...another lifetime experience!
WHY THE ‘HOLYLAND’ – ISRAEL?
Israel is the Land of the Bible and the cradle of our FAITH. When you Visit Israel, God’s word becomes clearer and your faith grows stronger!
FULFILLING GOD’S WILL…. it is the place where people and powerful Nations will go to seek the Lord Almighty (Zachariah 8: 20 – 22)
WHY VISIT THE HOLYLANDS:
“There’s only one place in the world where every direction you look and every step you take, you find beauty, reveal meaning and connect with your spiritual roots.
Israel is the land of the Bible and the cradle of Christianity where it all begun – the place where you can touch the past and be inspired for the future. When you visit Israel, God’s Word becomes clearer, your faith becomes deeper, and your passion for Christ becomes stronger. We believe that once you visit Israel, you’ll never be the same again! When Christian tourists return from a trip to Israel, invariably the single most heard expression is: “I’ll never be the same again….”
WHY TRAVEL TO THE HOLYLANDS WITH AFRICA VIZA TRAVEL:
- We never Compromise on the QUALITY of the Pilgrimages – we offer 5-star experience at a 3-star price!!
- We have vast experience in operating Holylands Pilgrimages, gained over years (some of our staff members have toured the Holylands with other Pilgrims / our clients for now 43 times!)
- We always accompany our groups for that special Africa Visa Travel experience – you are guaranteed to receive all the services as promised!
- We have handled several groups of the Christian faith in the past 11 years – we are the preferred operator for most Churches in Kenya & beyond!
- We tailor our pilgrimages to our clients needs – people of different faiths visit only relevant sites
- We value our clients concerns – we are keen to listen to you!
- We use carefully selected Operators on the ground with a wealth experience (both in Operations and guiding), and those who share our vision and dreams to our clients expectations and beyond!
- We will be happy to extend 1 (one) complimentary travel to a group leader or other, for every 20 (twenty) full-paying clients / pilgrims.
- We Value you!
COSTS:
Prices available on request
Included in the Pilgrimage package price::
- Airport departure tax
- Meet & Assist upon arrival & departure
- Daily touring as per the itinerary
- Buffet Breakfast & Dinner Daily
- Lunches at well selected Restaurants and Hotels
- Accommodation (SEE NAMES ON THE ITINERARY)
- Double Entry Visa to Egypt
- Single Entry Visa to Israel
- Professional English-speaking guide.
- Transportation in a deluxe air conditioned motor-coach as per the itinerary
- Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the itinerary
- Portage at the Hotels (unless otherwise requested)
- Departure tax ex Israel
- An identification Scarf and Cap
- A Pilgrim Certificate
Not included in above rates
- Flights, drinks, laundry, Travel Insurance, and any item of a Personal Nature
- Any other item not indicated as ‘included’ on the list above
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
- A passport (must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the intended travel date) – kindly ensure that your passport is signed on the 2nd last page
- A Yellow Fever Certificate
- 2 x passport size photos (recent, color and with a clear white background) – no spectacles
- A letter of introduction and Visa request from your employer (addressed to; The Consular Section, Egypt Embassy, Nairobi; and must bear your name and passport number as your reference). If Self-employed, a self introduction letter on your letterhead is acceptable. We will be happy to assist you write this.
PAYMENT PLAN:
Register with Kes. 20,000 and pay the balance in flexible deposits (final payment should be received at least a month before intended travel date).
The Itinerary in brief - (Egypt and Israel)
DAY ONE: NAIROBI - EGYPT
Flight Nairobi – Cairo; ‘Meet & assist’ service at the airport; Arrival airport / Hotel transfer
Overnight: Cairo (Movenpick Pyramids)
DAY TWO: EGYPT
Breakfast; Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx; Visit the Pharaonic Village, Lunch, Visit the Old / Coptic Cairo - The Hanging church (AL MUALLAQA), The Church of St. Sergius (ABU SERGA), Church of St. Mercurius (ABU SEFEIN), and Ben Ezra Synagogue; the Perfumery
Overnight: Cairo, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner - Movenpick
DAY THREE: EGYPT
Breakfast; Leave and drive across the Suez Canal (via an underwater tunnel), through the Sinai desert to St, Catherine (Mt. Sinai)
Overnight: St. Catherine, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner – Wadi El Raha
DAY FOUR: EGYPT
Mountain Sinai climb; breakfast, visit the place of the Burning Bush; visit the place where the Israelites camped when Moses went to receive the Ten Commandments; Transfer to the border town of Taba for the rest of the afternoon at leisure / rest.
Overnight: Taba, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner – Movenpick
DAY FIVE: ISRAEL
Breakfast; transfer to the border to enter Israel; ‘Meet & assist’ service at the border; visit a Kibbutz; Float on the Dead Sea; Jericho – visit the Sycamore Tree & continue to Jerusalem
Overnight: Jerusalem, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner – Rimonim Shalom
DAY SIX: ISRAEL
Visit to Mount Olives – Chapel of ascension, Our Lord’s Prayer Church, the Garden of Gethsemane, across the Kidron Valley; the "Wailing Wall"; Mt. Zion / Moriah - the Temple Mount; Pool of Bethesda; continue in the footsteps of Jesus along the Stations of the ‘Via Dolorosa’, Jesus' "Way of Suffering", the Church of the Holy Sepulture where Jesus was crucified; time allowing, visit the St. Peter of Gallicantu / Caiaphas, Room of the Last Super, and King David’s Tomb.
Overnight: Jerusalem, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner – Rimonim Shalom
DAY SEVEN: ISRAEL
Bethlehem – visit the Church of the Nativity, where Christ Jesus was born; the "Milk Grotto" and, the "Shepherds Fields”; to Ein Karem, where John the Baptist was born; visit the "St. John in the Mountains" church; the Church of
Visitation; the new city of Jerusalem
Over night: Jerusalem, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner – Rimonim Shalom
DAY EIGHT: ISRAEL
Via Tel Aviv, Caesarea Maritima, built by King Herod the Great; Across Tel Megiddo - where the last battle shall take place (John’s revelation); Haifa - Mt. Carmel & Stella Mary's (Elijah’s contest with the Prophets of Baal; Nazareth - basilica and the Qotto of the annunciation - the old Synagogue and Mary's well
Overnight: Nazareth, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner – Rimonim
DAY NINE: ISRAEL
Sea of Galilee – Capernaum, with Peter’s House and the famous Synagogue; Mt. of the Beatitudes, Tabgha - the miracle of the Bread and The Fish; sail on the Galilee; visit the Baptismal Site on the Holy River Jordan; Cana of Galilee
Overnight: Nazareth, Meal plan: Breakfast/Dinner – Rimonim
DAY TEN: EGYPT
Jericho - Mountain of Temptation view point; Lunch at Yotvata; cross the border and drive to Sharm el Sheikh for overnight
Overnight: Sharm el Sheikh, Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner – Jollie Ville Maritim
DAY ELEVEN: EGYPT
Mara; the Springs of Moses; the Wilderness of Sin where the miracle of Manna and Quails took place; Cross the Suez Canal and continue to Cairo (possible – Nile Cruise dinner); transfer to the airport for flight back to Nairobi (departs at 0200 hrs)
Overnight: Cairo, Meal plan: Breakfast
DAY TWELVE: NAIROBI
Arrival at JKIA
**Please contact us for more information – a detailed itinerary is available upon confirmation & registration.