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Holy Family Tour
A thirteen day/eleven night
program including air from JFK.
ITINERARY:
MS986 JFK/CAI 18:30/12:15 + 1
MS985 CAI/JFK 10:10/15:15
Itinerary
| Day 1, USA/Cairo: |
Board EgyptAir's direct flight to Cairo
at JFK International Airport. Your flight will leave at 6:30 p.m. |
| Day 2, Arrival: |
Upon
arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met by our
representative and escorted to Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel or similar. |
| Day
3, Cairo: |
Today
we tour Old Cairo, including the ChurchSt. Sergius
(Abu Serga) on the site where the Holy Family lived
in Cairo, in a cave
underneath the church, and Ben Ezra Synagogue near the spot where
pharaoh’s
soldiers found the infant Moses. Visit also the Hanging
Church.
Drive to the north to visit the Coptic St. Mary at Zuweila
Alley (El-Ezbaweya). Continue to visit St.
Mary’s Tree in Matariyah. Visit
St. Mary Church in Zeitoun,
where the Virgin Mary has appeared several times. Proceed to Mostorod,
where The Christ Child caused
a spring to gush from the earth. Overnight at Sofitel Le Sphinx
Hotel or similar.
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| Day 4, Sakha:
(B) |
Today we head to Meniet
Samanoud to visit the granite trough,
which was used by the Virgin Mary for kneading dough, and a water-well,
which
the Christ Child himself hallowed. Then
continue to Kafr El Sheikh to visit the church at Sakha, to observe the
rock
with Jesus foot-print. Drive back to Cairo
for overnight at Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel or similar. |
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Day
5, Cairo:
(B)
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Drive to Giza Plateau
and visit the world-renowned Great Pyramids, the only remaining
monuments of
the World’s Seven Wonders, and the Sphinx. Visit the fascinating
collections of antiquities at
the Egyptian
Museum,
including King Tut treasures.
Overnight at Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel or similar. |
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Day
6, Wadi
El Natroun: (B)
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Drive
to Wadi El Natroun to visit some of the monasteries, Anba Bishoy, Abu
Makar (if
permit is optained), El Surian and Al Baramos. Drive back to Cairo for overnight at Sofitel
Le Sphinx Hotel or similar. |
| Day 7 Maadi/Miniah:
(B) |
Early
departure to Visit the Church of
the Holy
Virgin with its three cupolas on the banks of the Nile at
Maadi the
sailing point of holy family trip to upper
Egypt & where found the Bible floating & opened "blessed be
Egypt
my people".
Move
on to the Monastery of St. Simon
(Simeon) the Tanner, dramatically situated in the Mokattam mountain, on
the
outskirts of Cairo.
St. Simon was a 10th century saint whose faith is said to have moved
this
mountain. Continue to El Miniah
for overnight at
ETAP in Miniah. |
| Day 8 Miniah:
(B) |
Begin
the day with a visit to the Monastery of Virgin Mary (Gabal El-Tair),
and
Al-Ashmounein sites. Continue to visit Abu Hennis, a small Christian
town with
a lot of history and ancient churches. Opportunity to climb to the
caves of Abu
Hennis, to view the painting of the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt.
Overnight
at ETAP hotel in Miniah. |
| Day 9 Assiut:
(B) |
Early
visit to the Monastery of El Moharrak,
and St. Mary (Deir Doronka). Drive back to
Cairo
for overnight. Overnight at
Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel or similar. |
| Day 10 Zaafarana:
(B) |
Early
departure to Zaafarana to visit the Monastery of St. Paul. Built in the
end of the 4th century and is considered to
be very well preserved and it built on the Basilican style. This is one
of the
first monasteries to teach Christianity and depended financially on the
caravans (merchants) passing by for food and health supplies. Most of
the icons
in that monastery were donated by people passing by. From there drive
to St. Antonio Monastery, built to be the
first Christian school in the eastern region. It has a natural water
well that
provided water to the living in the two monasteries. Drive to Ein El
Sokhna for
overnight. |
| Day 11 St.
Catherine: (B) |
Descending from Mount Sinai
at sunrise. Then tour the Monastery of St. Catherine. Lunch at your
hotel in
St. Catherine. Pre-dawn opportunity to climb Mt. Sinai,
where Moses received the tables of the Ten Commandments. Overnight in
St.
Catherine. |
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Day 12 Cairo:
(B)
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Drive back to Cairo
for overnight. Overnight
at Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel or similar. |
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Day 13 Departure:
(B)
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After
breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport for EgyptAir’s direct
flight
to JFK. |
Rates Per
Person
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Oct 09-Apr 10* |
Land
Only |
May 2010 |
Land Only
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Jun 1-15, 10
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Land Only
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Jun 16-Jul 31, 10 |
Land Only |
| Triple: |
$2,645.00 |
$1,845.00 |
$2,480.00 |
$1,680.00 |
$2,760.00 |
$1,710.00 |
$2,930.00 |
$1,730.00 |
| Double: |
$2,705.00 |
$1,905.00 |
$2,540.00 |
$1,740.00 |
$2,825.00 |
$1,775.00 |
$2,990.00 |
$1,790.00 |
| Single: |
$3,150.00 |
$2,350.00 |
$2,960.00 |
$2,160.00 |
$3,245.00 |
$2,195.00 |
$3,415.00 |
$2,215.00 |
| Rates Per Person |
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Aug 2010 |
Land Only |
Sep 2010
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Land Only
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Triple:
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$2,590.00
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$1,690.00 |
$2,530.00 |
$1,730.00 |
| Double: |
$2,655.00 |
$1,755.00 |
$2,590.00 |
$1,790.00 |
| Single: |
$3,075.00 |
$2,175.00 |
$3,045.00 |
$2,245.00 |
*
Except for Christmas/New Year's and Easter, when a 15% supplement will
apply.
INCLUSIONS:
- Airfare JFK/CAI/JFK on EgyptAir.
- All transfers as per
above itinerary in Egypt.
- Seven nights hotel
accommodations at Sofitel
Le Sphinx Hotel or similar in Cairo, two nights at ETAP Hotel in
Miniah, one night in Ein El Sokhna, and one night in St. Catherine, including tax, service
charge and buffet breakfast.
- Sightseeing as per
itinerary, including all entry fees and English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
NOT INCLUDED:
- Visas.
- Tipping.
- Travel insurance.
- Tax on
airfare.
- Any meals,
transfers or sightseeing not included in the itinerary.
- Items of a personal
nature like bottled water, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, etc.
- Optional entries such
as: entry to any of the Pyramids in Giza,
Solar Boats Museum,
the Mummy Room within the Egyptian
National Museum, etc.
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