All Around Israel, Jordan, And Egypt 20 Days

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Ben Gurion airport and transfer to hotel

Pass By: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District
Arrival to Ben Gurion and transfer to Tel Aviv for 1 overnight - 3* hotel.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight - 3* hotel - 1 night

Day 2: Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee

Stop At: Nazareth, Nazareth, Galilee Region, Northern District
07:20 - 07:50 am pick up from your hotel, please note that you check out and need to take a luggage with you to bus.

Start traveling to Nazareth, on the way stop at the Mount of Precipitation.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Church of the Annunciation, Casa Nova Street רחוב קזנובה, Nazareth Israel
Continue on to the Church of Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph beside it.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park, Road 87, Tiberias Israel
Drive to the Sea of Galilee to tour Capernaum and the Benedictine Church.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Yardenit, Kibbutz Kinneret Jordan Valley, Kinneret 1511800 Israel
At the Sea of Galilee, for those who wish, there will be a chance to be baptized, for a fee (not included).
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Mount Tabor, in the eastern part of the Jezreel Valley, Kfar Tavor Israel
On the drive back, pass Mount Tabor. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Jerusalem 3* hotel

Day 3: Caesarea, Acre, and Haifa

Stop At: Caesarea, Caesarea, Haifa District
A driver will pick you up from the hotel at 07:15. Drive to Caesarea, and tour the Roman Theater, and next to it the Hippodrome.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Baha'i Gardens, 80 Hatzionut Avenue, Near Shifra Street Mount Carmel, Haifa Israel
Continue on to Haifa, and see the Baha'i shrine and gardens.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Grottos at Rosh HaNiqra, Kefar Rosh HaNiqra Israel
Drive on to Rosh Hanikra, to ride a cable car down to the grottos.
Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: The Acre Turkish Bazaar, 1 Weizman, Acre 2430122 Israel
In Acre, tour the Turkish prison, and the largest Crusader city in Israel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight - 3* hotel in Jerusalem

Day 4: Masada and the Dead Sea

Stop At: Masada National Park, Masada 8698000 Israel
Don't forget to take your bathing suits and a towel with you. At 08:30 a driver will take you to Masada. Ride a cable car to the top, while the guide is explaining the views around you. There is a whole city to tour, including a very well preserved bath house, the remains of 2 palaces that were built by Herod for himself, Roman barracks, and an ancient synagogue.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Dead Sea Region, Dead Sea Region
We will stop for lunch, and after continue on to the Dead Sea for a refreshing swim or float. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight - 3* hotel in Jerusalem

Day 5: Jericho and Bethlehem

Stop At: Bethlehem, Bethlehem, West Bank
At 08:30 a driver will take you to Jericho. View the Mount of Temptation, and tour the excavations. Drive on to Bethlehem and walk across Manger Square to arrive at the Church of Nativity. View the star which commemorates the birthplace of Jesus.

Tour the altar that is dedicated to the three Wise Men, and the manager. There is a short walk to the Crusader Church and down to the grotto. When leaving pass the Milk Grotto and Shepherd's Fields. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight - 3* hotel in Jerusalem

Day 6: Footsteps of Jesus

Stop At: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District
At 08:30 a driver will be waiting to take you to the Mount of Olives, and tour the Church of the Ascension.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony), Garden of Gethsemane Foot of the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel
Walk on the Crusader cloister, the Pater Noster. As we are walking down from the Mount of Olives stop at Dominus Flevit, and continue to the Garden of Gethsemane to tour the Church of All Nations.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Old City of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Israel
Enter the Old City through the Lions' Gate, and stop at the Church of St. Anne and the pools of Bethesda. We will tour the Sisters of Zion convent, and walk in the courtyard of the Praetorian. Please note,entrance fees not include on this day. (44 NIS per person)
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Jerusalem - 3* hotel

Day 7: Jerusalem Old and New City

Stop At: Armenian Quarter, David Street Armenian Patriarchate Road, Jerusalem Israel
A driver will collect you at 08:30. Start with an overview of the Mount of Olives, the Church of All Nations, and the Garden of Gethsemane. Enter the Zion Gate, and walk through the Armenian Quarter to the Byzantine Cardo. Continue on to the Jewish Quarter arriving at the Western Wall. Join the pilgrims that are walking along the Via Dolorosa, following the Stations of the Cross, and finally arriving at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Mount Herzl Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Entrance to the site is via the Holland Junction, situated on Herzl Boulevard, Jerusalem 91034 Israel
Walk through the markets of the Old City and we will continue on to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, which commemorates the destruction of the six million Jews and the righteous people who helped them. After the tour bus driver will drop you of at hotel in Jerusalem.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight 3* hotel in Jerusalem

Day 8: Eilat

Stop At: Eilat, Eilat, Southern District
After breakfast transfer from Jerusalem to Eilat, check in to your hotel and free day.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight 3* hotel in Eilat

Day 9: Petra

Stop At: Petra - Wadi Musa 77110 Jordan
08:30 - 08:45 pick up and transfer to Jordan border.

Cross to Jordan and drive tour Petra , group tour and lunch , overnight in Petra .
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight 3* hotel in Petra

Day 10: petra

Stop At: Petra - Wadi Musa 77110 Jordan
Sleep late, or wake up to go and explore more of Petra on your own. There is also a chance to see Little Petra and the markets. In the evening there is entrance to Petra by night ($15 not included). Overnight Petra.
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight 3* hotel in Petra

Day 11: Day 11: Wadi Rum transfer to Mt. Sinai

Stop At: Wadi Rum Village, Wadi Rum Village, Wadi Rum, Al Aqabah Governorate
At about 09:00 a driver will take you to Wadi Rum for a desert tour in a 4x4. See how the Bedouins have lived in the desert for hundreds of years, and how they live in their camel haired tents. View the beauty of the desert and the sandstone formations that arise out of the sand.

After the tour you will be taken back to the Arava border and to Eilat. The driver will hold your luggage while you explore Eilat. With the many shopping malls, beach, and restaurants, there is plenty to do until your driver comes to take you to the Taba border at 21:00. When arriving at the border you will be assisted with the border proceedings, and an Egyptian driver will be waiting to take you to Mount Sinai. On arrival, you will start climbing the mountain with your guide. Overnight climbing the mountain.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Climbing Mount Sinai during the night

Day 12: Mount Sinai and the monastery

Stop At: Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine 46512 Egypt
As you are arriving at the top, view the beautiful sunrise, nothing like you have ever seen before. As you are walking down, stop at the Saint Catherine's Monastery. Tour the ancient library, and the church, that was built in the 6th Century. Continue on to tour the Burning Bush, and Jethro's Well. Overnight in Cairo.

Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight 4* hotel in Cairo.

Day 13: Cairo

Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
A driver will pick you up from your hotel at about 08:00, drive to the Giza Plateau. Tour the pyramids of Chphren, Mycrenos, Cheops, and the Sphinx.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Cairo 11655 Egypt
Continue on to the Sakkara Valley, and tour the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and King Titi. Stop for lunch, and continue to tour the ancient city of Memphis, the Open Air museum, and view the statue of King Ramses II. Overnight in Cairo B/L
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo - 4* hotel bed and breakfast

Day 14: Nile Cruise Flight - Check in Cruise - Philae temple- High Dam - Felucca around the islands

Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
In the morning a driver will pick you up and take you to the Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan. A driver will meet you at the Aswan airport and take you to check in to the ship. There will be lunch on the ship, and then go for a tour of the High Dam, and the temple of Philae. Back to the ship for dinner, and a Nubian show. B/L/D
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on Nile Cruise ship

Day 15: Kom Ombo temple- Edfu temple- Luxor

Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
After breakfast on board, visit the Sobek and Harores temple, then we sail to Edfu and tour the temple of Horus. Back to the ship, and sail to Luxor for overnight. B/L/D
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on Nile Cruise ship

Day 16: West Bank - Hatshepsut - Memnon

Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
After breakfast, start the touring day with the West Bank. Tour Thebes Necropolis, and the Valley of the Kings. Enter 3 royal tombs in the area. Return to the ship for lunch, and a free afternoon. Night entertainment on board. B/L/D
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on Nile Cruise ship

Day 17: Karnak and Luxor temples - Flight

Stop At: Karnak Open Air Museum, You Require a separate ticket within the walls of Karnak Temple, Luxor Egypt
Breakfast, and then check out procedures from the cruise. After check out, tour the East Bank, with the Karnak and Luxor temples. Lunch at a local restaurant, after lunch transfer to the Luxor airport for flight to Cairo. Arriving in Cairo you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight. B/L
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight 4* hotel in Cairo

Day 18: Egyptian Museum - Coptic Cairo - Citadel and Mosque

Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Tour the Egyptian museum. Then go for a tour of the city center of Cairo, including the churches. Visit the Citadel of Salah El Dien, and the Mosque of Mohamed Ali. After the tour we take you back to your hotel. There are optional tours, cruises, and shows, please ask your tour guide. Overnight Cairo. B/L
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight 4* hotel in Cairo


Day 19: Cairo Leisure day in Cairo, to walk around by yourselves, do some shopping, and relax after an exhausting trip.

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Free day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight 4* hotel in Cairo


Day 20: Cairo and Flight - Breakfast and transfer to Cairo airport for your international flight.

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
pick up from your hotel and transfer to Cairo airport

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.