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DAY 01: THE BEGINNING OF OUR EXPLORING TOUR Depart North America via jet service to Egypt. Meals will be served on board before your arrival in Cairo the next day.
DAY 02: INTO THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS Upon your arrival in Cairo, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
DAY 03: MEMPHIS/SAKKARA/GIZA Morning tour to Memphis and Sakkara. Located 20 miles southwest of Cairo, Memphis was one of the most important cities through the history of Egypt and was once the ancient capital of Egypt. Sakkara's Step Pyramids are the oldest in existence and are the world's first stone tombs. Proceed to Giza. Visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Cheops, Chephren, and Mycernius Pyramids and the Sphinx. Return to your hotel.
DAY 04: THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM/OLD CAIRO This morning visit the Egyptian Museum with its renowned collection of well-preserved pharaonic antiquities. The Museum contains the world's most important collection of Egyptian antiquities, dating from the earliest times to about 6th century AD. The collection includes some of the artistic masterpieces of the world, including the treasures of Tut-Ankh-Amon. This afternoon, tour Old Cairo including the Mosques of Sultan Hassan built in the 14th century, the Citadel of Salah-El Din and the Alabaster Mosque. Return to your hotel.
DAY 05: CAIRO/ST. CATHERINE Depart Cairo this morning through the Sinai to the world famous St. Catherine's Monastery. On the way, stop at Moses' Fountain, this was the site of the well at which Moses watered the flocks of his father-in-law Jethro. Continue through the Sinai Desert to the monastery nestled at the foot of the steep granite walls of Gebel Musa (Mount of Moses) where Moses saw the burning bush and received the tablets of the Ten Commandments. Overnight at St. Catherines.
DAY 06: ST. CATHERINE / NUWEIBA / AQABA / PETRA Morning climb to Mt. Sinai before departing to the seaside resort of Nuweiba where you will board a ferry to Aqaba, Jordan's resort on the Red Sea. Arrive into Jordan, clear customs and immigrations and proceed to Petra, the Red Rock City. It is considered the eighth wonder of the world. A complete city carved in colored sandstone, rediscovered in 1812. Overnight in Petra.
DAY 07: PETRA, THE RED ROCK CITY This morning, tour Petra, an unforgettable experience on horseback through a narrow canyon, you will enter the Nabatean city of Petra to visit the Treasury, the Theater, the Palace of Justice and other marvels. Refresh yourself at the Fountain of Moses before continuing to Amman, the capital of the Heshemite Kingdom of Jordan for overnight.
DAY 08: ALONG THE JORDAN VALLEY Depart Amman this morning and drive to the site where Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. Proceed to the Allenby Bridge and cross into Israel. Drive to Jericho, the "cradle of civilization". Visit Tel El Sultan, ruins of one of the oldest cities in the world. View the Mount of Temptation, where Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights. Visit Elisha's Fountain. Continue to the Dead Sea and Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a cave by a shepherd. Proceed along the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean, an ancient city. Extensive excavations have uncovered eighteen layers of habitation in Beit Shean. The Roman Amphitheater is the best preserved in Israel. Drive to Cana, the site where Jesus performed the first Miracle, the Transformation of Water into Wine. Continue to Nazareth tracing the early life of the Holy
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Family. See the Basilica of the Annunciation, of the few Christian shrines in Israel but in a modern style. See Mary's Well with its arched wall. Proceed to your hotel in Nazareth for dinner and overnight.
DAY 09: GALILEE & UPPER GALILEE This morning drive to Tiberias where you will board a boat on the calm surface of the Sea of Galilee and cruise toward Capernaum. Upon landing, visit the site where Jesus started His Ministry and the site of the Synagogue where He was teaching. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish. Visit the 4th century mosaics. Drive to the top of the Mount of Beatitudes for an outstanding view of the Sea of Galilee and the surrounding area. This afternoon drive to the Golan Heights in Upper Galilee. Visit the Sources of the Jordan. View Tel Dan. Return to the exit of the Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee for Baptism service. Return to Nazareth for overnight.
DAY 10: ALL THE PAST YEARS WITH HISTORY Depart Nazareth and proceed to Megiddo, Armageddon, a very important strategic point on the Via Maris connecting Egypt and Damascus. It is a city which has witnessed many wars and suffered many destructions throughout the different wars and periods of time. Christians believe the last battle is going to be on the hills or the plains of Megiddo. Continue to Haifa for a visit to Mt. Carmel. Visit the Bah'ai Temple on Mt. Carmel and Elijah's Cave at the Stella Maris. On Mt. Carmel, Elijah defeated the prophets of Ba'al. Drive along the Mediterranean to Caesarea by the Sea, the spectacular city of Herod the Great. Visit the ruins of the Crusader's city surrounded by a moat and a wall enclosing the ruins of the Roman city. Visit the Roman Theater and proceed to Jerusalem via Tel Aviv. Overnight in Jerusalem.
DAY 11: MOUNTAINS OF JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM Drive to the Mount of Olives with its outstanding view of the city. Visit the Chapel of Ascension, Church of Pater Noster, Garden of Gethsemane, Church of All Nations. View the Kidron Valley. Drive to Bethlehem for a visit to the Church of Nativity, visit the Shepherd's Fields and the Fields of Boaz and Ruth. An afternoon drive takes you to visit Mt. Zion, the site where Jesus accomplished His Ministry. Visit the Room of the Last Supper. Visit the Tomb of King David and the House of Caiaphas; proceed to the Knesset, or House of Parliament. Visit the Shrine of the Book enclosing the Scrolls of the Dead Sea. Visit the model of Jerusalem as it was laid out at the time of Christ. Return to your hotel.
DAY 12: JERUSALEM, THE HOLY CITY Visit the Garden Tomb and Gordon's Calvary, the site where Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. A service can be arranged at the Garden Tomb. Proceed toward the city walls built by Solomon the Magnificent enclosing the most Holy Sites. Walk into the old city through Damascus Gate and through the picturesque colorful bazaars to the superb Temple Area, where Solomon's Temple was built on Mt. Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock enclosing the Rock of Sacrifice; the Mosque of Al Aska, further south, the Pinnacle of the Temple and the Western Wall or the Wailing Wall. In the afternoon, start at Saint Stephen's Gate and back into the Old City to visit the Church of Saint Anne, the Pool of Bethesda, the Lithostrotos, Pilate's Judgement Hall and walk on the Via Dolorosa leading us to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Walk through the bazaars to the Citadel and take the bus from Jaffa Gate back to the hotel.
DAY 13: TEL AVIV / NORTH AMERICA Transfer to the airport in time for your return flight to North America. Arrival in the afternoon local time.
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