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On our tour to Holy Land and Egypt we will follow the footsteps of Jesus, visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jaffa, Sinai, Cairo with it's old Coptic (Egyptian Orthodox) churches, we will understand better the route of the Holy Family when fled to Egypt. MATTHEW 2:13 "After they had left, suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and do away with him.' You will visit Giza with the pyramids and sphinxes, hear of the ancient Egypt and its culture. Chance to expiriance to climb the Sinai and read the Bible on the places where Moses had prayed to God, where Yahweh spoke to Moses! Journey that will help you to understand more Christian history and Biblical lands!

HOLY LAND - SINAI - CAIRO NOVEMBER 9TH - 22ND, 2009 MARCH 2ND - 15TH, 2009 DAY 1: DEPART FOR ISRAEL Departure from your gateway city, intercontinental flight to Israel, Tel Aviv. DAY 2: ARRIVAL TO ISRAEL Upon arrival to “Ben Gurion” Tel Aviv airport, group will meet with the guide and proceed to hotel, free time and first overnight in holy land.

CAESAREA	Day 3: CAESAREA - HAIFA - TIBERIAS After rest you will leave Tel Aviv hotel and drive along the Mediterranean Sea on the way to the crusader port city of Caesarea and the Roman capital of Israel. Here, we will see the archaeological ruins of the Roman amphitheatre from the days of King Herod. Our next stop is in Haifa, and on to Mount Carmel, we will visit Carmelite Monastery, Chapel of the Holy Family and Elijah’s cave where we celebrate the Holy Mass. Overnight and dinner is in our hotel, city Tiberias or Nazareth.

Day 4: NAZARETH - CANA We will leave our hotel and drive for Nazareth, the boyhood of Jesus and the place where He spent the first 30 years of His life. We will say many prayers in the most inspiring churches of St. Joseph and church of the Annunciation where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that She would be the Mother of God see the Well where our Mary went for the water. Next place of our visit is Cana the site of Jesus' first miracle. In this little town we will have the renewal of the marriage vows and blessing of families. Return to our Hotel in Tiberias/Nazareth for dinner and over night.

Day 5: CAPERNAUM - TABGHA - MT. OF BEATITUDES - SEA OF GALILEE Today we will follow the "Footsteps of Jesus". We will visit Capernaum where Jesus spent most of His preaching; new church built at the site of the Home of St. Peter, ruins of the synagogue that had being built in the time of Jesus. Through story of our guide we will get to know more of the Life of Jesus in Capernaum. Than we drive to Mt. Of Beatitudes where the Lord Jesus preached Sermon on the Mountain celebrate the mass here and continue to Tabgha the site of the Multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the church of St. Peter's Primacy. We will enjoy a boat ride at the sea of Galilee. Return to our hotel, dinner and overnight.		Tabgha - Church of St. Peter's Primacy

Day 6: MT. TABOR - RIVER JORDAN - JERICHO - JERUSALEM After breakfast, we depart Tiberias to Jerusalem towards Mt. Tabor; we will take a short taxi drive up to the mountain to visit the church of Transfiguration. Before going to Jerusalem we will visit River Jordan for a renewal our baptismal vows, not far from the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Later group will continue through the Jordan Valley towards Jericho, the oldest known continuously inhabited city in the world, through Judean Desert, pass by Mt Of Temptation. Long day ends in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: JERUSALEM After breakfast we start from the Mount of Olives following the Palm Sunday Road, the road Jesus followed on His way to Jerusalem. Visit chapel of Dominus Flevit where our Lord wept and shed a tear for the city of Jerusalem (Luke 19: 37- 42). We than proceed to the Garden of Gethsemane and pray at the church of All Nations (Church of Gethsemane), where Jesus prayed: "... not my will, but thy, be done". In the afternoon we will visit Mt. Zion. We will visit the church of St. Peter Gallicantu; church built on the site of the house of high priest Caiaphas, where Jesus spent night in the rooms (dungeon) that are still there. On this site Peter denied Jesus three times. We will also see the room of the Last Supper, church of Dormition. Return to hotel for dinner.

Day 8: BETHLEHEM - JERUSALEM This morning we drive south of Jerusalem to Bethlehem (house of bread in Hebrew), to see the church of Nativity built over the tomb of St. Jerome. In the Grotto under the central altar one can see the Holy Manger, and the Silver Star with the Latin inscription "Hic de Maria Virgine Jesus Christus Natus est". After the visit to a birthplace of Jesus we will visit Shepard’s field where Angels appeared to the shepherds (Luke 2), to announce the Birth of Jesus. In the afternoon we drive towards Ein Karem. We will visit the Church of Visitation the site of the Blessed Virgin Mary's visit with her cousin Elizabeth. This is the place where Our Lady said Her "Magnificat". The birthplace of St. John the Baptist is the last place we visit today.

Day 9: JERUSALEM Jerusalem as our destiny, today early in the morning you will enter the old town and follow the Stations of the Cross or the Via Dolorosa – from the Pilate’s fortress to the today Church of the Holy Sepulcher, site of Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We will see the pool of Bethesda where Jesus Christ healed a man who was crippled for 38 years. The church of St Anne one of the rare churches that was spared from destruction of Moslems because was built over the crypt venerated as a birthplace of Mary and a home of her parents Joachim and Anne. Today we are also visiting the Temple Mount with the Al Aqsa Mosque, and the Wailing Wall. After rather long day the you will have a chance to spend rest of the day on your own, personal devotions, shopping or additional sightseeing. Dinner will e at the hotel.

Day 10: JERUSALEM - EGYPT, ST. CATHERINE Group will leave Jerusalem arrive to Taba, border between Israel and Egypt, meeting new guide and driver and then follows transfer to Sinai hotel near St. Catherine Monastery, free time before dinner. - optional visit and climb to Mt. Sinai, climb starts in the early morning at about 2 :00 am, return at about 8:00 am, possibility of renting camels for this “morning adventure”.

Day 11: SINAI - ST. CATHERINE After the visit to St. Catherine Monastery, amazing structure in the mountains of Sinai, at the foot of the same mountain Moses went to and climbed it few times. This is only Christian Monastary in the middle of the muslim world so well preserved since the beginning of its existence. In the early afternoon group continues to Cairo, dinner and overnight in Cairo at 5* hotel.

Day 12: CAIRO - PYRAMIDS Breakfast, and then start your sightseeing by visiting the Pyramids of Giza. Cheops (Khufu) Pyramid, largest of the three, was built in the 3rd Dynasty about 2690 BC, and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the Pyramid of Chephren (Khafre), we find the Sphinx carved from a single piece of stone. It is a lion with a Pharaoh's head thought to be a portrait of the pharaoh Chephren (Khafre). Enjoy a camel ride by the Pyramids area, then continue with visit to the Citadel of Salah El-Din, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, and the "medieval bazaars" of Khan-El-Khalili, where one can bargain buying jewellery and hand-tooled leather items. Return to your hotel for an overnight.

Day 13: OLD CAIRO CHURCHES After breakfast at your hotel follows visit to Old Cairo. We will be visiting the very Old Coptic Churches (Obelisk of Ain Shams, The Tree Of Virgin At Matarya, The Church Of Virgin In Zayton, Al Moalqa (Hunging Church), Church Of St, Barbara, Church Of St, Sergious (Abu Serga) Church Of Virgin Maria At Maadi and the Oldest Jewish Synagogue of Beni Ezra. Return to your 5* hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 14: CAIRO - USA- DEPART HOME Early morning transfer to Cairo International Airport for our flight back home to the US, arrival home same day.

RATES: NOVEMBER 2009 - departure from Minneapolis 3695,00 US$.....discount on cash or cheque payments - departure from New York 3595,00 US$ - single room add on 630,00 US$ - land only - 2340,00 US$ MARCH 2010 - departure from Minneapolis 3640,00 US$.....discount on cash or cheque payments - departure from New York 3590,00 US$ - single room add on 650,00 US$ - land only - 2440,00 US$ INCLUDES HOLY LAND SERVICES: round trip air fares USA - Tel Aviv - USA airport taxes subject to change in case of increase or fuel surcharge accommodations per person in double room Hotel 4* in Tel Aviv - 1 nights Hotel 4* in Tiberias - 3 nights Hotel 4* in Jerusalem - 4 nights English speaking Christian guide in Israel Buffet breakfast and dinner daily High class air-conditioned tourist bus Entrance fees according the itinerary Porterage of one piece of luggage in/out hotels Daily Holy Mass INCLUDES EGYPT SERVICES: round trip air fares USA - Tel Aviv - Cairo - USA airport taxes subject to change in case of increase or fuel surcharge accommodations per person in double room Hotel 5* in Cairo - 3 nights Hotel 4* "St. Catherine" on Sinai - 1 night English speaking guide in Cairo Buffet breakfast and dinner daily High class air-conditioned tourist bus Entrance fees according the itinerary Porterage of one piece of luggage in/out hotels Daily Holy Mass Border tax for Egypt and Israel Egypt visa NOT INCLUDED tips for guides and driver items of a personal nature visa to Israel for non US citizens travel insurance highly recommended and available by JeriCo Journeys ALL RATES HERE ARE BASED ON MIN 25 PAX AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PLEASE CALL FOR QUOTE OUT OF YOUR CITY NEED A QUOTE FOR YOUR GROUP? TOLL FREE 1 - 877 - 453 - 7426

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