A Wonderful 21 Days Trip To
Egypt, Jordan Israel
21
Days
Day 1: Arrive Cairo
Arrival at the Cairo Airport. Our representative will be there to meet and assist you through the airport formalities. You will be escorted to your hotel for check in and overnight.
Day 2: Cairo
Breakfast at Hotel. Meet your guide at the hotel for departure on a full day's tour of Cairo. You will visit the Memphis & Sakkara following which we will have lunch at one of Cairo restaurants. After lunch, visit Pyramids of Giza and the famous Sphinx. Back to Hotel and overnight.
Day 3: Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Meet your guide at the hotel for departure on a full day tour of Cairo. You will visit the Egyptian Museum. Then you will visit The Citadel of Salah Din and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Your tour will end with a visit to Khan El Khalili, the oldest bazaar in Cairo, where you can shop for souvenirs. Back to Hotel and overnight.
Day 4: Cairo / Luxor
Check out after Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo Airport to fly to Luxor Arrival Luxor Airport. Our representative will be there to meet and escort you to your 4 nights Cruise. Embarkation and Check in before Lunch. Lunch on board. After Lunch you will start visits to Luxor and Karnak Temples. Overnight on board in Luxor
Day 5: Luxor / Esna / Edfu
Breakfast on board then will visit the West Bank including the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatchepsut and the 2 Colossi of Memnon. Back to cruise, enjoy sailing across the river Nile, reach Esna Lock, cross the lock and continue sailing to Edfu. Overnight on board.
Day 6: Edfu / Kom Ombo
Breakfast on board. In Edfu, take a tour by horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus. Back to cruise, sail to Kom Ombo, visit the temples of
Sobek & Horarios , Back to cruise and sail to Aswan. Overnight on board.
Day 7: Aswan
Breakfast on board, Start the visits of Aswan with The High Dam and Philae Temple. After that you will experience the short adventure trip in the Nile by a Felucca (small boat) sailing around the islands where you will view Elephantine Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum with a visit to the Botanical Garden. Overnight on Board in Aswan.
Day 8: Aswan / Cairo / Alexandria
Check out after breakfast on board, Transfer to Aswan Airport
( Possibility to do an optional excursion by flight To Abusimbel ) before your Flight to Cairo where you Arrive & Transfer To Alexandria
Day 09: Alexandria
Departure from hotel for a full day visits starts with Pompey’s pillar and The Catacomb of Kom Al Shukafa which is the largest Roman cemetery. After that you will view Fort Qaitbey which has the most visible location in Alexandria, located at the spot of the famous lighthouse of Pharos. After Lunch, you will visit The National Museum then you will enjoy driving by Corniche viewing The Montazah Gardens concluding your day with a visit to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Back to hotel & overnight.
Day 10 Alexandria / Cairo / Amman
After Breakfast transfer from Alexandria to Cairo Airport, Flight to Amman , Arrival at Amman Airport. Transfer to your hotel for Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 11 Amman - Madaba - Nebo – kerak - Petra
After breakfast, we depart via the Kings' Highway for Petra, visiting the mosaic city of Madaba, where we will see the oldest map of the holy land, which exists on the floor of Saint George's Cathedral. Next we will go to Mt. Nebo - where according to tradition, Moses is buried - to admire the wonderful view of the countryside, the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Next to Kerak and Departure for Petra. Dinner and overnight stay in our hotel.
Day 12 : Petra
After breakfast, we depart for our tour of the Ancient Site of Petra (the city carved into the stone and the treasury). Even if there were no other interesting sites in Jordan, the visit would still be worthwhile just to see
Petra. Visitors are stunned by the dream-like view, as Petra looks absolutely
unreal. We head for the archaeological site with the hundred temples, the
Royal Palaces, the Roman Theater and houses, the Hydria Monument, the Corinthian Tomb and the Monastery (for those who have enough strength to
climb about 100 steps. Dinner and overnight stay in our hotel.
Day 13 : Petra / Wadi Rum / Amman
After Breakfast , Departure for 4x4 safari in the Wadi Rum Desert, the land of Lawrence of Arabia, where you will be enchanted by the striking landscape, the endless sands and the large rock formations of Petra that appear out of the desert sands. Transfer to Amman, dinner and overnight.
Day 14 : Amman / TEL AVIV
After Breakfast check out & drive to the Sheikh Hussein Bridge to cross to Israel where you will be met & Transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv
Day 15 - Tel Aviv/ Caesarea/ Megiddo
Our guide will pick you up and we'll drive for a short visit of the city of Jaffa (Joppa) where we will take a short walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. We we'll pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and marvel at the views from the hill top. Proceed along the coast to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans to visit the Roman Theater and aqueduct . Continue to Megiddo, identified in the book of Revelations as the site of Armageddon; Visit the archaeological excavations including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive towards the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias for a check in. Overnight in Tiberias
Day 16 Tiberias/ Capernaum / Golan Heights
After a tour of Tiberias, where Jesus lived, we'll drive to Capernaum, the center of Jesus ministry. Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the miracle of fish and loaves and visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. We drive on to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus preached the “Sermon on the Mount” and it is believed that Jesus picked his 12 apostles. We'll ascend to the Golan Heights to view the panoramic view of the peaks of Mt. Hermon and the rugged plateau of the Golan Heights, Return for overnight in Tiberias
Day 17 Cana - Nazareth/ Beit Shean / Jerusalem
This morning we travel through Cana Visit the Wedding Church where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine. We proceed to Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood, and visit the Church of Annunciation, built on the site where archaeologists believe the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary. You’ll also see Mary’s Well and Joseph’s Church. Drive along the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean with its recently excavated amphitheater Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved Roman City which was destroyed in an earthquake and then onward, along the Jordan River to Jerusalem . Overnight in Jerusalem
Day 18 Dead Sea / Massada
Through remarkable scenery of the Dead Sea, we’ll Drive to Massada which is situated right on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert. The site has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, King Herod’s palace, the synagogue, bathhouse and much more. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. See the site of the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. En route to the Dead Sea, Nearly 1,300 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface. Bring your swimsuit as if weather permits it’s possible to “float” on the salty , mineral rich, water of the dead Sea later return to Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 19 Jerusalem – Old City
Start the day at Mt’ Scopus. Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem. Your tour includes the Mount of Olives, a stop at the site where Jesus first gave the Lord’s Prayer, and the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus. Enter the Old City from the Cardo and you’ll see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount. Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection. Then at Mount Zion, enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper. Overnight in Jerusalem
Day 20 Jerusalem (New City ) – EinKarem - Bethlehem
Today’s tour includes Ein Karem a picturesque village on the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to the tradition John the Baptist was born and we'll also visit the Church of Visitation. We'll proceed to Yad Vashem, the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust established in 1953, located on the foot of Mt. Herzl. Visit the Israel Museum with a detailed model of Jerusalem from the time of the Second Temple and the Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls .Continue to visit Bethlehem to see Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity.
Return to Overnight in Jerusalem
Day 21 Jerusalem - Ben-Gurion airport
Transfer to Ben-Gurion airport for departure