Our 9 days Christian Holy Land Tour will transform the Bible into vivid reality. Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, names which are so familiar from the scripture will transform into experiences of the senses as you visit them in person, smell the air, feel the light, the sun on your skin, and touch the rocks with your own hands.
Day 1: Cochin to AmmanArrive at Amman, Jordan. Complete the customs & emigration formalities. Eat lunch at restaurant. Proceed to Mount Nebo. The trip south of Amman along the 5,000 years old King’s Highway is one of the most memorable journeys in the Holy Land, passing through a string of ancient sites of Jordan, the memorial of Moses, and presumed site of the prophet’s death and burial place. From a platform in front of the church, one can enjoy a breath-taking view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Eat lunch, take the Amman City Tour and then, there’s free time for shopping. Proceed to hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in Amman. Day 2: Amman – NazarethAfter breakfast, check out from hotel and proceed to Sheik Hussein Bridge to cross the border (02:30hrs min). Complete the customs & emigration formalities. Enter into Israel. Visit Nazareth, the boyhood town of Jesus and home of Mary and Joseph. Go to the Basilica of the Annunciation, built over the grotto where Archangel Gabriel appeared to announce that she would bear a son, Jesus. Also, stop by Joseph’s workshop. Later, visit Cana, where Jesus performed his first Miracle of changing water into wine at the wedding feast. Dinner and overnight stay in Nazareth. Day 3: Sea of Galilee – Capernaum – Jordan River – BethlehemAfter breakfast, visit Mount Tabor. Visit Capernaum, the centre of Jesus’ Ministry after he left Nazareth. We stop at Tabgha, the Church of the Multiplication of the Five Loaves and Two Fishes and the expressive church of the Beatitudes, where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. This morning, 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, where Jesus calmed the storm and walked on the water. We make a stop at St. Peter’s House, 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 disciples, the flat rock known as Mensa Christy, Chris’s table to commemorate this event. Visit Yardenit on the Jordan River, the traditional Baptismal site. Dinner and overnight stay in Bethlehem. Day 4: Mount of Olives – Gethsemane – Jericho – Dead SeaAfter breakfast, visit birth place of John the Baptist (Ein Karem). Up next atop the Mount of Olives, opposite Jerusalem in Israel are the Church of the Ascension and the Chapel of the Ascension. Walk to The Church of the Pater Noster is a Roman Catholic Church located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Dominus Flevit, while walking you will pass through the Palm Sunday road & Garden of Gethsemane. Also, visit Mary’s Tomb, Place of Last supper, Tomb of David, Peter in Gallicantu. Eat lunch at restaurant and then, proceed to Jericho (4-minute drive). Have a panoramic view of – Mt. of Temptation. Sycamore Tree. Float in Dead Sea (1 hour).Tomb of Lazarus. Dinner and overnight stay in Bethlehem. Day 5: Old City of Jerusalem – BethlehemAfter breakfast, proceed to the pools of Beit Hasda, where Jesus held the crippled man. Take the Via Dolorosa (Way of Grief), traditionally accepted as the last route trodden by Jesus. Follow 14 Stations of the Cross to Golgotha, place where Jesus was crucified, marking significant events along the route. Then, go to the Wailing Wall, which is the holiest place for the Jewish religion. Eat lunch at a restaurant. Then proceed, to Bethlehem to visit the shepherd’s field, which is located in the Judah province. It was here that the Angel announced birth of Jesus to the shepherds of Bethlehem during the reign of King Herod. Also, here David tended his flocks until he was anointed King of Israel. Head to visit the Church of Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus and the City of David, Manager Square; Crusaders Cloister Grotto of St. Jerome. Then, visit Milk Grotto. Dinner and overnight stay at Bethlehem. Day 6: Bethlehem – TabaAfter breakfast, check out from hotel. Proceed to Taba, a 5-hour drive. Arrive in Taba. Finish the customs and emigration formalities at the Israel side. Enter into Egypt. Complete the emigration and customs formalities. Check-in at hotel and then, there’s free time. Enjoy Red Sea resort. Dinner and overnight stay in Taba. Day 7: Sinai – CairoEat breakfast at hotel and check-out. Then, proceed to Sinai. View the beautiful and historical Sinai Mountains and visit St. Catherine Monastery. It is set beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments. The monastery has been one of the world’s great centres 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 Cairo. Eat lunch at restaurant. On the way to Cairo, we cross the famous Suez Canal. Arrive in Cairo. Overnight stay at hotel. Day 8: CairoAfter breakfast, proceed to the old churches of Cairo, the oldest in Egypt originally. Then, visit Egyptian Museum. The Museum holds the largest and finest collection of Antiquities from old, middle and new kingdoms as well as the late period, also the collection of King Tutankhamen in a private wing, view the Cairo Tower, built in 1962, Egypt’s tallest structure at 187m. Proceed to a visit to Pyramids, The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops). It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt, and in a historical irony is oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one that survives substantially intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20-year period concluding around 2551 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years Sphinx. Eat lunch. Go cruising on the River Nile. Enjoy dinner and shows on-board. Transfer to hotel and stay there overnight. Day 9: Cairo – Departure
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