Pyramids and Prophets

A Private Tour of Egypt , Palestine and Israel , all in 10 Days

You'll see the wonders of ancient Egypt, experience the sacred Old City of Jerusalem, and ride on the Sea of Galilee on this inclusive ten-day tour from Travel in Style. Weekly on Saturdays. Compare with the 11-Day or 14-Day Version. Compare with the 14-Day Israel & Palestine Christian Tour Version . Add Dubai and Egypt

DAY 1 - Saturday - DEPARTURE
We take off aboard British Airways , KLM/NWA, Swiss, Lufthansa Air France , Olympic Airways from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, or Newark (call us for add on from your hometown),
for most West Coast cities : please add $ 450 USD .
Overnight across the Atlantic bound for Cairo, via Europe. O

DAY 2 - Sunday - CAIRO
Our staff whisks you from the hubbub of Cairo's airport to your hotel. Complimentary visa for American, Canadian, Australian, NZ, EU & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month at time of arrival.

Visa will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign . Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel . For your transfesr : Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur .

DAY 3 - Monday- CAIRO (BL)
We'll spend a full day exploring the wonders of Cairo, starting with the Egyptian Museum and its treasures of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, and precious stones and metals. Then we'll motor to the edge of the city to gaze at the mysterious Sphinx and the Pyramids. Lunch will be taken at the Mena House . For your tours : Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur and private guide .

DAY 4 - Tuesday- LUXOR (BL)
Very early morning flight to ancient Luxor, all transfers are always included on a private basis , with aprivate chauffeur, in Luxor : on to see the sights! First stop is the Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, followed by the mighty Temple of Luxor. We'll then cross the Nile by ferry and continue overland to take in the Valley of the Kings, the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens, and the Colossi of Memnon. In the evening, we'll head for the airport to board a flight for our return to Cairo.
For your tours : Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur, and private guide .

DAY 5 - Wednesday - ROYAL PALACES (BLD)
Half day tour of Prince Mohamed Ali Manial palace, as well as Abdeen Royal Palace, the seat of power for almost a century for the former Egyptian Royal family, then later on the late President Sadat. Lunch at a local restaurant. Now that you've become acquainted with Egypt, and especially with Cairo, you'll have the afternoon to explore it on your own! Where to go? The only problem is too many choices! There's the Khan El-Khalili bazaar with its spice merchants and craftsmen . . . the Pyramids of Dahshour . . . the Ben Ezra synagogue . . . cafés. Of course, optional tours are available. In the evening, we'll get together again for a Sound and Light show at the Pyramids, followed by a dinner cruise on the Nile and folklore show. For your tours : Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur, and private guide .

DAY 6 - Thursday -CAIRO, TEL AVIV (B)
Our Cairo-based representative will call for you after breakfast and see you to the airport, where you'll board your flight for Tel Aviv.Air fare is included in our rate in economy class Cairo to Tel Avi8v, tax included. Our Israel-based personnel will be on hand to meet you, and take you onward to your accommodations in Jerusalem. You'll have the rest of this day to discover Jerusalem on your own . . . the crowds along Ben Yehuda Street, the new City Hall, the walls of the Old City illuminated at dusk, the gleaming Dome of the Rock. Jerusalem lives up to every expectation! For your transfers : Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur.

DAY 7 - Friday - OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM (BL)
Our visit to the Old City starts with a walk through the reconstructed Jewish Quarter. We'll visit the newly excavated Cardo, a Roman promenade, and proceed to the Western Wall, all that remains of the Second Temple. Nearby is the Dome of the Rock, one of the holiest places of Islam. We will follow in the footsteps of Jesus along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, passing bazaars where brass ware, embroidered dresses and inlaid woodwork are on offer. We'll depart Jerusalem in the afternoon for Bethlehem, to visit the Church of the Nativity, the site of Jesus' birth. We'll also stop at Rachel's Tomb before returning to Jerusalem. For your tours : Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur, and private guide . Lunch is included today at a local restaurant .

DAY 8 - Saturday - DEAD SEA (B)
Today we drive to the Dead Sea, and descend for a possible “float” in the in the salty water of the world’s lowest place and sea . We drive back via Ein Gedi & Kalya to Jerusalem. Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur .

DAY 9 - Sunday- MEGIDDO, NAZARETH, TIBERIAS (B)
We drive north from Jerusalem to Nazareth to see the Church of the Annunciation, then continue to cross the Sea of Galilee by boat to Tabgha. Traveling overland again, we'll stop at Cana, and stroll through lively waterside Tiberias. At Capernaum, we'll see the ruins of the synagogue and Church of St. Peter. We'll return to Jerusalem via the baptismal site on the Jordan River. For your tours : Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur, and private guide .

DAY 10 - Monday- DEPARTURE (B)
We'll escort you to the airport to catch your homeward-bound flight. Shalom! Salam !

This tour departs on Saturday weekly, throughout the year.

RATES per person in US:

Air fare High-season supplement ( doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare ):
For travel : May - Sep : please add $350 to the above rates.
if /when you handle your own air arrangements- please deduct $600.

High-season supplement: please add 20 % to the above rates during the following holidays :

• Passover
• Shavuot(Pentecost) (first week in Jun )
• The full month of July/August
• Christmas – New Year : Dec 20- Jan 2
• The Month of Oct : Yom Kippur , then Sukkot (Tabernacles)

Air fare High-season supplement ( doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare ):
For travel : May - Sep : please add $350 to the above rates.
if /when you handle your own air arrangements- please deduct $600.

Prices include:

• Air transportation in economy class , from New York to Cairo, Cairo to Tel Aviv, and Tel Aviv to New York, including taxes. You may make your own air arrangements and deduct $600 from these rates.
  
• All ground transportation, including service between airport and hotels .
  
• All tips / Gratuities to drivers, guides etc.
  
• Domestic flights within Egypt in Business class with tax .
  
• Meals as indicated, with preset menu (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner) Guided sightseeing with professional guide and all admission fees
  
• Hotel accommodations, including tax and service charges
  
• Complimentary visa for American , Canadian, Australian, NZ , EU & Japanese citizens. Passports must be valid for at least 6 month at time of arrival.

Not included:

• Trip interruption and cancellation insurance
• Personal expenses such as laundry and phone calls
• Gratuities to guide and driver : Suggested : $ 5 USD per person per day for the driver.
  $10 Per person per full day for the guide
• Beverages

General Hotel Listing

General info on Hotels in Israel and Palestine : Four stars - Modest sample hotels used or similar :

Novotel : An Accor Hotel Jerusalem :
(http://www.inisrael.com/novotel/index.html) which is a four-star Accor Hotel very close to the Old City of Jerusalem – around a 7 minute walk .

The Notre Dame Hotel :
(http://www.notredamecenter.org/index.phtml) is a nice hotel just across the New Gate leading into the Old City, but the rooms are Spartan – no TV’s, refrigerators or room service, yet very clean with a good homey atmosphere.

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