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

MIDDLEEASTEGYPT  JORDAN 64 " Our tour leader was extremely competent, organised and always willing to put herself out. She was very knowledgeable, humorous, down to earth but professional." Becky Carville middle east Jordan & Egypt Adventure Imaginative Facts Tour code: EAJO • Activities: Extensive walking at Petra, donkey ride, hike up Mt Sinai, overnight felucca cruise, camel trek at Wadi Rum. Trek grade - Easy • Accommodation: 10 nights simple hotels, 1 night Bedouin style camp, 1 night on felucca, 2 overnight seater trains • Transport: Public and private buses, felucca sailboat, overnight seater train, horse- drawn carriage, donkeys, hydrofoil • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Egyptologists and Petra guide • Imaginative Traveller Suggests: Add our ' Alexandria Extension' DAY 1: AMMAN- Arrival day. DAY 2: AMMAN- Morning walking tour of Amman, including the amphitheatre, the citadel and the old souq ( bazaar). ( B) DAY 3: AMMAN - PETRA- Morning option to visit the Dead Sea. Afternoon transfer to the hidden ' rose- red' city of Petra. ( BD) DAY 4: PETRA - WADI RUM- Enjoy 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, site of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and our 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. ( B) DAY 6: AQABA - NUWEIBA - DAHAB-Board the hydrofoil to Nuweiba and transfer to Dahab, on the Red Sea coast. ( 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 at 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 - ASWAN- Guided visit to the Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza. Overnight train to Aswan. ( B) DAY 10: ASWAN- A free day. DAY 11: ASWAN - FELUCCA CRUISE- A free morning and chance to visit Abu Simbel. In the afternoon we board feluccas to sail around the islands of Aswan. Later we visit a Nubian village and have a typical Nubian dinner. Overnight on board the felucca. ( BLD) DAY 12: ASWAN - LUXOR- Drive from Aswan to Luxor visiting the riverside Temple of Kom Ombo and the Temple of Horus at Edfu en route. In the afternoon we take horse- drawn carriages to Karnak Temple. ( B) DAY 13: LUXOR- We get up before sunrise to ride donkeys to the Valley of the Kings. Our route back offers magnificent views of the Nile Valley and passes the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight train back to Cairo. ( B) DAY 14: CAIRO- This afternoon there is the opportunity to ride camels or horses into the desert and enjoy sunset over the pyramids. DAY 15: CAIRO- Tour ends. ( B) Note: The Egyptian Government might impose changes to the trains tourists are allowed to travel on. Please see dossier. Combine our ' Petra to the Pyramids' and ' Nubian Sailtrek' trips • Enjoy a full day exploring the magnificent city of Petra • Take a camel ride through the magical desert landscapeof Wadi Rum • Relax on the Red Sea Coastthen climb Mt Sinai for sunrise • Experience the Nile at its most beautiful on an overnight felucca cruise • Spend time with a Nubian familyin a traditional village Jordan Egypt St Catherine Aqaba Dahab Wadi Rum Petra Amman Cairo Luxor Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan Jordan & Egypt Adventure Syria Jordan A Journey through Jordan & Syria Desert Kingdoms Aqaba Wadi Rum Petra Kerak Madaba Dead Sea Jerash Desert Castles Amman Damascus Maaloula Crac des Chevaliers Hama Aleppo Palmyra • Seasonal Supplement £ 35 Single Supplement £ 85 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 6.50 * Price includes tour price of £ 615and local payment of US$ 220All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 730pp Land Only * adventurer Tour duration 15 days © Imaginative Traveller © Imaginative Traveller Starts SunEnds Sun AmmanCairo 2009 04- Jan- 0918- Jan- 09 18- Jan- 0901- Feb- 09 01- Feb- 0915- Feb- 09 15- Feb- 0901- Mar- 09 01- Mar- 0915- Mar- 09 15- Mar- 0929- Mar- 09 29- Mar- 0912- Apr- 09 12- Apr- 0926- Apr- 09 • 26- Apr- 0910- May- 09 10- May- 0924- May- 09 24- May- 0907- Jun- 09 07- Jun- 0921- Jun- 09 21- Jun- 0905- Jul- 09 05- Jul- 0919- Jul- 09 19- Jul- 0902- Aug- 09 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 • Starts SunEnds Sun AmmanCairo 2010 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 • • Seasonal supplement applies We can also offer Extra Accommodation, Adventure Travel Insurance& Flights Trek grade - Easy Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243