JERUSALEM
Jerusalem attracts pilgrims from all over the world who pray at the Wailing Wall, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque or at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher! (Jerusalem and Bethlehem + Dead Sea)
Jerusalem is not only the capital of Israel (according to local law), but also the most important center of the Holy Land. This is a place of worship for Christians, followers of Judaism, Islam and several smaller religions. It was in Jerusalem that there was the Ark of the Covenant with the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, Jesus Christ preaching the gospel and resting in the Lord's Grave, and Mohammed entered the seven heavens.
Today, Jerusalem attracts pilgrims from all over the world who pray at the Wailing Wall, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque or at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. Here, origin, faith and belief do not matter. It is a city of peace and miracles.
The East Jerusalem is particularly special, of which the Old Town is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. Pilgrimages from around the world come here very oftenly.
The Old Town is surrounded by defensive walls, which are 4.5 km long and are reinforced with 35 towers and a citadel. Seven city gates are currently open. In the Christian Quarter there are about 40 holy places of Christianity, the most important of which is the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher the heart of the district. Other churches and monasteries were built around it.
The Muslim Quarter is a densely populated maze of streets with hundreds of noisy stalls typical of the Arab Middle East.
However, the most important part of this district is the Temple Mount with the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque. The Jewish Quarter is the most neat and quiet district of the Old Town, in which there are numerous synagogues and the Wailing Wall. Whereas the Armenian District is a district of churches and monasteries isolated from the whole world.
Jerusalem and Bethlehem + Dead Sea
(Flight)
Program:
Meeting at the hotel reception around 19:00. Departure to Taba from Hurghada International Airport, then bus transfer to Taba Eilat border crossing.
After breakfast, we will start our trip to the Mount of Olives. There is a beautiful view of the city skyline.
Then we will move to the Old Town. We will see the Wailing Wall - the central point of the Jewish Quarter. We will go through the Way of the Cross leading through the Muslim and Christian districts of the city, we will reach the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.
Transport to Mount Zion. On the hill is the Cenacle, where the last supper of Jesus with the apostles took place. During the Crusades, the Crusaders erected in Zion a symbolic tomb of King David, who, when the Wailing Wall was under the control of the hostile Israel of Jordan, was the main goal of Jewish pilgrimages.
Then we go to Bethlehem, there will also be time for dinner (10 $) and shopping for souvenirs from the Holy Land. In Bethlehem we visit the Basilica of the Nativity of Christ - one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world.
On the way back we will stop for a swim at the Dead Sea, it is the only saline reservoir on earth. Possibility to buy cosmetics containing marine minerals.
Transfer to the border crossing in Taba. Flight to Hurghada, transfer to the hotel.
The price includes: All border charges and entrance fees.
The price does not include: lunch, drinks.
Please take: passports, swimwear, shower gel, towel, comfortable footwear.
It should be remembered: in the Holy places, proper dress covering the shoulders and knees applies for women, men and children.
price
280 $ children Under 2 years Free 2 years 265 $ (the price does not include: lunch, drinks)
Date
Sunday Monday
Leave at
around. 19:00
return back
around. 00:00