14 Days / 13 Nights Program

The tour will take you to the Nile Valley where you learn about the Ancient Egyptians and get a good understanding about the conditions of the Exodus, Then you will walk in the foot steps of Moses, starting from the land of Goshen, crossing the Red Sea, hiking up Mt` Sinai then travel to Petra (Jordan) where you will see Moses` spring, and stand in the place where Moses viewed the Promised Land`

Duration:
14 Days / 13 Nights

Countries:
Egypt , Jordan

Day 01
Arrive at Cairo airport, where a Biblical Vacation Tours representative will meet you and take you by mini-van or bus to your hotel, After you check in, there will be a brief orientation meeting` In the evening you will enjoy a traditional Egyptian dinner (D)

Day 02
After breakfast, the day begins with a visit to some of the oldest structures on Earth at the Sakkara complex, where Egyptians first began building pyramids` The first of the pyramids was the Step Pyramid of King Djoser, Then visit memphis the oldest capital of Egypt where moses conforted the Pharoah, Then continue to the Great Pyramids at Giza, including Cheops Pyramid, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world` Here you will also see the famous Great Sphinx, a large statue of a lion with a human head, You will have lunch during the tour`

In the evening we will leave Giza Station by overnight train to Luxor` We will have dinner on the train`(B,L,D)

Day 03
After breakfast on the train, we arrive at Luxor and check in to our Nile cruise boat, After lunch, we will visit the east bank of the Nile to tour Karnak Temple, the biggest open-air museum in the world and one of Egypt most sacred ancient places, Then we will visit Luxor Temple to learn about the daily rituals of the ancient Egyptian religion looking at these buildings will let you experiencee the verse that says : “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharoah’s daughter; choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin; Considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt” [Hebrews 11:24-26] Dinner and overnight stay on board the Nile cruise boat` (B,L,D)

Day 04
Breakfast on the boat, then cross to the west bank of the Nile to visit the Valley of the Kings Observe the brightly coloured scenery and the well-preserved tombs that demonstrate the Pharoahs strong beliefs in the afterlife` Next you will visit the magnificent Temple of Hatshepsut, built by one of three powerful queens of Egypt, and the Colossi of Memnon, You will have lunch and dinner on board the cruise boat as it sails towards Esna, We will dock overnight at Edfu` (B,L,D)

Day 05
Breakfast on the boat` Visit Edfu Temple, the cult centre of Horus, also known as the Falcon God` This temple shows the evolution of the ancient Egyptian religion as the Greco-Roman series of temples emerges, Proceed south and tour Kom Ombo temple, a double temple dedicated to the Crocodile god, Sobek, and to Horus` Lunch and dinner on board the boat as we sail and dock overnight at Aswan` (B,L,D)

Day 06
Breakfast on the boat` In Aswan, we will visit the island that is home to Philae Temple, where paganism ended in Egypt and Christianity was introduced, eventually spreading to the southern borders of Egypt`
Later we will view the Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser, the largest man-made lake in the world` We will go by felucca boat around Elephantine Island, and also see the Aga Khan Mausoleum`  Whilst sailing lunch and dinner on the boat` Overnight aboard the boat in aboard the boat in Aswan` (B,L,D)

Day 07
After breakfast, we will check out of the cruise boat, fly back to Cairo and check in our hotel` You will enjoy an afternoon and evening of free time` Dinner and overnight in Cairo` (B,L,D)

Day 08
Drive through modern Cairo and visit the Egyptian Museum, known for its Pharonic antiquities, Visit Coptic Cairo and see the Hanging Church, which was built in the 4th century, and St, Sergius church, where it is believed that the Holy Family stayed for two weeks after their flight to Egypt`
The Coptic quarter also has Ben Ezra Synagogue, Cairo oldest Jewish synagogue, built on the place where Jeremiah is said to have stayed after fleeing to Egypt, It was here that the Genizah documents, which included manuscripts of interpretations of the Old Testament that have shed light on many biblical issues, were discovered`
After lunch, we will drive to old Islamic Cairo, We will visit the Citadel where Egypt was ruled from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and see the Muhammad Ali Mosque Dinner and overnight in Cairo` (B,L,D)

Day 09
After breakfast, we will leave Cairo and visit Sa el-Hagar, east of the Nile Delta, the site Goshen, the land granted to Joseph by Pharoah:
“Pharoah said to Joseph,  Your father and your brothers have come to you, and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land, Let them live in Goshen’ [Genesis 47:5-6]
Goshen is also believed to be the starting point of the Exodus`
Later we will travel to Ismailia city and check in to the Mercure hotel, overlooking Lake El Timsah along the Suez Canal` This is believed to be the site where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea with Moses` Dinner and overnight in Ismailia` (B,L,D)

Day 10
After breakfast, we will drive south and cross the Suez Canal by tunnel towards Mt` Sinai, stopping at Moses Springs, traditionally thought to be the site where the bitter waters of Marah became sweet` We will also stop at Wadi Feran, or Elim:
“Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water” [Exodus 15:27]
We will reach Mt` Sinai before sunset and check in at our hotel, We will need to rest up for the next day early morning hike up Mt` Sinai` Dinner and overnight at St` Catherine` (B,L,D)

Day 11
Hike up Mt` Sinai` After watching the sunrise, visit St` Catherine Monastery` Many monks and scholars believe that the monastery s spiritual heart, the Chapel of the Burning Bush, was built on the exact spot where God appeared to Moses in the burning bush`
Then we drive east to Taba Port to take a ferry boat to Aqaba in Jordan` Arrive Jordan and drive to Petra` (B,L,D)

Day 12
Explore Petra, a UNESCO world heritage site` Petra is the legacy of the Nabateans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2,000 years ago and carved the city of Petra into the Sharah mountains` It is believed that Moses brother aaron was buried at Mount Hor ( Gebel Harun ) at Petra` (B,L,D)

Day 13

Travel to the town of madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the holy land Visit Mt` Nebo where Moses viewed the promised land and where it is believed that he is buried, Reach Amman Jordan before sunset for dinner and an over night stay` (B,L,D)

Day 14
Visit the site at the Jordan river where Jesus was baptized, Then go to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth s surface where you can view Israel on the opposite shore` Drive to Queen Alia airport to board your flight back home` (B,L)