Tour Egypt & Israel
Tour Features
Departure from Toronto, Montreal or New York on our overnight flight to Cairo. (In-flight meals)
Algonquin, CanadaUpon arrival at Cairo International Airport we will be met and assisted through immigration and customs then transferred to our hotel.
Cairo, EgyptToday we visit the great Pyramids of Giza and their guardian Sphinx, Memphis - first capital of the ancient kingdom to see the statue of Ramses II then to Sakkara to see the Step pyramid. Overnight at our hotel (BL)
Cairo, EgyptThis morning we visit the Egyptian Museum which houses the treasures of King Tut then to the Citadel of Salah Eldien and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Overnight at our hotel. (BL)
Cairo, EgyptThis morning we are transferred to Cairo Airport for our flight to Aswan. (Optional trip by air to Abu Simbel *). Then we will be escorted to embark on the Nile cruise ship-our floating hotel for the next five days. After lunch, we sail by \'felucca\' a traditional Nile sailing boat, to view Kitchener Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan. (BLD)
Aswan, EgyptToday we visit the impressive Aswan High Dam and its huge lake, and the Temple of Philae. Then we cruise to Kom Ombo to visit the Temple shared by the Gods Sobek & Haroeris. Tonight we enjoy a special costume party featuring Native Egyptian and pharaonic style. Overnight in Edfo. (BLD)
Kom Ombo, Egypt Edfu, EgyptThis morning we explore the Temple of Horus, the falcon god. Then we sail to Esna and continue sailing to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor. (BLD)
Esna, Egypt Luxor, EgyptToday we explore the wondrous Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut\'s Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon. This afternoon we visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Overnight in Luxor. (BLD)
Luxor, EgyptToday we will be transferred to the airport for our flight back to Cairo. (Optional Day-Tour Alexandria) Overnight in Cairo. (B)
Cairo, Egypt Luxor, EgyptToday we will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for our flight to Tel Aviv. Upon arrival, we will be met and assisted though customs and transferred to our hotel in Jerusalem. (B)
Cairo, Egypt Tel Aviv, IsraelToday we tour the old city and enter through the Jaffa gate to the Jewish quarter to the Wailing Wall. Next admire the Dome of the Rock, a splendid mosque on the Temple Mount. Follow the 14 Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa to Golgotha and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre erected over the site of the crucifixion. Leave the old city for lunch on your own. Continue for a visit to Yad Vashem; on to the menorah by the Knesset then drive to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. View Shepherds field and visit the Church of Nativity the oldest church in the world and Manger Square. Then we drive back to Jerusalem for overnight. (B)
Jerusalem Bethlehem, IsraelToday is free at leisure, perhaps join an optional tour to MASADA- DEAD SEA- EIN GEDI. Overnight in Jerusalem. (B)
JerusalemToday we drive through the Jordan Valley to Nazareth to visit the Church of Annunciation. Continue via Can of Galilee the site of Jesus\' first miracle where Jesus turned the water into wine, on to Capernaum, visiting the ancient Jewish synagogue of the temple period where Jesus began his ministry. Visit Tabgha, site of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish, and mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount. Continue to Tiberias for lunch on your own at the Lido and then enjoy a cruise on the Sea of Galilee, then we proceed to Yardenit the pilgrim Baptismal site on the Jordan River. We drive back to Jerusalem for overnight. (B)
Nazareth, Israel Capernaum, Israel Tiberias - Galilee (area), IsraelToday we will be transferred to the airport for our flight to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. (B)
Cairo, Egypt JerusalemToday we will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for our flight back home. (B & in-flight meals)
Cairo, Egypt
per Land Only
15-day tour of Egypt and Israel: Cairo, Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfo, Esna, Luxor, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, Tiberias
Air & Land - $4050 CAD Single supplement - $1105 CAD Cruise & hotel taxes - $380 CAD Easter, Christmas and New Year supplement Apply
