06/02/2016
A Pilgrim Tour to the Holyland (Egypt- Israel-Jordan)
Day 1: Cairo International Airport – Cairo Over Night
Welcome arrival at Cairo Airport Meet and assist with our representative then on proceed to check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Pyramids & Sphinx–Coptic Cairo-St Catherine O.N
Breakfast in the hotel & check out then on proceed to visit the Pyramids & the Great Sphinx and then visit the Old Coptic Cairo. On proceed to St Catherine and check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight.Day 3:St. Catherine–Mt. Sinai–Taba Border–Bethlehem O.N
Early morning ascend Mt. Sinai the traditional site where Moses received the Ten Commandments and have a view of the sunrise, descend the mountain and Back to the hotel for Breakfast & check out. On proceed to Visit St; Catherine Monastery before crossing Taba Border to the Holy Land, you will be welcomed by your guide and driver then on to Bethlehem to check in at your hotel for dinner and over nights stay.Day 4: Bethlehem – Ein Karem – Mt. of Olives – Mt. Zion – Bethlehem O.N
Breakfast in the hotel, and then on proceed to visit the Nativity Church the birth place of Jesus Christ, visit the Milk Grotto the Shepherd's field in Bethlehem. then on proceed to Ein Karem, visit St John the Baptist Church and Church of Visitation (Luke 1:39-56). Head to Jerusalem to Mt.of Olives, visit the church of the Ascension, visit Pater Noster Church, the Dominos Flevit Church, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem shortly before the destruction of the second temple, then on continue to visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus has been captured by the Romans after he has been betrayed by Judas, onto Mt. Zion, visit the St. Peter in Galicuntu, King David’s Tomb, the Upper room, and Dormition Abbey. Back to Bethlehem to your hotel for dinner and overnight.Day 5: Old City of Jerusalem – Bethany – Jericho – Dead Sea – Bethlehem O.N
Breakfast in the hotel, then proceed to Enter the old city of Jerusalem from Lion’s Gate to visit St. Anne's Church the Pool of Bethesda, then through the stations of the cross visit the Golgotha & the Holy Sepulcher church, visit Mt. Calvari and the Empty Tomb of Jesus then on to visit the Cardo, and the Jewish Quarter, visit the Wailing wall and have a panoramic view of the Mosque of Omar and the Mt. Moraiah, visit Dome of the Rock and Aqsa Mosque. On proceed to Bethany, visit house of Mary & Martha, and Tomb of Lazarus. Then On to Jericho, the oldest town in the Holy Land, visit the Sycamore Tree (Zacharious the tax collector climbed the tree to view Jesus), and view Mt. of Temptation, where Jesus was tempted by the devil. End the day with a visit to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth, swim in the salty water. Back to hotel for dinner and overnight.Day 6: Caesarea – Haifa – Nazareth - Cana – Tiberias O.N
Breakfast in the hotel and check out then via Tel Aviv Jaffa the commercial capitol of Israel, to Caesarea, visit the Water Aqueduct then proceed to Haifa, visit Stella Maris and Elijah's Caves. Onto Nazareth, where Jesus spent his boyhood and lived with Joseph and Mary (Luke 1:26-38) visit the Annunciation Church, ''the announcement of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of the approaching virgin birth'' (Luke 1:26-38) visit the St. Joseph the Carpenter and Mary's Well. Then visit Cana, where Jesus did his first Miracle ''the transformation of water into wine'' (John 2:1-11, 4:46-54. Check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight in Tiberias.Day 7:Mt. Tabor–Capernaum-Tabgha-Mt. of Beatitudes-Baptismal Site–Tiberias O.N
Breakfast in the hotel then on proceed to Mt. Tabor, visit the Basilica of the Transfiguration. Then onto Capernaum where Jesus used to live and heal the sick preaching in the synagogue and performing miracles (Matthew 9:1, 4:13). Visit Tabgha, the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish; visit Church of St. Peter's Primacy. Enjoy a Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee. onto Mt. of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-8).end the day with a visit to the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized in the river by John the Baptist (Mark 1:9-11). Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.Day 8: Sheikh Hussein Bridge – Madaba – Mt. Nebo - Amman O, N
Breakfast in the hotel and check out then on proceed to Sheikh Hussein Bridge to cross to Jordan, Meet and assist by the Jordanian guide and driver on the border then on proceed to visit Madaba the Roman Byzantine town & Mt. Nebo the most revered holy sites of Jordan, located 10 km west of Madaba for this is where Moses was buried. Onto Amman City and check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 9: Queen Alia Airport.
Breakfast in the hotel & check out then on proceed to Queen Alia Airport for Final Departure.
INCLUDES:-
Meet and assist upon arrival and departure. ’’ Cairo International Airport / Taba Border – Sheikh Hussein Bridge / Queen Alia Airport’’
Tours and transfers in deluxe coaches.
Hotel accommodation on HB basis IN 3 Star Superior Hotels.(Break fast and Dinner)
English speaking guide all the way of the program.
Entrance fees to (Pyramids, Sphinx, St. Catherine, St. Anne, St. Peter, Lazarus, Capernaum, Pater Noster, Madaba & Mt. Nebo).
Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
Visa to Egypt ,Israel and Jordan.
Portage in the hotels & at the airport.
Tour Es**rt for the group.
EXCLUDES:-
Lunch’s en-route or Beverages.
Tips for Guide, Driver or Hotel staff.
Any unmentioned items.
