The Land of the Caliph

A Grand 13 day Adventure Touring
Morocco, Egypt and Jordan

Explore Morocco, Cairo and Petra -- on this tour to Casablanca, Marrakech, Cairo and Petra. A bonus: journeys by train across the Moroccan countryside. Compare with Grand Arabia Tours : Dubai Egypt and Jordan

DAY 1 - JFK - OFF TO MOROCCO! Tuesday. Weekly departure , year round
Board a comfortable : Lufthansa, Air France , British Airways , or other IATAN airlines jet at New York's John F. Kennedy  International Airport for your nonstop flight to Europe ( Add on available from other cities, pleas inquire). Overnight across the Atlantic.

Day 2 - CASABLANCA / Marrakech Wednesday (D)
Our international flight arrives in Casablanca or Marrakech ( subject to flights route and availability) After completing customs and immigration formalities, connect to the domestic flight and onward to Marrakech , where we escort you to your hotel. Complimentary fruit basket & mint tea upon arrival. Dinner is included at the hotel.

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DAY 3 - MARRAKECH Thursday (BLD)
Our domestic flight which takes us south to mystical Marrakech. Our staff escorts us to our hotel.  We board a horse-drawn carriage for a clip-clop tour of this ancient royal  capital, including the Kotoubia, and a former royal palace, lunch in a  charming local restaurant. Afternoon walking tour of the  labyrinthine souks  (bazaars).  Dinner at the hotel  

Moroccan Sojourn

Day 4 - MARRAKECH Friday (B)
Now that you've got your bearings, today is yours to explore the city on  your own. If you prefer, join one of our optional tours (for an additional fee): one takes you to a nearby Berber village, another takes you into the souks for a shopping spree.

Day 5 - CASABLANCA Saturday (BL)
Breakfast at the hotel. Then board your private air-conditioned car and driver and head for Casablanca, we visit the majestic new Grand Mosque of King Hassan II, second only to the Great Mosque at Mecca in size. We continue  on a panoramic tour of the city and its souks. After lunch we drive to the airport for our Royal Air Maroc or EgyptaIr flight across North Africa to Egypt. Included in economy class, tax included

Day 6 - CAIRO Sunday (BL)
We arrive in Cairo with the dawn, and drive through the awakening city to our hotel for breakfast and a bracing cup of coffee or tea. Refreshed, we visit Cairo's most famous monuments: Old Cairo : The Coptic Museum Al-Moalaka Church , Beni Ezra Synagogue . After lunch we tour the treasure filled Egyptian Museum. 

Visa will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign .

Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel

DAY 7 - CAIRO Monday (BL)
Morning tour of Saladin's Citadel, the Alabaster Mosque, lunch cruise is included on the Nile , after lunch we enjoy a walking tour through the legendary 12-Century Khan El Khalili district.

DAY 8 - CAIRO - Tuesday (BL)
After breakfast, we'll motor to the edge of Cairo, where we'll view the mysterious, timeless Sphinx, the awesome Pyramids of Giza, and the Valley Temple. After lunch, we'll continue southward to Dahshour, where still more ancient wonders await. Among the monuments we'll visit is the Great Pyramid of Senfru, the father of Cheops.

DAY 9 -AMMAN Tuesday (aB)
Fly to Amman. Our staff will meet you upon arrival and help with the transfer to your hotel in Amman. 

DAY 10 - MADABA, KERAK & PETRA Wednesday (BD)
We drive south along the King's Highway, an ancient caravan route, to Madaba to visit the church containing the oldest known map of the Holy Land.  Continuing to Mount Nebo, we enjoy the panoramic view of the Promised Land the way Moses saw it for the first time. Further on, at Kerak, we tour the ruins of its romantic Crusaders' castle of Renaud de Chatillon, one of a line which stretched from Aqaba to Turkey. Finally, we arrive to PETRA .

DAY 11 - PETRA Thursday (BD)
Today the fabulous Nabatean City of Petra awaits us. Made famous in the Indiana Jones movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark," its ancient temples, tombs and striking Khazneh (Treasury) were hewn right from the pink and violet sandstone. We spend a full day here, and another night. 

DAY 12-WADI RUM & AMMAN Friday (BD)
We board four-wheel-drive vehicles for an expedition to Wadi Rum, the "Valley of the Moon" where T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") organized Arab resistance to Ottoman rule during World War I. After our visit, we return to Amman for a home hosted dinner with a local family.

DAY 13 - JERASH Saturday (B)
We drive to Jerash, among the best-preserved Roman cities in the world, to tour its temples, theaters, churches and colonnaded streets. From Jerash, we will escort you back to Amman. 

DAY 14 -DEPARTURE Sunday (B)
Proceed to Queen Alia Airport board your flight back to USA.

• Round-trip international airfare from New York City (JFK) to Casablanca , Cairo and Amman , including tax.
  
  Add on air from : SFO /LAX , SEA or SAN Diego : $350 roundtrip  . Tax included
  Add-on from HNL : $ 550 roundtrip .Tax included
  
  For May - Sep : Air fare supplement of: $350 will apply.
  This supplement doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare.
  Please deduct $ 850 when you handle your own air fare.
  
• Domestic airfares within the countries listed as needed , as listed per itinerary , in economy class , including tax
  
  
• All transfers in Morocco, Jordan and Egypt as described in the tour itinerary, always using air-conditioned vehicle , private chauffeur
  
• Your hotel room at a carefully selected deluxe, or first class hotel, whichever you prefer, including tax & service
  
• Meals as described in the itinerary, and indicated by the symbols: aB = full American-style or buffet breakfast, cB = continental breakfast, L = set-menu lunch, D = set-menu dinner
  
• Guided sightseeing as listed in the itinerary including all entrance fees

• Trip interruption and cancellation insurance.
• Personal expenses and beverages Gratuities .
• Travel Insurance

General Hotel Listing

Extend your stay and enjoy a spa or Turkish Hamam Package