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COMING TO THE ROOTS - X
JORDAN + ISRAEL + EGYPT
APRIL 11 - 22, 2015
RATE : US$2,550.00 PER PERSON
DAY 01 / April 11: DEPARTURE MANILA /
ARRIVAL AMMAN (D)
Depart from Manila to Amman. Enjoy your flight
amenities while on board. Arrival in Amman.Meet
and assist at Queen Alia Airport. Meet your
Jordanian guide and board to your air-conditioned
bus to Madaba, the city of Mosaic. Continue to
visit Mt. Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised
Land before he died. Then, continue to your hotel
for check-in, dinner and overnight.
DAY 02 / April 12: AMMAN – PETRA – AMMAN
(B,D)
After breakfast, Proceed to your full day tour to
Petra, “a rose-red city half as old as time", the
place in the desert that is prepared by God for the
Jewish people. Also experience horseback ride
through the picturesque SIQ, and visit the
Treasury, a rose colored monumental building
artfully carved out of sheer rock. Transfer to
Amman. Continue to the hotel for dinner and
overnight.
DAY 03 / April 13: AMMAN – BORDER
CROSSING – JERICHO – QUMRAN – DEAD
SEA – TIBERIAS (B,D)
Check-out from your hotel after breakfast. Drive to
the border to cross Israel. Upon arrival Israel, drive
to Jericho for a view of the Mt. of Temptation and
the Sycamore Tree. Continue to Qumran where
the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Lastly, spend
some time at the lowest point on Earth, the Dead
Sea. Later in the afternoon, we will proceed to
Tiberias for hotel check-in, dinner and overnight.
DAY 04 / April 14: CANA – NAZARETH – MT.
TABOR – YARDENIT - SEA OF GALILEE (B,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning drive to Cana for a visit
of the Church of the First Miracle known also as
the Marriage Church, here couples will have an
opportunity to renew their marriage vows. Then
onto Nazareth, the place where Jesus spent His
childhood; the Church of the Annunciation which
was believed to be where the angel Gabriel
Announced to the Blessed Mother of Christ which
she humbly accepted, "Behold I am the handmaid
of the Lord. May it be done to me according to
your word" and Mary's well. Drive to Mt. Tabor and
ascend by taxi to the Church of Transfiguration.
Descend after and proceed to Yardenit for renewal
of baptism. Late afternoon, continue for a boat ride
at the Sea of Galilee where Jesus' performed
some of His Miracles like when he walked on the
water (Mark 6:48). On the cruise, have an
opportunity to reflect on the messages of our Lord
as we savor the beauty of nature while sailing at
the Sea of Galilee. Return to your hotel for dinner
and overnight.
DAY 05 / April 15: MT. OF BEATITUDES –
TABGHA – CAPERNAUM – JERUSALEM (B,D)
Check-out from hotel after breakfast and proceed
to Mt. of Beatitudes, the traditional site where
Jesus uttered the immortal words "Blessed are the
poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God".
(Matthew 5:3-12). Visit the Church and its grounds
for private reading of the Sermon on the Mount.
Continue to nearby Tabgha, the site where Jesus
performed the Miracle of the Multiplication of
Loaves and Fishes; visit the Church of the Loft and
Fish Miracle. On the stone which serves as the
altar, there is mosaic of basket of loaves flanked
by two fish to commemorate this miraculous event.
Two hundred yards away is the Church of
Primacy, built in1934 in basalt over a massive rock
called "Mensa Christi". Here where the Risen Lord
appeared to his disciples, prepared breakfast for
them and gave St. Peter the pastoral commission,
Feed my Sheep (John 21:15-19). Next visit will be
to Capernaum, the home of St. Peter. Proceed to
the Greek Orthodox Church and the nearby
archaeological excavations of the Synagogue and
community. Scenic drive to Jerusalem for hotel
check-in, dinner and overnight.
DAY 06 / April 16: BETHLEHEM – EIN KAREM
(B,D)
After breakfast, we visit Bethlehem, the
birthplace of Jesus and visit the Church of the
Nativity, where we find the Grotto of Nativity,
Altar of Christ's Birth and Manger's Square. In
the afternoon, tour of Ein Karem the birthplace of
St. John the Baptist (now the Church of St. John
the Baptist) and the Church of Visitation – where
Mary came after the angel Gabriel informed her
cousin Elizabeth was six months pregnant
despite her advance years. Return to hotel for
dinner and overnight.
DAY 07 / April 17: JERUSALEM OLD CITY –
MT. OF OLIVES – MT. ZION (B,D)
After breakfast. Early morning proceed for a
morning tour of Jerusalem’s Old City, starting
from the St. Stephen's Gate (the Lion's Gate),
stopping at St. Anne's Church – regarded as the
birthplace of the Virgin Mary and the home of St.
Anne and Joachin, the Pool of Bethesda, where
Jesus told the lame man to take up his bed and
walk. Reflect while following the Way of the
Cross (Via Dolorosa) ending at the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre – the burial place and
resurrection of Jesus. It was built over the site of
the place called Golgotha, which means "a place
of skull". In the afternoon, we will appreciate the
Holy City of Jerusalem with a visit to the Mount
Of Olives, for a panoramic view of the city,
Ascension Chapel – traditional place where
Jesus ascended into heaven; then Paster Noster
Church traditionally the site where Jesus taught
the disciples how to pray "Our Father"; then
Dominus Flevit Church in memory of Jesus
weeping over the fate of Jerusalem. Visit the
Church of Ascension and walk the Palm Sunday
route down the hill to the Garden of Gethsemane
for an intercessory prayer; it was here where
Jesus spent His last night before He was
arrested; Basilica of Agony, stopping along the
way at the Maria Magdalena Church. Visit the
Church of All Nations at the Garden of
Gethsemane. Drive to Nearby Mount Zion and
visit the Last Supper's Room and the Tomb of
King David. Visit the Dormition Abbey –
traditionally the site where the Virgin Mary slept
last; and St. Peter's Church in Gallicantu –
traditional site where St. Peter denied Jesus for 3
times. Return to our hotel for dinner and
overnight.
DAY 08 / April 18: BETHLEHEM – BORDER
CROSSING – ST CATHERINE (B,D)
Check-out from hotel after breakfast. Drive to
Taba Border to cross to Egypt. Arrive at the
Border. Meet your guide and driver after passport
formalities. Transfer to your hotel in Sinai for
check-in, dinner and overnight.
DAY 09 / April 19: ST. CATHERINE – CAIRO
(B,D)
In the early morning, climb at the Moses
Mountain and catch the sunrise (optional). Here
is where God spoke to Moses. Then, back to the
hotel for breakfast. Visit Saint Catherine
Monastery. Check-out at the hotel then transfer
to Cairo hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.
DAY 10 / April 20: FULL DAY CAIRO (B,D)
After breakfast at the hotel, start your full day
sightseeing visits at the Egyptian Museum,
where you will find artifacts, relics, statues and
Jewelry from all of the Pharaohs that reign are
also included, The Great Pyramids, which was
constructed over 4,500 years ago and show us
the power and wealth of the pharaoh in the Old
Kingdom and Sphinx of Giza, which was believed
to be a form of a Sun God and was worshipped
in ancient days, Old Cairo including Church of
Abu Serga, this is where the Holy Family hide,
St. Sergius Church and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Proceed for your Nile Dinner Cruise with Belly
Dancing Show before returning to your hotel for
overnight.
DAY 11 / April 21: CAIRO – MANILA (B)
After breakfast, half day tour visiting Memphis
and Sakkara, capital of Old Egypt and
considered to be the center of rule and culture
for over 3000 years. See the Step Pyramids of
Zoser, built around 2630 BC for King Djoser,
making it the world’s oldest major stone
structure, an idea of the pharoah’s architect
Imhotep as a way to better please the gods and
admire the statue of Ramses II, believed to be
the Pharaoh during the Exodus. Then transfer to
airport for flight back to Manila.
DAY 12 / April 22: ARRIVAL MANILA
HOME SWEET HOME…
INCLUSION
INCLUSIONS :
• Roundtrip International Ticket on
Economy class seat
• Meet & assist at airports and borders
• 10 nights accommodation at hotel on
twin sharing room using local 4* hotels
• Daily breakfast & dinner at hotel
• A/C modern bus throughout
• Professional licensed English speaking
guide in each country
• All sightseeing and applicable entrance
fees
• Daily Private Masses
• Pilgrim certificates & souvenir
EXCLUSIONS / OTHER FEES
• USD55.00 pp - Jordan & Egypt Visa fees
• USD65.00 pp - Border Fee
• USD480.00 pp - Airline Taxes (STC)
• PHP1620 .00 pp - PH Tax
• PHP 550.00 pp - Terminal Fee
• Any lunch and meals not mentioned in
the itinerary
• USD110.00 pp - Tip to Guide & driver
• Beverages during meals & sightseeing
• Any Personal Extras
• Others which are not mentioned in the
inclusions
BOOKING CONDITIONS:
• Non-refundable deposit of USD 500.00
pp & passport upon reservation.
• Minimum of 40 full paying passengers
required operating the tour or else
package cost will be amended.
• Penalty applies for cancellation made
within 30 days to departure.
ITNERARY AND RATES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITH OUT PRIOR NOTICE
