Five days /Four nights ( Cairo -Alexandria Sharm El-Sheikh petra )
Take the chance and discover the old sites and history of Alexandria from its ancient Egyptian roots, move to the beauty of the desert and the Bedouin culture with the quad bike in Sharm El Sheikh , discover the fascinating history of Petra and visit one of the 7 Wonders of the World, the Egyptian Pyramids on a fascinationg 5- days trip
* Duration: 5 days
* Starts: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
* Trip Category: Sightseeing Tickets & Passes >> Attraction Tickets
Five days /Four nights ( Cairo -Alexandria Sharm El-Sheikh petra )
Take the chance and discover the old sites and history of Alexandria from its ancient Egyptian roots, move to the beauty of the desert and the Bedouin culture with the quad bike in Sharm El Sheikh , discover the fascinating history of Petra and visit one of the 7 Wonders of the World, the Egyptian Pyramids on a fascinationg 5- days trip
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Petra – Wadi Musa 77110 Jordan
The first day :
Our representative will reception you in the airport lobby and go to by air conditioned car for the accommodation on your hotel .
The second day :
After breakfast you will check out from your hotel and go with your guide to start your trip to Alexandria where you will discover its rich history. following the time through its ancient Egyptian roots through the classical period to the Roman era and beyond
You will start your trip by visiting the Roman theatre in Kom El-deka, it is made of marble, it was seated by about 800 spectators and a recreational park surrounded by bathrooms and the romans villa
Continue to discover the catacombs of Kom Al-Shoqafa , it includes three sub-levels which dating back to the Second century AD and there are aspects of Egyptian, Roman and Greek culture in their features , as well as statues, reliefs, and a pillared lobby featuring depictions of Egyptian gods in Roman armor.
See the site of the Alexandria Library, which is the biggest library in the world, consisting of 8 million books.
Concluding the tour, walk the ramparts of the 15th century Qaitbay Citadel, built upon the ruins of the ancient Alexandria Lighthouse.
Then return to cairo to take the flight to Sharm El Sheikh , where our representative will be waiting for you to take you for accommodation on your hotel
The third day :
In the morning after breakfast our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh with air conditioned car,you will go to the camp to start the adventure and drive the Quad to the desert sand.
You will get some safety instructions for the quad
You’ll learn to tie your head, so it will not be covered in sand.
Then we go to the races, this experience takes you to the desert until you reach a peak in the valley of Atat, you will drink your hot tea in a traditional Bedouin tent.
Then you will return to your hotel for dinner . check out from your hotel and leave your luggages on reception to go to Dahab to travel to Petra .
The fourth day
After arriving to Dahab ,our representative will take you on boat to Al Aqaba , and assisted with all arrival formalities .After that, the group will be transferred by modern coach to Petra to start a full day tour of city .Once the ancient Nabatean capital, this city has a lot to tell. The visit stars at the visitor’s center, where each person is assigned a Bedouin guided horse for the journey to the entrance of the lost city. After passing some tombs which are located outside the city, the visitor passes through the Sight Square , an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone. It is a winding, one-kilometer-long fissure between overhanging cliffs that seem to meet more than 500 feet overhead.
Near the end of the passage, the Sight Square, with great style, makes one last turn and out in towering brightness appears Petra’s most impressive monument. El Khazneh The Treasury . This is one of the most elegant remains of antiquity, carved out of the solid rock from the side of the mountain, is nearly 140 feet high and 90 feet wide.
Beyond el Khazneh the visitor is surrounded on both sidesby hundreds of Petra’s carved and built structures, soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs , a carved Roman theater , large and small houses ,burial chambers and much more. The Victorian traveler and poet, Dean Burgon, gave Petra a description which holds to the day ” Match me such a marvel save in Easter clime, a rose red city half as old as time.” After back to Aqaba for departure from Royal Yacht Club with full assistance in departure formalities .
Then you will return to your hotel on Sharm El Sheikh to take your luggages ,and go to Sharm El Sheikh airport to travel to cairo where your guide will be waiting for you
The fifth day :
Your guide will pick up you from cairo airport and accompany you on a visit to the giza pyramids ,riding the camels and take the beautiful memorial photos
Go to the restaurant for the lunch , and then go to hotel for take a rest till your flights time.
Our representative will take you to the airport
Duration: 5 days
