SHALOM TRAVEL & TOURS LTD. May / December -Egypt-Israel Tour (2014) DAY 1 CAIRO ,PYRAMIDS,ORIENTAL PERFUMERY.MUSEUM , CRUISE DINNER Arrival in the Land of the Pharaohs. At Cairo International airport you will be welcomed and assisted through immigration and customs by our representative,then escorted to the waiting air conditioned buses . Transfer to the hotel to rest and breakfast. Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Oriental perfumery. Then proceed to Kardassa the largest market for textile shopping, offering cotton and linen products. Proceed to your hotel for Check – in then proceed for dinner on the Nile-Cruise. Return to the hotel for an overnight. DAY 2 :THE HANGING CHURCH, SPRINGS OF MOSES, SUEZ CANAL , NUWEIBA , TABA This day we visit the Old Cairo , The hanging church (AL MUALLAQA) , A 5th century basilica built over crypt where Joseph and Mary believed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt. Then drive off through the desert , visit Springs of Moses , where Moses hit the rock and 12 water springs appeared , It is the same desert that they had Manna and Quails. We pass Raphidim , where Israelites fought the Amalekites. Whenever Moses put his arms down, The Israelites lost, whenever he put his hands up, Israelites were winning, Aaron and Hur had to hold Moses’ arms up. We cross the famous Suez Canal that separates Asia and Africa, we get to the Red Sea. We arrive at our hotel at Taba for dinner and an overnight. DAY3 SALADIN CASTLE , TABA BORDER , ELIAT , KIBBUTZ,DEAD SEA ,LOT’S WIFE, OASIS OF EIN GEDI After breakfast, pass by the Saladin Castle , a Muslim leader that captured Jerusalem . Transfer to the border town of Taba (30 mins) and cross over to Israel town of Eilat, a resort city of Israel on the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba. Proceed to Kibbutz Yotvata which is the biggest kibbutz in Israel where the milk, cheeses produced by goats breed . We drive down to the Dead Sea, the deepest place on earth.Visit Lot’s wife. Lots wife petrified into a salt statue We walk through the Oasis of EinGedi, known since the days of King David. EinGedi, where four springs with fresh water meet the desert sun. Get to Jerusalem. Overnight: Jerusalem DAY 4 GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE , JERUSALEM, WAY OF SUFFERING,WAILING WALL, TEMPLE MOUNT. Damascus Gate - Jerusalem Garden of Gethsemane, Pater Noster, Pools of Bethseda, WailingWall, the last remnants of the Temple in Jerusalem. Temple Mount, Mt Zion to see the upper room and the Tomb of King David Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu Stations of Via Dolorosa, Jesus Way of Suffering, and unto the Church of the Holy Sepulture, where Jesus was crucified and buried. At 17:00 will be back to the hotel. Overnight: Jerusalem DAY 5 SHEPHERDS FIELDS,CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY,THE KNESSET,HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND SHRINE OF THE BOOK. Church of the Nativity, the very place where Jesus was born. Visit the Milk Grotto and, the Shepherds Fields” in Beth-Sahour . We drive to visit EinKarim, the place where John the Baptist was born. Visit the Church of Visitation, where Mary visited Elisabeth, Finish with a visit to holocaust Museum. Over night: Jerusalem DAY 6 JAFFA,CAESAREA,HAIFA,MT.CARMEL,NAZARETH Depart to Haifa city , built above the harbour on the slopes of Mt. Carmel. The Landscape is dominated by the gold-plated dome of the Bahai Temple in the Baha’i beautiful gardens. ThroughHaifa port the Cedar trees for Salomons Temple were brought. It is here the prophet Jonas tried to flee God. But most important: This is where Christianity begun . Here St. Peter lived in the house of Simon the Tanner and had the Vision of the Flesh, and here he made his first miracle by healing the little girl. We drive to Caesarea Maritima, the magnificent port-city built by King Herod the Great. From here St. Peter went to Rome and started with his first miracles. In Caesareas well-preserved theater an inscription of the procurator Pontius Pilate was found. We continue to Tell Megiddo, one of Israels most ancient cities, where we can find traces of fortifications left by the Canaanites, King Salomon, King Ahab, and more, as well as a very sophisticated water system, some claim was built by the king Salomon. This strategic place has always been the scenery of war, and according to Johns Revelation, it is here where the last battle shall take place – the battle of Armageddon – We continue to Haifa the Mt. Carmel. Stella Marys. And after noon drive to visit Nazareth for lunch and, visiting there the basilica and the Otto of the annunciation- the old Synagogue and Marys well. Overnight at Tiberius DAY 7 SEA OF GALILEE, RIVER JORDAN, MOUNT OF THE BEATITUDES, CARPERNAUM, CANA At 7:30 we drive to visit the places where Jesus Preached around the Sea of Galilee: Capernaum, with Peters House and the famous Synagogue, Enjoy the view from Mt. ofthe Beatitudes, where the Sermon on the Mount was given, Tabgha, where tradition puts the miracle of the Bread and The Fish. After lunch-stop we will sail on the Galilee in a boat similar to the boat used by Jesus and his disciples. Visit the Baptismal Site on the Holy River Jordan. Return back to visit Cana, the wedding Church and then to the hotel Overnight: Tiberius . DAY 8: JERICHO , MT.OF TEMPTATION, QUMRAN CAVES, EILAT Depart from the hotel , continue to Jericho Mt. of Temptation , climb the mountain by Cable Car . visit Qumran, Eilat border. Cross over to Egypt and continue to St. Catherine. Have dinner and be ready to Climb Mt .Sinai. Overnight:St Catherine DAY 9 BURNING BUSH MOSES, SHARM EL SHEIKH, CAIRO Visit the burning bush, l visit sites in St. Catherine which is the place where Moses climbed up the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments. In the same area, there is the famous Greek Orthodox Monastery which is built around the Burning Bush and the well where Moses met his wife Zebura (daughter of Jethro, the priest of Median). We will also visit the place where the Israelites camped when Moses went to receive the Ten Commandments. Transfer to Sharma el sheikh for a flight to Cairo. DAY 10 Day at leisure Time for shopping at the market until evening when you will Transfer to the Airport in the evening for the flight back home info@shalomtravel-tours shalomtravel-tours Talk to us for favorable quotes, few spaces remaining in our May departure
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