25/04/2023
13days and 11nights Holyland Package
(EGYPT, ISRAEL AND JORDAN)
RATE: 3088USD/PERSON
Flight details:
EK 0337 NOV 10 MNL DXB 0750 1320
EK 0923 NOV 10 DXB-CAI 1500-1715
EK 0904 NOV 21 AMM-DXB 1810-2200
EK 0332 NOV 22 DXB MNL 0350-1600
Inclusions:
Roundtrip economy airfare
11 nights based on 4 star hotel
Full board meals
Sightseeing as per itinerary
English speaking tour guide
Private air-conditioned motor coach
Filipino tour leader
Admission/entrances on sites
Visa Fee and Border Taxes
Exclusions
Travel Insurance
Tipping
Airline Taxes
ITINERARY AS FOLLOWS:
NOV 10 DEPARTURE MANILA - ARRIVAL IN CAIRO (D)
Departure to Cairo. Enjoy meals and entertainment on-board. Upon arrival to Cairo, airport formalities. Dinner at a local restaurant then proceed to hotel
NOV 11 CAIRO (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel, starting your tour in OLD CAIRO for visit at the HANGING CHURCH and COPTIC CHURCH where it is believed the HOLY FAMILY stayed after fleeing from Bethlehem for fear of Herod’s order of slaughtering infants under 3 years. Lunch en-route. Visit to Papyrus Factory to discover how the first paper was made during the ancient time. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
NOV 12 CAIRO (B/L/D)
Hotel Breakfast. This full city tour includes visit, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, The Great Pyramids, and Sphinx. Lunch en-route. Then visit the Egyptian Museum, where you can see the finest displays of artifacts, relics, statues and jewellers from all of the Pharaohs Reigns, also the riches with remarkable Museums in the World. Then on Dinner cruise and be entertained by the Belly Dancer and enjoy watching the skilled "Men in Skirt" rendering his piece. Back to the hotel in Cairo for overnight.
NOV 13 CAIRO – ST. CATHERINE – DAHAB (B/L/D)
Early morning departure from Cairo with boxed breakfast. Drive towards St. Catherine passing by Moses Springs and the Suez Canal. Lunch en-route then afternoon climb to Mt. Sinai. Continue to drive to the hotel in Dahab.
NOV 14 DAHAB – TABA – BETHLEHEM (B/L/D)
Have hotel breakfast and check out. Transfer to Taba border for crossing into Israel. After the inspections and other regulatory procedures, meet the local guide. Drive to the local restaurant for lunch and then go directly to the hotel in Bethlehem.
NOV 15 BETHLEHEM – JERUSALEM – BETHLEHEM (B/L/D)
After breakfast, a full day tour starts at Shepherd’s Field then Mount of Olives to visit the Ascension Chapel. Then to the Church of Pater Noster to witness the “Lord’s Prayer” Proceed to the Church of Dominus Flevit where God wept over Jerusalem. Continue by walking down Palm Sunday Road going to the Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane to see the Rock of Agony, the place where Jesus prayed before the Roman soldiers came for Him. Proceed to the Church of Nativity. Visit the Basilica and Grotto of the Nativity and the Manger Square.
NOV 16 BETHLEHEM – JERUSALEM – JERICHO – BETHLEHEM (B/L/D)
Breakfast, you will be visiting St. Anne’s Church, Bethesda Pool, Wailing Wall, Via Dolorosa and go through the Stations of the Cross to the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus was crucified, died and rose from the dead. We will visit Mt. Zion, the Upper room, David’s Tomb and the Dormition Abbey. We will drive to the oldest city in the world, Jericho, for a view of Mount of Temptation and Sycamore Tree. Proceed to Qumran, the caves of the essences where Dead Sea Scrolls were found by a wandering shepherd boy. Visit the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Swim and relax at the Dead Sea beach. Drive back to Bethlehem.
NOV 17 BETHLEHEM - HAIFA - NAZARETH - CANA - TIBERIAS (B/L/D)
Hotel Breakfast and check out. Visit the Basilica of Mt. Carmel. Drive by Caesarea to catch the sight of the Aqueducts. This is where St. Paul was imprisoned. Then, we will drive to Nazareth, the city of Jesus' childhood and youth; Visit the Church of Annunciation where we can find the original cave where angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear a child by the Holy Spirit. Also visit Joseph's workshop where Jesus spent most of his childhood days. Drive on to the village of Cana, where Jesus performed the Miracle of changing water into wine at the wedding ceremony. Visit Cana Church where you will hold your private mass and celebrate the renewal of vows. Then dinner.
NOV 18 TIBERIAS - SEA OF GALILEE - TIBERIAS (B/L/D)
Breakfast at a hotel. Will start the morning at Mt. Tabor to see the Basilica of Transfiguration. Will continue the tour with a Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee then drive to Capernaum, the town where Jesus made His home after leaving Nazareth. View the remains of the ancient Synagogue in which He taught, and on to Tabgha, where the Miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes took place. Drive to Mount of Beatitudes, this is the site of the Sermon on the Mount and St. Peter’s Primacy Church, See the remains of St. Peter’s House. Visit and renew your baptism at Yardenit (Jordan River) where St. John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.
NOV 19 TIBERIAS – AMMAN (B/L/D)
After breakfast and check out, drive from Tiberias to the border. After the inspections, other regulatory procedures and meeting our staff you will be transferred to Mt. Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died. Then proceed to Madaba to visit the Monastery of St. George, which hosts the unique mosaic Map of Egypt, Jordan and Holyland. The map is believed to be the first one for this area, as it was built in the 6th century. Dinner and Overnight: at hotel in Amman
NOV 20 AMMAN–PETRA–AMMAN (B/L/D)
Breakfast at a hotel. Morning proceeds to the lost city of Petra with an optional horseback ride through the picturesque SIQ and visit the Treasury. Petra is a Greek word which means Stone. This city was built in the 6th century, the home of Nabataeans. The site has been a UNESCO World Heritage since 1985 and the most visited tourist attraction in the country. Transfer back to Amman in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.
NOV 21 DEPARTURE AMMAN–MANILA (B/L/D)
Breakfast inside the hotel, rest of the day free for last minute shopping till your transfer to your lunch venue. Afterwards, transfer to Amman Airport for departure back to Manila. Arrived in Manila from a very memorable and enjoyable trip.
NOV 22 MANILA
Arrival in Manila, home sweet home.
