Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to the hotel (Check in from 14:00 onwards). In the evening drive to the Nile Cruise for dinner at Cruise and enjoy for approx. two hours with an oriental show and belly dancers.
Drive back for overnight to your hotel Cairo.
Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. We will proceed for a full day city tour – the ancient capital city. On the west bank of Nile, facing Cairo and on top of the Giza plateau, rises the three Pyramids erected by Cheops, Chepren and Mycerinus, guarded by the mysterious sphinx which is a mythical statue with the body of a lion and a human head. The three pyramids and the sphinx are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. We then proceed to the famous Egyptian museum which house more than 2,50,000 antique pieces covering the whole history of ancient Egypt, which extends over the past five thousand years the most splendid being the collection of Tut Ankh-Amon. Later drive through Sinai Desert to St. Catherine. Transfer to hotel in St. Catherine for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast and check-out, we will visit St. Catherine Monastery. Set beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments, Saint Catherine Monastery has been one of the world’s great centers of religious pilgrimage for over fifteen centuries. Within its imposing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures. Among its treasures is a library of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the Vatican’s itself, and a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the site of the Burning Bush. Quite simply, the monastery is a defining feature of the Holy Land. After the sightseeing proceed to Taba Border. On arrival proceed to the Emigration and Customs Formalities. You will be met by the Israeli Guide – Drive to Bethlehem for check-in, dinner and overnight.
We start the morning by visiting Mt of Olives for panoramic view of Jerusalem, then visit the Church of Ascension – which commemorates the assents of Jesus to heaven; the Paternoster church, according to tradition, lye’s the cave where Jesus brought his disciples and spoke to them about the mystery of the end. Continue to Dominos Flavit where Jesus wept over eminent destruction of Jerusalem. The chapels are built in the shape of a tear as a poignant reminder of this event. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed while Judah betrayed him to the Romans. Visit the basilica of agony.
Further we will go to the pools of Beit Hesda, where Jesus held the crippled man. And from there we take the Via Dolorosa (Way of Grief), traditionally accepted as the last route trodden by Jesus. Follow the 14 Stations of the Cross to Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified marking significant events along the route. You All see the Pilate’s Judgments Hall, the Chapel of the Flagellation where, according to tradition, the Roman soldiers scourged Jesus and placed a crown of thorns on His head the Ecce Homo Arch. Early tradition held that Pontius Pilate stood here and thundered “Ecce Homo!” Which means “Behold the man” Which is what Pilate said when he presented Jesus to the crowd. However, we now know that pagan Emperor Hadrian constructed the arch. Below the Convent are the Lithotrities where Jesus was publicly tried and where the Roman soldiers mocked him. The last 5 Stations of the Cross are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher visible from the distance, wish is two silver domes. Also “The Tomb” widely believed to be part of the stone that covered Jesus Tomb. Then we go through the Jewish quarter to the Wailing Wall, which is the holiest place for the Jewish religion. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Today after breakfast we will visit Ein Karem – the city of Judah and birthplace of John the Baptist, son of Elizabeth & Zechariah and the Church of Visitation. We then visit Mt Zion the cynical, the room for the last supper and dome of King David, we also visit the church of St. Peter Gallicantu which symbolizes Peter Daniel of Jesus as he has prophesied at the last supper, and the church of Dormition.
Then onto Bethlehem, which is in the Judah province. It was here that the Angel announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds of Bethlehem during the reign of King Herod. Also, here David tended his flocks until he was anointed King of Israel. Visit the Manager Square, Shepherds field Crusaders Cloister Grotto of St. Jerome. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight
Today morning after breakfast drive to the Ancient city of Jericho, believed to be the oldest city on earth, viewing on route Mt. Quarantal, where Jesus spent 40 days when Satan tried to tempt him. It is also the place where Jesus stopped on his way to Jerusalem, on the Eve of the Passover and were Jesus cured the blind man during his stay at Zachaeus house. Proceed to the Dead Sea’ the lowest point on earth (1305 ft. below sea level), we will visit the Qumran caves (optional), where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Make a brief stop at a private beach and take the opportunity to float in the salty buoyant water, rich in minerals (swim dress and towels are necessary). Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast and checkout from the hotel we drive to Jaffa, to see the house of Simon the Tanner, and visit St. Peter Church. Drive onward to Haifa, Israel’s largest port city, built on the slopes of Mt. Carmel. Visit the famous Persian Hanging Gardens for a view of the Bahai Shrine.
We then make a brief halt at the Elijah cave at Stella Maris and continue to Muhraqa, the place of sacrifice and the site where Prophet Elijah defeated the False Prophets of Ba’al. We will visit Mt. Tabor, the sacred site of the Transfiguration. Our tour ends at Tiberius nestled on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus performed many miracles. Drive to the hotel in Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
Today morning after breakfast, we will visit Cana where Jesus performed his first Miracle, changing water into wine at the wedding feast. Then on to Nazareth, the boyhood town of Jesus and home of Mary and Joseph and visit the Basilica of the Annunciation built over the grotto where Archangel Gabriel appeared to announce that she would bear a son, Jesus. We also stop by Joseph’s workshop. In the afternoon we drive through the landscapes of Galilee and later for a ride in a replica of a Galilean fishing boat of that time, on the Sea of Galilee and where Jesus calmed the storm and walked on the water. Visit Capernaum – the center Jesus’ ministry after he left Nazareth, we stop at Tabgha – the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes and the expressive Church of the Beatitudes, where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. We make a brief halt at St. Peter’s house, the Church of Primacy of Peter, and the place where Jesus bestowed St. Peter with his authority. This is believed to be the place where Jesus dined with his disciples. The flat rock known as Mensa Christ of Chris’s table commemorates this event. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Today after breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we will stop at Yardenith on the Jordan River, the traditional baptismal site, and then you will be transferred to Sheikh Hussein Bridge, after immigration and custom formalities cross the border to enter Jordan you will be met by the Jordain representative.
We will drive to the hotel to check-in, have dinner and overnight at the hotel in Amman.
After Breakfast at the hotel, will start our tour by visiting Madaba and Mount Nebo. It is a trip to the south of Amman along the 5,000-year-old King’s Highway – one of the most memorable journeys in the Holy Land, passing through a string of ancient sites. The first city along the way from the north is Madaba, “the City of Mosaics” which has been intermittently inhabited for nearly 3,500 years. Among them ’The chief attraction in this city is a wonderfully vivid, six-century Byzantine mosaic map showing Jerusalem and other holy sites; there are also literally hundreds of other mosaics scattered throughout Madaba’s churches and homes. Ten minutes to the west is the most revered site in Jordan Mount Nebo, with the memorial of Moses at the presumed site of the prophet’s death and burial place. A small, square church was built on the spot by early Byzantine Christians, and later expanded into a vast complex.
Transfer to hotel in Amman for dinner and overnight.
