Petra, Mt. Nebo & Best Of Israel 12 Day Tour
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Highlights
- See the Roman Amphitheatre and aqueduct, and then journey on to Mt. Carmel
- See the Pool of Bethesda, Stephen's Gate and St. Ann’s Church.
- Visit the Nazareth Village - a wonderful recreation of Biblical times with costumed guides.
- Visit the ancient Fisherman Boat followed by a relaxing cruise on the Sea of Galilee.
- Visit to Magdala, home town of Mary Magdalene.
- Visit Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
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- Amman Airport Greet & Assist Service (eliminates $60 visa fee normally required on arrival),
- 4 star lodging,
- Expert Biblical guides,
- Admissions,
- Baggage handling,
- Sightseeing,
- Breakfast & dinner daily,
- 1 lunch,
- Border taxes ($8).
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Itinerary
Our life-changing journey begins this evening as we board our overnight flight to Jordan.
We arrive in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and transfer to our lodging for the next two evenings in Amman. Enjoy dinner, retire to your room and be ready for an early departure in the morning.
Early this morning we turn southward toward the amazing mountain fortress of Petra, known to be inhabited by the Edomites - the descendants of Esau. Begin the tour with a walk through the "Siq," an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone, to the city of Petra carved out...
Our morning tour begins in the town of Madaba, the biblical Medeba, 30 kilometers south of Amman. Madaba is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George we view the earliest surviving mosaic map of the Holy land. Mt. ...
After breakfast, we travel by private motor coach along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Caesarea, where Gentiles first heard the Good News from Peter and were baptized. We’ll see the Roman Amphitheatre and aqueduct, and then journey on to Mt. Carmel, where Elija...
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A very early morning departure for the Tel Aviv Airport for our flight homeward will allow for arrival home by early afternoon.
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