05/11/2017
November 12 – 15, 2017 – Bethlehem, Palestine
Manger Square Hotel, Manger Street, Bethlehem
Tel. #: +97022778888
November 12, 2017 – Caesarea / Jerusalem
Breakfast at hotel and check out. Drive down to Caesarea, which was built by Herod the Great to catch sight of the Aqueducts and the Roman Theater. This is where St. Paul was imprisoned. En route to Haifa to visit Stella Maris Church where one can enjoy a panoramic view of the Mediterranean. Transfer to hotel in Bethlehem for check-in, dinner and overnight.
November 13, 2017 – JERUSALEM
Breakfast at hotel. Start the full day tour at Mount of Olives to visit the Ascension Chapel where Jesus ascended into Heaven. Visit the Church of the Pater Noster to witness the “Lord’s Prayer” written in several languages. Proceed to the church of Dominus Flevit (God Wept) where God wept over Jerusalem. Move on and continue by walking down the Palm Sunday road to the Church of all Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane to see the Rock of Agony the place where Jesus prayed before the Roman soldiers came for Him. Visit the Mount Zion area to see the Upper Room where Jesus and disciples had their last supper. See also King David’s tomb, the Dormition Abbey and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight.
November 14, 2017 – JERUSALEM / EIN KAREM / BETHLEHEM
Breakfast at hotel. Visit the Church of St. Anne, pool of Bethesda. Then continue to Via Dolorosa starting at the Ecce Homo where Pontius Pilate washed his hands. Proceed to the Flagellation and go through all the Stations of the Cross until you reach the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where Jesus was crucified, died and rose from the dead. Visit the Wailing Wall. Drive to Ein Karem to visit St. John the Baptist Church and church of Visitation (Magnificat) where the Blessed Virgin Mary visited Elizabeth. Move on to Bethlehem to visit Church of Nativity the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Visit also the Basilica and Grotto of the Nativity and the Manger Square. Return via shepherds Field, the site where the star appeared to the shepherds which lead them to the manger where baby Jesus was born. Visit also the Milk Grotto. Then back to hotel for dinner and overnight.
November 15 – 16, 2017 – Sinai, Egypt
Morgenland Hotel, Village Ste Catherine, baia Nabq, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Tel. #: +20693470331
November 15 – JERUSALEM / JERICHO / QUMRAN / DEAD SEA / ST. CATHERINE
Brealfast at hotel and check out. Visit to the Dead Sea and Qumran, the caves of the Essenes where Dead Sea Scrolls were found by a wandering shepherd boy. Drive to Jericho to view the Mount of Temptation where Jesus Christ spent 40 days fasting and where he was tempted by the devil. Cross Eilat border for crossing into Egypt. Will be met and assisted for drive to hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.
November 16 – 18, 2017 – Cairo, Egypt
Barcelo Hotel, Omraneyah, Giza Governorate 12111
Tel. #: +20235823300
November 16, 2017 – ST. CATHERINE / CAIRO
Early morning (optional) climb to Mount Sinai. Hotel breakfast and check out. Visit the St. Catherine monastery. Have a long distance drive to Sharm El Sheikh to catch flight to Cairo. Check in at hotel in Cairo for dinner and overnight.
November 17, 2017 – CAIRO
Breakfast at hotel. Have a visit to the Egyptian Museum, one of the richest museums in the world. Proceed to the Pyramids and Sphinx. Stop at the Papyrus factory and the perfumery. In the evening, we will have Dinner Cruise at Nile River before returning to hotel for overnight
November 18, 2017 – CAIRO / MANILA
Breakfast and check-out at hotel. Visit the Hanging Church and last stop at Khan El Kalili Bazaar for shopping. Have dinner before transfer to airport to catch flight to Manila.
19NOV EY656 CAIRO – ABU DHABI 0025 0555
19NOV EY428 ABU DHABI – MANILA 1040 2300
November 19, 2017 – MANILA - “HOME SWEET HOME”
