T72 - SHARE THE JOY PILGRIMAGES TO THE LAND OF THE BIBLE
Featuring Jordan, Israel and Egypt
Friday, October 10 – Friday, October 24, 2008 • SAN FRANCISCO/SAN FRANCISCO - $2,995.00
Airport taxes $295 (Subj. to changes up to September 20, 2008)
Border taxes $45, Visas $20 • Insurance (optional) $185
Chaplain/Spiritual Director: Fr. Balaswamy Govindu, Parochial Vicar • Tour Host: Thelma Domingo & Clarita Mijares
I T I N E R A R Y
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR
— Round-trip Air from San Francisco
— Transfers and sightseeing in air conditioned motor coach
— Accommodation in First Class Hotels with daily breakfast and dinner.
— Dinner with entertainment on the Nile River
— Services of tour escorts and guides throughout the journey
— Entrance fees, local taxes, luggage handling.
— Booking of Holy Mass (private when accompanied by a priest).
NOT INCLUDED: Insurance, lunches, items of personal nature and gratuities to guides and drivers. Single Room Supplement $599 |
DEPOSIT AND BOOKING
A deposit of $350 plus $185 Insurance (optional) payable to Adriatic Pilgrimages is required per person at the time of booking, but not later than June 1, 2008. Balance is due by July15, 2008. Any booking after July 16, 2008 is subject to availability plus additional charges will apply.
Rates shown reflect discount for payment made by check. You may make your final payment with your credit card for additional 4% fee. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All prices quoted in this flyer are based on airfares, land rates and exchange rates in effect January 2007 and on group rates of 32 passengers or more. All prices are subject to change without notice prior to departure due to major currency fluctuations, fuel prices and/or unforeseen economic circumstances.
Please complete the booking form with full names as they appear on passports, and mail it to us with your deposit of $350 per person plus insurance $271 (optional). Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith. Balance is due 90 days before departure date.
Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith.
Balance is due 90 days prior to departure.
If you cancel, the following cancellation charges per person will apply:
* 120 days or more before departure $25 pp;
* 119-91 days before departure $250 pp;
* 90-61 days prior to departure date $500pp;
* 60-46 days prior to departure date $750pp;
* 45-31 days prior to departure date $1,500 pp;
* 30-1 day prior to departure date or no show – No Refund.
* Pilgrims are responsible for ensuring that their passports are in order and for securing any Visas Necessary. |
Friday, October 10, 2008
DEPART SAN FRANCISCO
Our pilgrimage begins as we depart San Francisco on our Delta Airlines flights to Cairo via New York.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
ARRIVE CAIRO
Arrive Cairo before noon where you will be welcomed by your tour escort for an orientation tour of Cairo. Then to the hotel for rest and later dinner and overnight.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
OLD CAIRO/CITADEL/CHURCHES
This morning we visit the famous Citadel of Saladdin, Mohammed Ali Mosque and enjoy a panoramic view of the city. Then to Old Cairo, visiting the Hanging Church and Abu Serga Church and later the Church of St. Mary in Zeitoun where many peopled witnessed the miraculous apparition of the Blessed Mother.
Monday, October 13, 2008
CAIRO/EGYPTIAN MUSEUM/PYRAMIDS/FAREWELL DINNER
Today we visit the Egyptian Museum with Tutankhamen’s fabulous treasures. Then leave to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Afternoon at leisure for shopping and prepare ourselves for a farewell dinner on the Nile River.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
CAIRO/SINAI/ST. CATHERINE
This morning we take it easy as we start our drive towards Sinai, passing by the Suez Canal and the many Oasis scattered over the big desert. Arrive our lodging near St. Catherine Monastery.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
MOUNT SINAI/ST. CATHERINE/TABA/AQABA/PETRA
A wake-up call at 2:00am for those who wish to make the four-hour climb to the top of Mount Sinai, which is believed to be the location where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Down to St. Catherine Monastery, built in the sixth century to protect what was believed to be the Burning Bush. Back to the hotel to refresh before taking our motor coach to Taba, where we take our boat to Aqaba, Jordan. From Aqaba, our tour guide we take us to our lodging in Petra.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
PETRA/AMMAN
A most unforgettable day in Petra! Our visit of the “rose-red” city begins at the “Siq”, a winding canyon road. At the end of the passage, we will see Petra’s most beautiful monument – The Treasury. We will see and discover tombs, temples, water channels and a theater. In the afternoon, we take our bus and drive to Amman, the Capital of Jordan.
Friday, October 17, 2008
AMMAN/MADABA/MOUNT NEBO/RIVER JORDAN/AMMAN
This morning we drive to Madaba, home of a beautiful 6th century mosaic map of the Holy Land. From the summit of Mount Nebo view the “Promised Land” and then down to the newly discovered ruins of Bethany and the baptismal site. We return to our hotel in Amman.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
AMMAN/JERASH/TIBERIAS
Drive to Jerash and visit one of the most preserved Romans cities with its colonnaded streets, temples, amphitheater and churches. Then down to the border crossing on the River Jordan. Continue to Tiberias.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
GALILEE/CAPERNAUM/MOUNT BEATITUDES/TABGHA/RIVER JORDAN
Today we explore the sites along the Sea of Galilee. Capernaum where Jesus preached in the Synagogue, St. Peter’s House, Mount Beatitudes and Tabgha, where Jesus multiplied the loaves of bread and fish, and the baptismal site at the River Jordan. We will also enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Monday, October 20, 2008
TIBERIAS/CANA/NAZARETH/HAIFA/CAESAREA/JERUSALEM
We depart Tiberias and drive to Cana, where Jesus performed His first public miracle at the wedding. Today, we will have the opportunity to renew our wedding vows. Then to Nazareth, visiting the Church of the Annunciation and Holy Grotto and the Church of St. Joseph. Continue to Haifa and Mount Carmel to visit Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery and Elijah’s Cave. On our way to Jerusalem we stop in Caesarea to see the Roman Aqueduct.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
MT. OF OLIVES/GETHSEMANE/BETHLEHEM/EIN KAREM
We start our day with the Mount of Olives, Church of Pater Noster, down to Dominus Flevit and St. Mary Magdalene Church, Garden of Gethsemane and on to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity, Holy Manger, the Basilica of St. Catherine, the Milk Grotto and then the Shepherds’ Field. On the way back to Jerusalem, we stop in Ein Karem to visit the Church of the Visitation.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
JERUSALEM/OLD CITY/MOUNT ZION
Early morning transfer to the Old City to walk the Way of the Cross as a group from the first station until we enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Visit Golgotha and the empty tomb of Our Lord. Back to the hotel for breakfast and later we return back to the Old City and enter through St. Stephen’s Gate to the Pools of Bethesda, and on through the bazaars to the Cardo and the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock. On Mount Zion, we visit the Room of the Last Supper, the House of Caiaphas and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
BETHANY/JERICHO/JERUSALEM/AIRPORT
We depart Jerusalem and stop in Bethany, known as the place where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. As we continue through the Judean Desert, we arrive Jericho to see the excavations and Mount of Temptation. After some leisure time, we drive back to Jerusalem. The rest of the afternoon at leisure for shopping and personal activities. After dinner, transfer to Tel Aviv Airport to take our Delta Airlines flights back home.
Friday, October 24, 2008
ARRIVE SAN FRANCISCO
Itinerary is subject to change without notice |
