Europe Tour once in a year

Amman – Madaba – St. George Church- Mont Nebo

Arrive at Queen Alia International Airport (Jordan) Amman. Assemble at hotel and meet your host Shirish Christie. Our Bible Study Tour will Start form Madaba(the city of Mosaics), Greek Orthodox Church of St. George Madaba is a capital city of Madaba Governorate of Jordan, which has a population of about 60.000. Madaba is the fifth most populous town in Jordan. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of Palestine and the Nile delta. Madaba is located 30 miles south-west of the capital Amman. Proceed to Mount Nebo : The trip south of Amman along the 5,000 years old King’s Highway is one of the most memorable journeys in the Holy Land, passing through a string of ancient sites of Jordan, the memorial of Moses, and the presumed site of the prophet’s death and burial place. From a platform in front of the church one can enjoy a breathtaking view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Dinner and over night in Hotel.

Amman – Petra – Amman (entry optional)

After Breakfast, Proceed to Petra the one of the new seven wonder of the world. Visit Petra the red rose city, will understand from the Word of God, that why PETRA is so impotent in the end time. Afternoon drive to Amman dinner & overnight in Hotel.

Nazareth – Cana – Sea of Galilee

After Breakfast, Proceed to Sheik Hussain Bridge to cross the border. Complete the customs & emigration formalities. Enter into Israel. Visit Mount Tabor. Visit Capernaum – the centre of Jesus’ ministry after he left Nazareth we stop at Tabgha – the Church of the Multiplication of the Five Loaves and Two Fishes and the expressive church of the Beatitudes, where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. This morning we drive through the landscapes of Galilee and later for a ride in a replica of a Galilean fishing boat of that time, on the Sea of Galilee and where Jesus calmed the storm and walked on the water. We make a stop at St. Peter’s house, the Church of Primacy of Peter and the place where Jesus bestowed St. Peter with his authority. This is believed to be the place where Jesus dined with his disciples, the flat rock known as Mensa Christy, Chris’s table to commemorate this event. Visit Then Visit Cana where Jesus performed his first Miracle, changing water into wine at the wedding feast… Dinner. Overnight at hotel.

Nazareth – Capernaum– Jordan River – Bethlehem

After Breakfast, Check-out Hotel Then Visit Nazareth the boyhood town of Jesus and home of Mary and Joseph and visit the Basilica of the Annunciation built over the grotto where Archangel Gabriel appeared to announce that she would bear a son, Jesus. We also stop by Joseph’s Lunch at Restaurant .View the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. Yardenit on the Jordan River, the traditional Baptismal site. Proceed to Bethlehem. Check in hotel. Dinner. Overnight at Hotel

Masada – En Gedi – Qumran Caves

Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad. Herod the Great built two palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by Roman troops from 73 to 74 CE, at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War, ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Sicarii rebels who were hiding there. However, the archaeological evidence relevant to a mass suicide event is ambiguous at best and rejected entirely by some scholars. Ein Gedi also spelled En Gedi, meaning “spring of the kid” is an oasis and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi was listed in 2016 as one of the most popular nature sites in the country. The site attracts about one million visitors a year. Qumran Caves are a series of caves, both natural and artificial, found around the archaeological site of Qumran in the Judaean Desert of the West Bank. It is in these caves that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

City of David – Jericho – Dead Sea

After Breakfast, Jerusalem Walls National Park (also known as Jerusalem Walls-City of David National Park) is an Israeli national park located near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The national park was designed originally to surround the old city from all sides, to separate between the old city and the new constructions surrounding it while at the same time connecting between them, while preventing construction near the walls. Proceed to Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth (1305 ft. below sea level), again make a brief stop at a private beach and take the opportunity to float in the salty buoyant water, rich in minerals.  Precede to Bithynia .Visit Bethany the Town of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Visit Lazarus’s Tomb. Then we go to the Jewish quarter to the Wailing Wall, which is the holiest place for the Jewish religion.

Old City of Jerusalem- Golgotha – Mont Zion

After Breakfast. Then proceed to the pools of BeitHasda, where Jesus held the crippled man. And from there we take the Via Dolorosa (Way of Grief), traditionally accepted as the last route trodden by Jesus.  Follow the 14 Stations of the Cross to Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified marking significant events along the route.  You will see the Pilate’s Judgments Hall, the Chapel of the Flagellation where according to tradition, the Roman soldiers scourged Jesus and placed a crown of thorns on His head the Ecce Homo Arch and the Convent of the Sisters of Zion.  Early tradition held that Pontius Pilate stood here and thundered “Ecce Homo!”  Which means “Behold the man?”  Which is what Pilate said when he presented Jesus to the crowd.  However, we now know that pagan Emperor Hadrian constructed the arch.  Below the Convent are the Lithotrities where Jesus was publicly tried and where the Roman soldiers mocked him.  The last 5 Stations of the Cross are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher visible from the distance with two silver domes.  Also “The Tomb” widely believed to be the part of the stone that covered Jesus Tomb. Lunch, Visit the Cenacle – Last Supper Room, the tomb of King David and – (the other upper room).

Wailing Wall- EinKarem – Jeracho

Breakfast. Proceed to Wailing wall to refer the history, Visit EinKarem, located in the hills next to a little spring. This is the city of Judah and Birthplace of John the Baptist, son of Elizabeth & Zechariah. Jericho where we stop and view Qarantal, the traditional Mount of Temptation and Sycamore Tree it is also the place where Jesus stopped on this way to Jerusalem, Lunch, on the Eve of the Passover and were Jesus cured the blind man during his stay at Zachaeus house. Back to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Mount of Olives – Gethsemane- Bethlehem

Breakfast. Proceed to Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit sanctuaries of Pater Nester Ascension. Walk along the Palm Sunday road down to the chapel of Dorminous Flevit where Jesus wept over eminent destruction of Jerusalem and Garden of Gethsemane.  Where Jesus prayed while Judah betrayed him to the Romans. Visit the Basilica of agony and Tomb of St. Mary. We also will visit the Church of St. Peter of Gallicantu, which symbolizes Peter’s Denial of Jesus as he has prophesied at the Last Supper and then visit the traditional house of high priest, Caiaphas, where Jesus was imprisoned. Then proceed to Bethlehem to visit the shepherd’s field, which is located in the Judah province. It was here that the Angel announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds of Bethlehem during the reign of King Herod.  Also, here David tended his flocks until he was anointed King of Israel. Lunch.  We then visit the Church of Nativity – the birthplace of Jesus and the City of David, Manager Square; Crusaders Cloister Grotto of St. Jerome. Then we visit Milk Grotto. Dinner and overnight Hotel.

Taba

After breakfast, Check-out Hotel. Proceed to Taba.  Lunch at Restaurant. Arrive Taba. Finish the Customs and Emigration formalities at the Israel side. Enter into Egypt. Complete the emigration and customs formalities. Then proceed to Sinai. View the beautiful and historical Sinai Mountains. Check-in hotel. Dinner and Overnight at hotel.

Sinai- St. Catherine Monastery

Breakfast at hotel. Check-out Hotel. Visit St. Catherine Monastery. Set beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments.  Saint Catherine Monastery has been one of the world’s great centers of religious pilgrimage for over fifteen centuries. Within its imposing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures. Among its treasures is a library of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the Vatican’s itself, and a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the site of the Burning Bush. Quite simply, the monastery is a defining feature of the Holy Land.  

Cairo city trip  – Pyramids – Egyptian Museum

After Breakfast, Check-out hotel. Proceed on a visit to Pyramids, The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt, and in a historical irony is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one that survives substantially intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2551 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years Sphinx and the old churches of Cairo. Visit Egyptian Museum. Lunch. Free Time to visit papyrus & Perfume factories. Proceeds to Cruising on the River Nile. Dinner on board. Enjoy the Shows on board.

Cairo

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Coptic Church, Hanging Church and St. Michel Synagogue,  take a Lunch. Then will proceed to airport for our final departure to our Final Destination.

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