10 Days/9 Nights Holyland Pilgrimage Experience

10 days

Duration

Pilgrimage tour

pilgrimage tour will enable you to Explore these incredible countries on a 10-day adventure. Marvel at the great pyramids of Egypt, visit ancient temples, enjoy the dead sea and sail across the Red Sea on a traditional Felucca before making your way through to Israel where you’ll come face-to-face with desert sites and city lights. Explore beautiful venues, cultural landmarks, pyramids , captivating Landscape sceneries & much more asn you enjoy this Pilgrimage tour.

Quench your thirst for intimacy with the Lord. Embark on a 10 -day Pilgrimage to the Land of the Bible (Egypt & Israel) Visit the places where our faith began and experience the Bible come alive.

Begin your pilgrimage in Cairo, the cradle of civilization and beacon of religion. Step back in time to the days of ancient Egypt on your visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Peruse through one of the world’s most important collections of ancient artefacts, including the glittering treasures of Tutankhamun and other great pharoahs at the Egyptian Museum.

Retrace the steps where Mary and Joseph walked thousands of years ago. Visit the 4th century Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, which sits above a cave where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed at the end of their flight into Egypt. Hike into the sunrise on Mount Sinai, also known as the Mountain of Moses, believed to be the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.

Leave for Israel by crossing the Taba Border into Israel. Drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth. Enjoy a dip in the salty waters, where you will float endlessly. Cover yourself with mud steeped with minerals and quite good for the skin. Onwards to Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood. See Mount Tabor, site of Jesus’ transfiguration.

While on pilgrimage, pilgrims will have the chance to renew their baptismal vows at the River Jordan and married couples-pilgrims will renew their marriage vows at the Church of First Miracle in Cana. Journey on to the holy town of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. Touch the silver star which marks the exact place where He was born.

Head off to Jerusalem, a city holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims. A high point of the pilgrimage takes place when the Stations of the Cross are prayed at the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrows) in the Old city of Jerusalem. Here, pilgrims walk the route that Jesus took between His condemnation by Pilate and His crucifixion and burial.

Wind down your pilgrimage with a visit to the ancient lost city of Petra in Jordan. Literally carved directly into vibrant red, white, pink and sandstone cliff, this UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the world’s most stunning archaeological sites. Visit Mount Nebo, the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land by Yahweh. See the Moses Sanctuary, a memorial of Moses on the site of his death and burial place.

While on pilgrimage, let your faith be enriched with a deeper understanding of the Bible and the life and ministry of Jesus during His earthly life.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Nairobi, Kenya

DEPARTURE TIME

Please arrive by 6:30 AM for a prompt departure at 7:00 AM.

RETURN TIME

Approximately 8:30 PM.

WEAR

Comfortable safari clothing, comfortable safari shoes , warm and light clothes

INCLUDED

Meals as per itinerary	Buffet breakfast and daily dinner buffet
All airport and border taxes and entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the itinerary Flights to Egypt and out Israel ex Ethiopian airways	Visa Fee to Israel and Egypt and tips Transportation in Deluxe airconditioned Motorcoach.

Daily touring as per Itinerary with professional english speaking guide

Pigrim certificate for all the Pigrims visited

Lunches in Restaurants

Meet and assist on arrival and departure

All airpoprt and border taxes

NOT INCLUDED

Personal Items

Travel Insurance

Additional information

Location	Egypt, Israel
Destination	Egypt, Israel
Groupsize	20
Month	April, August, December, Feb, February, Jan, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September

Day 1: Fly Nairobi to Egypt

You will board your Ethiopian Airways flight from Jomo Kenyatta airport to arrive Cairo at early morning. You will be met by our representative.After meet and greet you will be transferred to hotel for overnight. Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 2: Days Visits

.After breakfast, you will depart for the days program. You will start with the visit to the Pyramids of Giza – one of the standing seven wonders of the world and the Sphinx.
Afternoon we will proceed to the Old section of Cairo where we visit a Jewish synagogue, built on the site where Moses was found in the basket, the hanging church of AL MUALLAQA which was built in the 4th century over Southern Gate of the fortress of Babylon. This church was dedicated to Virgin Mary and its treasures include a 14th century wall painting of the Nativity. A visit to St. Sergius (ABU SERGA), a 5th Century Basilica built over crypt where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed during their exile into Egypt takes you a step deeper into the realization of the truth about the Messiah. Transfer to the hotel for overnight.All meals are included.

Day 3: Days Visits

After Breakfast, we cross the Red Sea and enter the wilderness. We traverse the desert till we get to Elim the place of the twelve springs. After taking some spiritual water, we gather enough energy to go deeper into the desert up to Sin, (Exodus 16), the scene of Manna & Quail. Our next stop is Rephidim, where the Israelites fought the Amalekites. Whenever Moses put his arms up the Israelites won, and whenever he put his hands down, the Israelites lost. Drive to St Catherine where you will check into the hotel. Dinner and overnight at St Catherine .

Day 4: Days Visists

Early in the morning start the climb of Mt. Sinai where the Ten Commandments were revealed. After such a wonderful mountain trip and a magnificent view, we start our journey descending. On this day, we visit sites in St. Catherine which is the place where Moses climbed up the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments. In the same area, there is the famous Greek Orthodox Monastery which is built around the Burning Bush and the well where Moses met his wife Zebura (daughter of Jethro, the priest of Median). We will also visit the place where the Israelites camped when Moses went to receive the Ten Commandments. Then proceed to Taba. Overnight from Taba hotel.

Day 5: Days Visits

Start off the morning very early with crossing the border to Israel. Meet your Israeli tour guide. Start the day with a visit to Kibbutz Yotvataa here you can see how ideology, perfect organization, hard work and faith can turn the desert to a productive land.Drive to the Dead Sea; the lowest sea on earth. You will have time to deep and float in these special heavy waters then we pass by the site of Qumran where dead-sea scrolls were found. Drive to the Ancient City of Jericho. Jericho is the oldest inhabited city in the world. A flourishing oasis in the Judean Desert and the first city conquered by Joshua in the Promised Land. Enter the city and stop by the old Sycamore tree, believed to be the tree on which Zacchaeus climbed to see Jesus. View Mt. of Temptation.
Drive to Bethlehem. Proceed to Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Days Visits

Begin the tour in Jerusalem with a majestic view from the Mount of Olives over all of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the centre of the biblical world. Visit the Chapel of the Ascension, the Pater Noster where Jesus taught his disciples the Lord’s Prayer. You will see the Lord’s Prayer in different languages including Aramaic the language that Jesus spoke and Kiswahili too.
Visit the Church of Dominius Flevit – where Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem then walk down the “Palm Sunday Road” to the Garden of Gethsemane where he prayed the Prayer of Agony and was betrayed by Judas. Visit the Church of All Nations where Christ prayed on the night of his betrayal (Luke 22: 40-46). Next, drive on the across the Kidron valley to Mt. Zion and visit the church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (Palace of Caiaphas). The upper room where Jesus had his last supper with the disciples and where the Holy Spirit descended on them and they started speaking in tongues and the Domination Abbey. Afternoon drives to Bethlehem the city of David, to visit the birth place of Jesus marked by the church of Nativity. Kneel at the place of birth of Christ in the Grotto of the Nativity. Visit the shepherd’s field and stop for a panoramic view of the Judean Desert and the distant mountains of Moab. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem .

Day 7: Day Visits

Today is a walking Tour Day within the walls of the old city of Jerusalem. View on the Temple area with the Dome of the Rock, the Mosque of El-Aksa and visit the western wall considered the most sacred site by the Jewish people. proceed to the pools of Bethseda where Jesus healed the man who had been crippled for 38 years (John 2: 2-9) visit the well-preserved crusader church of St. Anne where there is an opportunity to sing a hymn before walking along the via Dolorosa (way of the cross) following the stations of the cross from Pilates Judgment Hall to the church of the Holy Sepulcher. Afternoon visit the Garden Tomb.
Dinner and Overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 8: Day Visits

After breakfast. drive to Mt. Carmel, to visit the Muhraka monastery. Enjoy the beautiful view of Bahai Gardens. Proceed to Nazareth, the boyhood town of Jesus. Visit the Basilica of the Annunciation and the church of St. Joseph with the home of the Holy Family. Drive on via Cana in Galilee where Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding feast. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.

Day 9: Day Visits

Today is a full day around the Sea of Galilee. This area is rich in memories of the three years of Jesus’ Ministry around its shores. Begin this day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee from Tiberius to Capernaum, where Jesus dwelt after he left Nazareth and did many signs and wonders. Visit the ancient Synagogue and the nearby house of Peter. Next, visit the chapel of loaves and fishes at Tabgha as well as the nearby Mount of Beatitudes, the scene of the Sermon on the Mount (Mathew 5). Our final stop will be at Yardenit the baptismal site on river Jordan. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.

Day 10: Fly Back to Nairobi

After breakfast early breakfast drive to Ben Gurion airport for your flight to Nairobi. Please note group will need to be at the airport 3 hours before flight time for check in. Departure at 10 am to arrive Nairobi in the evening.