SPRING TOUR 2023
HOLY LAND, JORDAN, EGYPT
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ISRAEL
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PALESTINE
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JORDAN
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EGYPT
Come along with us on an experience of a lifetime!
Imagine yourself waking up one day in the Holy Land, being able to walk through the old city of Jerusalem. You will dip your toes in the same Jordan River where Jesus was baptized. You'll get to see the ancient pyramids of Khufu in Cairo, Egypt. You'll get to snorkel in the waters of the Red Sea and walk up and see the sunrise on the great Mt. Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. You'll go to Petra National Park and go on a 5-day, 4-night Nile River cruise.
Choose one of the three available options!
OPTION 1
Holy Land, Jordan Egypt
OPTION 2
Holy Land, Jordan
OPTION 3
Jordan, Egypt
DAY 1
Sat. MARCH 18
Welcome to Israel!
Group arrives in early evening at TLV. Welcome to Israel! Groups arrive at 2;30-6:15 pm, then bus leaves all at once.
Drive to hotel in Bethlehem, where we will stay for 8 nights. We will check in and go to dinner
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2
Sun. MARCH 19
Jerusalem
We will wake and have breakfast at the hotel and get an early start on our day.
With our local guide we will make a stop at the Orson Hyde Park (owned by the Church), and have a spiritual thought then walk down the hill to the traditional Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. From here our bus will drive us to the Old City and be dropped off at the Jaffa Gate for a walking tour. We will see shops galore and have a little time for shopping. We will visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (where most believe Jesus was crucified and buried; where National Geographic uncovered Jesus’ Tomb a few years ago).
We will stop for lunch in the Old City. From here we will walk part of the Via Delarosa and visit the Pools of Bethesda and St. Ann’s Church where Mary’s mother was born. We will sing some beautiful hymns here in the world famous acoustics. If we are on time, we will be able to stop at the St. Peter of Gallicantu Church where Peter denied Christ three times. Here we will see the prisons that date back to the time of Christ and the steps from the first century. We will get a chance to walk exactly where Jesus walked!
Then we will go to the panorama view from the Mount of Olives and I will show you the whole Valley of Kidron, the Golden Gate in the Old City (where Jesus will enter in the Second Coming), and you will possibly get a chance to ride my favorite camel, Kojak ($8 each per ride).
From here we will head back to Bethlehem and have dinner.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
DAY 3
Mon. MARCH 20
Bethlehem
and Hebron
We will have Breakfast and then leave for the day.
We will visit the Church of the Nativity, where many believe Jesus was born. Our local guide will show us around. We will also be able to see the Milk Grotto Church and walk through the Old City of Bethlehem.
We then will drive to Hebron, and visit the Tomb of the Patriarchs on the Muslim side, where Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah bare buried, and if lucky, see Jacob and Leah’s Tomb on the Jewish side.
We will visit a local glass blowing factory and have lunch.
We drive back to Bethlehem and visit the Home of Peace Orphanage where Polish nuns take care of and teach about 50 boys and girls. We can bring donations of school supplies, English kids DVD’s, shoes, clothes, etc.
Shepherds Fields Experience: Tour one of the last reminding Shepherds Fields and see the type of place that Jesus was born in. We will sing some Christmas songs and read Luke 2.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner (at the hotel)
DAY 5
Wed. MARCH 22
Jericho and the Dead Sea
After breakfast we leave the hotel and we are going to stop at Lazarus’ Tomb.
We will then visit Jesus’ Baptismal Site on the Jordan River.
We will head to Jericho/ Joshua’s Wall and a local archeologist guide teaches us.
We will see Elias’ Spring where the prophet Elias turned the salt water to fresh water, which is still one of the main springs feeding the city of Jericho.
We are going to have lunch at the Temptation Restaurant.
We will visit Masada, have some free time and float in the water of the Dead Sea, and then drive back to Bethlehem!
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner at the hotel
DAY 7
Fri. MARCH 24
Jordan
We will wake early with a breakfast box and drive 4 hours to Eilat, Israel, where the Red Sea is. We will cross the border into Jordan and drive 2,5 hours into Petra, with a visit to the Wadi Rum Desert along the way.
We will check into our hotel and have some free time and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4
Tue. MARCH 21
Jerusalem
This morning we will meet our guide in Jerusalem at the Temple Mount, where we will be privileged to walk along the grounds of the Dome of the Rock. Then right below, we will visit the Western Wall.
After this we will walk down the street and enter Hezekiah’s Tunnel (headlamps and water shoes/good sneakers required).
At the end of the tunnel we will be picked up by our bus and drive down the end of the street into the City of David, where we will have lunch with a local Palestinian family. They will tell us about King David and the area they have lived in for generations. From here we will go to the Last Supper Cenacle, then to the Garden Tomb. Here we can have a little devotional and sing some hymns. Then we will return to the hotel for dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6
Thur. MARCH 23
Nazareth and Galilee
We leave early with a breakfast box and drive a little over an hour, and visit Mt. Precipice where Jesus was chased up by a crowd after announcing his ministry and see a view of the Valley of Armageddon.
We are going to stop on the way in Nazareth, and see the Church of the Annunciation, where Mary was told she would bear the Christ-child. There is an existing cave where Mary’s family lived and the church was built over.
From here we will drive to the Galilee area to the Mount of Beatitudes, where we will have a devotional and visit the gardens. We will visit a little local, casual sandwich shop for lunch, where you can try fresh fish (and chips) from the Sea of Galilee, or chicken shawarma or falafel sandwiches.
From here we will visit Peter’s Primacy-where Jesus bestowed church leadership onto Peter in Matthew 16:18 “On this rock…” There is a stone table that we believe Jesus sat and ate with his disciples. Here you will get to dip your feet into the Sea of Galilee for a few minutes, then we go to Capernaum, the town of Jesus. Here we will see Peter’s mother’s home, Roman ruins, and remnants of two synagogues built on top of each other from the first century.
We will go to Ginosar, a tiny waterfront town nearby, to catch a “Jesus-style” boat ride for a 45 minute ride on the famous lake. We have reserved a private boat and will have a devotional here.
Then we will drive to Magdala nearby, which is an archeological site where Mary Magdalene was from. They’ve uncovered a Jewish fishing village with some of the most precious and intact archeology in Israel’s history.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8
Sat. MARCH 25
Petra
Early breakfast and walk with our knowledgeable local guide into Petra National Park, arriving at the Treasury, and seeing some tombs, then returning.
Horseback or buggy rides are extra if you want to take them part way.
We will check out of our hotel, have lunch in Petra and then leave Petra and see parts of the Wadi Rum.
We will take the ferry on the Red Sea from Aqaba to Nuweiba, Egypt.
Our driver will meet us and we will drive 1.5 hrs to St. Catherine, at the base of Mount Sinai.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner at the hotel
DAY 9
Sun. MARCH 26
Sinai and Cairo
If you wish to join, you will awake and start up Mount Sinai around 1 am, taking a camel halfway up ($20 each), then walk the last 750 steps to the top to watch the sunrise.
After this we will descend and stop at the Monastery, if opened, to see the supposed original burning bush left from Moses’ time.
We will get breakfast at the hotel then we will see if we are able to visit the Bedouin village, eat lunch, then drive to Cairo.
We will stay in Cairo for the night and have diner at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 10
Mon. MARCH 27
Luxor and start
of 4 Night Cruise
We will have breakfast at the hotel then we will go to the airport and fly to Luxor.
Our guide Medhat will meet us in Luxor and will bring us to the Karnack Temple.
We will have lunch on board and then visit the Luxor Temple.
We will enjoy a Horse and Carriage Ride.
Dinner will be on the boat where you will enjoy some free time.
Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 11
Tue. MARCH 28
Luxor and Edfu,
Day 2 of Cruise
We will have Breakfast on the boat. Throughout the morning we will be able to visit the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple,
view the Nobles Tombs where Pit Tomb #33 is; where the Pearl of Great Price was found,
We will then have lunch on the boat, sailing to Edfu where we will stay overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 12
Wed. MARCH 29
Edfu, Kom, Ombo, Aswan
Day 3 of Cruise
After waking up, we will have breakfast and then visit the Temple of Horus by horse and carriage (2 people in each carriage, 2-hour tour).
We will then head back to the boat and sail to Kom Ombo.
We will have lunch and then visit Kom Ombo Temple (on foot).
We will have dinner and afterwards enjoy the Egyptian Night Celebration on boat (dress up like Egyptians).
We will stay overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 13
Thu. MARCH 30
Aswan
Day 4 of Cruise
We will have breakfast on board and then visit the Philae Temple and the High Dam.
After lunch, we will head to a Nubian Village on a Felucca boat ride
We will have dinner and stay overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 14
Fri. MARCH 31
Cairo and Saqqara
We will have breakfast on the boat then go to the airport to fly from Aswan to Cairo, where our guide Mohamed will meet us.
We will go see the first step pyramid ever build, the Saqqara Tomb
and then we will stop and have lunch.
After lunch, we will visit a local carpet factory.
We will drive to the hotel and check in, having some free time and then we will have dinner together as a group.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 15
Sat. APRIL 1
Cairo, Day 1
Our guide will pick us up and we will go to the Pyramids and Sphinx. We will also have a chance to ride a camel, with the Giza Pyramids behind us!
We will visit the Papyrus Paper Institute and the Cartouche Bazaar.
After dinner, If you want, you can attend the Pyramids Light Show (optional, $40 each).
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 16
Sun. APRIL 2
Cairo, Day 2
We will visit the Egyptian Museum and afterwards we will visit Coptic Cairo, the churches where the Holy Family are believed to have hid.
We will stop for lunch and then visit the Mohammed Ali Mosque Citadel.
Dinner together as a group and goodbyes.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 17
Mon. APRIL 3
Goodbyes
and Free Day
Some are flying home today.
For those who are not, there is a free day, with an add-on day trip to Alexandria if you’d like to go. You can also do a Turkish Bath or go shopping at a local mall; there are so many options.
If you’d like to add on this day, then hotel for one night and day tour is extra.
DOUBLE
OCCUPANCY
& SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT
PRICES
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OPTION 1: Full tour, Holy Land, Jordan, Egypt: $4,299
The single supplement for the whole trip from March 18 - April 3 is $800.
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OPTION 2: Holy Land and Petra: $1,999
Arrive in TLV March 18, fly out of Amman Airport in Jordan on March 25.
If you want to do the 7 nights 8 days in israel and Petra, the cost is $1999 each double occupancy, plus $10 a day for tips so that’s $80. Transport to the Amman Jordan airport is extra- it depends on how many people - in a small car for one person for a couple hours from Petra to Amman airport it’s $150. If you have one or two more people, you divide it by how many people and $150. Plus a tip since this isn’t part of my standard tour. If there’s more people I have to get a quote for a mini bus etc but budget like that.
Single supplement for Israel and Petra is $275 each for a private room the whole time.
For this option above, you’d arrive at the TLV airport around the hours that are listed at the top of the itinerary - when most arrive from the west. You would leave the night of March 25 from the Amman airport. If you need another night and fly out of Amman, I can help you arrange that hotel night but it’s extra.
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OPTION 3: For Petra and Egypt: $2,300
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You’d fly into the Amman airport on the night of March 24 or very early March 25 and fly out of Cairo airport April 3. At the Amman airport the driver would pick you up - this would be the cost of $150 for one person for a private car or a couple more divided up. If there’s a group larger than 3, I’d have to arrange a mini bus. You’d arrive early that morning or the night before and pay for the hotel in Amman, and leave very early to meet us at the hotel to walk to the Petra National Park gate at 8am. The Petra and Egypt part is 9 nights/10 days. The cost is $2300 plus tips of $10/day=$100. You’d leave flying out of Cairo airport on the morning or early afternoon of April 3.
Single supplement for this trip is $525.
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Meals included are mentioned in bold daily
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Transportation and schedule is subject to change if needed
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INCLUDED: all transportation, visas, transfers, hotels, 2 meals a day (unless noted), Petra And St. Catherine National Parks, Tour guides, drivers, airline flights, ferry and Galilee boat rides, Hezekiah’s Tunnel.
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NOT INCLUDED: personal Expenses, meals not mentioned, any Covid-19 related expenses or any other medical expenses, including any PCR tests if required. Tips are also not included but will be $10 a day per person due to Becky before the tour ($170 total). 8 pre-paid lunches at $10 each is due to Becky before the trip at $80. International flights.*
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Prices are based on double occupancy
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A $800 single supplement fee will be added to single travelers
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No refunds but exchanges are accepted if the tour has to be rescheduled
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Checks, wires, Venmo accepted
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Prices are in US Dollars
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Tips are due to Becky by March 1, 2022
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$4299 US each based on double occupancy
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To secure your spot, you have to pay a $500 deposit.
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Tips $10 a day each are due with full payment.
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Contact Becky for single occupancy price
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(Comparable tours are currently $6189+ US pp)
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