A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Tour

Cochin –Amman:
Assemble at Cochin International Airport at 0135. Check In starts at 0135 and after the Emigration Costumes formalities the Gulf air flight GF 277 will depart from Cochin International Airport at 0435 and will arrive Bahrain at 0645. Connect Gulf air flight GF 971 TO Amman at 0905 and will arrive at Amman ait 1140. Meet by our representative. Travel through The King’s Highway, the world’s oldest continuously used trading route to visit Mt Nebo. Lunch and proceed to visit Mount Nebo.Prophet Moses was given a view of the Promised Land from Mt Nebo. Moses was buried on this mountain by God himself. From there, one can view Jordan valley & the Dead Sea. Proceed to Hotel. Dinner, Overnight at Hotel

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Amman – Bethlahem.
Breakfast at hotel. Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to King Husain Boarder. Enter to Israel, Proceed to Shepherd’s field, in the Judah province. Visit the Church of Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus and the City of David, Manager Square, Crusaders Cloister, Grotto of St. Jerome and the Milk Grotto.

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Old City of Jerusalem–Golgotha–Wailing Wall–Ein Karem
Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to the pools of Beit Hasda, where Jesus cured the crippled man. Walk Via Dolorosa (Way of Grief), the last route trodden by Jesus. Follow the 14 Stations of the Cross to Golgotha, place where Jesus was crucified. Last 5 stations are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher visible from a distance with two silver domes. Visit Pilate's Judgment Hall, the Chapel of the Flagellation( where the Roman soldiers scourged Jesus and placed a crown of thorns on His head), the Ecce Homo Arch, Convent of the Sisters of Zion, "The Tomb" (widely believed to be the part of the stone that covered Jesus Tomb).

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Mount of Olives-Gethsemane-Ein Karem- Bethlehem:
Breakfast at hotel, Proceed to Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the sanctuary of Pater Noster Ascension. Walk along the Palm Sunday road down to the chapel of Dominos Flevit (where Jesus wept over the destruction of Jerusalem) and Garden of Gethsemane.(where Jesus prayed while Judah betrayed him to the Romans). Visit the Basilica of agony, Tomb of St. Mary, Church of St. Peter of Gallicantu,( which symbolizes Peter's denial of Jesus as he has prophesied at the Last Supper) and visit the traditional house of High Priest, Caiaphas, where Jesus was imprisoned.

Visit the Cenacle – Last Supper Room, the tomb of King David, the Wailing Wall, which is the holiest place for the Jewish religion. Lunch. Visit Ein Karem, the Birthplace of John the Baptist.

Visit Jericho, Mount of Temptation and Sycamore Tree.
It is the place where Jesus stopped on the way to Jerusalem on the Eve of the Passover, Proceed to Dead Sea, where we stop at a private beach. It is the lowest spot on earth and do not miss the opportunity to float in the salty buoyant water, rich in minerals. Move to Bethania, the Town of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Visit Lazarus’s Tomb. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

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Nazareth-Cana - Sea of Galilee–Capernaum–Jordan River
Breakfast at hotel and checkout. Proceed to Nazareth. Visit Nazareth, the boyhood town of Jesus and the Basilica of the Annunciation, where Archangel Gabriel appeared to announce that Mary would bear a son. Stop by Joseph's workshop. Lunch proceed to Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle, of changing water into wine at the wedding feast. Visit Mount Tabor, Capernaum (the centre of Jesus' ministry after he left Nazareth) stop at Tabgha - the Church of the Multiplication (of the Five Loaves and Two Fishes) and the Church of the Beatitudes, where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. Drive through Galilee, and ride in a Galilean fishing boat. Visit St. Peter's house, the Church of Primacy of Peter, and Mensa Christi. Visit the Jordan River, the traditional Baptismal site. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

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Nazareth - Taba- Sinai
Breakfast at hotel and checkout. Proceed to Taba. Enter into Egypt, after formalities proceed to Sinai. View the beautiful and historical Sinai Mountains. Check-in hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel

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Sinai - St.Catherine Monastery – Cairo
Breakfast at hotel. Visit St. Catherine Monastery set beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments. It has been one of the world’s great centers of religious pilgrimage for over fifteen centuries. It has a library of ancient manuscripts, second only to the Vatican and a 6th century church on the site of the Burning Bush. Lunch at restaurant. Proceed to Cairo. On the way to Cairo, we cross the famous Suez Canal. Stay and overnight at Hotel.

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Cairo
After Breakfast proceed to visit the Pyramids, Sphinx. After Lunch proceed to old churches of Cairo. After the lunch Proceed to Egyptian Museum. Evening, a cruise on the River Nile. Dinner on board. Enjoy the shows on board. Transfer to Airport for the final departure

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Cairo - Cochin
Breakfast at hotel and checkout. Visit the Pyramids, Sphinx. Lunch. Proceed to, Airport to connect flight Gulf Airways flight no. GF 70. After the boarding and emigration formalities the flight leaves Cairo at 13.10 PM and arrive Doha at 17.15 PM. Connect Gulf Air flight no. GF 270 to Cochin at 08.05PM.

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COCHIN
GF 270 arrive Cochin at 0345.
Tour Ends

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