10-Day Pilgrimage Tour: Egypt, The Holy Land, and Jordan (Protestant)
Overview
Explore the Holy Land on this 9-night, 10-day tour designed for Protestant believers. Visit significant biblical sites across three countries and experience the rich spiritual heritage of the region.
Included/Exclude
- All tours and transfers in an air-conditioned deluxe motor coach
- Deluxe Bus Motor Coach
- Licensed Tour Guide throughout the trip
- Entrance fees as per the program: Taxi Tabor - Capernaum - Boat Ride - Accesionsion Chapel - Pater Noster - Peter in Gallicantu
- Taba Exit Tax 35 $ PP
- Parking fees
- Anything not mentioned above
- Tips for hotel staff, local guides & driver
- Personal expenses
- Lunches Supplement 18$ per person per meal
- Drinks at meals
- Audio Guide earphones (whispers) Sup. 10$ PP for the whole trip (recommended)
- Personal expenses
Tour Plan
Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where our representative will greet you. Visit the Hanging Church and Coptic Church, believed to have sheltered the Holy Family after fleeing Bethlehem. Explore the Papyrus Factory to learn about ancient paper-making. Check into your hotel in Cairo for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, embark on a full-day city tour of Cairo, visiting the Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, and Sphinx. In the afternoon, shop at Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Enjoy a dinner cruise with belly dancing and traditional entertainment. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Depart early for St. Catherine, stopping at the Suez Canal and Moses Springs. Visit Mt. Sinai, the traditional site where Moses received the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17, Exodus 31:18). Check into your hotel in St. Catherine for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, transfer to the Taba border, crossing into Israel. Pass by Eilat City and see Lot's Wife salt pillar. Visit the Baptismal Site in Bet Arabah on the Jordan River and renew your baptismal vows. Drive to Jericho, the world's oldest continuously inhabited city. Visit the Sycamore Tree where Zacchaeus climbed to see Jesus (Luke 19:1-10) and Elijah Springs. Continue to Bethlehem, with a possible stop at the Dead Sea. Check into your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Start your day with a visit to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the Old City. Walk the Palm Sunday Trail to the Church of the Pater Noster, where Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:2, Matt 6:9-13). Visit the Church of Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:37-44). Continue to the Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:26-72). Visit Mt. Zion, the Upper Room, Domitian Abbey, and the Tomb of David. Explore St. Peter of Gallicantu and the Western Wall. Drive back to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity (Luke 2) and Shepherd’s Field (Luke 2:8-20). Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem through St. Stephen's Gate. Visit the Church of St. Anne and the Pools of Bethesda (John 1:5-9). Follow the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial. Visit the Western Wall and the Garden Tomb, where Jesus has risen, and celebrate Holy Communion. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, drive north to Cana and visit the Wedding Church, where Jesus performed His first miracle (John 2). Continue to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) and then to Mt. Tabor, the site of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-13). End the day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Check into your hotel in Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
Begin with a visit to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Visit Tabgha, the site of the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:10-17), and Capernaum, where Jesus began His ministry (Matthew 4:13, 23). Reflect on His teachings before driving to the Sheikh Hussein Bridge to cross into Jordan. Check into your hotel in Amman for dinner and overnight.
Option 1: Madaba – Mt. Nebo – Jerash Visit the Monastery of St. George in Madaba to see the unique Mosaic Map of the Holy Land. Continue to Mt. Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 34:1-8). Explore the ancient city of Jerash and its well-preserved Roman ruins. Return to your hotel in Amman for dinner and overnight.
Option 2: Full Day Petra Spend a full day exploring Petra, the spectacular Nabatean city carved from rock. Discover its temples, tombs, and other elaborate buildings. Return to your hotel in Amman for dinner and overnight.