MIDDLEEASTJORDAN 62 " The balance between free time and activities was great - a good mix to explore the destination! " Aaron and Shelley Maher middle east Jordan in Style Imaginative Facts Tour code: ECJS • Activities: Extensive walking at sites, jeep safari at Wadi Rum • Accommodation: 8 nights 5* hotels • Transport: Air- conditioned private bus • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Jordanian guide DAY 1: AMMAN- Transfer to the hotel. DAY 2: JERASH- Excursion to the well preserved Roman city of Jerash including the Roman Army and Chariot Experience Show at the Roman theatre there. Return back to Amman for a guided tour of the amphitheatre and the citadel. ( BD) DAY 3: BAPTISM SITE - DEAD SEA- Today we leave Amman and head to the Dead Sea. We stop en route at the baptism site on the River Jordan, where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist. Drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, with time to relax on the beach or float in its waters. Overnight in a luxury resort. ( BD) DAY 4: PETRA- Free morning. In the afternoon we continue to Wadi Musa, next to the hidden ' rose- red' city of Petra. In the evening we visit Petra at night, experiencing a different side to the famous site, illuminated by candlelight with the echo of Bedouin music everywhere. ( BD) DAY 5: PETRA- A whole day to explore the magnificent hidden city of Petra, a city ' as old as time'. Afterwards take a Turkish bath to soothe weary limbs. ( BD) DAY 6: WADI RUM - AQABA- In the morning, we drive to the fabulous Wadi Rum, a magnificent area of spectacular desert scenery that was once ' home' to Lawrence of Arabia and his ' Seven Pillars of Wisdom'. We enjoy a jeep ride around the area before we head to our Bedouin camp at Disi oasis for dinner. After dinner we head to our hotel in Aqaba. ( BLD) DAY 7: AQABA- A free day to explore this Red Sea city or to relax on the beach. ( BD) DAY 8: MT NEBO - KERAK - MADABA - AMMAN- A full day takes us from Aqaba to Kerak to explore its fantastic Crusader castle then to the holy site of Moses' Mt Nebo to view the ' Promised Land'. We then head to Madaba with its churches and mosaic before we end back to Amman. In the evening, enjoy a farewell dinner in a traditional Jordanian restaurant. ( BD) DAY 9: AMMAN- Our tour ends this morning with a transfer from the hotel to the airport for your flight home. ( B) All the highlights of this friendly country - with some added extras! • Enjoy a full day and special illuminatedevening visit of Petra • Witness a Roman Army and Chariot showat the city of Jerash • Take a jeep safari through the magical desert landscape of Wadi Rum • Relax on the Red Sea Coastand float in the salty Dead Sea • Tour the Baptism Site, Mt Nebo, Madaba's mosaic and Kerak's castle Jordan AqabaWadi Rum Petra Kerak Madaba Dead Sea Amman Jerash Jordan in Style Jordan Egypt St Catherine Aqaba Dahab Wadi Rum Petra Kerak Dead Sea Amman Jerash Cairo Luxor Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan Egypt & Jordan Caravan Petra to the Pyramids Madaba Single Supplement £ 525 ( compulsory) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 6.58 * Price includes tour price of £ 1249and local payment of US$ 400All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 1460pp Land Only * connoisseur Tour duration 9 days © Imaginative Traveller © Imaginative Traveller Starts SunEnds Mon AmmanAmman 2009 06- Sep- 0914- Sep- 09 18- Oct- 0926- Oct- 09 15- Nov- 0923- Nov- 09 Starts SunEnds Mon AmmanAmman 2010 14- Mar- 1022- Mar- 10 18- Apr- 1026- Apr- 10 23- May- 1031- May- 10 05- Sep- 1013- Sep- 10 17- Oct- 1025- Oct- 10 14- Nov- 1022- Nov- 10 We can also offer Extra Accommodation, Adventure Travel Insurance& Flights Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243

EGYPT  JORDAN 63 MIDDLEEAST Egypt & Jordan Caravan Imaginative Facts Tour code: ETEC • Activities: Donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings, hike up Mt Sinai, Red Sea snorkelling, extensive walking at Petra, jeep safari in Wadi Rum. Trek grade - Easy • Accommodation: 8 nights tourist class hotels, 4 nights on board Nile cruise boat, 2 nights 1st class sleeper train • Transport: Private air- conditioned transport, private Nile cruise boat, 1st class sleeper train, horse- drawn carriage, donkeys, hydrofoil, jeep • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Egyptologists and Jordanian guide • Imaginative Traveller Suggests: Add our ' Alexandria Extension' DAY 1: CAIRO- Arrival day. DAY 2: CAIRO- See the treasures in the Egyptian Museum and visit the great Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza. Overnight sleeper train to Luxor. ( BD) DAY 3: LUXOR- Arrive in Luxor and transfer to our Nile cruise boat, M/ S Melodie. Take an afternoon ride to Karnak Temple by horse-drawn carriage. Overnight in Luxor. ( BLD) DAY 4: NILE CRUISE- Ride donkeys to the Valley of the Kings. After lunch we set off on our Nile cruise to Esna. ( BLD) DAY 5: ESNA - EDFU - KOM OMBO- Sail to Edfu where we visit the Temple of Horus before continuing our cruise to Kom Ombu to visit the beautiful riverside temple. ( BLD) DAY 6: KOM OMBO - ASWAN- Continue to Aswan. Perhaps take a felucca ride around the beautiful Temple of Isis, situated on Philae Island in the Nile or haggle for souvenirs. ( BLD) DAY 7: ASWAN- This morning there is the opportunity to visit the famed temple of Abu Simbel. This afternoon we board the first class sleeper train for Cairo. ( BD) DAY 8: CAIRO- Free day. ( B) DAY 9: MT SINAI- Cross the Suez Canal and travel to the village of St Catherine, near the foot of Mt Sinai. ( BD) DAY 10: MT SINAI - ST CATHERINE - AQABA- Climb Mt Sinai in time for sunrise. There should be time for a short tour of St Catherine's monastery before we cross by hydrofoil to Aqaba. ( BD) DAY 11: WADI RUM - PETRA- This morning there is the chance to go snorkelling in the Red Sea. In the afternoon we visit the deserts of Wadi Rum and its famous ' Seven Pillars of Wisdom'. Enjoy a jeep safari and afterwards continue to the hidden ' rose- red' city of Petra. ( B) DAY 12: PETRA- A full day to explore this magnificent site ' as old as time'. ( BD) DAY 13: KERAK - MADABA - MT NEBO - DEAD SEA - AMMAN- Crusader castles, ancient mosaics , panoramic views of Moses' ' Promised Land' and a visit to the famous Dead Sea. A busy day ends in Amman. ( B) DAY 14: JERASH - AMMAN- Visit the well preserved Roman site of Jerash. ( B) DAY 15: AMMAN- Tour ends. ( B) Note: The published itinerary applies from August 2009 onwards. Prior to this the tour is one day longer, with an extra day spent in Cairo before transferring to Mt Sinai. A combination of our ' Nile Safari' & ' Jordan Connection' tours • Experienced guided tours of all the great Egyptian sites • Take a relaxing Nile cruisebetween Luxor and Aswan on our private boat • Climb Mt Sinaifor an amazing sunrise • Take a jeep safarithrough the magical desert landscape of Wadi Rum • Enjoy a full day exploring the magnificent city of Petra Petra to the Pyramids Imaginative Facts Tour code: EAPE • Activities: Hike up Mt Sinai, extensive walking at Petra, camel trek at Wadi Rum. Trek grade - Easy • Accommodation: 8 nights simple hotels, 1 night Bedouin style camp • Transport: Public and private buses, hydrofoil • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Egyptologists at the Pyramids and Jordanian guide at Petra • Imaginative Traveller Suggests: Add our ' Cairo Heart of the City Tour' DAY 1: AMMAN- Arrival day. DAY 2: AMMAN- Morning walking tour of Amman, including the amphitheatre, the citadel and the old souk ( bazaar). ( B) DAY 3: AMMAN - PETRA- Morning option to visit the Dead Sea. Afternoon transfer to Wadi Musa, beside the hidden ' rose- red' city of Petra. ( BD) DAY 4: PETRA - WADI RUM- A whole day for a guided tour of the magnificent site of Petra, a city ' as old as time'. Late in the afternoon we travel to the spectacular desert area of Wadi Rum, home to the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, where we spend the night in a Bedouin- style camp. ( BD) DAY 5: CAMEL TREK - AQABA- We join the Bedouin people of Wadi Rum for a short camel trek into the desert. Later we travel to the picturesque Red Sea port of Aqaba. Overnight in Aqaba. ( B) DAY 6: AQABA - NUWEIBA - DAHAB-Board the hydrofoil to Nuweiba and transfer to Dahab, on the Red Sea coast, where the rest of the day is free. ( B) DAY 7: DAHAB - ST CATHERINE- Free morning to relax on the beach before an afternoon transfer to St Catherine, where we spend the night near the foot of Mt Sinai. ( BD) DAY 8: ST CATHERINE - CAIRO- Rise early to ascend Mt Sinai in time for sunrise. In the afternoon we drive to Cairo. ( B) DAY 9: CAIRO- Morning guided tour of the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza. Free afternoon. ( B) DAY 10: CAIRO- Tour ends. ( B) The best of Jordan plus Egypt's Sinai Peninsula • Enjoy exploring the magnificent city of Petra • Take a camel ride through the magical desert landscape of Wadi Rum • Relax on the Red Sea coast at Dahab • Climb Mt Sinai en route to Cairo • Take a guided tour of the Pyramids and Sphinxat Giza Jordan Egypt • Seasonal Supplement £ 55 Single Supplement £ 135 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 6.50 * Price includes tour price of £ 799and local payment of US$ 320All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 965pp Land Only *• Seasonal Supplement £ 35 Single Supplement £ 70 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 6.50 * Price includes tour price of £ 520and local payment of US$ 180All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 615pp Land Only * travelleradventurer Tour duration 15 daysTour duration 10 days StartsEnds CairoAmman 2009 Starts SunEnds Mon 04- Jan- 0919- Jan- 09 18- Jan- 0902- Feb- 09 01- Feb- 0916- Feb- 09 15- Feb- 0902- Mar- 09 01- Mar- 0916- Mar- 09 15- Mar- 0930- Mar- 09 29- Mar- 0913- Apr- 09 • 12- Apr- 0927- Apr- 09 • 26- Apr- 0911- May- 09 10- May- 0925- May- 09 24- May- 0908- Jun- 09 Starts SunEnds Sun 02- Aug- 0916- Aug- 09 16- Aug- 0930- Aug- 09 30- Aug- 0913- Sep- 09 13- Sep- 0927- Sep- 09 27- Sep- 0911- Oct- 09 11- Oct- 0925- Oct- 09 25- Oct- 0908- Nov- 09 08- Nov- 0922- Nov- 09 22- Nov- 0906- Dec- 09 06- Dec- 0920- Dec- 09 • 20- Dec- 0903- Jan- 10 • • Seasonal supplement applies StartsEnds CairoAmman 2010 Starts SunEnds Sun 03- Jan- 1017- Jan- 10 17- Jan- 1031- Jan- 10 31- Jan- 1014- Feb- 10 14- Feb- 1028- Feb- 10 28- Feb- 1014- Mar- 10 14- Mar- 1028- Mar- 10 28- Mar- 1011- Apr- 10 • 11- Apr- 1025- Apr- 10 • 25- Apr- 1009- May- 10 09- May- 1023- May- 10 23- May- 1006- Jun- 10 06- Jun- 1020- Jun- 10 20- Jun- 1004- Jul- 10 04- Jul- 1018- Jul- 10 18- Jul- 1001- Aug- 10 01- Aug- 1015- Aug- 10 15- Aug- 1029- Aug- 10 29- Aug- 1012- Sep- 10 12- Sep- 1026- Sep- 10 26- Sep- 1010- Oct- 10 10- Oct- 1024- Oct- 10 24- Oct- 1007- Nov- 10 07- Nov- 1021- Nov- 10 21- Nov- 1005- Dec- 10 05- Dec- 1019- Dec- 10 • 19- Dec- 1002- Jan- 11 • Starts SunEnds Tue AmmanCairo 2009 04- Jan- 0913- Jan- 09 18- Jan- 0927- Jan- 09 01- Feb- 0910- Feb- 09 15- Feb- 0924- Feb- 09 01- Mar- 0910- Mar- 09 15- Mar- 0924- Mar- 09 29- Mar- 0907- Apr- 09 12- Apr- 0921- Apr- 09 • 26- Apr- 095- May- 09 10- May- 0919- May- 09 24- May- 0902- Jun- 09 07- Jun- 0916- Jun- 09 21- Jun- 0930- Jun- 09 05- Jul- 0914- Jul- 09 19- Jul- 0928- Jul- 09 02- Aug- 0911- Aug- 09 16- Aug- 0925- Aug- 09 30- Aug- 0908- Sep- 09 13- Sep- 0922- Sep- 09 27- Sep- 0906- Oct- 09 11- Oct- 0920- Oct- 09 25- Oct- 0903- Nov- 09 08- Nov- 0917- Nov- 09 22- Nov- 0901- Dec- 09 06- Dec- 0915- Dec- 09 20- Dec- 0929- Dec- 09 • Starts SunEnds Tue AmmanCairo 2010 03- Jan- 1012- Jan- 10 17- Jan- 1026- Jan- 10 31- Jan- 1009- Feb- 10 14- Feb- 1023- Feb- 10 28- Feb- 1009- Mar- 10 14- Mar- 1023- Mar- 10 28- Mar- 1006- Apr- 10 • 11- Apr- 1020- Apr- 10 25- Apr- 1004- May- 10 09- May- 1018- May- 10 23- May- 1001- Jun- 10 06- Jun- 1015- Jun- 10 20- Jun- 1029- Jun- 10 04- Jul- 1013- Jul- 10 18- Jul- 1027- Jul- 10 01- Aug- 1010- Aug- 10 15- Aug- 1024- Aug- 10 29- Aug- 1007- Sep- 10 12- Sep- 1021- Sep- 10 26- Sep- 1005- Oct- 10 10- Oct- 1019- Oct- 10 24- Oct- 1002- Nov- 10 07- Nov- 1016- Nov- 10 21- Nov- 1030- Nov- 10 05- Dec- 1014- Dec- 10 19- Dec- 1028- Dec- 10 • • Seasonal supplement applies Trek grade - Easy Trek grade - Easy Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243 Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243