Ancient Lands - Israel and Egypt

20th March to 28th March 2024

Tour Itinerary

Visit the best of Cairo in Egypt and Israel – Land of the Bible on this amazing 9 day, life-changing experience.

Highlights in Cairo, Egypt

Pyramids of Giza, The Sphinx, The Garbage city and cave church nestled deep in the heart of the Mokattam Mountains.

Lunch on the Nile River.

Highlights in Israel

Tiberius, Cana, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Jericho, Jerusalem, Masada, Qumran and SO much more….

See the Bible come alive, in living colour.

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Tour Plan

Day 1 - March 20th

What excitement.  The day has finally arrived.

Depart London Heathrow, meet at the counter 3 hours prior for a group check-in.

Overnight and Dinner on Board.

Day 2 - March 21st

Arrive in Cairo. After clearing customs meet your tour guide.
This morning we will visit the great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Thereafter we will drive to the Garbage City, disembark into smaller buses, drive through to the Mokkatam Mountain, where we will view the Cave Church.

Thereafter we will have lunch on a Nile Cruise.
Depart Cairo for short flight to Tel Aviv.
Arrive at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv and transfer to Tiberias hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 3 - March 22nd

This morning we will visit the Mount of Beatitudes where Yeshua delivered the sermon on the mountain. Our next stop is the Tabgha where it is believed that the miracle of the fish and the loaves happened. We stop at St. Peter’s Primacy.We visit Capernaum –also known as the home town of Yeshua, where St. Peter’s mother-in-law was healed. Next is a worship service on a Boat Ride across the Sea of Galilee.

After a St. Peter’s fish lunch, we end our day at Yardenit baptismal site, for baptisms or re-dedications.Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Hotel Location: Tiberias

Day 4 - March 23rd

After breakfast, we drive to Jericho, view the syacamore tree and Mount of Temptation. We drive through the Wilderness until Masada, where 960 people committed mass suicide to avoid Roman capture, which we ascend by way of a cable car.

Next we visit Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. We will also stop here for lunch.

After floating in the Dead Sea at Kalia Beach, the lowest point on earth – at least 400m below sea level, we drive to our hotel in Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.

Day 5 - March 24th

This morning after breakfast we visit Shepherds Fields where the angels announced the birth of Yeshua. Luke 2:8-14. We then visit the birthplace of Christ at the Nativity Church. After lunch, we drive to Jerusalem, our first stop is at Mount Zion, see King Davids tomb. We visit the Upper Room, also known as The Cenacle. It is also the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that Yeshua shared with His disciples. John 14:18

Next we visit St Peter of Gallicantu, where Yeshua was jailed after his arrest by the Romans. It is at this site, in the darkened room, where our Saviour was held, that we will read Psalm 88.

We then drive to our hotel in Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.

Day 6 - March 25th

After breakfast this morning, we will drive to Mount Olives. Our first stop is the Paternoster, where we will view the Lords prayer in all languages.  Thereafter we visit Dominus Flevit church, which translates from Latin as “The Lord Wept“, this was fashioned in the shape of a teardrop to symbolise the tears of Christ.  We then walk down Palm Sunday Road to the church of all Nations in Gethsemane where we view three thousand year old olive trees.

We will have some free time for lunch in the Old City. We meet and visit the Holy Sepulchre Church, Thereafter we have Communion Service at Garden Tomb after a short talk overlooking Golgotha. We have an opportunity to enter the Tomb and witness that it is indeed empty. We drive back to our hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

Day 7 - March 26th

We start our day at the Pool of Bethesda, where Yeshus healed the paralytic man. See John 5:2-9. We visit St Annes church. Next we will walk down the Via Dolorosa, also known as the Way of Sorrows, and visit the Lithostrotos. We see the many places where Yeshua carried the cross. Today we can have lunch in Jewish Cardo. We visit the Western Wall at the Kotel.
Jerusalem Hotel for dinner and overnight

Day 8 - March 27th

This is a free day in Jerusalem.

After breakfast, feel free to rest and relax or see below suggestions for visits:

Yad Vashem Museum – Take a light rail from Jaffa Street

Ramparts walk : Take a walk on the Walls of the Old City – a ticket can be bought at Jaffa Gate.

Visit the Machane Yehuda Market souk, or Ben Yehudah Square

Enjoy walking in the Old City

Dinner and overnight at hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 9 - March 28th

This is our last day in the Holy Land. We will pack our bags and bring to the lobby before breakfast.
Our first visit today is Nazareth, where Yeshua spent His early years – Matthew 4:13 and Luke 4:16.  Our next stop for the day is Cana, where Yeshua performed His first public miracle, the turning of water into wine at a wedding feast. See John 2, John 2:1–11.
Before lunch we will ascend Mount Carmel where the prophet Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal. See 1 Kings 18:19–29. Have a view of Meggiddo, also known as Armageddon, believed by many to be the site of the Final Battle over the Jezreel Valley.

Our last visit today will be Caesarea Maritime, an ancient port city located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. See the Roman ruins.  It is here where Apostle Paul was imprisoned before being sent to Rome for trial. Next we view the Aqueducts on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

We transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for our flight back home via Cairo

Day 10 - March 29th

We arrive home feeling renewed and refreshed.

Tour Tip

Book your place now without delay. The following is required on registration:

  • A valid passport with 6 months still to go prior to expiry.
  • UK passport holders do not require a visa to visit Israel or Egypt. Other passport holders, kindly contact the office for visa requirements.
  • Deposit of £360 secures your place.
  • The balance is payable 10 weeks prior to departure.

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