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HOLYWEEK IN HOLYLAND

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Departure dates: Mar. 21 – Apr 1, 2024

Based on Twin/Triple Sharing Including Airfare

Visa Requirement:

  • Colored scanned copy of Passport
  • Passenger information sheet
  • Passport should be valid for at least 6 months
  • BOQ Vaccination Passport

Note: We dont’t accept passengers without family companion or if travelling alone

13 Days Tour

Day 1: Departure Manila

  • Departure to Cairo. Enjoy meals and entertainment on-board.

Day 2: Arrival Cairo (L/D)

  • Arrive Cairo Airport, meet your guide and start the tour in Old Cairo where you will visit the Hanging Church and Coptic Church where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed after fleeing from Bethlehem for fear of Herod’s order of slaughtering infants under 3 years.
  • Lunch en-route. Visit the Papyrus Factory to discover how the first paper was made during the ancient time.
  • Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel

Day 3: Cairo (B/L/D)

  • Hotel breakfast.
  • This full city tour includes a visit to one of the Seven Wonders of the World — The Great Pyramids and Sphinx. Lunch.
  • Then visit the Egyptian Museum, where you can see the finest displays of artifacts,relics,statues and jewelers from all of the Pharaoh’s Reigns.
  • Then enjoy a Dinner Cruise and be entertained by belly dancers and skilled “Men in Skirt” rendering their performance. Back to hotel in Cairo for overnight.

Day 4: Cairo – St. Catherine – Dahab (B/L/D)

  • Early morning depature from Cairo with boxed breakfast.
  • Drive towards St. Catherine passing by Moses Springs and the Suez Canal.
  • Lunch en-route then afternoon climb to Mt.Sinai (Optional).
  • Continue drive to hotel in Dahab.

Day 5: Dahab – Taba – Bethlehem (B/L/D)

  • Have hotel breakfast and check out.
  • Transfer to Taba border for crossing into Israel.
  • After the inspections and other regulatory procedures, meet the local guide.
  • Drive towards Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus.
  • Bethlehem is a Palestianian town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
  • Check-in and dinner.

Day 6: Bethlehem – Jerusalem – Bethlehem (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast, full day tour starts at Shepherd’s Field the Mount of Olives to visit the Ascension Chapel.
  • Then to Church of Pater Noster to witness the “Lord’s Prayer”.
  • Proceed to the Church of Dominus Flevit where God wept over Jerusalem.
  • Continue by walking down to the Palm Sunday road going to 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.
  • Proceed to the Church of Nativity.
  • Visit the Basilica and Grotto of the Nativity and the Manger Square.
  • Then dinner and back to hotel. The rest of the evening is yours to explore the city.

Day 7: Bethlehem – Jerusalem – Jericho – Bethlehem (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast,you will be visiting St. Anne’s Church, Bethesda Pool, Wailing Wall, Via Dolorosa and go through the Stations of the Cross to the Cross to the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus was crucified, died and rose from the dead.
  • We’ll visit Mt.Zion, the Upper room, David’s Tomb and the Dormition Abbey.
  • We will drive to the oldest city in the world, Jericho, for view of Mount of Temptation and Sycamore Tree.
  • Proceed to Qumran, the caves of the Essences where Dead Sea Scrolls where found by a wandering shepherd boy.
  • Visit the Dead Sea the lowest point on earth.
  • Swim and relax at the Dead Sea beach.
  • Drive back to Bethlehem.

Day 8: Bethlehem – Haifa – Nazareth – Cana – Tiberias (B/L/D)

  • Hotel breakfast and check-out.
  • Visit the Basilica of Mt. Carmel.
  • Drive by Caesarea to catch the sight of the Aqueducts.
  • This is where St.Paul was imprisoned.
  • Then, we will drive to Nazareth, the city of Jesus childhood and youth;
  • Visit the Church of Annunciation where we can find the original cave where angel gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear a child by the Holy Spirit.
  • Also, visit Joseph’s workshop where Jesus spent most of his childhood days.
  • Drive on to the village of Cana, where you will held your private mass and celebrate the renewals of vows.
  • Then dinner.

Day 9: Tiberias – Sea of Galilee – Tiberias (B/L/D)

  • Breakfast at hotel.
  • Will start the morning at Mt.Tabor to see the Basilica of Transfiguration.
  • Will continue the tour with a Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee then drive to Capernaum, the town where Jesus made his home after leaving Nazareth.
  • View the remains of the ancient Synagogue in which he taught, and on to Tabgha, where the Miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes took place.
  • Drive to Mount of Beatitudes,this is the site of the Sermon on the Mount and St.Peter’s Primary Church, See the remains of St. Peter’s House.
  • Visit and renew your baptism of Yardenit (Jordan River) where St.John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.

Day 10: Tiberias – Amman (B/L/D)

  • After breakfast and check out, drive from Tiberias to the border.
  • After the inspections, other regulatory procedures and meeting our guide, you will be transferred to Mt.Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died.
  • Then proceed to Madaba to visit the Monastery of St.George, which hosts the unique mosaic Map of Egypt,Jordan and Holyland. The map is believed to be the first one for this area, as it is built in the 6th century.
  • Dinner and overnight: at hotel in Amman. The rest of the evening is yours.

Day 11: Amman – Petra – Amman (B/L/D)

  • Breakfast at hotel.
  • Morning proceed to the lost city of Petra and the picturesque Siq and visit the Treasury.
  • Petra is a Greek word which means “Stone”.
  • This city was built on 6th century, the home of Nabataeans.
  • The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 and the most visited tourist attraction in the country.
  • Transfer back to Amman in the afternoon.
  • Dinner and overnight

Day 12: Departure Amman (B/L)

  • Breakfast inside the hotel, rest of the day free for last minute shopping till your transfer to your lunch venue.
  • Afterwards transfer to Amman Airport for departure back to Manila.

Day 13: Arrive Manila

  • Arrival in Manila from a very memorable and enjoyable tour.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Roundtrip economy airfare
  • 10 Nights based on 4-5 star hotel
  • Full board meals
  • Sightseeing as per itinerary
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Private air-conditioned motor coach
  • Filipino tour leader
  • Admission/Entrance on sites
  • Tour Chaplain/Priest
  • Souvenir Bag & Personalized Luggage Tag
  • 2 Bottles of water everyday
  • Magnet group photo as per family
  • Hats,Map and Pilgrims Certificate

EXCLUSIONS:

  • Airline Taxes: TBA
  • PH Travel Tax: TBA
  • Visa Fee & Border Taxes: TBa
  • Beverages/Drinks during meals
  • Tips for the driver,guides, etc. ($12 per day per person)
  • Incidentals at hotels,Telephone etc.
  • Anything not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • RT PCR Testing (if required) – TBA
  • Travel Insurance: $35.00 – up to 60yrs old & $45.00 – 61 – 65yrs old

BOOKING PROCEDURE:

  • $500 Booking deposit is STRICTLY NON-REFUNDABLE.
  • Full payment should be made at least 15 Days prior to departure .
  • Cancellation made 60 Days before dep. will automatically forfeit the payment
  • Deviation/Extension fee, per person, depending on the availability of the flight with fare differences.
  • Minimum 15 PAX – To run the tour
  • Single Supplement: USD750.00

Min. 30 – $2888.00 per person

Min. 25 – $2988.00 per person

Min. 20 – $3088.00 per person

Min. 15 – $3288.00 per person

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