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DAY 01: USA/EUROPE.
Evening departure from North America. Dinner and breakfast will be
served onboard our trans-Atlantic flight to Europe where we will connect
for our flight to Cairo.
DAY 02: CAIRO.
 Upon
arrival we will be met and transferred to our hotel. The rest of the
day is at leisure. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
DAY 03: CAIRO/GIZA.
Morning visit to Egyptian Museum to view many specimens of finest
antiquities including precious collections from the tomb of
Tut-Ankh-Amon. Then drive through the city past Cairo University to
Giza. Visit Cheops Pyramid and the Sphinx. Camels or horses will be
available to ride to the Pyramid Plateau. Afternoon sightseeing drive
along the Nile Corniche past East El Ainin Hospital to "Old Cairo".
Proceed to Memphis. Visit the site at the Nile where Moses was found in
the bulrushes. Drive via Republic Square past Abdin Palace to Sultan
Hassan Mosque, the Citadel and Mohammed Aly Mosque for a panorama of
Cairo. Through the City of the Dead to the native bazaars of Khan El
Khalili where time is allowed for browsing and shopping.
DAY 04: CAIRO / PETRA.
 This
morning, we depart Cairo on our way to Petra. We cross into Jordan via
the Wadi Araba Bridge, newly built after the signing of the Israeli
Jordanian Peace Treaty. Continue through the Port City of Aqaba to
Petra, "The Rose Red City -Half as Old as Time." This ancient Edomite
and Nabatean capital is an amazing city of prophecy. Dinner and
overnight at our hotel.
DAY 05: PETRA / AMMAN.
This morning we begin our sightseeing with this spectacular "City of the
Dead" with its famed gorge, ancient street, temples, dwelling places and
tombs carved from the solid rock. Arrive at El Ji Post and continue the
one-mile journey on horseback, or walk, passing through the famous SIQ
(natural gorge) and arrive at the "Treasury". Visit the ancient
theater. In the Nabatean Judgment Hall, Place Tombs, famous Urn Temple
and the Roman amphitheater. Those willing to climb may view the
monastery, Jebel Harun (Mountain of Aaron), supposed to be the burial
place of Aaron. Horseback journey back to El Ji Post. Continue to Mt.
Nebo and Madaba on our way to Amman for dinner and overnight.
DAY 06: AMMAN / JERICHO / TIBERIAS.
This morning we depart Amman for Tiberias. After crossing the west bank
of the Jordan via the Allenby Bridge, drive to ancient Jericho where
the walls came tumbling down (Kings 17:1-6 and (II Kings 2:19-22) and a
commanding view of the Mt. of Temptation (Matthew 4:1-11) and Elisha's
Fountain. We continue northward to the Province of Galilee to Tiberias
for dinner and overnight.
DAY 07: TIBERIAS / CAPERNAUM / CAESAREA
PHILIPPI.
 Morning
departure to Safed, Hazor, Dan and Caesarea Phillipi. See Banyas at the
foot of Mt. Herman. Return to Chorazim, the Mount of Beatitudes - site
of the Sermon on the Mount - and Tabgha (chapel dedicated to the
multiplication of the loaves and fishes.) Visit the ruins at Capernaum,
the synagogue and the House of Simon Peter. We then board our motor
launch for a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee. Traveling westward
across Galilee we will view Mt. Tabor (Psalm 89:12),and Deboriya - the
hometown of the prophetess Deborah (Judges 4 and 5). Return to our
hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 08: GALILEE / JERUSALEM.
Morning devotional service on the Sea of Galilee. Drive via Cana, site
of the first miracle of Jesus, to Nazareth to visit the Church of the
Annunciation, the Carpentry Shop and Mary's Well. Continue via Megiddo
to Haifa. Onto Mt. Carmel to see Elijah's Cave, the Bahai Temple and
view the city and bay. Drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, the
provincial capital of the Roman Procurators. Visit the ruins of the
fortifications, harbor, moat and amphitheater. Onto the Holy City of
Jerusalem.
DAY 09: JERUSALEM.
 Drive
to the top of the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem.
Visit the Chapel of the Ascension, the Church of Pater Noster and
Dominus Flevit. Walk along Hosanna Road to the Garden of Gethsemane.
Visit the Church of the Nations which stands on the Rock of the Agony.
See the Pillar of Absalom, the Eastern (Golden) Gate and the Pinnacle of
the Temple. Continue to the Gibon Spring, Pool of Siloam and Hezekiah's
Tunnel. After lunch we will drive to Mt. Zion. Visit the Church of St.
Peter in Gallicantu on the site of Caiphas House, the Upper Room, the
Tomb of King David and the Dormition. Continue to tour the new part of
Jerusalem: the Hebrew University, the Shrine of the Book that houses
the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ein Karem - birthplace of John the Baptist -
Kennedy Memorial and the Model City at the Holy Land Hotel. Return to
our hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 10: JERUSALEM / BETHLEHEM.
View the Kidron Valley and the Mount of Olives from the Eastern Gate as
we start a walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem entering through
St. Stephen's Gate to the Pool of Bethesda and Saint Anne's Church, the
Ecce Homo Arch (Behold the Man), the Lithostrotos and the Via Dolorosa.
Continue to the Temple Area of Mt. Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock,
El Aksa Mosque and the Wailing Wall. Walk through the Old City bazaars
to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. View the Tower of David and the
Citadel as we leave the Old City through Jaffa Gate. Now we visit the
Garden Tomb and Golgotha - Place of the Skull - for a worship service.
After lunch proceed to Bethlehem. Visit the Shepherd's Fields and the
Church of Saint Catherine. Walk through the streets of the little town
to the "Old Bethlehem Museum" and the Wells of David. Stop at Rachel's
Tomb on our way to Jerusalem and our hotel.
DAY 11: THE DEAD SEA / QUMRAN / MASADA.
 This
morning we drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest
point on earth. Continue along the Dead Sea to Qumran, where the Dead
Sea Scrolls were discovered. Visit the remains of the Community Center
of the Essenes and the Caves of the Scrolls. Continue along the shores
of the Dead Sea to Masada, truly a remarkable piece of history. On the
way we view Ein Fescha, a green oasis in the middle of the desert. Then
ascend to Masada by cable car to visit the magnificent ruins of the
fortress where from 70-73 A.D. the Jewish defenders made the last stand
of the Judean revolt against Rome and where the remains of storehouses
and a 6th century Byzantine church are still on view. Dinner and
overnight at our hotel.
DAY 12: JERUSALEM /
TEL AVIV / NORTH AMERICA.
This
morning we will depart for the airport for our return flight to North
America. The end of our most enjoyable journey. |
