Welcome to Europamundo! Upon arriving at the airport, we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel.

08:00 a.m. - We’ll start the day with a panoramic tour of this impressive city, a “bridge” between Europe and Asia, both geographically and culturally. Our tour includes a visit to the Süleymaniye Mosque (the largest in Istanbul), and we’ll see the city walls, the Golden Horn, and the bustling fishing district, along with a chance to admire the exterior of Hagia Sophia. The afternoon is free for you to explore this city that spans two continents.
07:30 p.m. - As the afternoon draws to a close, we´ll arrange a transfer to Taksim, the city´s most vibrant commercial district. Here, you´ll have time to dine at one of the many restaurants. You can also enjoy a ride on the old tram that traverses the area or visit the nearby Galata Tower. We´ll return to the hotel around 10:00 p.m.

Total distance covered: 450 km.
07:30 a.m. - After breakfast, we’ll visit to Topkapi Palace, the former administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, famous for its stunning courtyards and pavilions (admission included).
Afterward, we’ll embark on a boat trip on the Bosphorus (tickets included), lasting about two hours on a private boat exclusively for Europamundo travelers. This journey will take us through the strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, dividing Istanbul between its European and Asian sides. We’ll enjoy the lively activity of the strait with its many boats. We’ll pass under the two bridges that link Europe and Asia and admire the Sultan’s palaces, traditional wooden houses, and Ottoman architecture.
We’ll then disembark on the Asian side for a leisurely walk through the Uskudar district, known for its impressive mosques like Yeni Valide and the Maiden’s Tower, as well as its tranquil streets. There will be free time for lunch.
03:00 p.m. - Departure from Istanbul. We’ll continue our journey from Uskudar on the Asian side toward the Anatolian Peninsula.
09:00 p.m. - Ankara. Dinner will be included.

Total distance covered: 315 km.
Scenery: Dramatic lunar landscapes and stunning views of the Salt Lake.
Note: We’ll visit the mausoleum of Hacibektas, an intriguing pilgrimage site that few tourists get to see. Please wear appropriate clothing and show respect during the visit.
08:00 a.m. - After breakfast, we’ll include a tour of Ankara, the cosmopolitan capital of Turkey, home to over 5 million people and a vibrant cultural scene. The city boasts the State Opera and Ballet, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, and numerous national theater companies. We’ll visit the impressive Mausoleum of Ataturk, the ancient Ankara Castle, which dates to the 8th century B.C. We’ll also include admission to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, offering insight into the various cultures that have left their mark on Turkey. By late morning, we’ll stop at a large shopping mall where you can choose from a variety of dining options at the food court.
01:30 p.m. - Departure from Ankara. We’ll travel through the arid regions of central Turkey on our way to Cappadocia, with a stop to photograph the striking Salt Lake.
05:30 p.m. - Arrival in Hacibektas, a key destination for religious tourism in Turkey. We’ll visit the mausoleum of Haci Bektas, a 13th-century Sufi mystic from Anatolia who emphasized humanism in his teachings. The sanctuary’s architecture and interior design beautifully reflect the rituals and symbols of Bektashism.
06:30 p.m. - Departure from Hacibektas.
07:30 p.m. - Arrival in Nevsehir/Avanos. Dinner will be included.

Total distance covered: 75 km.
Scenery: Spectacular landscapes and charming villages.
Note: Comfortable footwear is recommended for today’s visits. The guide may adjust the schedule to help you experience each site when it´s less crowded.
Start your day with an optional early morning hot air balloon ride over the Cappadocia region—a breathtaking experience offered at dawn.
09:30 a.m. - Departure from Avanos/Nevsehir. We’ll head to the Göreme Valley, where admission is included to visit the incredible open-air museum, which features over 30 rock-cut churches, some adorned with stunning frescoes. Next, we’ll visit Uchisar and take a stroll through this Cappadocian village, where you can marvel at the 60-meter rock filled with cave dwellings. From there, we’ll continue to Kaymacli to explore its impressive underground city, with tunnels and catacombs built to shelter up to thirty thousand people. We’ll break for lunch afterward.
In the afternoon, we’ll explore Pasabag, also known as the Fairy Chimneys, and wander through this spectacular natural site. We’ll also visit a traditional jewelry workshop featuring stones native to the Cappadocia region, such as Onyx and Turquoise, including pieces once favored by the sultans during the Ottoman Empire.
06:00 p.m. - Return to the hotel. In the summer months, you can relax by the pool or take a stroll through the pleasant commercial town of Avanos/Nevsehir. Dinner will be included.

Salida hacia el aeropuerto de ANKARA para tomar el vuelo (incluido) con destino a AMMAN. Bienvenidos a Jordania! Llegada, trámites aduaneros traslado al hotel y alojamiento.
Nota: En algunas ocasiones, el único vuelo directo existente este día es a las 23:50 de la noche. En este caso, la etapa se haría de la siguiente manera:
Salida de Capadocia entorno a las 11:00/11:30 AM para visitar la ciudad subterránea de Saratli Kirkgöz, una de las ciudades subterráneas más antiguas de Capadocia. A continuación, salida por carretera hacia Ankara y almuerzo incluido. Llegada a Ankara, visita panorámica para conocer la cuidad, tiempo libre y traslado al aeropuerto de Ankara.

Breakfast.
08.00 hrs.- Departure to the north of the country.
11.30 a.m.- Arrival at the Ajlun Fortress , an imposing castle from the twelfth century, which is located in the middle of a fertile valley of vineyards and pine forests that gives us a particular view of the green side of the Hashemite Kingdom. It is considered one of the greatest examples of Arab military architecture, has spectacular panoramic views of the Jordan Valley and the three wadis constituted a strategic defense in the defensive chain that existed in the area. In this area Muslims and Orthodox Christians have always lived together, we will visit the old CHURCH OF SAN SERGIO . Shall we all pray together for peace?.
12.30 hrs.- End of the visit and continuation to Jerash.
13.30 hrs.- Arrival in Jerash and transfer to a local restaurant where we will have lunch (included).
15.00 hrs.- Visit of t he Roman ruins of Jerash , one of the best preserved archaeological sites in the Middle East, it is called the Asian Pompeii and the second most visited attraction in Jordan.
17.00 hrs. - End of the visit to Jerash and return by road to Amman. A rrival in Amman in about an hour.

Breakfast.
07.30 hrs.- Departure to the Desert Castles built between the 7th and 8th centuries. We´ll head to the first castle, Qusayr Amra.
09.00 hrs.- Depart for Qusayr Amra Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Built in the early 8th century as a holiday resort for the caliph, it is preserved as one of the finest desert castles in Jordan.
10.30 a.m.- End of the visit to Qusayr Amra Castle, we will arrive in approximately 30 minutes at Qasr Kharana Castle built by the Umayyads from the year 661 to become an oasis of rest for the caravans of merchants who crossed the desert transporting their goods.
11.30 a.m.- Once the visit to Kharana Castle is over, we will head to Madaba.
13.00 hrs.- Arrival in Madaba.
We´ll visit the Madaba Archaeological Park , crossed by an old Roman road and the Church of St. George, with its fantastic mosaic from the sixth century. where the map of Madaba is exhibited, the oldest cartographic representation of Jerusalem and the Holy Land that is preserved to this day.
13.30hrs.- End of the visit to Madaba and departure to Mount Nebo, being a place of great importance at a historical, religious and cultural level for being the place from which Moses contemplated the Promised Land before he died. You will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful views from the viewpoint where on a clear day you can see places as far away as Bethlehem, the Mount of Olives and the Dead Sea.
13.45 hrs.- Arrival at Mount Nebo and lunch included.
15.30 hrs.- Departure from Mount Nebo to Amman.
17.00 hrs.- Arrival at the hotel in Amman. Free time. Accommodation.

Breakfast.
07.30 hrs.- Departure from Amman and panoramic tour on the bus (without tickets) and continuation to Bethany.
09.45 hrs.- Arrival in Bethany on the banks of the Jordan River, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is the place where John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.
11.00 hrs.- Departure from Bethany.
11.30 a.m.-Arrival at the Dead Sea Museum, it is an impressive panoramic complex.
12.00 hrs.- Departure from the Dead Sea Museum.
12.30 hrs.- Arrival at the Dead Sea hotel and lunch included. Free time to take a dip in the salty sea at a lowest altitude on Earth. Dinner included . Accommodation.

Breakfast.
09.00 hrs.- Departure from the Dead Sea.
10.30 hrs..- Arrival at Kerak Castle , a former stronghold of the Crusaders, rising 900 meters above sea level, between the walls of an ancient city.
12.00 hrs. - Departure from Kerak and heading to the local restaurant where we will have lunch (included) until 14.00 hrs.
15.00 hrs.- Continuation to Dana , a small picturesque rural village of stone houses on a huge cliff located at the foot of the largest biosphere nature reserve in Jordan. We´ll take a panoramic tour where we´ll be able to take photos.
15.30 hrs.- Departure from Dana we will head towards Shobak.
16.00 hrs.- Arrival at Shobak Castle, built by the Crusaders in 1115 to control the trade routes between Egypt and Syria, as well as the passage permits for pilgrims and caravans. We will be able to take some photos to remember.
16.30 hrs.- Departure from Shobak, we will head to Wadi Musa where the Spring of Moses is located.
17.00 hrs.- Arrival and brief visit to the Spring of Moses , where Moses supposedly hit the rock with his rod and the water gushed out.
17.15 hrs.- Departure to Moses Spring.
17.30 hrs.- Arrival at the Petra Museum , an excellent exhibition that allows us to understand the history of the Nabataeans and learn about magnificent pieces found in the area.
18.00 hrs.- Departure from the Petra Museum.
18.15 hrs.- Arrival at the hotel. Dinner included . Overnight in Petra. Petra is the ancient capital of the kingdom of the Nabataeans. This civilization occupied the city in the 6th century B.C. and took advantage of the city´s location as a strategic lodging point for caravans during the Silk Road

Breakfast.
Known as the "Pink City", the "Lost City" or the "City of Stone", it is considered the jewel of Jordan and one of the Seven Wonders of the World since 2007.
07.00 hrs.-Departure from the hotel to visit Petra , we will access through the narrow canyon and discover the temples and tombs carved into the cliffs in this city founded 300 years before Christ. Lunch included.
14.00 hrs.- Departure from Petra to Wadi Rum, an impressive desert that is famous for being the setting for famous films where ´Dune´, ´Lawrence of Arabia´ or ´Star Wars´ have been filmed. We will be able to enjoy unparalleled sunsets and starry nights.
16.00 hrs.- Arrival at Wadi Rum - Valley of the Moon, a magical ecosystem of the Jordanian desert that has extensive red sand dunes and imposing sandstone arches, at the visitor center we take all-terrain vehicles to visit some of the most impressive landscapes. We include a ride of about 45 minutes on a camel through the desert . We will also visit the Khazali Canyon, in this spectacular place we will see the engravings that show us the origin of the Arabic language.
18.00 hrs.- End of activities in Wadi Rum.
18.15 hrs.- Arrival at the camp. Dinner included . Accommodation.

Breakfast. 08.00 hrs.- Departure from Wadi Rum. 08.45 hrs.- Arrival in Aqaba and panoramic visit of Aqaba, the second Jordanian city, modern, commercial, port city and an entrance to the Red Sea in Jordan, forming here a gulf that has become one of the most visited places in Jordan especially due to its importance as a destination for divers and its coral reefs.09.45 hrs.- End of the panoramic tour.10.00 hrs.- Arrival at the Araba Border to drop off the people who continue their journey to Egypt. 10.30 a.m.- Approximate departure time from the Araba Border. 11.00 -12.00 hrs.- Arrival at the hotel. Free time in the afternoon to enjoy the warm waters of the Red Sea. Accommodation.

After breakfast we will depart via “the desert road” to the AMMAN airport. Arrival. We will take a flight to Egypt for a little over an hour. Arrival at CAIRO. Border procedures and transfer to the hotel. Free time.
Note: Depending on the number of travelers, the trip from Aqaba to Amman airport may be made by regular VIP coach.

Note: In summer temperatures are higher, so visits to archaeological sites are made earlier in the day to avoid the hottest hours of the day. It is recommended to wear sports shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat or cap for these visits.
Breakfast.
07:00 hrs.-: We will visit the esplanade of the Pyramids , the most famous of which are those of the pharaohs Cheops, Kephren and Mykerinos (entrance to the interior of the pyramids not included), as well as the enigmatic Sphinx. Afterwards we will visit the Papyrus Institute for about 30 minutes, where we will see how the papyrus is handmade.
11:30 hrs.-: Visit the Coptic Quarter , which is nowadays one of the meeting places of the Egyptians and one of the oldest areas of the city. Visit the Hanging Church.
12:30 hrs.-: Visit the Citadel, built by order of Saladin in 1176 and completed in 1182. From 1218 until the 19th century it was the official seat of the Egyptian government. The history of this area is full of palace intrigues, assassinations, overthrows and massacres such as that of the Mamluks in 1811. Representative buildings include the Muhammad Ali Mosque, also known as the Alabaster Mosque , built on the model of Istanbul´s Hagia Sophia.
13.45 hrs.-: Lunch included in a local restaurant.
15:00 hrs.-: Visit the Egyptian Museum , which is about 10 km from the Pyramids and contains one of the most important and impressive archaeological exhibits in the world. The jewel of this exhibition is the treasure of Tutankhamun which occupies the entire upper floor. Remember that it takes at least a week to visit it in its entirety.
17:00 hrs-: Departure from the Egyptian Museum and return to the hotel.
18:00 hrs.-: Arrival at the hotel and accommodation.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport and end of our services.