Tour Type : Religious Tours

Your Itinerary

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  New York-Istanbul & Miami Istanbul

  Assemble at JFK Int’l Airport. Check in starts at 9:00 PM . Depart by TK 12 at 12.50 AM (13 March 2018) . Overnight on board.

  Assemble Miami International Airport at 6:00 PM, Boarding begins at 6:55 PM. Turkish Airlines flight 78 departs Miami at 9:55 PM (Flight timings subject to change, please confirm departure times on day of flight)

  Enjoy Onboard amenities.

  Overnight onboard.

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  Istanbul – Cairo

  Arrive Cairo at 8:25 PM

  On arrival at Cairo airport, we will be met by our representative. Proceed to immigration, finish Visa and other formalities. collect your baggage and proceed to hotel.

  Arrive Hotel Check-in. Overnight at hotel

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  Cairo – Pyramids - Egyptian Museum – Nile Cruise

  Breakfast at hotel.

  Proceed on a guided tour in Giza to visit the legendary majestic Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerionos - also known as the Great Pyramids of Giza. You will see firsthand why these spectacular man-made monuments are known as one of the seven wonders of the world. While visiting the Pyramids. When we finish exploring the Great Pyramids our next stop is a visit to the Sphinx monument, guarding the royal burial chambers and temple of Cheops.

  Proceed to Coptic Cairo home of some of the oldest Christian churches in the world and retrace the steps where Mary and Joseph walked thousands of years ago. We will visit the Hanging Church, also known as El Muallaqa that was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and it was believed to have been built at the end of the 3rd century. Built on the outer wall you will see the Greek Church of St. George. Following is a visit to the Church of St. Sergius, a perfect example of Coptic churches and monasteries. It was founded at the end of the 4th century, and it stands on a crypt that is said to have sheltered the holy family during their flight from Egypt.

  Proceed to visit Egyptian Museum of antiquities, which was established in 1902 near the city center in Cairo. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art — the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tut-Ankh- Amon collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920’s when his tomb was excavated.

  Evening transfer you to the cruise ship located on the Nile River in downtown Cairo. You will take a 2-hour cruise on the Nile River with a magnificent view of city. During the cruise, following dinner, you will enjoy a folklore show and belly dancing (Those who are not interested on the Belle dancing can go to the top deck and relax). Towards the end of the cruise there is time for you to go up on the top deck to enjoy fresh air and the beautiful city lights. Back to hotel overnight.

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  Sharam El Sheikh

  After Breakfast Check out and drive to Sharam El Sheikh, Lunch. Check in to your pre-booked hotel and day to relax and enjoy the beach and resort. Dinner at Hotel

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  St.Catherine – Nuweiba – Taba

  Breakfast at hotel.

  Proceed to Sinai. Enroute Lunch at Restaurant. View the beautiful and historical Sinai Mountains. Visit St. Catherine Monastry. 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.

  Proceed to Taba. Arrive and Check-in at a beautiful resort in Taba.

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  Taba – Eliat – Jericho

  Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to Taba border. Finish emigration and customs formalities at Egypt side. Enter Israel. Complete the Visa, Customs formalities. Meet by our representative and proceed to Jericho. (4hrs Drive). Arrive Jericho. Lunch at Restaurant. Proceed to visit the Mount of Temptation, is traditionally regarded as the mountain on which Christ was tempted by the devil during his 40-day fast. Then visit Sycamore Tree were Zacchaeus climbed to see Jesus Christ. It is also the place where Jesus stopped on this way to Jerusalem, on the Eve of the Passover and were Jesus cured the blind man during his stay at Zacchaeus house. Proceed to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth (1305 ft. below sea level), again make a brief stop at a private beach and take the opportunity to float in the salty buoyant water, rich in minerals. Proceed to Jerusalem. Check-in hotel. Dinner and overnight.

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  Mount of Olives - Gethsemane – Bethlehem

  After breakfast, we drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit sanctuaries of Pater Nester Ascension. Walk along the Palm Sunday Road down to the chapel of Dorminous Flevit where Jesus wept over eminent destruction of Jerusalem. The chapels is built in the shape of a tear as a poignant reminder to this event, and then visit the Garden of Gethsemani , where Jesus prayed while Judah betrayed him to the Romans. Visit the Basilica of agony and Tomb of St.Mary. We also will visit the Church of St. Peter of Gallicantu, which symbolizes Peter's Denial of Jesus as he has prophesied at the Last Supper and then visit the traditional house of high priest, Caiaphas, where Jesus was imprisoned. Proceed to Mount Zion. Visit the Cenacle -the tomb of King David. Proceed to St.Mark Convent the traditional site where Mary went to sleep after Cruzification, Last Supper Room ,where we remember the last supper and the descent of the Holy spirit upon the Apostles on Pentecost . After Lunch proceed to visit 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. We then visit the Church of the Nativity - the birthplace of Jesus and the City of David, Manager Square, Shepherds field and Grotto of St. Jerome. Back to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

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  Old City Of Jerusalem – Golgotha – (Garden of Tomb ) Wailing Wall - Ein Karem

  Breakfast at hotel. We start the day by going to the pools of Beit Hasda, 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. The First Station is near the Monastery of the Flagellation, where Jesus was questioned by Pilate and then condemned. "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands" (John, XIX 1-3). The Second Station is near the remains of an ancient Roman construction known as the Arch of Ecce Homo, in memory of the words pronounced by Pilate as he showed Jesus to the crowd. Only part of this triumphal arch, erected under Hadrian (135 AD) to celebrate the capture of Jerusalem, is visible now a days. The Third Station commemorates Christ's first fall on the Via Dolorosa. Fourth Station, the meeting between Jesus and his mother is commemorated by a small oratory with an exquisite lunette over the entrance, adorned by a bas-relief carved by the Polish artist Zieliensky . Fifth Station , an inscription on the architrave of one door recalls the encounter between Jesus and Simon the Cyrenian, who was given Christ's heavy Cross to carry to Golgotha (Calvary) , the place of the Crucifixion Sixth Station, meeting between Jesus and Veronica, whose tomb may also be seen here. The holy relic of this meeting, during which, according to tradition, Veronica wiped Christ's face with a silk veil on which his features remained imprinted, has been kept, since the eighth century, in the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome. Seventh station, place of Jesus' second fall is marked by a pillar, which rises at the crossroads between the Via Dolorosa and the picturesque and lively Market Street. Eighth station, Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem and said to the lamenting women of Jerusalem “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me but weep rather for yourselves and for your children". Ninth station, the third fall of Jesus is commemorated by a column of the Roman period at the entrance to the Coptic monastery.

  The last 5 Stations of the Cross are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. 10 th Station - Here Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments. “They took His clothes, dividing them into four shares. One for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. (John 19, 23)”. 11 th Station - Jesus is Nailed to the Cross.“Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him. (Mark 15, 23)” 12 th Station - Here Jesus Dies on the Cross. “It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into Your Hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, He breathed His last. (Luke 23, 44-46)”. 13 th Station - Here Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross. “Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Pilate agreed. (John 19, 38)”. 14 th Station - Here Jesus is Laid in the Tomb. “Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the Place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. (John 19, 40-42)”.

  Visit Garden of Tomb. The Garden Tomb is an alternative to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as the actual site of Jesus' burial in Jerusalem . It was discovered in 1867 and is especially popular with Protestants as a place of devotion.

  Lunch at Restaurant. Then we go through the Jewish quarter to the Wailing Wall, which is the holiest place for the Jewish religion. Proceed to Visit Ein Karem, located in the hills next to a little spring. This is the city of Judah and birthplace of John the Baptist, son of Elizabeth & Zechariah and the also visit Church of Visitation. Visit Bethany, hometown of Mary, Martha & Lazarus. Visit Lazarus Tomb. Back to hotel. Dinner and Overnight at Hotel.

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  Joppa (Tel Aviv) – Haifa - Mt.Carmel – Cana - Tiberias

  Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to Joppa (Tel Aviv). Visit St. Peter’s Church. View the beautiful Meditaranian Sea. Continue to Haifa, Israel's largest port city, built on the slopes of Unidos por La Mater Mt. Carmel. Visit the Famous Persian Hanging Gardens for a view of the Bahai Shrine. Lunch at Restaurant. Then make a brief halt at the Stella Maris Monastry , see the caves of Mount Carmel were well known to Elijah , the prophet who sometimes lived and sometimes had to hide . Then continue to Muhraqa, the placer of sacrifice and the site where Prophet Elijah defeated the False Prophets of Ba’al. Proceed to Visit Cana where Jesus performed his first Miracle, changing water into wine at the wedding feaProceed to Tiberias. Check in hotel . Dinner & Overnight.

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  Sea of Galilee – Capernaum – Jordan River

  Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to Visit church of Beatitudes, where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. We stop at Tabgha - the Church of the Multiplication of the Fish and Loaves. Then we proceed to 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 disciple’s. The flat rock known as Mensa Christ of Christ's table commemorates this event. We will visit Capernaum where Jesus began his Galilean ministry, see the synagogue which dates to the time of Jesus and the site of Peter’s home. 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. Lunch at restaurant. Visit Yardenit on the Jordan River, the traditional Baptismal site. Checkin Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Hotel.

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  Nazreth – Mount Tabor

  Breakfast at Hotel. Proceed to Nazareth, the site of Mary’s home and the town where Jesus played as a child, learned a trade, and grew to manhood. Visit 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 visit Joseph's workshop. Lunch at Restaurant. Proceed to visit Mt.Tabor, the sacred site of the Transfiguration . Free time for shopping. Back to hotel. Dinner and overnight.

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  Sheikh Hussein Bridge – Amman Madaba – Mount Nebo

  Breakfast at hotel.

  Proceed to Sheikh Hussein Bridge. Finish immigration, customs formalities at Israel side. Enter Jordan. Complete the Visa and customs formalities. Then proceed to Amman .

  Proceed to visit Madaba & Mount Nebo.

  Just 30km from Amman along the 5,000-year-old Kings´ Highway, is one of the most memorable places in the Holy Land. After passing through a string of ancient sites, the first city you reach is Madaba, known as the “City of Mosaics." Best known for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, Madaba is home to the famous 6 th century Mosaic Map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. With two million pieces of vividly coloured local stone, it depicts hills and valleys, villages, and towns as far as the Nile Delta. The Madaba Mosaic Map covers the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, which is located northwest of the city centre. The church was built in 1896 AD, over the remains of a much earlier 6 th century Byzantine church. The mosaic panel enclosing the Map was originally around 15.6 X 6m, 94 sq.m., only about a quarter of which is preserved. Mount Nebo, one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan and the place where Moses was buried. A small Byzantine church was built there by early Christians, which has been expanded into a vast complex. From a platform in front of the church one can enjoy a breathtaking view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Check in hotel. Dinner at hotel.

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  Petra full day sightseeing After breakfast at hotel

  We enjoy a walking tour that begins with a visit to the Treasury, continue through the main street with magnificent structures on each side carved into the mountains, to the colonnaded street, ending at the Petra Museum. Lose yourself in the history of the Nabateans who meticulously carved massive structures out of the rose-colored sandstone. See the influence of the people that followed, including the architecture of the mighty Romans and a beautiful Byzantine chapel decorated with ancient, stunning mosaics that have been carefully preserved. Check in Hotel and Dinner at hotel

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  Amman- Istanbul- New York

  Check-In begins at 700AM. Check out of hotel at 6:00 AM and proceed to airport to Check in to your flight to New York & Miami

  Turkish Airlines flight No 817 departs at 10:05 AM, with a connection in Istanbul arrive home with wonderful memories

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