ISRAEL & EGYPT
13 days
MONDAY departures - ENGLISH SPEAKING ONLY
Day 1 MONDAY - ISRAEL
Arrival to Jerusalem Airport and transfer to your hotel for overnight.
JERUSALEM GRAND COURT HOTEL or similar
Day 2 TUESDAY – Jerusalem
Sightseeing new city and Bethlehem.
Drive to visit the Shrine of the Book at Israel Museum where the Dead sea Scrolls are exhibited and the Model of Herodian
city of Jerusalem.
Continue to visit Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust).
Continue to visit Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist).
In the afternoon, visit Bethlehem – the Church of Nativity and Manger Square.
Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight.
JERUSALEM GRAND COURT HOTEL or similar
Day 3 WEDNESDAY – Jerusalem (Old City)
Visit the Old City of Jerusalem - the Western Wall, view the Temple area, then colorful bazaars, Via Dolorosa, and the
Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Continue to visit Mount Zion – traditional site of the tomb of King David, the Last supper room (Cenacle).
Continue to Mount of Olives for a breathtaking view of the Golden City, visit the Garden of Gethsemane.
Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight.
JERUSALEM GRAND COURT HOTEL or similar
Day 4 THURSDAY – Beit Shean – Golan Heights – Galilee
Leave Jerusalem and drive north via Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Then through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean.
Visit the excavations of this beautiful Roman Decapolis city.
Proceed to Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience.
Drive through Druze villages and view of Mount Hermon.
Continue to Tiberias, Via Hulah Valley.
Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
LEONARDO HOTEL or similar
Day 5 FRIDAY – Upper Galilee – Nazareth
Depart to visit Capernaum – the city of Jesus, Mount of Beatitudes – site of the Sermon of the Mountain and Tagbha – traditional site of the Miracle of the Loaves and the fish.
Drive to Nazareth – to visit the Basilica of Annunciation and Christian Holy sites.
Return to Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
LEONARDO HOTEL or similar
Day 6 SATURDAY – Acre – Haifa – Tel Aviv
Leave to Acre to visit the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.
Continue to Haifa, View of the Bahai Shrine and Persian Gardens, panoramic view of the city.
Proceed southwards to Caesarea to visit the Roman theater and the Crusader fortress.
Drive to Tel Aviv. Short visit of the city of Tel Aviv and Old City of Jaffa.
Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL or similar
Day 7 SUNDAY – Tel Aviv
A day at leisure in Tel Aviv
OPTIONAL tour to the Dead Sea and Masada $120.00 per person
Masada is the name of an ancient fortress in Israel that's a symbol of Jewish resistance against Roman occupation. It's on a massive plateau overlooking the Dead Sea.
Return to Tel Aviv for dinner and overnight.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL or similar
Day 8 MONDAY - departure
Transfer to the airport for departure to Egypt
Depart Tel Aviv
Arrive Cairo
Day 8 TUESDAY Cairo WELCOME TO EGYPT!
Arrive Cairo International Airport, meeting and assistance through customs and transfer to the hotel.
Evening: Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids
Overnight HYATT WEST HOTEL, Cairo
Day 9 WEDNESDAY Cairo
After breakfast in the hotel morning visit to Memphis and Sakkara
Afternoon visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
Overnight HYATT WEST HOTEL, Cairo
Day 10 THURSDAY Cairo
After breakfast morning visit to the NEW Grand Egyptian Museum recently opened.
The new museum in Cairo is a massive archaeological museum complex dedicated to ancient Egypt. Located near the Giza pyramids, the museum has been in construction after 20 years of development. It's the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, showcasing over 100,000 artifacts. With 872,000 sq feet of floor space, the Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest archaeological museum in the world.
Afternoon continue to the Citadel, the Alabaster and Sultan Hassan Mosques and the Khan el Khalili Bazaar.
Overnight HYATT WEST HOTEL, Cairo
Day 11 FRIDAY Cairo
After breakfast Free Day at leisure
or
OPTIONAL full day multi language group trip to Luxor by air - $598.00 low season (US)
Early morning transfer to the airport for flight to Luxor. meet on arrival and cross the Nile to the Valley of the Kings where we start our day of exploration.
Continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon before returning to the East Bank of the Nile.
Afternoon exploration of Karnak and Luxor Temples.
Balance of the day at leisure before boarding an evening flight to Cairo. Transfer to the hotel.
The above covers:
all transfers
full day guided tour of Luxor
round trip economy airfare Cairo / Luxor / Cairo
Overnight HYATT WEST HOTEL, Cairo
Day 12 SATURDAY Cairo
Morning transfer to the airport for final departure.
INCLUSIVE FEATURES - in ISRAEL
- All arrival and departure transfers
- Seven night accommodations
first night on B/B basis
remaining nights H/B basis
- Tours, visits and entrance fees as per itinerary
- Tour operates in ENGLISH only
INCLUSIVE FEATURES - in EGYPT
- All transfers
- Sightseeing tours as listed above including entrance fees, transportation
- Services of a local English speaking guide
- Four 4 nights at the Hyatt West hotel, or similar, Cairo
- Buffet breakfast daily and tax
Not Included:
Egyptian visa fee, meals not listed, tips to drivers, guides, hotel and cruise staff, personal items
American Visa fee $25.00 gotten at the arrival airport
Canadians to apply for visa while in Canada
Luxor optional tour
COSTS PER PERSON - LAND ONLY
Based on double occupancy -
Travel agent rate based on double occupancy from $3150.00
Companion rate based on double occupancy from $3250.00
Supplement high season additional $120.00 per person -in EGYPT
June 2-8
July 28-31
August 22-29
September 13-19
October 22-28
December 22-28
Peak season additional $215.00 per person
April 14-20
October 6-12
You will be traveling with regular passengers at travel agent rates