Egypt - The Footsteps of Moses
Round trip economy airfare; transfers with group to/from airport; shared double room in 5 star hotels; two meals daily except on the cruise when 3 meals will be provided daily; English speaking guide; transfers to and entrance fees for sites to be visited per itinerary.; visa to Egypt; gratuities; flight to Abu Simbel.
Additions or changes to the standard program; individual transfers; travel insurance; laundry; coffee and drinks; excess baggage and items of a personal nature; any increase in taxes and fees that may occur between registering and issuing of airline tickets. Price is based on the exchange rate at the time of registering and may be subject to change
Welcomed by your tour representative who will help you obtain your entry visa. Transfer to your hotel. Dinner.
Visit the Pyramids of Giza, constructed over 1,000 years before the birth of Moses. See the Great Sphinx and have the opportunity to ride a camel in the desert near the Pyramids. See modern Cairo as you travel to your hotel on the Nile River. Breakfast, Dinner.
Travel east from Cairo and see the Suez Canal (recall the parting of the Red Sea) before crossing into the Sinai Peninsula. Stop at the oases on the route that the Israelites followed on the Exodus before arriving at St. Catherine. Hotel accommodations in the desert. Breakfast, Lunch, Bedouin Dinner.
This morning you can opt to climb Mt. Sinai, where tradition says that Moses received the Ten Commandments. Everyone will experience a visit to fortified St. Catherine’s Monastery, built in the 6th century. It is one of the oldest working monasteries with the world’s oldest continually operating library. Both the Codex Sinaiticus and Syriac Sinaiticus, important early Biblical manuscripts were discovered here. Even Mohammed found refuge here, and the site is sacred to all three monotheistic religions. Remember the story of Moses and the burning bush which tradition places inside the monastery. Continue to Sharm El Sheik for overnight at your hotel located on the shores of the Red Sea. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Enjoy a day of rest at your Red Sea resort. Enjoy a relaxing day by the pool or optional activities like a glass-bottom boat ride over the stunning reef or other water activities. Breakfast, Dinner.