Win a Luxury 5-Star AmaWaterways River Cruise
Win an AmaWaterways Cruise
Win a Luxury 5-Star AmaWaterways River Cruise
Win an AmaWaterways Cruise
Join a Middle Eastern adventure exploring the history, culture, and heritage of Egypt and Jordan with a mixture of land-based tours and seven nights aboard a luxury cruise ship on the iconic Nile River.
Insightful tours and excursions visit all the major historical sites, including the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Spend time in the Jordanian capital of Amman and the ancient city of Jerash.
Accommodation includes five-star hotels and stylish sailing on board the MS Sun Goddess with luxury suites featuring a private terrace and a full range of modern amenities. Enjoy spa treatments, pool time, and gourmet cuisine.
Cruise Line: APT Touring 
Ship: MS Sun Goddess 
Duration: 19 Nights 
Departure: Sep 2024 - Apr 2025 Discover the history, heritage, and culture of two of the most fascinating Middle Eastern countries on this 19-night adventure in Egypt and Jordan. Insightful tours take in all the major archaeological sites and landmarks with plenty of free time to explore. Time on the Nile is spent in unabashed luxury on an elegant river cruiser with spacious staterooms. Guests enjoy rest and relaxation with a pool, jacuzzi, and spa, plus award-winning dining with a selection of international and regional cuisines.
Fly from London Heathrow to Cairo in Egypt, where a representative will meet you at the airport, with a direct transfer to a luxurious hotel set on the famous Corniche beside the Nile River.
Discover the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest archaeological museum and home to the famous Tutankhamun collection. A Freedom of Choice excursion in the afternoon includes the Gayer Anderson Museum and the Khan El-Khalili Bazaar.
Fly to Luxor and explore Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Later, board the MS Sun Goddess for seven nights on this luxury river vessel. Enjoy a belly dancing performance on the ship before dinner.
Explore the Valley of the Kings and Queens on a guided tour, which includes the tombs of Tutankhamun and Ramesses VI. Later, visit the famous giant twin statues, the Colossi of Memnon, before sailing to the ancient city of Esna.
Visit the Temple of Edfu, regarded as the best-preserved temple in the ancient world, before cruising to Kom Ombo, a chance to enjoy some scenic river time. Experience a Galabeya party on board the ship tonight and wear traditional Egyptian clothing.
Marvel at the feat of modern engineering with a tour of the Aswan High Dam, one of the world’s largest embankment dams. Later, go from the contemporary to the ancient with a tour of the island of Agilkia and a visit to the picturesque Philae Temple.
Fly from Aswan to Abu Simbel and tour the World-Heritage listed 13th-century temples dedicated to Ramesses II and Nefertari. Later, board a felucca, a traditional wooden boat, to sail to Kitchener’s Island. Enjoy a Nubian folkloric show in the evening.
Explore Kom Ombo with its unusual temple dedicated to two deities, the god Sobek with his crocodile head and Horus the Elder. Return to the ship and sail north, passing through the Esna Lock, a feat of engineering dating to 1908.
The Luxor Museum overlooks the East Bank and has countless treasures waiting for visitors to discover. In the evening, enjoy the Karnak Sound and Light Show in the spectacular Karnak Temple showcasing the history of the ancient city of Thebes.
Disembark your luxury river ship and fly back to Cairo for two nights at the Four Seasons First Residence. Dine in the city with free time to explore Cairo during the evening.
Explore the famous World-Heritage-listed three Pyramids of Giza and witness the sheer size and scale of the Great Sphinx. Join a Signature Experience with a dedicated Egyptologist and explore the ancient ruins of Memphis and the pyramids of Saqqara.
Fly to the Jordanian capital, Amman, and experience the colour and vibrancy of this cosmopolitan city with its eclectic mix of ancient ruins and modern architecture. Guests stay for two nights at the W Amman Hotel.
Discover the ancient ruins of Jerash, a stunningly preserved Roman provincial city. Later, return to Amman and visit the Roman Theatre and Citadel in its historic centre. A Signature Experience offers the chance to join a special Jordian cooking class.
Travel the 5,00-year-old King’s Highway to Petra with a stop en route to visit Mount Nebo, with its spectacular views over the Jordan Valley. Head to the Byzantine St. George’s Church in Madaba with its legendary Christian Mosaics. Stay in Petra.
Explore Petra, a legendary and ancient city with temples, tombs, and caves. Visit the Siq with its canyon of 80-metre-high walls, a location immortalized in the Indiana Jones films. Guests have the option to walk to The Monastery, an ascent of 900 steps.
Little Petra is reputed to be one of the first settled villages in human history and an amazing visitor experience. Then, travel to Wadi Rum and take a Jeep ride with a local Bedouin. Feast on traditional Arabic cuisine at the Sun City Camp.
Discover the Dead Sea, a vast inland salt lake more than 600 square kilometres and ten times saltier than the ocean. This is one of the earliest known health resorts. Stay for two nights at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar.
Today is free to enjoy the Dead Sea resort. Pick one of the Freedom of Choice touring options, including the Ma’in Hot Springs with its therapeutic and healing thermal mineral waters or the Dead Sea Panoramic Complex and Museum.
Return to Amman for your final overnight stay at the W Hotel with time to explore and take in the sights.
Transfer to the airport and take your return flight back to the UK.
Fly from London Heathrow to Amman in Jordan, where a representative will meet you at the airport, with a direct transfer to a luxurious hotel set on the famous Corniche beside the Nile River.
Return to Amman for your final overnight stay at the W Hotel with time to explore and take in the sights.
Today is free to enjoy the Dead Sea resort. Pick one of the Freedom of Choice touring options, including the Ma’in Hot Springs with its therapeutic and healing thermal mineral waters or the Dead Sea Panoramic Complex and Museum.
Discover the Dead Sea, a vast inland salt lake more than 600 square kilometres and ten times saltier than the ocean. This is one of the earliest known health resorts. Stay for two nights at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar.
Little Petra is reputed to be one of the first settled villages in human history and an amazing visitor experience. Then, travel to Wadi Rum and take a Jeep ride with a local Bedouin. Feast on traditional Arabic cuisine at the Sun City Camp.
Explore Petra, a legendary and ancient city with temples, tombs, and caves. Visit the Siq with its canyon of 80-metre-high walls, a location immortalized in the Indiana Jones films. Guests have the option to walk to The Monastery, an ascent of 900 steps.
Travel the 5,00-year-old King’s Highway to Petra with a stop en route to visit Mount Nebo, with its spectacular views over the Jordan Valley. Head to the Byzantine St. George’s Church in Madaba with its legendary Christian Mosaics. Stay in Petra.
Discover the ancient ruins of Jerash, a stunningly preserved Roman provincial city. Later, return to Amman and visit the Roman Theatre and Citadel in its historic centre. A Signature Experience offers the chance to join a special Jordian cooking class.
Fly to the Jordanian capital, Amman, and experience the colour and vibrancy of this cosmopolitan city with its eclectic mix of ancient ruins and modern architecture. Guests stay for two nights at the W Amman Hotel.
Explore the famous World-Heritage-listed three Pyramids of Giza and witness the sheer size and scale of the Great Sphinx. Join a Signature Experience with a dedicated Egyptologist and explore the ancient ruins of Memphis and the pyramids of Saqqara.
Disembark your luxury river ship and fly back to Cairo for two nights at the Four Seasons First Residence. Dine in the city with free time to explore Cairo during the evening.
The Luxor Museum overlooks the East Bank and has countless treasures waiting for visitors to discover. In the evening, enjoy the Karnak Sound and Light Show in the spectacular Karnak Temple showcasing the history of the ancient city of Thebes.
Explore Kom Ombo with its unusual temple dedicated to two deities, the god Sobek with his crocodile head and Horus the Elder. Return to the ship and sail north, passing through the Esna Lock, a feat of engineering dating to 1908.
Fly from Aswan to Abu Simbel and tour the World-Heritage listed 13th-century temples dedicated to Ramesses II and Nefertari. Later, board a felucca, a traditional wooden boat, to sail to Kitchener’s Island. Enjoy a Nubian folkloric show in the evening.
Marvel at the feat of modern engineering with a tour of the Aswan High Dam, one of the world’s largest embankment dams. Later, go from the contemporary to the ancient with a tour of the island of Agilkia and a visit to the picturesque Philae Temple.
Visit the Temple of Edfu, regarded as the best-preserved temple in the ancient world, before cruising to Kom Ombo, a chance to enjoy some scenic river time. Experience a Galabeya party on board the ship tonight and wear traditional Egyptian clothing.
Explore the Valley of the Kings and Queens on a guided tour, which includes the tombs of Tutankhamun and Ramesses VI. Later, visit the famous giant twin statues, the Colossi of Memnon, before sailing to the ancient city of Esna.
Fly to Luxor and explore Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Later, board the MS Sun Goddess for seven nights on this luxury river vessel. Enjoy a belly dancing performance on the ship before dinner.
Discover the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest archaeological museum and home to the famous Tutankhamun collection. A Freedom of Choice excursion in the afternoon includes the Gayer Anderson Museum and the Khan El-Khalili Bazaar.
Transfer to the airport and take your return flight back to the UK.
Follow in the footsteps of the explorers of yesteryear and discover the Nile on a classic luxury ship, MS Sun Goddess. The ship maximises spectacular river views from spacious and elegant suites, a stylish restaurant, and the glorious Sun Deck.
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30 Suites See Egypt & Jordan from one of the world’s most beautiful rivers
MS Sun Goddess
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