Holyland Chronicles

DAY 01: 23DEC - DEPART MANILA - CAIRO

Departure at NAIA Terminal 1 for your flight to Cairo. Enjoy meals and entertainment on-board. Upon arrival in Cairo, transfer to the hotel for check in.

DAY 02: 24DEC - CAIRO (B, L, D)

Hotel Breakfast. This full city tour includes visit, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, The Great Pyramids, and Sphinx. Lunch en-route. Then visit the Egyptian Museum, where you can see the finest displays of artifacts, relics, statues and jewelers from all of the Pharaohs Reigns, also the riches with remarkable Museums in the World. Then on Dinner Cruise and be entertained by the Belly Dancer and enjoy watching the skilled "Men in Skirt" rendering his piece. Back to the hotel in Cairo for overnight.

DAY 03: 25DEC - CAIRO – ST. CATHERINE – DAHAB (B, L, D)

Early morning departure from Cairo with boxed breakfast. Drive towards St. Catherine passing by Moses Springs and the Suez Canal. Lunch en-route then afternoon climb to Mt. Sinai. Continue to drive to the hotel in Dahab.

DAY 04: 26DEC - DAHAB – TABA – JERUSALEM (B, L, D)

Have hotel breakfast and check out. Transfer to Taba border for crossing into Israel. After the inspections and other regulatory procedures, meet the local guide. Drive towards Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Bethlehem is a Palestinian town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. Check-in and dinner.

DAY 05: 27DEC - JERUSALEM - BETHLEHEM - JERUSALEM (B, L, D)

After breakfast, a full day tour starts at Shepherd’s Field then Mount of Olives to visit the Ascension

Chapel. Then to the Church of Pater Noster to witness the “Lord’s Prayer” Proceed to the Church of Dominus Flevit where God Wept wept over Jerusalem. Continue by walking down Palm Sunday Road going to Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane to see the Rock of Agony, the place where Jesus prayed before the Roman soldiers came for Him. Proceed to the Church of the Nativity. Visit the Basilica and Grotto of the Nativity and Manger Square. Then dinner and back to the hotel. The rest of the evening is yours to explore the city on your own.

DAY 06: 28DEC - JERUSALEM – JERICHO – JERUSALEM (B, L, D)

After breakfast, you will be visiting St. Anne’s Church, Bethesda Pool, Wailing Wall, Via Dolorosa and go through the Stations of the Cross to the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus was crucified, died and rose from the dead. We'll visit Mt. Zion, the Upper room, David’s Tomb and the Dormition Abbey. We will drive to the oldest city in the world, Jericho, for a view of Mount of Temptation and Sycamore Tree. Proceed to Qumran, the caves of the Essences where Dead Se a Scrolls were found by a wandering shepherd boy. Visit the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Swim and relax at the Dead Sea beach. Drive back Bethlehem.

DAY 07: 29DEC - BETHLEHEM – HAIFA – NAZARETH – CANA – TIBERIAS (B, L, D)

Hotel Breakfast and check out. Visit the Basilica of Mt. Carmel. Drive by Caesarea to catch the sight of

the Aqueducts. This is where St. Paul was imprisoned. Then, we will drive to Nazareth, the city of Jesus' childhood and youth; Visit the Church of the Annunciation where we can find the original cave where angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear a child by the Holy Spirit. Also visit Joseph's workshop where Jesus spent most of his childhood days. Drive on to the village of Cana, where Jesus performed the Miracle of changing water into wine at the wedding ceremony. Then dinner.

DAY 08: 30DEC - TIBERIAS – SEA OF GALILEE – TIBERIAS (B, L, D)

Breakfast at hotel. Will start the morning at Mt. Tabor to see the Basilica of Transfiguration. Will continue the tour with a Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee then drive to Capernaum, the town where Jesus made His home after leaving Nazareth. View the remains of the ancient Synagogue in which He taught, and on to Tabgha, where the Miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes took place. Drive to Mount of Beatitudes, this is the site of the Sermon on the Mount and St. Peter’s Primary Church, See the remains of St. Peter’s House. Visit Yardenit (Jordan River) where St. John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.

DAY 09: 31DEC - TIBERIAS – AMMAN (B, L, D)

After breakfast and check out, drive from Tiberias to the border. After the inspection, other regulatory

procedures and meeting our staff you will be transferred to Mt. Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died. Then proceed to Madaba to visit the Monastery of St. George, which hosts theunique mosaic Map of Egypt, Jordan and Holyland. The map is believed to be the first one for this area, as it was built in the 6th century. Dinner and overnight: at a hotel in Amman.

DAY 10: 01JAN - AMMAN – PETRA – AMMAN (B, L, D)

Breakfast at hotel. Morning proceeds to the lost city of Petra and the picturesque SIQ and visit the Treasury. Petra is a Greek word which means Stone. This city was built in the 6th century, the home of Nabataeans. The site has been a UNESCO World Heritage since 1985 and the most visited tourist attraction in the country. Transfer back to Amman in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 11: 02JAN - DEPARTURE AMMAN – MANILA (Breakfast only)

After breakfast and check out we will have the rest of the day free for last minute shopping. Afterwards, transfer to Amman Airport for departure back to Manila.

DAY 12: 03JAN - ARRIVE MANILA

Arrive Manila from a very memorable and enjoyable trip.