark from your cruise. You will then visit Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple, both located on the East Bank. After your tour, you will be driven to the airport and you will board a flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Most flight to Sharm are indirect flights that fly via Cairo.

One of our tour representatives and a driver will be waiting for you at the airport in Sharm. When you arrive, they will drive you to your hotel and you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 13 – Leisure Time and Snorkeling at Ras Mohamed National Park

After breakfast, your guide and driver will collect you collect you from your hotel and they will take you to the Ras Mohamed National Park. We highly recommend that you do some snorkeling here. The water is crystal-clear and there’s an abundance of colorful marine life. Lunch will be provided in the afternoon, and then a bit later in the day you will be driven back to your hotel in Sharm.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 14 – Free Day / Option Tour to Monastery of St. Catherine

Many visitors like to have some free time for themselves in Sharm, so there are no outings scheduled for this day of our Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tours. We do however offer an optional tour to the Monastery of St. Catherine.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 15 – Fly to Amman, Jordan

At the appropriate time, your manager and a driver will meet you at your hotel. You will then check-out and you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Amman in Jordan. Another one of our tour representatives will meet you at the airport in Amman and then transfer you to your hotel. There are no scheduled outings for this day of your Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tour. Once you have checked in at your hotel, you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 16 – Madaba and Dead Sea Visit

After breakfast, your driver and an English-speaking assistant will fetch you from your hotel and then you will drive to Madaba. When you reach Madaba, you will visit the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George. This church is home to a famous stone mosaic map of the Promised Land. The mosaic dates back to the 4th century BC. It was made with more than two million vividly colored stones, all collected locally.

When you are finished at the church, you will drive to the Dead Sea coast. Enjoy a few hours relaxing, floating on the water, and treating skin with some Dead Sea mud. Later in the afternoon, you will be driven back to your hotel in Amman.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 17 – Tour at the Lost City of Petra

Today is going to be one of the biggest highlights of your Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tour. After breakfast, your driver will fetch you and then drive you to the Lost City of Petra. The drive to Petra takes about 2 hours. When you reach the site, you will meet up with an English-speaking local guide near the visitor center. This guide will then give you a tour of the Lost City of Petra. Your tour will last for 2 to 3 hours and it involves quite a bit of walking, so comfortable footwear is recommended.

During the 6th century BC, a tribe of nomadic Nabatean Arabs decided to settle down in a long, deep and narrow rock gorge. They then set about carving a city out of the canyon walls. The site is also known as the Rose City of Petra because the canyon walls take on different shades of pink and red as the sun passes overhead.

Your guide will make sure that you get to see this ancient city’s best features. These include the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs, the Pharaoh’s Castle and the Treasury.

After your tour, you will meet up with your driver again, and then he will drive you back to your hotel in Amman.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 18 – Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tour Ends / Final Departure

Your Turkey, Jordan, Egypt Tour ends today. At the appropriate time, our tour representative will meet you at your hotel. He will get you check-out, and then take you to Queen Alia International Airport for your flight out of Jordan.

Meals Included – Breakfast