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Day
1
Arrival: Meets and assist at
sirport, transfer to Cairo,
Lodging for four nights in
Cairo.
Day
2 & 3
We will have a full day tour to
the Great Pyramids of Giza and
the Sphinx, followed by a drive
to Memphis, the oldest capital
of ancient Egypt. Memphis is
believed to be the site visited
by Abraham to address the
pharaoh of Egypt. We will end
the day by visiting the pyramid
of Sakkara, the oldest stone
structure in the world.
Wednesday will be spent touring
Cairo: the Egyptian Museum with
the treasures of King Tut, the
Old City to visit the Jewish
Synagogue and San Serguis
Church, traditional site where
Jesus was sheltered
Day
4 & 5
This morning we will drive west
of the Giza Pyramids through the
desert to an oasis called Fayoum.
The surrounding natural
environment is beautiful and
gives you a good impression of
what life may have been like in
ancient Egypt. There we will
also visit the mud brick
pyramids of the Middle Kingdom
of ancient Egypt dating back to
2100-1400 BC which falls within
the time period that Abraham
visited Egypt. Drive back to
Cairo. Next day we will go to
the Land of Goshen (towns of
Ramses and Pithom), a place
where the Israelites grew,
flourished and were eventually
enslaved and where Moses was
born and raised. We will
continue on to Ismailia, one of
the famous Suez Canal cities,
where we will stay for the
night.
Day
6 & 7
We will start the day by
visiting Succoth where the
Israelites gathered the day
before the Exodus; then to Fayed
(Marah) where Moses told the
people not to drink the bitter
water. Then we will cross the
famous Suez Canal that separates
Africa and Asia to the springs
of Moses where Moses hit the
stone and water appeared. The
next stop is Wadi Ghrandal
(Wilderness of Zin) where the
miracle of manna and quails took
place and Wadi Firan (Rephidim)
where the Israelites fought the
Amalekites. Lodging for two
nights at St. Catherine Village.
We will spend the day in St.
Catherine which is the place
where Moses climbed up the
mountain to receive the Ten
Commandments. There is a Greek
Orthodox Monastery built on the
supposed site of the burning
bush and the well where Moses
met his wife Zipporah. We will
also visit the area where the
Israelites camped and built the
golden calf. After midnight
there will be an optional tour
for those who wish to climb
Mount Sinai.
Day
8 & 9
we will leave St. Catherine and
continue across the desert to
Petra, Jordan, an ancient city
carved into the sides of a deep
gorge. Petra was the capital
city of the Nabatean people who
flourished over 2,000 years ago
along this area of a major trade
route. It was forgotten for
hundreds of years until it was
rediscovered in 1812. Overnight
in Petra. On Tuesday we will
enter the ancient city on foot
or by horse-drawn carriages to
see the amazing temples, tombs
and dwellings chiseled from the
rose-colored limestone. Then we
will travel on to the Dead Sea
where you can float in the salt
water of the Dead Sea.
Day
10 & 11
We have some stops to make on
our way to Amman today. We will
see a Crusader Castle, one of
the finest castles in the Middle
East. We will visit
Bethany-on-the Jordan, where it
is believed John the Baptist
preached and possibly baptized
Jesus, and then on to Mt. Nebo
to visit the church built on the
site where Moses viewed the
Promised Land. We will be in
Amman for two nights. we will
tour Amman, the Roman Decapolis
city of Philadelphia, originally
built on seven hills. We will
see Citadel Hill and the remains
of the Roman temple of Hercules.
In Madaba, we will see the 560
AD mosaic map of Palestine and
Lower Egypt.
Day
12
After your breakfast, drive to
Queen Alia International Airport
for your departure. |
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