Name: Tour Middle East Highlights- Israel Jordan & Egypt | Visit Israel, Egypt
Price: 6699.00 USD
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Transport

Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure

Accommodation

13 nights hotel accommodation on B&B basis. 2 dinners in Tiberias hotel. 3 nights cabin accommodation on full board basis (Nile Cruise)

Flights

International flight from Amman to Cairo. Domestic flights from Cairo-Aswan and Luxor-Cairo.

Guide

Service of a government-licensed guide on all touring days.

Not included:

Meals

Insurance

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Day 1 Tel Aviv Airport – Tel Aviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tel Aviv Airport – Tel Aviv

Arrival to Ben Gurion airport. Transfer to

hotel in Tel Aviv. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 2 Massada – Dead Sea
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Massada – Dead Sea

Meet you tour guide in the morning and set

off from Tel Aviv to Masada, Israel’s

foremost archaeological park. Ascend via

cable-car for a thorough visit that gives

insight to the rituals, politics and culture of

the people who inhabited this desert

fortress, which was the last stronghold of the

Jewish zealots in their war against the

Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s

palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse and

cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of

the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.

Descend to the lowest place on earth – the

Dead Sea, to experience the mineral-rich

black mud and to float on its salty waters.

Passing by the oasis of Ein Gedi, proceed

through the Judean Desert, ascending to

Jerusalem. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 3 Jerusalem
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Jerusalem

Start the day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine

of the Book with the famous Dead Sea

scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully

renovated model of the Herodian city of

Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the

Second Temple. Visit Yad Vashem the

memorial to the Jewish victims of the

Holocaust, established in 1953, located at

the foot of Mt. Hertzl. Enjoy Ein Karem; a

picturesque village in the southwestern

outskirts of Jerusalem.This village has great

significance in Christian traditions, since this

is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born. Visit Bethlehem - the

birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the

Nativity and Manger Square. Return to

Jerusalem hotel.
Day 4 Jerusalem
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Jerusalem

Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you

will see the Western Wall and the actual site

of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.

Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa,

to Calvary and the Church of the Holy

Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of

Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is

Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King

David and the Room of the Last Supper. Visit

the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus

spent his last night and was betrayed by

Judas. Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view

of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the

world’s three great religions – Christianity,

Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of

Olives. Return to your Jerusalem hotel.
Day 5 Nazareth – Safed – Tiberias
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nazareth – Safed – Tiberias

Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by

Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Travel

through the Jordan Valley and the new

settlements to Beit Shean, and visit the

excavations of this beautifully preserved

Roman city. On to Nazareth to visit the

Church of the Annunciation and Christian

holy sites. Proceed to Safed, city of the

Kabbalah and center of Jewish mysticism, to

visit the beautiful streets of the artists’ colony.

Overnight in Tiberias.
Day 6 Sea Of Galilee – Golan Heights
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sea Of Galilee – Golan Heights

Along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee,

proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of

the ancient synagogue, the Mount of

Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ and Tabgha, the traditional site of

the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.

Optional sailing on a boat across the Sea of

Galilee to experience the tranquility and

scenery little changed during the past 2000

years (subject to conditions and extra fee if

available). Drive up to the Golan Heights to

enjoy an Israeli wine country experience,

with vineyards surrounded by breathtaking

views. Become acquainted with the collection

of fine and rare wines enjoying a tour, wine

tasting and understanding of the wine

production process. Pass by former Syrian

fortifications, Druze villages and Banias,

source of the Jordan River. Return to Tiberias

for overnight.
Day 7 Acre – Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Acre – Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv

After breakfast drive through the hills of the

Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of

the old, famous Crusader stronghold and

medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa,

ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view

of the city, including the Baha’i Shrine, Persian

Garden, and Haifa Bay. Proceed along the

Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the

Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at

what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod

the Great”. End the day with a short city tour

of Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa.

Overnight in Tel Aviv
Day 8 Jerusalem – Sheik Hussein – Amman
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Jerusalem – Sheik Hussein – Amman

Drive from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to the

Sheikh Hussein border crossing for

procedures to enter Jordan. Proceed to

Jerash - city of the Decapolis, located

about45km north of Amman in the fertile

heights of the Gilad. Visit the ancient Roman

city with colonnaded streets, the baths and the

hill of the top Temple etc. Drive to Amman for

a panoramic city tour of the Jordanian capital.

Overnight in Amman
Day 9 Amman – Petra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amman – Petra

After early breakfast, leave the hotel and

travel south on the road to Wadi Musa, the

modern village of Petra. Ride on horseback

to the "Siq" (canyon) and then on foot to

Petra, known as the red rock city, the

ancient capital of the Nabateans from 3rd

century B.C. to 2nd Century A.D. Visit the

most interesting monuments such as the

Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of a Nabatean

king) then the field of tombs, obelisks, the

altar, (Al Madhbah) - from this point you can

view the whole of the rock city. Return to

Wadi Musa village. Overnight in Petra
Day 10 Petra – Madaba – Amman – Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Petra – Madaba – Amman – Cairo

Drive northwards to Madaba to visit the

remains of the Byzantine church with its

ancient mosaic floor map, the oldest

surviving original cartographic depiction of

the mosaic map of the Holy Land and

Jerusalem. Continue about 10kms. to Mount

Nebo, from where Moses viewed the

Promised Land. From there you will see the

Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea.

Drive to Queen Alia International Airport in

Amman. Fly from Amman to Cairo. Upon

arrival to Cairo International Airport you will

be met by our representative who will be

holding a sign with your name on, at

passport control. Our representative will

assist with passport and visa formalities,

after which you will be escorted to meet

your driver who will transfer you to your

hotel. Overnight in Cairo
Day 11 Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cairo

Begin the day in the capital city starting with

a tour of the Egyptian Museum with the

treasures from the Tut-Ankh-Amun burial site. Continue to the Citadel to enjoy

a spectacular view of Cairo. Visit Alabaster

Mosque, which adds a wonderful picture postcard element to Cairo’s skyline. You

will be given some time at leisure for

shopping in the famous Khan-el-Khalili

bazaar which is a labyrinth of cobbled

alleyways. This vast bazaar tempts the

senses with spices, perfume and glittering

gold, silver and brass. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 12 Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cairo

Visit Memphis, the ancient capital of the

OldKingdom of Egypt and home of a

colossal Statue of Ramesses II and the

Alabaster Sphinx. Continue to the

“Cemetery City” of Sakkara and view the

Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest of

all Pyramids. In the afternoon you will visit

the Great Pyramids of Giza, the only

present-day survivor of the Seven Wonders

of the Ancient World. Nearby, the mystical

Sphinx surveys the plains of Giza. The 20m

high man-animal Sphinx, created as a

“living image of the sun-god”, built by

Chephren to guard the entrance to the

Pyramids. Overnight in Cairo
Day 13 Aswan
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Aswan

Transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight to

Aswan. Visit the Aswan High Dam, a huge

rock-fill dam, which captures the world’s

longest river. Visit the Philae Temple

dedicated to the goddess Isis. In the

afternoon embarkation on your Nile cruise

ship. Set off to enjoy a Felucca ride to the

lush Botanic Garden on Kitchener’s Island.

Also, visit Elephantine Island and cruise

past Aga Khan’s Mausoleum on the west

bank. Overnight on-board Nile Cruiser.
Day 14 Kom Ombo – Edfu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kom Ombo – Edfu

Mid-day, cruise to Kom Ombo to visit the

Temple of Sobek and Haroeris, dedicated to

the crocodile god and the falcon-headed god.

Thereafter the cruise continues along the Nile

towards Edfu. Overnight on-board Nile Cruiser.
Day 15 Edfu – Esna
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Edfu – Esna

Arrive to Edfu and by horse-drawn carriage

you are transferred through Edfu to the

famous and best-preserved ancient Greekbuilt Horus temple, dedicated to the Falcon

God and built on a rise to escape the annual

flooding of the Nile. Return to your Nile Cruiser

and enjoy the changing scenery as you cruise

to Esna and cross through the Esna Lock.

Overnight on-board Nile Cruiser.
Day 16 Luxor – Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Luxor – Cairo

Travel to the West Bank and visit Thebes

Necropolis and the Valley of Kings, a vast

City of the Dead for generations of Pharaohs,

where magnificent tombs were carved into the

desert rock, richly decorated and filled with

treasures for the afterlife. Visit the Mortuary

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. See the

Colossi of Memnon, which is all that remains

of the Temple of Amenophis, destroyed by the

annual flooding of the Nile. Visit the Luxor

Temple, discovered beneath the shifting

desert sands and originally joined to the

Karnak Temple by an avenue of Sphinxes.

Transfer to Luxor Airport for flight to Cairo and

transfer to Cairo hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 17 Cairo – Cairo Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cairo – Cairo Airport

Transfer to Cairo Airport for departing flight.

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17 days tour

Middle East Highlights- Israel Jordan & Egypt

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Itinerary of your trip Middle East Highlights- Israel Jordan & Egypt

Tel Aviv Airport – Tel Aviv

Massada – Dead Sea

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Nazareth – Safed – Tiberias

Sea Of Galilee – Golan Heights

Acre – Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv

Jerusalem – Sheik Hussein – Amman

Amman – Petra

Petra – Madaba – Amman – Cairo

Cairo

Cairo

Aswan

Kom Ombo – Edfu

Edfu – Esna

Luxor – Cairo

Cairo – Cairo Airport

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