About Package
Travel the Middle East across Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine from Petra to the Dead Sea. Egypt, Jordan, Israel & Palestine are ancient lands that conjure images of river valleys, powerful Pharaohs, pilgrims and cities carved from stone. Dive headfirst into Cairo, sail up the Nile on a felucca, party in Tel Aviv, take a jeep safari across Wadi Rum and experience more World Heritage Sites than you can shake a stick at: Battir; Petra; the Old Cities of Cairo, Acre and Jerusalem; the Church of the Nativity… it goes on – and so will you as you trek, swim, explore, photograph and taste your way across the best of the Middle East. This adventure will leave you with a greater appreciation for life here and a hands-on experience of some of the most significant religious and human history in this part of the world.
D01/ AIRPORT/ AMMAN
Meet at Queen Alia International Airport
AIRPORT PROCEDURES
upon disembarking craft, you will go through halls till immigration area, where you will meet our representative who will be holding a board sign of your name, he will lead you through procedures and deliver you till coach, transfer to hotel for o/n.
LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D02/ AMMAN /M. NEBO/MADABA / MACKAWER / KARAK /PETRA
08:30 Check out and Transfer to Mount Nebo09:30 Arriving Nebo – visit Memorial Site of Prophet Moses10:00 Visit Madaba ( St. George’s Church )10:30 Transfer To Mackawer , Visit the Hill Where John The Baptist was imprisoned12:00 Transfer to Karak13:00 Arrive Karak and Visit Citadel14:00 Transfer to Little Petra17:30 Arriving Petra for Over NightBREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D03/HALF DAY VISIT OF PETRA /AMMAN
After breakfast, Start Visit Of Petra (ON FEET) from the Entrance –
(You can hire Horse Carriage or Golf Car to make your visit Faster)
Go Through Siq ( 01 Kilometer on Feet) Till Reaching Treasury – Stop for Viewing the Site – Then Proceed to Nabatean
Tombs, Roman Theater, and Colonnaded Street – Back to Entrance – Proceed to Amman for dinner over night
BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT ( QANTARA) / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D04/ FULL DAY VISIT OF PETRA
08:00 After Breakfast, drive to Jarash, Visit eth Roma City09:30 Transfer North to Umm Qais11:00 Arrive Umm Qais and visit the site Overlooking Golan Heights and Tiberias lake – The sitewhere the Biblical Miracle of Swine took placeProceed to Umm Sheikh Hussein Borders for crossing to Israel, Welcome arrival at Sheikh Hussein Border, meet and assist by your local guide and driver, then on proceed to idyllic village of Cana. Here we visit the Church of Wedding Miracle where Jesus turned water to wine (John 2:1 John 2:11). Wedding vows could be organized renewed for married couples who wish so. From Cana we shall proceed to the biblical city of Nazareth. Towering Basilica of Annunciation is built at the site where Angel Gabriel revealed to Mary the news of divine conception. After the tour of this imposing structure, we shall walk down to visit Josef’s carpentry workshop and pass by the well of Mary. Continue to Tiberias for dinner at Hotel(B.L.D)BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D05/ PETRA / BEIDA / RUM
After breakfast, Today we will visit early Jesus Ministry around the Sea of Galilee followed by a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, visit Mount of Beatitudes (Matthew 5, Matthew 6, Matthew 7, Matthew 8) where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, see the famous Chapel, constructed in 1939 by the noted architect Antonio Barluzzi and enjoy the view. continueto Capernaum (Matthew4:13,Matthew 13:54, Matthew 17:24, Luke 7, Mark 1:2, John 4:46 John 4:54) where is believed to have been Jesus’
home and the center of his ministry, here we can stand in what is left of the synagogue in which Jesus ministered, and where he performed many miracles, and it’s in Capernaum where Peter’s mother-in-law lived and was healed. We visit Jesus Synagogue and the House of St. Peter. Proceed to
the Primacy of Peter, where Jesus appeared to his disciples after the Resurrection and where he performed the miraculous catch of the 153 fish and conferred Church authority upon Peter, Visit Tabgha- the site of the Feeding of the 5,000 and Primacy of Peter
(Matthew 13, Mark 33, Mark 45, & John 21), Church of Multiplication with its 4th Century Mosaic floor. We travel to Yardenit – The Baptismal site reminiscent of the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river by John the Baptist.(Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34) 15 minutes to the west is Mt Tabor where is located the Church of Transfiguration. Back to Hotel for dinner and overnight,
BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D06: HAIFA / CAESAREA / EIN KAREM / BETHLEHEM
After breakfast check out, drive 30 minutes to arrive the port city of Haifa.
Here we shall view the breath taking view of the Haifa Bay, from Mt Carmel. We shall visit the Stella Marris convent and church; inside which is housed the cave of Elijah. We shall also view and tour the Bahai Gardens and it fantastic Persian hanging Gardens. This site is a world Heritage site and considered as one of the seven modern wonders of the world.
15 minutes to the south is Muharakha, site of the battle between Elijag and the prophets of Baa’l.
At this site one can get a complete and breathtaking view of the entire Israel (Jezreel) Valley.
Continue to ancient Roman port city of Ceasaria. We shall take short tour of this historical site and view the Roman ruins of Amphitheater and aqueduct. We shall also recollect the story at the site of imprisonment of St Paul. Visit the sleepy village of EinKarem.
EinKarem is one of the most beautiful settings near Jerusalem, located in the hills next to a little spring is the birth place of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39 -80). We shall visit the church of John the Baptist and also the Church of visitations.
Proceed to visit the Church of the Nativity (Luke 2: 1-7). Visit the Shepherd’s Field (Luke 2:8-20), where an angel appeared to announce the birth of Jesus. Visit Our Lady of Milk Grotto Church.
Dinner and overnight stay at Bethlehem./BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D07: FULL DAY JERUSALEM / MOUNT OLIVES /MT ZION/ OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM
Breakfast at the Hotel, Start your day from the top of Mount of Olives where the Lord ascended into heaven (acts 1) we will have a view across the Kidron Valley to the Eastern Gate where the prince of Peace will enter (Ezekiel 44).
Visit the Church of Ascension and we pass by Pater Noster Church on the Mount of olives, we recall Christ’s teaching of the Lord’s Prayer to his disciples. Then we visit Dominus Flevit where “The Lord wept” as he beheld the Holy City. Through Palm Sunday Road we proceed down to the Gethsemane where you will see 2,000 year old Olive trees that date back to the time of Christ. Basilica of the Agony and Tomb of St.
Mary a dimly-lit, below-ground church where a Christian tradition says the Mother of Jesus was buried. The traditional House of Caiphas where Peter denied Jesus thrice and where Jesus was kept in the dungeon.
Drive to Mt. Zion, visit the Upper room (Luke 22), Lord’s Supper, visit King David Tomb, Dormition Abbey, The Cenacle room where two major events in the early Christian Church are commemorated: The Last Supper and the coming of the Holy Spirit on the apostles and walk through the Jewish Quarter.
Visit St Peter at Galicantu one of the most striking churches in Jerusalem commemorates the apostle Peter’s triple denial of his Master, his immediate repentance and his reconciliation with Christ after the Resurrection.
Proceed to the Old City of Jerusalem- Visit St. Anne Church and the Pool of Bethesda. We will walk the stations of the Way of The Cross- the Via Dolorosa the way of sorrows (14 Stations of the Cross) to visit Judgment Hall of Pilate, Church of Flagellation all the way to Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Matthew 27, Matthew 33:57, Matthew 28:10).
We shall then walk through the old city streets pass the Jewish Quarter and the Armenian Quarter,to see the last remaining western wall of the Jewish Temple, also known as the Wailing wall. It is a popular tradition to leave prayer notes of appeal to the Lord in between the massive lime stone blocks of this wall.
We shall view the Dome of the Rock. Back to Hotel for dinner and overnight.
BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D08: BETHANY / JERICHO /QUMRAN/ DEAD SEA / TABA BORDER/ TABA
After breakfast check out, Start the day at the little village of Bethany, on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives about 3km from Jerusalem, this was the favorite place of rest and refuge for Jesus.
Visit the House of Mary, Martha & Lazarus (Luke 10:38-42, John 11:1-44) – visit the Lazarus Tomb. Proceed to Jericho, It’s reputed to be the oldest city on earth. Jericho (the name means “City of palms”) is mentioned 70 times in the Old Testament.
View Qrantal and a centuries-old Sycamore Tree recalls the incident in which the tax collector Zacchaeus, too short to see over the crowd, climbed a sycamore’s branches in order to see Jesus.
View The Mount of Temptation which is about 5km north-west of the West Bank city of Jericho is traditionally regarded as the mountain on which Christ was tempted by the devil during his 40-day fast (4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13). Proceed to visit Qumran,(LUNCH) if time permits, we shall enter an view the Qumran National parks and then proceed visit and float on Dead Sea, It is set in the lowest dry land on earth, so it has no outlet. It is so loaded with minerals that no fish can live in it.
It is so dense that bathers can lie back on its surface and read a newspaper (Ezekiel 47:8-10) Cover yourself with the mineral rich mud and experience a float in the Dead Sea that has its therapeutic effects. Proceed to Taba border passing Qumran caves, Sdom and Gommorrah.
Stop and view the Salt Pillar believed to be Lot’s wife. Continue past Eilat to arrive at Taba border, AN: Enter Egypt. Lunch. Trf to Taba.Free afternoon by the Red Sea. Dinner and overnight stay at Taba.
BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D09: ELIM / MAARA / SUEZ CANAL / OLD CAIRO / NILE CRUISE. / CAIRO
TRF to Cairo via Elim (Exodus 15:27). We see the likely place where the Red Sea had parted. On our way we visit the Springs of Moses (The water of Marah) (Exodus15:22-25), pass the Suez Canal through the Ahmedi Tunnel to arrive to Cairo. AN: Later we proceed to Old Cairo, where we visit an important church called the Abu Serge Church built on the house where the Holy Family lived during their stay in Egypt.
We shall also make a tour of the historic Khan El Khalil market and visit a Perfume manufactory and the traditional papyrus factory. Evening we go for a 2 hrs memorable Nile Cruise to see the Folkloric show with traditional dance and Dinner on board Overnight Cairo.
BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT / DINNER AT HOTEL.
D10: GIZA /PYRAMIDS /SPHYNX / CAIRO MUSEUM / ZEITOUN CHURCH /CAIRO APT ( DEP)
FN: Breakfast at the Hotel, We visit the Pyramids of Giza, one of the only existing Wonders of the Ancient World. Take an opportunity to click snaps with the ever famous Pyramids. We then visit the statue of Sphinx located nearby the Pyramids. Visit the shops of Egyptian Perfumes, we visit the famous Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 2,50,000 antique pieces covering the whole history of ancient Egypt, which extends over the past five thousand years.
AN: After lunch we shall proceed to Cairo Airport for final departure.
(En route we shall stop at the Zeitoun church, if time permits.) (B.L) BREAKFAST AT HOTEL / LUNCH at LOCAL RESTAURANT.
Services INCLUDE (ONLY):
VISA FEES ANDDEPARTURE TAXES ( SUBJECT TO CHANGE ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS )ACCOMMODATION AT HOTELS AS MENTIONED ABOVE ON HALF BOARD BASIS.09 LUNCHES EN ROUTE AS INDICATED IN PROGRAMFREE ONE LITERE OF MINERAL WATER PER PAX PER DAYTRANSFERS AS PER MENTIONED IN THE PROGRAM.09-18 PAX IN SMALL BUS / 19-28 PAX IN MEDIUM BUS / 29+ IN LARGE BUSPRIVATE ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE THROUGH DAYS OF TOURS ONLYENTRANCE TO ALL SITES MENTIONED IN ITINERARY.GLAILEE BOAT RIDE / MOUNT TABOR TAXI / DEAD SEA / QUMRAN / ALL CHURCHESNILE CRUISE IN EGYPT / CABLE CAR IN DEAD SEAMINERAL WATER (01 LITER PER PAX PER DAY).
Services DO NOT INCLUDE:
FLIGHT TICKETSANY TRAVEL INSURANCES OF ANY KINDGRATUITIES (TIPS) TO GUIDES, DRIVERS.ANY PERSONAL EXPENSES OF ANY KIND, I.E. PHONE CALL, LAUNDRY, DRINKS, MINI BAR, ETC… ANY BEVERAGE DURING MEALSANY EXTRA TOURS UNMENTIONED IN TOUR PROGRAM.ANY MEALS UNMENTIONED IN TOUR PROGRAM.
