Egypt and Jordan Tours with Luxury Nile Cruise

Begin at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, established in 1902 near the heart of Cairo, home to one of the world's most significant collections of pharaonic artifacts.

Continue to Old Coptic Cairo, home to some of the oldest Christian churches in the world, retracing paths said to have been walked by Mary and Joseph. Visit the Hanging Church, the Church of St. Sergius, a fine example of the Coptic churches and monasteries founded at the end of the 4th century, and St. Barbara's Church, built between the 4th and 5th centuries.

In the afternoon, explore the Khan El Khalili Bazaar before returning to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight: Cairo

Begin with a guided tour of the Giza Plateau to see the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus, followed by the Great Sphinx, guardian of the Royal Burial Chambers and the Temple of Cheops.

In the afternoon, visit Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid, the earliest pyramid ever built. Your guide will explain how Imhotep, its architect, achieved this feat of ancient engineering. Continue to the Pyramid of Teti with its inscribed texts and surrounding private tombs.

In the evening, transfer to the railway station to board your first-class sleeper train to Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Aboard the sleeper train to Aswan

On arrival in Aswan, you'll be met at the railway station and transferred to your Nile cruise ship, your home for the next three nights, with embarkation before lunch.

Visit the High Dam, the old Aswan Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, and Philae Temple. In the afternoon, take a felucca ride around Kitchener's Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Aboard the Nile cruise ship, Aswan

Sail early to Kom Ombo to visit the temple shared by the gods Sobek and Haroeris. Continue sailing to Edfu to explore the Temple of Horus, one of Egypt's best-preserved temples. The ship continues sailing toward Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Aboard the Nile cruise ship, en route to Luxor

Optional: A full-day excursion to Abu Simbel.

Cross to Luxor's West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon.

In the afternoon, explore the East Bank's Karnak and Luxor Temples.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Luxor

Optional: A sunrise hot air balloon flight over Luxor.

Disembark after breakfast and transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight to Sharm El Sheikh. On arrival, you'll be met and transferred to your hotel for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Overnight: Sharm El Sheikh

Transfer by private vehicle to Taba to take the ferry across to Aqaba. On arrival, you'll be met and driven to Wadi Rum, one of the world's most striking desert and mountain landscapes.

Explore its colored sands on a two-hour 4x4 safari with a Bedouin driver, taking in Al-Ein (Lawrence's Spring), Khazali Canyon with its ancient Thamudic rock inscriptions, and the small Rock Bridge.

Continue to Petra, the rose-red city, for dinner and check-in at your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Petra

After breakfast, begin exploring the Nabataean city of Petra. The visit starts on horseback past the Obelisk Tomb, then continues on foot through the Siq, the narrow gorge that opens onto Petra's most iconic monument, the Treasury.

Continue along the Street of Facades to the Theatre, the Royal Tombs, the Colonnaded Street, the Byzantine Church, the Temple, the Monumental Arch, and Qasr el-Bint Faron. In the afternoon, climb to the 1st-century AD Monastery, one of Petra's largest monuments.

Return to your hotel for dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight: Petra

After an early breakfast, drive north to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth at roughly 400 meters below sea level. Its exceptionally high salt content lets you float effortlessly in its waters.

Transfer to Aqaba for the ferry crossing to Taba, then continue by private vehicle to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh.

Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Overnight: Sharm El Sheikh

A free day at leisure in Sharm El Sheikh, ideal for relaxing on the Red Sea coast or arranging optional water activities independently.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Sharm El Sheikh

A second free day at leisure, with the full range of Sharm El Sheikh's beaches and optional excursions available to explore at your own pace.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Sharm El Sheikh

After breakfast, check out and transfer to Cairo by air-conditioned bus. On arrival, check in to your hotel for the evening.

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Cairo

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before checking out. A private transfer takes you to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast

How much you pay upfront to lock in a Min Travel booking comes down to what you are reserving, so our terms are grouped by service type:

• Day Tours & Excursions: the entire cost (100%) is settled at the moment you book, which confirms your spot.
• Multi-Day Tour Packages & Nile Cruises: a 30% deposit holds your reservation, with the remaining balance due no later than 15 days before you arrive.
• Christmas, New Year & Easter Bookings: these high-demand windows call for a larger 50% deposit to secure your place.

The instant your payment goes through, we email you a written confirmation, a personalized itinerary, and your travel documents, and every payment you make comes with its own receipt.

Life doesn't always go to plan, and we get that. Here is how a cancellation is handled, measured against your arrival date:

• 30 days or more before arrival: you get everything back, less whatever your bank or the transaction charges
• 15 to 29 days before arrival: a fee of 25% of the total tour cost applies
• 7 to 14 days before arrival: the cancellation fee rises to 50%
• Fewer than 7 days before arrival, or a no-show: the full 100% is charged

Where money is owed back to you, expect it within 14 business days from the day we receive your cancellation in writing. Do keep in mind that individual hotels and certain cruises enforce tougher rules of their own, and any such condition will be spelled out plainly in your itinerary.

Families are always welcome aboard our tours, and we price younger travelers on a sliding scale:

• Infants under 2 years: travel free
• Children 2–5 years: pay 25% of the adult rate
• Children 6–11 years: pay 50% of the adult rate
• Children 12 years and above: charged the full adult rate

These reduced rates hold only where a child shares a room with two adults who are each paying in full. Bear in mind that a handful of luxury hotels and Nile Cruises set their own conditions for younger guests, and any such restriction that touches your trip will appear in your itinerary.

Beyond the standard package there are a number of extra experiences you can choose to add. Reserve them ahead of time or sort them out on the spot once you are there, availability permitting. A few of the favorites travelers pick up:

• Stepping inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu and other tombs
• Evening Sound & Light Shows at the Giza Pyramids, Karnak, or Philae Temples
• A sunrise hot air balloon flight above Luxor
• Camel rides or a horse-drawn carriage through the old quarters
• Private photography sessions at the great landmarks

You can pay for these add-ons in either USD or Egyptian pounds (EGP). Booking early is wise, all the more so when you are traveling in the busy season.

Our packages cover a great deal, but a few costs fall outside them and are worth setting money aside for:

• Anything you buy for yourself, from souvenirs to snacks
• Drinks at mealtimes, unless your plan states otherwise
• In-hotel extras such as the minibar, room service, or laundry
• Your Egyptian entry visa, which is normally paid when you land
• SIM cards or internet access, unless we've arranged it for you
• Tips and any optional experiences you decide to add

It helps to keep a little Egyptian currency (EGP) on hand as you go, particularly for tipping and for picking things up in the local markets.

In Egypt, tipping (known as "baksheesh") is simply how good service is acknowledged. No one is obliged to tip, but the gesture goes a long way and is warmly received. As a rough guide:

• Tour guide: $15–$20 per day for the group
• Driver: $5–$10 per day for the group
• Nile Cruise crew: $5–$10 per person each night, pooled among the staff
• Hotel porters and housekeeping: modest tips of $1–$2

Gratuities sit outside your package price, so it's worth keeping a few small USD or EGP notes within easy reach for the moments they're called for.

No, we don't sell international or domestic air tickets. Domestic flights included in this itinerary (Cairo–Aswan, Luxor–Cairo) are arranged as part of the package.

A Min Travel representative will meet you at the arrival hall holding a sign with your name (or your group's name). Please wait for our representative rather than leaving the airport independently.

Yes. We hold special rates with hotels across Egypt at every category, and can also arrange accommodation for conferences, meetings, and incentive groups.