12 Day Israel, Jordan and Egypt Christmas Tour

12 days
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$3,315
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Trip last updated: 1/1/2020
Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule
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Overview

Highlights

    • Visit ancient city of Caesarea that was built by King Herod
    • See Haifa, passing by Mt. Carmel to see the famous Bahai Gardens
    • Drive to Nazareth and the Church of Annunciation
    • Visit amazing Cana, where the miracle of Jesus turning water into wine took place and visit the “Wedding Church
    • Enjoy exciting boat ride on the Galilee Sea
    • Drive to Bethlehem for a festive Christmas dinner, , Midnight Mass (View from Outside)
    • Discover Red City of Petra through the Siq, by horse
    • Explore Madaba, famous for the unique mosaic map of the Holy Land, which can be found on Saint George’s church
    • Visit Mt. Nebo, the place where Moses looked over the Holy Land and the Dead Sea
    • Explore proceed to the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx located on the Giza Plateau

What's this trip about?

    Israel Christmas Tour 2020. Discover the Land of the Bible during Christmas time! Experience a spiritual journey of a lifetime.
Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeOperator does not provide
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityTel Aviv
End CityCairo

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Activities

Trip includes

    • Meeting and assistance upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport
    • 2 transfers: from & to the airport
    • 11 night hotel accommodation including daily Israeli buffet breakfasts
    • All entrance fees according to the itinerary
    • Government licensed English speaking guide on touring days
    • 10 days sightseeing in a modern air-conditioned motor-coach
    • 1 Christmas Eve Festive dinner in Bethlehem on December 24th
    • Viewing the mass from the outside in Bethlehem at Manger Square
    • 1 lunch in Petra
    • 1 New Year’s Eve Gala dinner on December 31st
    • 1 way flight from Amman to Cairo

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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Arrival to Tel Aviv International Airport. Our representative will meet you after passport control and escort you to your transfer to your hotel in Jerusalem. 

Day 2: Jerusalem (Old City)

Today will begin with a tour of the Garden of Gethsemane, the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before his crucifixion. Make your way to Mt. Zion where you will visit David’s Tomb and the site of the Last Supper, also known as the “Upper Room”...

Day 3: Free Morning - Night Tour of Jerusalem - Christmas Dinner - Bethlehem

Free morning in Jerusalem.  In the early evening, get picked up from your hotel for an exciting night tour of Jerusalem. After, drive to Bethlehem for a festive Christmas dinner and then watch the Midnight Mass from the outside.  Drive back to Jerusalem for an overnight.

Day 4: Jerusalem (New City) - Mahane Yehuda Market

The morning will begin with a visit to Israel’s official memorial to the Holocaust, Yad VaShem, located on Mt. Herzl. Drive past The Knesset and the Israeli Supreme Court, on your way to the Israel Museum, Israel’s national museum, where you will see the Dead Sea Scro...

Day 5: Saturday, Dec. 26 Mt. of Olives - Bethlehem

Go up to the Mt. of Olives, a cemetery that once was covered in olive groves, where you will have a magnificent panoramic view of Jerusalem. Depart for Bethlehem to see the Church of Nativity located at Manger Square. Overview of the Judean Desert and Shepherd's Field. Finish the day back in Jerusalem for your overnight.

Day 6: Qumran - Masada - Dead Sea

Begin the morning with a visit Qumran and see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Travel on to Masada where you will take a cable car up to the fortress. The history of the famous Jewish fortification will unfold before your eyes; the palaces built by Kin...

Day 7: Caesarea - Haifa - Nazareth - Cana - Galilee

After breakfast drive to the ancient city of Caesarea that was built by King Herod the Great while driving along the beautiful Mediterranean coast. We will then proceed to Haifa, passing by Mt. Carmel to see the famous Bahai Gardens. From Haifa, we will drive to Nazar...

Day 8: Galilee - Mt. Beatitudes - Capernaum - Tabgha - Golan Heights

Start the day with an exciting boat ride on the Galilee Sea. Continue to see the “Jesus Boat”, the ancient boat found sunk in the Sea of Galilee from the time of Jesus. Ascend up to Mt. Beatitudes, where Jesus gave the “Sermon on the Mount”.  Continue the day in Caper...

Day 9: Transfer to Sheikh Hussein Border - Madaba - Mt. Nebo - Petra

After breakfast, you will be transfered to the Sheikh Hussein Border. Continue to Mt. Nebo, the place where Moses looked over the Holy Land and the Dead Sea. That is the place where Moses was seen for the last time, therefore we consider this the burial site of Moses....

Day 10: Petra - New Year's Eve Gala Dinner

After breakfast, enter the Red City of Petra through the Siq, by horse or by foot (optional carriage). This is a narrow passage through the mountains which has inspired people for centuries. Suddenly the impressive treasury wonder appears at the end of the gorge, leav...

Day 11: Petra - Amman Airport - Cairo

Transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for your flight to Cairo. Enjoy a free afternoon in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 12: Cairo - Memphis - Sakkara - Great Pyramids of Giza - Departure from Cairo Airport

We begin our day with a tour of the ancient city of Memphis that lies some 12 miles south of Cairo. The ancient city is now an open air museum testifying to the magnificence of its four thousand years history. Serving Memphis lies the necropolis Saqqara a vast, ancien...

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$3,315
Price per day
$276
Single supplement
(single occupancy)
$1,293

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Details

Accommodation:

Hotels

 Hotel Area

 Comfort Class

 Superior Class

 Deluxe Class

 Executive Class

 Jerusalem

 Grand Court

 Olive Tree

 Mamilla

 King David

 Galilee

 Kibbutz Hotel

 Kibbutz Hotel

 Kibbutz Hotel

 Kibbutz Hotel

 Petra

 Petra Moon

 Movenpick Resort

 Movenpick Resort

 Movenpick Resort -    Upgraded Room

 Cairo

 Barceló

 Steigenberger

 Marriot Cairo

 Four Seasons

Group size:

Standard Group - 25 + people

Trip Excludes:

  • Tips to guide, driver, hotel staff, etc.
  • Domestic and international flights
  • Traveler’s medical & baggage insurances
  • Porterage at airport
  • Dinners, if booking on BB basis
  • Beverages with meals
  • Supplement for private transfers
  • Anything not mentioned in the “rate includes” section

Meals included:

BB + Lunch in the Galilee and Petra

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