Day wise Itinerary

DAY 1 INDIA TO AMMAN (JORDAN)

Meet and greet our Travels representative at International Airport and after the completion of immigration formalities the group will depart to Amman, the capital city of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. On arrival at Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, our protocol officer will assist you to complete all the formalities. After collecting you’re checked in bags you will be escorted to your vehicle parked outside of the Airport. Then group will depart to the hotel located in Amman where you check-in for 2 nights stay. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Amman.

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Day 2 MACHERUS – MADABA CHURCH- MOUNT NEBO - DEAD SEA

Enjoy breakfast and proceed to visit the holy sites in and around Amman. Visit Machaerus, a fortified hilltop palace located near by the Jordan river on the southeast and Dead Sea on the eastern site where the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist took place. Then proceed to Madaba City to visit the Monastery of St. George, Where was found the unique mosaic map of Holy Land made in the 6th century A.D. after Madaba, visit Mount Nebo – the final station in the life of the Prophet Moses, overlooking the Jordan Valley and the hills of Jerusalem. After lunch proceed to Dead Sea, the lowest spot on each, float in the salty buoyant water, rich in minerals. The back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Amman.

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DAY 3 NAZARETH – BASILICA OF ANNUNCIATION – ST. JOSEPH THE CARPENTER CHURCH MARY’S WELL – CANNA OF GALILEE

Enjoy breakfast, check out from the hotel by 7:00 am and proceed to Sheikh Hussain Border which take two hours to reach. Soon after the exit formalities in Jordan we complete the customers & immigration formalities at Israel border. New guide and driver will welcome the group at the border and then start the tour in Israel – The Land of Creation. After lunch we will proceed to Visit Nazareth, where Jesus spent his boyhood and lived with Joseph and Mary, the Basilica of Annunciation, built over the grotto where Archangel Gabriel appeared in front of Virgin Mary to announce that she would bear a son, Jesus, the St. Joseph the Carpenter Church where St. Joseph’s carpenter workshops remain founded, Mary’s well where Mother Mary used to collect water while holy Family was staying in Nazareth and finally proceed to visit Cana of Galilee, where Jesus did his first miracle “the transformation of water in wine”. Dinner and overnight stay in Hotel.

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Day 4 MOUNT OF BEATITUDES – CAPERNAUM – TABGHA – ST. PETER PRIMACY MOUNT TABOR – HAIFA – MOUNT CARMEL – BETHLEHEM

Post Breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed to Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered Sermon of Mountain. Then on to Capernaum – the town of Jesus. Where Jesus used to live and heal the sock, preached in the synagogue and performed many miracles. A boat cruise in Sea of Galilee, where Jesus performed three miracles. Later head to Tabgha to visit the Church of the Multiplication of the Bread and fishes and Church of St. Peter’s Primacy. We will have St. Peter’s Fish for the Lunch. After lunch proceed to Mount Tabor and the Basilica of the Transfiguration. A private taxi will reach you to the top of the mountain. Then proceed to Bethlehem via Haifa- Tel Aviv visiting Mount Carmel, Stella Maris Church and Bahai garden in city of Haifa. Then continue to Bethlehem ti check at the hotel in Palestine. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Palestine.

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Day 5 CHURCH OF NATIVITY – MILK GROTTO – SHEPHERD’S FIELD – EIN KAREEM MOUNT ZION – UPPER ROOM – ST. PETER IN GALLICANTU

After the breakfast proceed to visit Bethlehem – the Land of Epoch. Visit Holy Shrines in Church of Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, star of Bethlehem, Grotto of Manager, Chapel of St. Catherine, and Grotto of Jerome. Then proceed to milk Grotto and later visit Shepherd Field Church, where Angel appeared to Shepherd and announced to holy birth of the savior of the world. Post lunch head to Ein Kareem – the birth place of john the Baptist, to see the Church of Visitation and the Nativity Church of John the Baptist. Drive back to Mount Zion in Jerusalem to visit the upper Room, where the last supper of Jesus took place and the Dormition Abbey from where Mother Mary ascended to heaven. Later proceed to visit St. Peter in Gallicantu which symbolizes Peter’s denial of Jesus as he had prophesized at the Last Supper. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Palestine.

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Day 6 MOUNT OF OLIVES – GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE – POOL OF BETHESDA WAY OF THE CROSS – GOLGOTHA (MOUNT CALVARY) – WAILING WALL

After Breakfast, proceed to visit Mount of Olives to enjoy the panoramic view over Jerusalem from the top of the mountain from where Jesus ascended to heaven. And then visit the Patter Noster, this is the place where Jesus taught the Lord’s Prayer “Our Father in Heaven” to his disciples. Walk along the Palm Sunday road down to the Church of Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem shortly before the destruction of the second temple, then proceed to visit the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was captured by the Roman’s after he has been betrayed by Judas. Visit the Basilica of the Agony [Church of All Nations]. After lunch enter Old City of Jerusalem from Lion’s Fate to visit St. Anne’s Church [the birth place of Virgin Mary] and the Pool of Bethesda. From there we will start the Stations of the Cross and finally visit the Wailing Wall considered to be the holiest site for the Jews. From there have a panoramic view of the Mosque of Omar. Then Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Palestine.

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Day 7 BETHANY – JERICHO – MOUNT TEMPTATION – RIVER JORDAN TABA BORDER

After Breakfast check out from hotel and head to Bethany to visit Lazarus Tomb and Mary Marta’s Church. Then proceed to Jericho, visit Sycamore Tree [Zechariahs, the tax collector climbed the tree to see Jesus], and have look on to the Mount of Temptation where Jesus was tempted by devil. After lunch visit to the River Jordan the original baptismal site of Jesus by John the Baptist. Then proceed to Taba border by to cross over to Egypt. After the completion of border crossing formalities, we will enter in to the Land of Pharaohs and the drive to Hotel at Taba Border near to the bay of Red Sea. Check out in to the Hotel. Dinner and Overnight stay at Taba Border.

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Day 8 ST. CATHERINE MONASTERY – MOUNT HOREB OF MOUNT SINAI – BURNING BUSH – ELIM – MARAH –SUEZ CANAL – CAIRO

Post breakfast, check out from the hotel and drive to St. Catherine located at the foot hills of Mount Sinai where you can see St. Catherine Monastery which is the place having the Burning Bush and Mosses’ well. After then proceed to Cairo visiting Elim, Marah where Moses turned sour water into sweet water putting a piece of weed in, and pass over to the underwater tunnel in Suez Canal, the biggest man-made canal in the world. Check in at a restaurant in the city for the dinner. After dinner proceed to the hotel, check in & overnight stay at the Hotel in Cairo.

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Day 9 PYRAMIDS – SPHINX – CAIRO- COPTIC CHURCH – JEWISH SYNAGOGUE NILE CRUISE

Enjoy breakfast then proceed to visit Coptic Cairo, where we will visit Holy Family Church, Hanging Church and the oldest synagogue. The drive to Giza to visit the most famous Pyramids and Sphinx and then on to Papyrus and Perfume factory. Post lunch enjoy Nile Cruise and dinner on board. You can enjoy the nice Egyptian culture show during the dinner time. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

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Day 10 CAIRO AIRPORT – DEPARTURE TO INDIA

After breakfast check out from hotel and drive towards the Airport for the final departure back to India.

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DAY 11 ARRIVAL IN INDIA

After overnight flight, early morning arrival at International Airport India.