April 10-21, 2011
with Mt. Nebo & Petra (Jordan) and
Mt. Sinai & Cairo (Egypt)
Day 01 - Manila/Dubai/Amman. Welcome to our FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS PILGRIMAGE! We depart from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Sit back, relax and enjoy the flight to Amman via Dubai. On arrival in Amman, you will be met and your English speaking guide will take you on a city tour of the Hashemite Kingdom of Amman. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 - Amman/Petra/Mt. Nebo/Amman. Hot buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today we take a long distance drive to Mt. Nebo, to visit the Memorial of Moses, where we will have mass. We continue our drive to Petra, one of the known “Wonders of the world”. A horse ride to the Treasury is included, as this tour requires a very long walk. A horse drawn carriage is also available at an extra cost Dinner & overnight in the hotel.
Day 03 - Amman/Sheik Hussein Bridge/Caesarea Haifa/Tiberias. Hot buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today we leave Jordan by crossing the Sheik Hussein Bridge into Israel, where we will be given the traditional Israeli welcome . Our first stop is a visit to the excavated city of Caesarea and the remains of the Roman Aqueduct. We continue our drive to Haifa where we will vist the cave of Elijah at Mt. Carmel, where we will have mass. We end the day in Tiberias, beside the Sea of Galilee. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 – Tiberias/Tabgha/Capernaum/Mt.Beatitude /River Jordan/Tiberias. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. We start the day with a cruise in the Sea of Galilee ending in a Kibbutz at Nof Ginosar. We continue our drive with a visit to the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha. We also visit the ancient synagogue that dates back to the time of Jesus, and view the house of St. Peter in Capernaum, the Mt. of Beatitude, and the River Jordan, where we will renew our baptismal vows. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 05 - Tiberias/ Cana of Galilee/Mt. Tabor/ Nazareth/Jerusalem. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. Our day starts with a visit to the Church of the First Miracle in Cana where we will have mass and the renewal of marriage vows for our married couples. We continue with our drive to Mt. Tabor where Jesus was transfigured in the presence of His apostles and then to Nazareth, to visit the impressive Church of the Anunciation and St. Josephs workshop. Dinner & overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 02 - Amman/Petra/Mt. Nebo/Amman. Hot buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today we take a long distance drive to Mt. Nebo, to visit the Memorial of Moses, where we will have mass. We continue our drive to Petra, one of the known “Wonders of the world”. A horse ride to the Treasury is included, as this tour requires a very long walk. A horse drawn carriage is also available at an extra cost Dinner & overnight in the hotel.
Day 03 - Amman/Sheik Hussein Bridge/Caesarea Haifa/Tiberias. Hot buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today we leave Jordan by crossing the Sheik Hussein Bridge into Israel, where we will be given the traditional Israeli welcome . Our first stop is a visit to the excavated city of Caesarea and the remains of the Roman Aqueduct. We continue our drive to Haifa where we will vist the cave of Elijah at Mt. Carmel, where we will have mass. We end the day in Tiberias, beside the Sea of Galilee. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 – Tiberias/Tabgha/Capernaum/Mt.Beatitude /River Jordan/Tiberias. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. We start the day with a cruise in the Sea of Galilee ending in a Kibbutz at Nof Ginosar. We continue our drive with a visit to the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha. We also visit the ancient synagogue that dates back to the time of Jesus, and view the house of St. Peter in Capernaum, the Mt. of Beatitude, and the River Jordan, where we will renew our baptismal vows. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 05 - Tiberias/ Cana of Galilee/Mt. Tabor/ Nazareth/Jerusalem. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. Our day starts with a visit to the Church of the First Miracle in Cana where we will have mass and the renewal of marriage vows for our married couples. We continue with our drive to Mt. Tabor where Jesus was transfigured in the presence of His apostles and then to Nazareth, to visit the impressive Church of the Anunciation and St. Josephs workshop. Dinner & overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 06 - Jerusalem/Bethlehem/Jerusalem. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. Today we go up to Mt. of Olives, visit the Church of the Ascension, then go down the Palm Sunday route to the Dominus Flavit Church, before reaching the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of the Agony. In the afternoon we head for the city of Jesus’ birth…Bethlehem,’ where we will view the cave where Jesus was born. We will also visit the Shepherd’s Field where the angels announced to the shepherds the birth of the saviour. Mass at the Shepherd’ Field. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 07 - Jerusalem/Ein Karem/Jerusalem. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. Our full day sightseeing will start at the Old City, where we will visit the Church of St. Anne and the pool of Bethesda, where Jesus cured the paralytic. We start with our walk following the Footsteps of Jesus in the via Dolorosa and ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre..the holiest sight in the whole Christendom…the place of Jesus’ death and resurrection, where we will have mass. In the afternoon we visit Ein Karems Church of the Visitation. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 08 - Jerusalem/Jericho/Ein Gedi/ Dead Sea Ein Bokek. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. We start our day with a visit to the Wailing Wall and Mt. Zion where we will view the site of the last supper or the Cenaculum and the Dormition Abbey, where our Blessed Mother is believed to have ascended to heaven “body & soul”. We proceed to the Church of St. Peter in Galicantu where we will have mass. In the afternoon we drive to Jericho and Ein Gedi before we reach the Dead Sea Ein Bokek, where we will have time for bathing in its medicinal waters. Dinner & overnight in the hotel.
Day 09 - Dead Sea Ein Bokek/ Eilat/Taba Border/St. Catherine. Israeli breakfast at the hotel. On our last day in Israel, we drive through the resort city of Eilat, before we cross the Taba Border to St. Catherine in Egypt. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 10 - St. Catherine/Ras El Sudr/Cairo. Hot buffet breakfast. At 1:00am there will be an optional climb to Mt. Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments from the Lord. Breakfast at the hotel. Visit St. Catherines Monastery before heading to the city of pyramids…Cairo. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11 - Cairo/Giza/CairoAirport/Dubai. Hot buffet breakfast at the hotel. This morning we head for Giza to view the pyramids and the Sphinx. We also visit the Egyptian Museum before we say goodbye to our Egyptian guide as we head for the airport for our flight back to Manila via Dubai or join our 3 nights Dubai Ext.
Day 12 - Dubai/Manila. Our pilgrimage ends as we touch down at the NAIA , but our memories of our walk in the Footsteps of Jesus will remain in our hearts forever.
END OF TOUR.
Tour Cost per person ------------------------ $2,852.00
Single Supplement---------------------------- $ 490.00
Airline + Phil. TravelTaxes*---------------- $ 290.00
Border taxes (Jordan, Israel & Egypt)*-- $ 75.00
Tips Fund ($10.00x11days)------------------ $ 110.00
Egypt Visa Fee* ------------------------------- $ 40.00
Jordan Visa*------------------------------------ $ 35.00
12 daysTravel Insurance* ------------------ Php 1,393.00
* subject to change
Optional Dubai 3 Nights Extension (min. of 15 passengers)
$397.00*+ $25.00* taxes
* 3 Nights Hotel Accommodation in 4 Star Hotel on twin-share basis (April 21-24)
* Half-Day Dubai City Tour
* Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner, Belly Dancing & Transfers
* Dhow Cruise with Buffet dinner & transfers
* Airport-Hotel-Airport Transfer
* Applicable Hotel Taxes & Service Charges
INCLUSIONS:
1. Roundtrip airfare: Manila/Dubai/Amman – Cairo/Dubai/Manila on Emirates Airlines.
2. Hotel accommodation on twin-share basis in 4 star hotel.
3. Daily breakfast and dinners as specified.
4. Porterage for 1 suitcase not to exceed 20 kilos per person.
5. Roundtrip transfers from airport/hotel/airport with airport assistants.
6. Air-conditioned motorcoach throughout as specified.
7. Sightseeing tour with English speaking guide throughout as specified.
8. Entrance fees to excavation sights and museums as specified.
9. Services of the Spiritual Director and a Filipino tour escort
TOUR CONDITIONS:
Price do not include Security & Phil. Travel Tax of airport and other taxes, passport and visas, and other documentation expenses, tour and transportation during free periods, porterage for extra pieces of luggage in excess of allocation, drinks and beverages taken during meals, items of such personal nature as laundry, telephone, fax, room service, tips to drivers, guides and other expenses not mentioned in the itinerary terms and conditions. All rates are subject to change without prior notice, unless tickets & vouchers have been issued. Rates are for a minimum of 15 passengers.
RESERVATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS:
1. A non-refundable deposit of $300.00 is required upon booking. Payable in US Dollars or Philippine Pesos at the current airline exchange rate.
2. Full payment is required one and a half (1 1/2) month before departure.
3. Notice of cancellation must be made in writing. The following scale of cancellation fees is allowed when cancellation is made:
Three (3) weeks before departure----------- 75% of tour cost
One (1) week before departure---------------100% of tour cost
RESPONSIBILITIES:
DELMAR TRAVEL & TOURS, INC., its employees or its sub-agents act only as agents in providing means of transportation, hotel and other services to be performed under the responsibility of various contractors. Neither will transportation or other services or for any loss or damage to or in respect of any person or property howsoever caused or arising therefrom. The passage contract used by the airlines concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the airline and the purchaser of these tours or the passenger. Baggage is at owner’s risk throughout the tour.
The right is reserved to decline, accept or retain any participant as a member of these tours at any time and in such situation, full or equitable amount will be refunded, but this amount shall not exceed the amount paid by the passenger. The right is reserved to make appropriate adjustments in prices and to withdraw any portion of any part of the travel package offered, as it deems necessary.. The right to cancel the tour immediately prior to departure is reserved. In such case, liability shall be limited to the extent of refunding any and all payments made and the refund and all payment shall constitute consent to all the provisions in the foregoing tour conditions. Tour itineraries and prices are subject to change without prior notice.
Proposed list of hotels:
Amman ….……………………………… Geneva Jordan Hotel
Tiberias…. …………………................... Royal Plaza Hotel
Jerusalem……………………………….. Ramada Hotel
Dead Sea…..…………………………….. Leonardo Dead Sea Hotel
St. Catherine …………….………….…… Sino Plaza
Cairo ……………………………….…… Grand Pyramids Hotel
Flight Itinerary:
Manila/Dubai 10 Apr EK 335 0020/0525
Dubai/Amman 10 Apr EK 901 0820/0950
Amman/Cairo SURFACE
Cairo/Dubai 20 Apr EK 924 1830/0005
Dubai/Manila 21 Apr EK 332 0345/1555
INCLUSIONS:
1. Roundtrip airfare: Manila/Dubai/Amman – Cairo/Dubai/Manila on Emirates Airlines.
2. Hotel accommodation on twin-share basis in 4 star hotel.
3. Daily breakfast and dinners as specified.
4. Porterage for 1 suitcase not to exceed 20 kilos per person.
5. Roundtrip transfers from airport/hotel/airport with airport assistants.
6. Air-conditioned motorcoach throughout as specified.
7. Sightseeing tour with English speaking guide throughout as specified.
8. Entrance fees to excavation sights and museums as specified.
9. Services of the Spiritual Director and a Filipino tour escort
TOUR CONDITIONS:
Price do not include Security & Phil. Travel Tax of airport and other taxes, passport and visas, and other documentation expenses, tour and transportation during free periods, porterage for extra pieces of luggage in excess of allocation, drinks and beverages taken during meals, items of such personal nature as laundry, telephone, fax, room service, tips to drivers, guides and other expenses not mentioned in the itinerary terms and conditions. All rates are subject to change without prior notice, unless tickets & vouchers have been issued. Rates are for a minimum of 15 passengers.
RESERVATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS:
1. A non-refundable deposit of $300.00 is required upon booking. Payable in US Dollars or Philippine Pesos at the current airline exchange rate.
2. Full payment is required one and a half (1 1/2) month before departure.
3. Notice of cancellation must be made in writing. The following scale of cancellation fees is allowed when cancellation is made:
Three (3) weeks before departure----------- 75% of tour cost
One (1) week before departure---------------100% of tour cost
RESPONSIBILITIES:
DELMAR TRAVEL & TOURS, INC., its employees or its sub-agents act only as agents in providing means of transportation, hotel and other services to be performed under the responsibility of various contractors. Neither will transportation or other services or for any loss or damage to or in respect of any person or property howsoever caused or arising therefrom. The passage contract used by the airlines concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the airline and the purchaser of these tours or the passenger. Baggage is at owner’s risk throughout the tour.
The right is reserved to decline, accept or retain any participant as a member of these tours at any time and in such situation, full or equitable amount will be refunded, but this amount shall not exceed the amount paid by the passenger. The right is reserved to make appropriate adjustments in prices and to withdraw any portion of any part of the travel package offered, as it deems necessary.. The right to cancel the tour immediately prior to departure is reserved. In such case, liability shall be limited to the extent of refunding any and all payments made and the refund and all payment shall constitute consent to all the provisions in the foregoing tour conditions. Tour itineraries and prices are subject to change without prior notice.
Proposed list of hotels:
Amman ….……………………………… Geneva Jordan Hotel
Tiberias…. …………………................... Royal Plaza Hotel
Jerusalem……………………………….. Ramada Hotel
Dead Sea…..…………………………….. Leonardo Dead Sea Hotel
St. Catherine …………….………….…… Sino Plaza
Cairo ……………………………….…… Grand Pyramids Hotel
Flight Itinerary:
Manila/Dubai 10 Apr EK 335 0020/0525
Dubai/Amman 10 Apr EK 901 0820/0950
Amman/Cairo SURFACE
Cairo/Dubai 20 Apr EK 924 1830/0005
Dubai/Manila 21 Apr EK 332 0345/1555
