Asian Package Tours

Israel 13D14N Catholic 3 Country Tour (ALL IN!!!)

Rate as LOW as USD 3000.00/pax

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Itinerary:

• Day 01 Manila – Cairo

  • Depart Manila, aboard your favorite airline and enjoy in-flight amenities, meals and entertainment.

• Day 02 Cairo (L/D)

  • Arrival to Cairo International Airport. After Immigration purposes, meet and assist at the airport , then transfer to your hotel for check-in. Proceed to Lunch, In the afternoon visit St. Simon the Tanner, a Coptic Orthodox Church made famous of the story the moving of the Mokkatam mountain. Proceed to your hotel for dinner and overnight. Overnight at hotel.

• Day 03 Cairo (B/L/D)                                    

  • Breakfast at hotel, today we will have FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR at the GREAT PYRAMIDS “, it was constructed over 4,500 years ago which  shows  the power & wealth of the pharaoh in the  Old Kingdom, then the  SPHINX OF GIZA “, was believed to be a form of a Sun God & was worshipped in ancient days. On to the EGYPTIAN MUSEUM “ where you will find artifacts, relics, statues and Jewelry from all of the Pharaohs that reign. Proceed to lunch, in the afternoon, Visit the Hanging Church, the most famous Coptic church in Cairo which was built dedicated to Mary in the 7th century, then to the CHURCH OF ABU SERGA “. The church is dedicated to Sergius and Bacchus, who were soldier-saints martyred during the 4th century in Syria by the Roman Emperor Maximian. The most interesting feature is the crypt where Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus are said to have rested. The crypt is 10 meters deep and, when Nile levels are high, is often flooded, visit ST. SERGIUS CHURCH ending with a Nile Dinner Cruise with Belly Dancing Show. Return to hotel overnight stay.

• Day 04 St. Catherine (B/L/D)

  • Breakfast at hotel ,then check out for drive towards ST. CATHERINE passing by Suez Canal for crossing under the water Tunnel into Sinai. Visit Moses Springs on your way to ST.CATHERINE. Check-in upon arrival, Dinner & Overnight at hotel or take the afternoon climb to Mt. Sinai (Optional)

• Day 05 Taba – Israel (B/L/D)

  • Breakfast at hotel . Check-out,  then visit the Monastery of St. Catherine and the burning bush before your transfer to Taba border to cross Israel. After Immigration customs , meet and greet with your guide, then drive through the Arava desert with their rocks and mountains in red, gray, yellow and white, proceed to Bethlehem for dinner & overnight.

• Day 06 Bethlehem – Jerusalem (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast, start the day in Bethlehem by visiting the Church of the Nativity the birthplace of Jesus, Shepherd Field and the milk Grotto.

  • Drive to Jerusalem to Mount of Olives to visit the Ascension Chapel, Church of Pater Noster to see the different translations of the “Lord’s Prayer”, and walk along the Palm Sunday road to the Church of the Dominus Flevit where the Lord wept over the city of Jerusalem, then the Church of Gethsemane.

  • Visit Mt. Zion, Dormition Abbey, King David Tomb, Last Supper room and Church of St. Peter in Galicantu.

  • Dinner and Overnight in Bethlehem.

• Day 07 Dead Sea – Jericho – Jerusalem – Bethlehem (B/L/D)

  • After Breakfast, we drive to Qumran for Lunch, then visit the site of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Then drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth to have an unforgettable experience of floating.

  • Continue to Jericho, the oldest city in the world and visit the Sycamore tree.

  • Proceed to the old city of Jerusalem to visit St. Anne’s Church, Bethsaida Pool, Wailing Wall, The Dome of the Rock, Via Dolorosa walk through the Stations of the Cross to the Holy Sepulcher Church. 

  • Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem

• Day 08 Caesarea – Haifa – Cana – Nazareth (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast, we drive to Caesarea Aqueduct, and Haifa, to visit Stella Maris and Bahai Gardens.

  • Then a drive to Cana to visit the church of the first miracle where Jesus changed water into wine.

  • Drive to Annunciation Church in Nazareth and Mary's Well.

  • Then Continue to Nazareth for Dinner & Overnight.

• Day 09 Galilee – Jordan River – Nazareth (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast, drive to Mt. Tabor to see the Basilica of Transfiguration.

  • After that proceed to Yardenit (Jordan River). This is also the traditional baptismal site for the renewal of baptismal vows.

  • Drive to Mount of Beatitudes, this is the site of the Sermon on the Mount, and then visit St. Peter’s Primary Church, Capernaum, the town of Jesus to view the remains of the ancient Synagogue in which he taught, and proceed on to Tabgha, where the Miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes took place and Church of Mary Magdalene.

  • Enjoy Boat Ride in the Gallile Lake.

  • Dinner & Overnight in Nazareth.

• Day 10 Amman (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast, Drive to Jordan

  • Arrival to Jordan Meet and Assist, Enjoy Lunch.

  • Then drive to Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died.

  •  Dinner & Overnight at Amman

• Day 11 Petra – Madaba – Amman (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast, We start our Day early to visit the spectacular city of Petra which is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and

  • Visit Anjara (Our Lady of the Mountains Church), Drive to Madaba to visit the Monastery of St. George, which host the unique mosaic Map of Egypt, Jordan and Holy land. The map is believed to be the first one for this area, as it is built in the 6th century.

  • Water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.

  • Dinner and Overnight in Amman.

• Day 12 Amman – Manila (B)

  • After breakfast, Transfer to Amman Airport, for final Departure

• Day 13 Manila

  • Arrival Manila from unforgettable experience that will remain with you for the whole life

 

Inclusions:

• 10 nights accommodation in 4 to 5 star hotel

• Daily Breakfast , Ten Lunches and Daily Dinners

• Round Trip Airfare via Manila

• Transportation with Wifi

• Sightseeing and Admission Fees, Boat Fees at the Sea Galilea

• Farwell Dinner in Local restaurant 

• Two bottles of water on Bus Daily

• Souvenirs Gift 

• Map / Hat/ Pilgrimage Certificate 

• Wisper Technology in Israel 

• Nile Cruise Dinner 

• Medical Insurance up to age 69 years / Above 69 years supplement $40

• Priest & Tour Leader All through 

• Group Briefing in Manilla