Passports & Visas

A passport is required for all AmaWaterways river cruises, and it must be valid for at least six months after you return home. It is your responsibility to ensure your passport is valid and contains all required visas and number of blank Visa labeled pages. Please check your itinerary carefully and consult with the appropriate consulates to determine if any visas are needed. Vacations can be disrupted or altered if the correct documents cannot be presented at airports or border crossings. We recommend photocopying the first page of your passport, airline tickets, driver's license and/or birth certificate to expedite the process when replacing any documents lost while traveling. Keep the originals separate from the copies and pack some extra passport photos as well. Another option is to scan your passport, airline tickets and credit card numbers and email them to yourself as attachments. Please be sure to fill out the “Emergency Next of Kin” section in your passport (in pencil) as well.

PASSPORT VALIDITY AND ACCURACY OF PASSPORT NAMES MUST BE CONFIRMED AT TIME OF PAYMENT

All bookings must have the correct name(s) exactly as it appears on the passport. This will ensure Intra-Egypt Air and flights from Jordan and to Dubai are ticketed and issued correctly. It will also avoid any airline-imposed change fees that will be the guest’s responsibility should the name on the air tickets not match your FULL name shown on your passport. In addition, passports MUST have at least TWO empty Visa labeled pages for each country visited on this trip. For example, if your trip includes the Jordan pre-Egypt land package, Egypt/Nile, as well as the Dubai post-Egypt land package, you will need 6 empty Visa labeled pages.

Egypt: An Egypt Visa on Arrival pass can be purchased through AmaWaterways for US$50/C$65 per person (2026) and US$55/C$$75 per person (2027). For this fee you will be met on arrival by an AmaWaterways Representative on arrival, given your Visa and escorted through Immigration. This service is available to guests arriving on Day 1 in Cairo or for guests that have purchased extra nights through AmaWaterways and can be purchased at least 35 days prior to departure. Guests who have made independent arrangements in Cairo before the start of the program can apply for a single entry visa online prior to travel. Apply at www.visa2egypt.gov.eg. Passport validation at least six (6) months after the scheduled return date to your home country and 2 empty Visa labeled pages are required.

Jordan: AmaWaterways will obtain your single-entry visa and is complimentary. You will receive your visa on arrival by your uniformed AmaWaterways Representative who you will meet prior to Immigration once you deplane. Passport Validation at least six (6) months after the scheduled return date to your home country. 2 empty Visa labeled pages required.

Please Note: The complimentary Jordan single-entry visa is only available for guests arriving on Day 1 of the Jordan extension and/or for guests who have reserved additional nights in Jordan through AmaWaterways. Guests with independent plans arriving prior to their scheduled AmaWaterways extension will need to apply for their own Jordanian visa. Visit https://eservices.moi.gov.jo for more information.

Dubai: Visa not required. Passport Validation at least six (6) months after the scheduled return date to your home country. 2 empty Visa labeled pages required.