DAYS 1-2: USA or Canada/Cairo, Egypt
Board an overnight flight to Cairo. On arrival, transfer to your hotel overlooking the Nile. Conrad Cairo

DAY 3: Cairo
Visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, housing the world's greatest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the treasures of Tutankhamun and the Mummy Room. our hosts a welcome dinner at your hotel this evening. Conrad Cairo B D

DAY 4: Cairo
Travel to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, and to the legendary city of Menes, the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Continue to the necropolis of Sakkara to see the world-famous Step Pyramid of King Zoser. After lunch, travel to the Giza Plateau, site of the Great Pyramids. Continue to the Solar Boat Museum to view the 141-foot-long funerary boat of King Cheops. Just to the east is the legendary Sphinx. Conrad Cairo B L

DAY 5: Cairo/Abu Simbel/Aswan
Fly to Abu Simbel and visit the two temples built by Egypt's longest ruling pharaoh, King Ramses II. Continue to Aswan, where you board the 'Sun Boat IV.' After lunch, visit the Aswan High Dam. From here, take a short boat ride to the exquisite Temple of Philae on the island of Agilika. Proceed to the granite quarries, which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in the temples. Here you will find the enormous Unfinished Obelisk, which illustrates the outstanding stonemasonry of the ancient Egyptians. MS 'Sun Boat IV' B L D

DAY 6: Aswan/Kom Ombo/Edfu/Esna
Disembark at Kom Ombo ("hill of gold") to visit its Greco-Roman temple, dedicated to the sun god Haroeris and the crocodile god Sobek. The temple, built in the third century BC, stands at a bend in the Nile where sacred crocodiles once basked in the sun. Cruise to Edfu, where you visit the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god. Begun in 230 BC by Ptolemy III, this extraordinary structure is the best-preserved temple in Egypt. MS 'Sun Boat IV' B L D

DAY 7: Esna/Luxor
Tour the Valley of the Kings, a vast city of the dead where magnificent tombs - including King Tut's - were carved into the desert rocks. You also have the chance to visit the Valley of the Queens and the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut before passing the famed Colossi of Memnon, known in ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn. After lunch on board visit the temple of Amun at Karnak, with its secret cache of statues and a discovery that unlocked the mystery of the construction of the pyramids. Continue on to the temple of Luxor, started by Amenhotep III and completed by ancient Egypt's most renowned pharaoh, Ramses II. MS 'Sun Boat IV' B L D

DAY 8: Luxor/Cairo
Wing your way back to Cairo and visit the hilltop Citadel, a spectacular medieval fortress, then test your bartering skills on a walking tour of the Khan El Khalili Bazaar before transferring to your hotel on the Nile. Conrad Cairo B L

DAY 9: Cairo/Amman
After a morning at leisure, transfer to the airport to board a flight to Amman. Upon arrival you will check in to your luxurious hotel to spend the evening as you wish. Four Seasons Hotel Amman B

DAY 10: Amman/Petra
Travel along the King's Highway with stops en route to visit the biblical sites of Jordan. Visit Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, then proceed to Mount Nebo where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land. Continue to Madaba, the "City of Mosaics," which has the oldest preserved ancient mosaic map of the holy land. Drive to the abandoned city of Petra later in the day. Petra Mövenpick Resort B L

DAY 11: Petra
Spend a full day exploring the "Rose Red" city of Petra, sculpted from a mountain range by the Nabataeans in the third century BC. Petra Mövenpick Resort B L

DAY 12: Petra/Amman
Return to Amman for a city tour. Your farewell dinner is in a 1950s-style local restaurant in Amman's old downtown area. Four Seasons Hotel Amman B L D

DAY 13: Amman/USA or Canada
Board your international departure flight. B