12/07/2018
An exciting and wondrous 11-day journey to the historical destination of your dreams is just a booking away!
Day 01 - ARRIVAL IN CAIRO
Arrival in Cairo. Proceed to hotel for Check In and overnight accommodation.
Day 02 - CAIRO
Start the day with a visit to a Wonder of the World, the Pyramids of Giza and the nearby Sphinx. End the day with a visit to the huge El Khalili Bazaars to shop for souvenirs. In the evening, feel the time of Cleopatra as you take on a Nile River cruise with a folkloric (belly dancing) dinner show.
Day 03 - CAIRO – ST. CATHERINE
Drive to Sinai Desert passing by the Suez Canal and Moses' Spring. Overnight in St. Catherine.
Day 04 - ST. CATHERINE- JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
You may join an early dawn excursion to Mount Sinai,, where the Ten Commandments were given to Moses. It will be an ethereal feeling. Continue to Jericho, a flourishing oasis in the Judean Desert at the northern end of the Dead Sea. Archaeological research has confirmed! Jericho as being the oldest city in the world. Jericho was the first city conquered by Joshua in the Promised Land and it appears as the background for many incidents in the New Testament, View the Mount of Temptation. Drive to the Holy City of Bethlehem for accommodation.
Day 05 - JERUSALEM – BETHLEHEM
On to Mount Olives with its church built in memory of Jesus' ascension to heaven and a view of the Old City of Jerusalem, the Judean Desert, Moab Mountains and Dead sea Visit the Pater Noster Church Dominus Flevit.
Church where Jesus wept. Onto Mount Zion, to visit the Room of the Last Supper where the Holy Spirit descended upon apostles. the Apostle's Jail, the Sacred Stairway and view the Potter's Field. Onto mount Moriah to visit the Western Wall (Wailing Wall). This is the holiest place of the Jewish faith. Continue to BETHLEHEM, birthplace of Jesus. Meditate on the glory of the Birth of Our Savior at the Church of the Nativity. Sing Christmas hymns! Celebrate! Also visit the milk grotto, where the Blessed Virgin was nursing baby Jesus. Then drive to the Shepherd's Field and visit the Chapel.
Day 06 - JERUSALEM – BETHLEHEM
Pray the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa. You'll feel how much you've contributed to Christ's sufferings, with this unforgettable experience. The way ends at the most venerated Church of the Holy Sepulchre, site of the Calvary. Visit the scale model of Jerusalem of the Second Temple period in the days of Christ. Drive through the Jordan Valley, down to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Swim or test its healing waters, Available are many products good for skin ailments. Continue to Qumran. Learn about the Dead Sea Scrolls (part of the foundation of the Holy Bible) which were discovered in the Qumran caves.
Day 07 - JERUSALEM – TIBERIAS – JERICHO – NAZARETH
Drive to Eim Karem, birthplace of John the Baptist. Walk through the picturesque old village to visit the Basilica of Visitation and the Church of St. John the Baptist. Continue to Caesarea, built by Herod the Great, meant to be a Roman bastion of might. Here is where Peter baptized the centurion Cornelius. See the Ampitheater, a reminder of the Roman, Herodian and Crusader periods. Up to Haifa , Israel's third largest city; to visit Mount Carmel of the prophet Elijah. Pray at the Church, the biggest of the Carmelite Order. See the breathtaking view of the city and take photos of the world center of the Bahai faith. Renew baptismal vows in Yardenit, site of the baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist. Up to Mount labor to visit the Church of Transfiguration. Visit the Old city of Jericho where He spent 40 days fasting and where he was tempted. Spend the night in Nazareth.
Day 08 - TIBERIAS – NAZARETH
Begin at the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus proclaimed the Eight Beatitudes. Remember, "Blessed are the pure in spirit for they will see God". Meditation here. Pray at the St. Peter's Primacy Church or the Sea of Galilee shore. Follow Jesus' path to Tabgha, where he fed the multitudes with five loaves and two fishes. Take an exhilarating ferry boat ride across the Sea of Galilee, Remember when Jesus calmed its stormy waters. Drive to Cana to visit the church where Jesus' first miracle happened. Have a Eucharistic Celebration and renewal of marriage vows.
Day 09 - NAZARETH – PETRA – JORDAN
Onto Nazareth, city chosen by God for the annunciation of the birth of His Son. Here Jesus grew to manhood! Visit the Basilica of Annunciation and St. Joseph's workshop. Continue to the border to Jordan. Meet and assist from the Jordanian side, transfer to Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.
Day 10 - PETRA – AMMAN
After breakfast start with a tour of Petra the fabled rose city, the 2,000 year old Nabatean capital accidentally rediscovered in 1812. Take a ride by horse our just enjoy a walk to the Sig, a half mile long unforgettable gorge. Experience the "Indiana Jones" film, At last you stand in awe in front of the Treasury, a Wonder of the World now declared the new “7th Wonder of the World’’, a rose colored monumental building artfully carved out of sheer rock. This used to be the capital of the Nabatean civilization. Travel to Amman. Afternoon is free for shopping before check-in at hotel.
Day 11 - AMMAN DEPARTURE
Check out from the hotel. Then proceed with a tour of Mt. Nebo marked by a simple chapel. It is here where Moses viewed Canaan of Israel. God did not allow him to enter and live out his life together with Joshua and the masses he led out of Egypt. Unto Jerash, known as the Pompei of the Middle East, The rest of the afternoon is free for shopping until transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
Day 12 - ARRIVAL MANILA
