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Amman to Cairo overland in 8 days
Amman → Petra → Wadi Rum → Aqaba ferry → Sinai → Nile sleeper train → Cairo. Eight days, four countries in your passport stamps, under €700 all-in.
Jordan → Egypt, Jordan / Egypt 8 days 15 min read
The story
Karim maps the overland Amman-to-Cairo route across Jordan and Egypt: JETT bus Amman-Petra (JOD 15), overnight at a Bedouin-run camp in Wadi Rum (JOD 40), the AB Maritime ferry Aqaba → Nuweiba (JOD 75), a night in Dahab, the Cairo-bound sleeper train from Luxor (EGP 1,800 first class), and Cairo arrival. He names the specific bus operators, ferry check-in tricks (the sunset ferry is quieter), and community-tourism operators to book direct — refusing to use aggregators that skim 30%. Total budget: €695 for 8 days including all transport, sleeps and food.
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