16 day
Specific Tour
50 people
English, Espanol, Português
Presentation at New Jersey International Airport check-in procedures for boarding and flight to a EUROPEAN capital. (Dinner and Breakfast served on board).
Arrival and entry procedures in the country and departure to go to the most visited city in Europe. With the support of our local guide we will proceed to do the City Tour, passing through the most emblematic areas of the "City of Light" such as the Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Luxembourg Gardens, Opera District, banks of the famous Seine, Notre Dame Cathedral, Louvre Museum, Eiffel Tower (ticket not included), Trocadero, Pantheon, ending next to the famous Galeries Lafayette. Time for shopping, transfers to Charles de Gaulle Airport, CHECK-IN and boarding procedures, for flight to Cairo in Egypt. (Dinner Served on Board).
Arrival, disembarkation, country entry procedures, hotel transfer, accommodation and rest. At 9am breakfast and departure for an exciting visit to Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt, where you can see a statue of Ramses II with 23 tons, in pink granite. Also the archaeological site of Saqqara, with the oldest stepped pyramids in Egypt. In Giza we will visit Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure, the most famous Pyramids on the planet. We will also go to the Temple of the Valley and the Sphinx with the face of a man and the body of a lion. After lunch (not included), visit the Papyrus Museum, where we will watch a presentation on how to make the oldest paper that is known. Hotel Barcelo or similar.
After breakfast, we will head to the Cairo Museum, where we will visit the archaeological relics of Ancient Egypt, dating back 4,000 years, from the First Dynasty of the pharaohs. We will visit the riches discovered in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the pharaoh murdered at 18 years of age, for the riches found in his tomb, One can calculate the immensity of what was the content stolen from the mortuary apparatus of the great pharaohs who ruled Egypt for longer periods. There is even a visit (optional) to the famous Mummies Room, where you can see, among others, the body of pharaoh Ramses II, ruler of Egypt when Moses freed Israel from captivity. Visit the House of Essences and the Egyptian cotton house. Transfer to hotel, accommodation, dinner and rest. In the evening, a dinner (optional) on a boat that navigates the Nile River, with a presentation of songs and typical Arabic dances. For those who prefer to stay, dinner at the hotel is included.
Breakfast and departure towards the Suez Canal, excavated between 1859 and 1869 for navigation and transport between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. The canal today is the largest source of revenue in Egypt’s economy. In the time of Moses, there were lakes and marshes named in the Bible as sea of reeds. After crossing the channel through an underground tunnel, we will reach the Bedouin village of Mara, where Moses rested with the people and turned the bitter water into drinking water. There we will see lakes and wells with salt water. Crossing the desert with its inhospitable and picturesque landscapes that reproduce the path of the Hebrew people in the Exodus, we will arrive at the Sinai peninsula and the hotel, for dinner and rest. To those who wish, in the middle of the night there will be ascent of the Mount of Moses, to the others, rest in the hotel.
Around midnight, we will leave the hotel to climb Mount Sinai, where God revealed to Moses the Ten Commandments. The Bedouin guides will be ready and will cross with the group all morning. Arriving at the top of Mount Sinai, time for prayer and meditation, photographs, etc. Descending from the mountain, arriving at the hotel around nine o'clock in the morning, we will have our breakfast and leave for a Resort on the banks of the Red Sea, near the border with Israel. Day of rest and leisure on the beaches, with other attractions that the place offers. Overnight at the same Resort, leaving at dawn to cross the border with Israel in the early hours of the morning. Hotel Le Meridien Dahab Resort or similar
Breakfast and departure to cross the border with Israel, entry procedures into the country and we will be in the seaside town of Eilat. We will have time to visit the underwater observatory and from there we will follow our journey through the Aravá desert. On the way we will know the replica of the tabernacle of the time of Moses. Continuing the journey until we reach Jericho, within the territory of the Palestinian Authority, where we will meet the sycamore of Zacchaeus. We will visit the source of Elizeu, the ruins of the walls of the time of Joshua and the view of the Mount of Temptation where, according to tradition, it is the place where Jesus was taken during the 40-day fast. Visit to the archaeological site of Qumran, where the Essenes lived. There were found the earliest known copies of all the books of the Old Testament. From there we will proceed to the Dead Sea, which has the largest concentration of salt in the world and where no one sinks. Arrival at the hotel, accommodation, time to enjoy the waters of the Dead Sea, dinner and rest. Hotel David Dead Sea Resort & spa or similar.
After breakfast, departure towards Banias, the extraordinary place of the ancient Caesarea of Philippi, at the foot of Mount Hermon, where Jesus predicted his own death and resurrection, the stage of the important confession of Peter, recorded in Matthew 16:16. There, we will know the springs of the Jordan River in the territories conquered by the tribe of Dan, where Psalm 42 was also written. Back to the region of the Sea of Galilee we will stop for a panoramic view of the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the famous sermon on the mount, recorded in Matthew: 5-7. Visit to Tabgha, stage of the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fish, visit to Capernaum, where Jesus took up residence during his ministry in Galilee. We will continue to know the Gideon Fountain, a paradisiacal place that if the weather allows us to have time for a dip in its crystal clear waters. At lunch, the famous "fish of Saint Peter", fished in the Sea of Galilee. Then we will proceed to the port of Ginosar, where we will board to cross the Sea of Galilee in a typical wooden boat. Then we will follow the Yardenit, a place built for baptism in the Jordan River, in the waters where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Following the western bank of the Jordan River, we will reach modern Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood and adolescence. Hotel accommodation, dinner and rest. Hotel Ramada Nazareth or similar.
After breakfast, saying goodbye to Nazareth, we will climb to the top of Mount Precipice, from where you can have a beautiful panoramic view of the Armageddon Valley. He then visits Cana in Galilee, the site of Jesus' first miracle, when at a wedding feast he turned water into wine. Going up Mount Carmel we go to the place where the prophet Elijah invoked the presence of God and defeated the prophets of Baal. From the top of the Carmel one has another beautiful panoramic view of the Armageddon Valley on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other. Brief trip to the ruins of Caesarea Maritima, a city built by King Herod who served as capital of the province of Judea in the time of the New Testament. Residence of the governor Pontius Pilate and many other authorities representing the power of Rome. There lived and became the centurion Cornelius, recorded in Acts 10:1. Paul also remained imprisoned at Caesarea Maritima before being sent to Rome. Acts 22:23. In Joppa, we will make a quick visit on foot to the port where Jonah tried to flee to Tarshish. We will also see the place where Simon the tanner is traditionally said to have lived, who hosted Peter as taught in Acts 10:5. In the evening we will feel the thrill of arriving in Jerusalem and make our welcome toast and prayer at the top of Mount Scopus. Then transfer to the hotel, accommodation and rest. Hotel Ramada Jerusalem or similar.
Breakfast and early departure towards Mount Zion to visit the Upper Room, where the last supper of Jesus with his disciples and the baptism of the Holy Spirit of the days of Pentecostes took place. From there we will go to Gethsemane and the Garden of Olives, where Jesus sweated drops of blood and was arrested by the Romans. There we can take time to pray in the garden next door. Climb to the summit of the Mount of Olives, from where we have a sensational panoramic view of the Old Town and the Temple Esplanade. Time to take pictures and listen to a thorough explanation from the local guide. Lunch (not included) and visit to the Israel Museum, where we will meet the famous model of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. Transfer to hotel, accommodation, dinner and rest. In the evening, possibility of tour (not included) in Jerusalem, the foot, with the guide. Hotel Ramada Jerusalem or similar.
Breakfast and early departure towards Antônia Fortress, where Jesus was imprisoned while awaiting trial. Continuing down the Via Dolorosa to the Damascus Gate, we will see the only original New Testament-era door. Leaving the old town, we will continue to the Tomb Garden, outside the walls, where we will visit Golgotha, the famous skull-shaped hill where criminals were crucified in Jesus' time. Right next to it is the tomb that probably belonged to the aristocrat Joseph of Arimathea and that was ceded for the burial of Jesus, according to Matthew 27:57. Time for reflection and celebration of Holy Communion. Closing meeting with delivery of certificates of pilgrimage to the Holy Land, signed by the Minister of Tourism of Israel and the Mayor of Jerusalem. Free afternoon for shopping at the Java Portal, Arab Market and Mamila or rest at the hotel, evening dinner, accommodation and rest. Hotel Ramada Jerusalem or similar.
Departure from the country and boarding at Ben Gurion International Airport, on a flight to New Jersey in the U.S. (Breakfast and Lunch Served on Board). Arrival at NEWARK International Airport [EWR] procedures of entry into the country, disembarkation and end of our services.