Inclusions:
- Round trip international airfares with Baggage Allowance
- Meet and assistance upon arrival and departure between borders
- Land transfers in private air conditioned coach with WIFI
- 3N accommodations in top-rated hotels
- Meals specified in the itinerary
- Tours of Mt. Nebo, Amman and Petra
- Holy Land Tour and Boat Ride in the Sea of Galilee
- Tours of Cairo, Pyramids, Sphinx, and Dinner Cruise along the Nile River
- Tours of Istanbul and Bosphorus Cruise
- All entrance fees where applicable
- Caps, maps, and Pilgrimage Certificate
- Magnet souvenir photo
- Assistance of professional multilingual Tour Guides
- Tips to Tour Guides and Coach Captains
- Porterage at hotels
- Egypt Visa
- Border Taxes: Jordan – Israel; Israel – Egypt
- Tips to Guides and Drivers
- 2 bottles of purified water daily
- Tour ID / Luggage Tag
16D Jordan – Holy Land – Egypt – Turkey Tour
Day 0: Departure for Jordan @ 7:10PM
Day 1: Arrival in Jordan – Free Time (L, D)
- Welcome by Tour Guide at Queen Alia International Airport
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Transfer to hotel for check-in
- Dinner at the hotel and free time
Day 2: Madaba – Mt. Nebo – Amman (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Visit Basilica of St. George in Madaba, the “Church of the Map”, with two million pieces of colored stones, it depicts hills and valleys, villages and towns in Palestine and the Nile Delta.
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Head to Mt. Nebo where Moses viewed the Promised Land
- Sightseeing tour of Amman, the capital of Jordan, considered to be among the world’s most liberal and westernized Arab cities.
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 3: Petra (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Proceed to the lost city of Petra through the picturesque Siq and be amazed with one of the most elaborate temples in the Arab Nabatean Kingdom, the Treasury
- Continue to explore into the heart of the ancient city carved from the mountains passing monuments, tombs and amphitheater which once held 3,000 spectators
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Return to Amman
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 4: Sheikh Hussein Border – Tabgha – Capernaum – Tiberias (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel and check-out
- Depart for Sheikh Hussein Border to Israel
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Head to Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount
- Get to see the House of Peter and the Synagogue of Jesus in Capernaum
- Visit the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish in Tabgha
- Proceed to the Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter which marks the spot where Jesus reinstated Peter as overseer of his flock among the Apostles
- Check-in at Tiberias hotel
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 5: Sea of Galilee – Cana – Nazareth – Mount Tabor – Yardenit (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on the water and the feeding of multitudes took place
- Renew your marriage vows at the Wedding Church at Cana where the first public miracle of Jesus took place by turning water into wine during a Jewish wedding
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Visit St. Joseph’s Church in Nazareth and the Church of the Annunciation where the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the son of God
- Head to Mount Tabor to visit the site of the Transfiguration of Jesus
- Renew your baptismal vows at the Yardenit Baptismal Site
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 6: Haifa – Caesarea – Jaffa – Tel Aviv (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel and check-out
- Pass by the beautiful hanging garden of the Bahai Faith and enjoy the spectacular view of the Port of Haifa and the Mediterranean
- Visit Stella Maris Monastery which was built above the grotto where prophet Elijah lived
- Proceed to Caesarea, an ancient city showcasing the grandeur of the Roman Empire’s engineering with the Roman Theater and Aqueduct
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Tour the port city of Jaffa where Jonah and St. Peter embarked on their sea voyages
- Visit St. Peter’s Church and appreciate its famous bell tower
- Dinner at a local restaurant
- Check-in at Tel Aviv hotel
Day 7: Bethlehem – Mount of Olives – Jerusalem (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel and check-out
- Visit the Church of the Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus based on tradition
- Get to see the Shepherds’ Field where the angels appeared to the shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus
- Have lunch in a local restaurant
- Ascend to Mount of Olives and visit the following:
- Chapel of the Ascension, believed to be the earthly spot where Jesus ascended into heaven 40 days after the resurrection
- Church of the Pater Noster, to see the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ written in different languages
- Dominus Flevit Church, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem
- Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus agonized in prayer prior to his betrayal and arrest
- Tomb of the Virgin Mary, believed by Eastern Christians to be the burial place of Mary
- Check-in at Jerusalem hotel
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 8: Via Dolorosa – Jericho – Dead Sea (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel and check-out
- Go to the Old City of Jerusalem and visit the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed the paralytic man
- Proceed to the Church of the Condemnation and the Church of the Flagellation where you will start Via Dolorosa on the way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional route of the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Head to Jericho, the oldest and lowest city in the world
- Pass by Zacchaeus Sycamore Tree where Jesus told the tax collector to come down for he intended to visit his house
- Get to see Mount of Temptation where Satan tempted Jesus
- See the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
- Have lunch in a local restaurant
- Check-in at Dead Sea hotel and enjoy its therapeutic mud and water
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 9: Negev Desert – Timna Park – Taba Border (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel and check-out
- Drive through the Negev Desert to explore Timna Park and see the rebuilt Tabernacle
- Cross the Taba Border of Egypt with assistance on both borders
- Have lunch in a local restaurant
- Hotel check-in and free time to enjoy the resort facility
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 10: Mount Sinai – Cairo (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel and check-out
- Visit Saint Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai
- Lunch at a local restaurant and travel to Cairo and see the Suez Canal
- Dinner at a local restaurant
- Hotel check-in and free time
Day 11: Cairo City Tour (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Get to see the Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Visit the Grand Egyptian Museum to see the finest displays of artifacts, relics, statues and jewelries of the pharaohs
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Souvenir shopping at Khan El Khalili Bazaar
- Dinner Cruise with Belly Dancing Show experience at the Nile River
- Return to hotel and free time
Day 12: Departure for Turkey – Istanbul City Tour (B, D)
- Check-out from the hotel with packed breakfast
- Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Istanbul
- Upon arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, your local Tour Guide will meet you
- Check-in at hotel and free time to enjoy the hotel facility
- Dinner at hotel and free time
Day 13: Istanbul City Tour (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Attend Sunday Mass at St. Esprit Cathedral where Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis had mass during papal visits in Turkey
- Cable car ride to Pierre Lotti Hill to view Golden Horn, a horn-shaped waterway that joins Bosphorus Straits with the Sea of Marmara
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- See Galataport Istanbul, a cruise liner port, shopping, dining, and tourist destination rolled into one
- Stop at leather and carpet outlets for shopping
- Dinner at a local restaurant
- Return to hotel and free time
Day 14: Istanbul City Tour (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Hop on Bosphorus Cruise Boat and enjoy a scenic journey along the Bosphorus Strait which forms part of the continental boundary of Europe and Asia
- Explore Ortakoy, a small village in the middle of the Europe bank of the Bosphorus
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Visit St. Anthony of Padua Church, a basilica and the largest Roman Catholic Church in the city
- Explore Taksim Square, the leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels situated in the European part of Istanbul
- Head to Spice Bazaar, where the scent of cinnamon, cloves and thyme rise from hundreds of colorful muslin bags at the storefronts
- Dinner at a local restaurant
- Return to hotel and free time
Day 15: Istanbul City Tour (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Explore Topkapi Palace, the imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultans
- Get to see Hippodrome of Constantinople, the center of sporting (athletics, chariot races) and political events in the old city
- Visit Hagia Sophia, one of the greatest marvels of architecture that was constructed as a cathedral in 537 AD by Emperor Justinian I
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Head down to Serefiye Cistem which lie beneath the city of Istanbul
- Shopping at the historic Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world with 61 covered streets and 4,000 shops with attracts 250,000 to 400,000 visitors daily
- Dinner at a local restaurant
- Return to hotel and free time
Day 16: Istanbul – Departure from Turkey (B)
- Check-out from the hotel with packed breakfast
- Transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport for your flight back home
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