DAY 1 - Departure.

We depart North America on an overnight flight via Europe. Dinner and breakfast will be served aloft.

DAY 02: Arrive in Cairo

Upon arrival in Cairo we will be met and transferred to our hotel. The rest of the day will be spent at leisure. Dinner and an overnight stay will be at our hotel in Cairo.

DAY 03: CAIRO/GIZA.

After breakfast we visit to Egyptian Museum where the finest of antiquities are kept, including precious collections from the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amon. Then drive through the city past Cairo University to Giza. Visit Cheops Pyramid and the Sphinx. Camels or horses will be available to ride to the Pyramid Plateau. Drive along the Nile River, to "Old Cairo". Continue to Memphis. Visit the site at the Nile where Moses was found in the bulrushes. Drive via Republic Square past Abdin Palace to Sultan Hassan Mosque, the Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque for a panoramic view of Cairo. Drive through the City of the Dead to the famous Khan El Khalili Bazaar where you will be able to try your hand at bartering. Tonight enjoy an authentic Dinner Cruise along the Nile River. Return to our hotel for an overnight stay.

DAY 04: CAIRO / PETRA.

This morning, we depart Cairo on our way to Petra. We cross into Jordan via the Arava Border. Continue through the Port City of Aqaba to Petra, "The Rose Red City -Half as Old as Time." This ancient Edomite and Nabatean capital is an amazing city of prophecy. Dinner and overnight stay will be in our hotel in Petra.

DAY 05: PETRA / AMMAN.

This morning we begin our sightseeing with this spectacular "City of the Dead" with its famed gorge, ancient street, temples, dwelling places and tombs carved from the solid rock. Arrive at El Ji Post and continue the one-mile journey on horseback, or walk, passing through the famous SIQ (natural gorge) and arrive at the "Treasury". Visit the ancient theater. See the Nabatean Judgment Hall, Place Tombs, famous Urn Temple and the Roman amphitheater. Those willing to climb may view the monastery, Jebel Harun (Mountain of Aaron), known to be the burial place of Aaron. A horseback ride takes us back to El Ji Post. We depart Petra and continue to Mt. Nebo and Madaba on our way to Amman for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 06: JERICHO / TIBERIAS.

This morning we cross the border to Tiberias via the Allenby Bridge. We drive to ancient Jericho where the walls came tumbling down. We visit Mt. of Temptation and Elisha's Fountain. We continue northward to the Galilee region to Tiberias for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 07: TIBERIAS / CAESAREA PHILIPPI.

This morning we drive to Safed, known as the center of Kabala; then to Hazor, and Caesarea Phillipi. See the Banyas at the foot of Mt. Hermon. Return to Chorazim, the Mount of Beatitudes - site of the Sermon on the Mount - and Tabgha (chapel dedicated to the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.) Visit the ruins at Capernaum, the synagogue and the House of Simon Peter. Cross the Sea of Galilee by motor boat. Visit Mt. Tabor (and Deboriya - the hometown of the prophetess Deborah. Return to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 08: GALILEE / JERUSALEM.

After a morning prayer service on the Sea of Galilee we leave Tiberias for Cana, site of the first miracle of Jesus. We continue to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation, the Carpentry Shop and Mary's Well. Stop at Megiddo King Solomon’s Chariot Cities. Head to Haifa and Mt. Carmel to see Elijah's Cave, and view the city and bay. Drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea,. Visit the aqueducts and the amphitheatre. Then up to the Holy City of Jerusalem.

DAY 09: JERUSALEM.

There is no doubt that this is the “highlight” of our tour. Our first stop takes us to the top of the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the Chapel of the Ascension, the Church of Pater Noster and Dominus Flevit. Walk along Hosanna Road to the Garden of Gethsemane. Visit the Church of the Nations which stands on the Rock of the Agony. See the Pillar of Absalom, the Eastern (Golden) Gate and the Pinnacle of the Temple. Continue to the Gibon Spring, Pool of Siloam and Hezekiah's Tunnel. After lunch we will drive to Mt. Zion. Visit the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu on the site of Caiphas House, the Upper Room, the Tomb of King David and the Dormition. Continue to tour the new Jerusalem: the Hebrew University, the Shrine of the Book that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ein Karem - birthplace of John the Baptist - Kennedy Memorial and the Model City at the Holy Land Hotel. Return to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 10: JERUSALEM / BETHLEHEM.

Today we begin a walking tour of the “Old City” entering through St. Stephen's Gate to the Pool of Bethesda, the Ecce Homo Arch (Behold the Man), the Lithostrotos and the Via Dolorosa. Continue to the Temple Area of Mt. Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock, El Aksa Mosque and the Wailing Wall. Walk through the Old City bazaars to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. View the Tower of David and the Citadel as we leave the Old City through Jaffa Gate. Now we visit the Garden Tomb and Golgotha - Place of the Skull - for a worship service. We leave the city for Bethlehem. Visit Shepherd's Fields and the Church of Saint Catherine. Walk through the streets of the little town to the "Old Bethlehem Museum" and the Wells of David. Stop at Rachel's Tomb on our way to back to Jerusalem. Dinner and an overnight stay will be at our hotel in Jerusalem.

DAY 11: / MASADA.

This morning we drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest 1300ft below sea level. Continue along the Dead Sea to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Visit the remains of the Community Center of the Essenes and the Caves of the Scrolls. Continue along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada. On the way we view Ein Gedi, a green oasis in the middle of the desert where King David sought shelter from Saul. Ascend Masada by cable car. Visit the ruins of the fortress where from 70-73 A.D. the Jewish zealots fought against Romans. View the remains of a 6th century Byzantine church. We return to Jerusalem for dinner and an overnight stay..

DAY 12: Return

. This morning we will depart for the airport for our return flight to the US.