THE ROUTE OF THE HOLY FAMILY AND THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOSES IN EGYPT Private Tour.

THE ROUTE OF THE HOLY FAMILY AND THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOSES IN EGYPT Private Tour.

We have chosen the 10 most important and famous places of all, and with them we have made a special program for our pilgrims, it is not only this; Rather, we have spoken with the Christian Authorities and priests of the country so that they will receive us in the convents and churches, thus we live with them during the time of the visit.

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THE ROUTE OF THE HOLY FAMILY AND THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOSES IN EGYPT Private Tour.

(CAIRO - ASWAN - KOM OMBO - EDFU - ESNA - LUXOR - CAIRO).

Iconic cities and impressive landscapes where you will meet, The Three Pyramids of Giza, The Great Sphinx, The Church of the Virgin Mary, The Church of Saint Sergius, The Ben Ezra Synagogue, The Egyptian Museum of Pharaonic Art, The Citadel of Saladino with the Alabaster Mosque, The Tree of the Virgin Mary in the Mataria Area, The Church of the Holy Family in Mataria, The Temples of Karnak, The Temple of Luxor, The Temple of Queen Hatchepsut, The Valley of the Kings, The Colossi of Memnon, The Temple of Edfu, The Temple of Kom Ombo, The High Dam of Aswan, The Unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatchepsut, A romantic and relaxing walk along the Nile, The Fountains of Moses, The Mount of Moses , The Monastery of Santa Catalina.

  • The Giza Necropolis is located on the Giza plateau, west of the homonymous town, about twenty kilometers from Cairo, Egypt. Started to used during the second dynasty, pottery dating from Nynecher's reign having been found. In it are the 3 famous PYRAMIDS OF GIZA built by the pharaohs of the fourth dynasty Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure.
  • THE GREAT SPHINX OF GIZA is an imposing sculpture with a human head and a lion's body located next to the Pyramids of Giza. It is one of the most extraordinary and iconic monuments not only in Egypt, but in the entire world.
  • For Christians, THE VIRGIN MARY is the most precious treasure of the Church, model of mother, disciple and believer. Her faith in God and her collaboration in the mission of Jesus have important repercussions on believers.
  • THE CHURCH OF SAINTS SERGIO AND BACO is one of the oldest churches in Egypt, located in Old Cairo and dated to the 4th or 5th century. According to Tradition, it was built in the place of stay of the Holy Family during his stay in Egypt.
  • THE BEN EZRA SYNAGOGUE sometimes known as the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Palestinians, is located in Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local tradition, it is located on the site where locals believe baby Moses was found.
  • THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM OF PHARAONIC ART houses the largest collection of objects from the time of Ancient Egypt; It possesses more than 136,000 classified objects from different periods of Egyptian history: Tinite, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, Third Intermediate Period, Late, Hellenistic and Roman, surpassing other museums not only for the quantity, but also for the importance of many of them.
  • THE CITY OF SALADIN is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din and developed by later Egyptian rulers. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for almost 700 years, from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
  • THE MOSQUE OF MEHMET ALI PASHA, also known as Alabaster Mosque is a mosque located in the highest part of the Cairo Citadel. It was built at the behest of the Ottoman governor Mehmet Ali between the years 1830 and 1848. It was the largest mosque built in the first half of the 19th century and is also the most visible in the Egyptian capital due to its elevated location and the height of its minarets.
  • THE TREE OF THE VIRGIN MARY is one of the sacred places that you will visit in Egypt. According to tradition, at this point the Holy Family stopped on their way from Palestine fleeing the Massacre of the Innocents.
  • THE TEMPLES OF KARNAK Built by multiple pharaohs between 2200 and 360 BC, the Karnak Temple contains within it the great temple of Amun, other minor temples, chapels and the great sacred lake. The most important pharaohs involved in its construction were Hatshepsut, Seti I, Ramses II and Ramses III. Probably the most spectacular thing about the temple is its hypostyle hall; with more than 5,000 square meters it contains 134 columns, of which the 12 central ones are wider and raised the roof, now destroyed, to 23 meters high.
  • THE TEMPLE OF LUXOR, located in the heart of ancient Thebes, was essentially built under the 18th and 19th Egyptian dynasties. It was consecrated to the god Amun under his two aspects of Amun-Ra (Ra, was considered the god of the sky, god of the Sun and of the origin of life in Egyptian mythology). The oldest parts currently visible date back to Amenhotep III and Ramses II.
  • THE TEMPLE OF HATSHEPSUT is located in El Deir El Bahari, on the West Bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, in the south of the country. It was built on the orders of Queen Hachepsut, daughter of Tuthmosis I, who reigned Egypt for 20 years during the 18th dynasty (1490 - 1469).
  • THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS is the place where most of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried, that is, from that time when ancient Egypt was an empire that extended along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean ( the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties). It was there that they were buried, for example Thutmose III, Tutankhamun or Ramses II.
  • LOS COLOSOS DE MEMON are two gigantic stone statues representing Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. They are located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the Egyptian city of Luxor, near Medinet Habu and south of the great Theban necropolis. The two twin statues show Amenhotep III in a seated position; his hands rest on his knees and his gaze is directed east, toward the river Nile and the rising sun.
  • THE TEMPLE OF KOM OMBO an unusual double temple built during the reign of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, in the Egyptian cityby Kom Ombo. In the period of Roman domination, some extensions were made. The construction is unique due to its double design, which means that there were duplicate entrances, courtyards, halls, chapels and shrines for two gods: Sobek and Haroeris.
  • THE TEMPLE OF EDFU was buried under centuries of sand and silt until the 19th century, when the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette rediscovered the site. The complex is one of the best preserved sites in Egypt today; its architecture is very intact, and the building contains a large number of legible inscriptions on its walls.
  • THE ASWAN DAM OR ASUAN DAM is a mega construction, designed in 1956 and built between 1959 and 1970 by the Egyptian and Soviet governments, in order to end the floods that occurred in the territory of the under the Nile as a consequence of the sudden increase in the Nile's flow.
  • THE UNFINISHED OBELISK OF THE QUEEN HATSHEPSUT, female pharaoh of Egypt, is found in the granite quarries at Aswan in Egypt "Misr", where the pharaohs removed blocks for the construction of temples, statues, obelisks and pyramids.
  • EL MOMTE SINAÍ, also called Mount Horeb, is a mountain located south of the Sinai peninsula, northeast of Egypt, between Africa and Asia, and is the place where, according to the Old Testament, God delivered Moses the Ten Commandments.
  • THE MONASTERY OF TRANSFIGURATION or Saint Catherine's Monastery is located at the mouth of a canyon at the foot of Mount Sinai, in Egypt. It is built where tradition supposes that Moses saw the "burning bush without being consumed."

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Departure from CAIRO
  • Group tour
  • History & cultural tour
  • Offered in Spanish and English
  • 5 Stars Rating
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included

  • 3 nights at the hotel in Giza on a Bed and Breakfast basis (Barceló Cairo Pyramids or Similar) category 5* Stars.
  • 03 Nights of full board cruise on the ship from Aswan to Luxor (M/S Beau Soleil Or similar) without drinks category 5* Luxury Stars.
  • 1 nights at the hotel in Sharm el Sheik on a Half Board basis (Savoy Sharm Or Similar) category 5* Superior Luxury Stars.
  • 1 Night at the hotel of the Santa Catalina Monastery on a Half Board basis (St. Catherine's Monastery Guesthouse or Similar).
  • All transfers from the hotel or the airport and vice versa in modern air-conditioned coaches (private).
  • Spanish-speaking cultural Egyptologist guide (private) during the visits mentioned in the program. (One of the best guides in Egypt).
  • All the tickets for the visits included in the itinerary: The Three Pyramids of Giza, The Great Sphinx, The Church of the Virgin Mary, The Church of Saint Sergius, The Ben Ezra Synagogue, The Egyptian Museum of Pharaonic Art, The Citadel of Saladino with the Alabaster Mosque, The Tree of the Virgin Mary in the Mataria Area, The Church of the Holy Family in Mataria, The Temples of Karnak, The Temple of Luxor, The Temple of Queen Hatchepsut, The Valley of the Kings, The Colossi of Memnon, The Temple of Edfu, The Temple of Kom Ombo, The High Dam of Aswan, The Unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatchepsut, A romantic and relaxing walk along the Nile, The Fountains of Moses, The Mount of Moses , The Monastery of Santa Catalina.
  • 2 extra meals during the visit in Cairo. Journey accredited through the Pope of Rome as a sacred pilgrimage journey.

not included

  • International flights or domestic flights.
  • The entry visa to the country with assistance in Spanish and transfer to the hotel = $ 30 per person.
  • The service fee + general tips for "porters, drivers, restaurants ... ..etc." and also all the tips of the ship's crew + the official rates of the hotels ... etc. $ 50 per person.
  • All drinks and Any extras or visits not mentioned in the program.
  • Telephone calls, laundry services throughout the trip or any other personal expense not mentioned.
notes

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Rates expressed in American Dollars.
  • Rates per person according to selected accommodation.
  • Services provided in Private.
  • Services provided with the accompaniment of a permanent guide.
  • Services subject to availability at the time of booking.
  • Services reserved and not taken, will not be reimbursed.
  • Non-commissionable NET rates.
  • Exclusive Rates for International Wholesale Agencies.
  • Tax-exempt rates for foreign passengers.
  • In case of not having availability in the planned hotels, their services will be confirmed in a hotel of a similar category.
  • During the pandemic are obligatorio to hold a resultado negativo de la prueba PCR del Covid / 19 en las 48 horas previas al viaje.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

  • Bring a fanny pack for money and documents. There is less risk of theft than anywhere in the world. Egyptians abhor stealing, but there are not only Egyptians.
  • Bring a small backpack for excursions, for water, camera, light jacket.
  • It is advisable to bring a compass, a hand-cranked flashlight, a notebook and a pen.
  • Bring a coat for the night on the boat and some temples that are visited at night.
  • Bring loose change, about 10 euros for the first days. In Egypt, vendors and guides can exchange coins for small bills (5 and 10 euros or dollars).
  • In hotels there are banks and money can be withdrawn or exchanged. The change is the official one.
  • Leave space in the suitcase for your purchases that always come back more loaded. On boats and hotels there is a laundry service.
  • Comfortable footwear to walk a lot, better if it is an ankle. Although it is not "adventure tourism" and children or very old people go, we visit places with stones, sand, tunnels, stairs ...
  • Clothes: on the boat and hotels they wash clothes, but it is better to bring enough for a single wash in boat or hotel ...
  • Check-in time at almost all hotels in Egypt is at 2:00 p.m. and check-out time is at 12:00 p.m. Photography during your Egypt Tours is allowed in most historical sites and museums, but in some museums like the Egyptian Museum and the Valley of the Kings in Luxor there is a fee.
  • During your Egypt Holidays Try eating "Fool" Egyptian beans and "Koshary", a traditional Egyptian dish made from different ingredients.
  • When visiting mosques it is recommended to wear modest clothing, remove shoes and for women to cover their hair.
  • Credit cards are widely used in hotels, restaurants and cafes that are in tourist places. Visa and Master Card are the most used.
  • There are several transportation options available in Cairo, the fastest and easiest is to take a taxi. White taxis, which use an odometer, would be a good option if you want to go anywhere near Cairo. It is advisable to avoid taking the black and white taxis, since they do not use the meters and the drivers always ask for an exaggerated rate. There is also the service of ordering an Uber and there is the subway to go from one place to another within Cairo. Although the metro can be quite crowded during rush hours.
  • Most of the historical monuments and museums in Egypt open at 9 am until 5 pm. Historic outdoor sites, such as the Pyramids of Giza, are open from 8 am to 5 pm. Some museums have opening hours in the morning from 9 am to 4 pm. During Ramadan, the holy month of the Islamic calendar, keep in mind that these times will change significantly.
Itinerary

  1. DIA 1CAIRO.

    CAIRO Modern car or microbus

    Arrival at Cairo airport. Reception. Visa procedures with the assistance of Holiplus staff. Transfer to the Barceló Cairo Pyramids hotel. Accommodation and night in Cairo

  2. DIA 2CAIRO.

    CAIRO Modern car or microbus

    Departure to visit the Giza necropolis with the famous Pyramids of Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure. The great Sphinx and the temple of the valley of the Pharaoh Khafre.) We will be there for a while in front of the great pyramid fulfilling the dream of many of our passengers, then we will go to the Great Sphinx which is one of the most extraordinary and emblematic monuments not just from Egypt, but from all over the world. It is also one of the great mysteries of all time and throughout several centuries there have been numerous speculations by archaeologists about its origin, its date of creation or its function. It is not only for the greatness of the place but to know where all religions were born. At the end of the visit we will go to the Church of the Virgin Mary in the Al-Maadi neighborhood. Then we will begin to follow the path of the Holy Family during their flight to Egypt. We will go to visit the Church of San Sergio in the Coptic Quarter, where the Sagrada Familia has taken refuge (in the crypt of the same church) and we will have the honor of stepping on the same ground that the Virgin has stepped on when hiding in this crypt (now open to the public because it was always closed) and we ended the day with a visit to the Ben Ezra Synagogue, where it is said that Moses was found in Egypt. Back to the hotel. Night in Cairo.

  3. DIA 3CAIRO.

    CAIRO Modern car or microbus

    Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a very interesting tour in the famous Egyptian museum of pharaonic art, passing through all the masterpieces of the same museum. At the end we will go to the Saladino Citadel where the Alabaster mosque is, lunch in a local restaurant, then we go to Mataria, to visit The Virgin Mary tree in El Matariya is one of the most famous places that the Sagrada Familia stopped and on his journey from Egypt to Palestine. Christians believe that the virgin stopped at this holy place and a spring of water gushed out to quench her thirst and wash her son's clothes. A large number of Christians visit the Virgin Mary tree every Christmas. Then visit the Church of the Holy Family; which is the first stop for the beginning of sanctification in Jerusalem. Free time with the possibility of having a mass in the same church. Then back to the hotel.

  4. DIA 4CAIRO - ASWAN.

    CAIRO and ASWAN Modern car or microbus, Airplane, and Cruise Boat

    Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time, transfer to the international airport of Cairo, to take the domestic flight to Aswan, visit the High Dam of Aswan, (known in Arabic as Saad El Aali), then visit the unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatchepst which is the largest of all the obelisks in Egypt in the ancient world and one of the riches of the region. Then transfer to stay on board the Beau Soleil cruise on a full board basis. Lunch on board. In the afternoon departure to enjoy a romantic and relaxing felucca ride along the Nile, passing through the wonderful islands of the Nile. Return to the boat. Dinner and night on board in Aswan.

  5. DIA 5ASWAN - KOM OMBO - EDFU.

    ASWAN, KOM OMBO, and EDFU Cruise Boat

    Free morning with the possibility of optionally visiting by wagon what is called the eighth wonder of the World the temples of Abu Simbel which is one of the jewels of Egypt, a huge sanctuary dedicated to Pharaoh Ramses II who has managed to get the name of this Egyptian monarch last for more than 3,000 years. Although the Temple of Ramses is the best known in Abu Simbel, the complex is made up of several buildings dedicated to the worship of the ancient gods and pharaohs. Today Abu Simbel continues to amaze visitors in the same way that he did at the time of its construction. Return to the cruise, lunch and navigation to Kom Ombo and visit its temple (the only one dedicated to two divinities) Sobek the crocodile and Haroeris the Falcon. There we will visit The Museum of Mummified Crocodiles. Return to the ship.

  6. DIA 6EDFU - ESNA - LUXOR.

    EDFU, ESNA, and LUXOR Cruise Boat

    Breakfast and departure to visit the temple of Edfu (the best preserved in Egypt) the visit is made with buggies, each two passengers in a buggy. At the end of the visit, we return to the ship and we continue sailing towards Esna. When crossing the lock of Esna we will sail towards Luxor or formerly thebes; the city of a thousand gates and the capital of pharaonic Egypt during the new empire, where one third of the ancient monuments of the entire world exist. Luxor is an Egyptian town built on the ruins of the city of Thebes. Once we arrive, we will go to visit the Karnak temples, we will go to see the largest room in the world that exists in any religious complex, which is the colonnade room of the Karnak Temple, which is made up of 134 columns. Return to the boat, Then we go to the beautiful temple of Luxor when the sun goes down in the afternoon and they start to put the night lights there you will see that the temple impacts a lot with these lights at the entrance are the two colossal statues of Ramses second along with the famous obelisk of the same pharaoh (brother of the one that is currently in the Place de La Concorde in Paris), dinner and night on board.

  7. DIA 7CAIRO - LUXOR.

    CAIRO and LUXOR Modern car or microbus, Airplane, and Cruise Boat

    Breakfast on board. We are going to fly on the wings of imagination 3500 years ago, to be able to imagine where the pharaohs had hidden their tombs that make up the famous Valley of the Kings (including 3 royal tombs). This valley is the necropolis of Egypt where many of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom are buried, today more than 63 tombs carved in the rocks have been discovered. Then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut, which is one of the most outstanding that we have in Egypt. At the same time, it is an unusual temple in the way it was built. The temple became a true marvel of the engineering of the ancient builders. Today, it is considered one of the most famous structures in ancient Egyptian architecture. We will finish our tour with a visit to the two colossi of Memnon -which represent Pharaoh Amenhotep III. At the indicated time, transfer to Luxor airport, to fly to Cairo, arrival and transfer to the Le Passage Cairo Hotel to stay on a Bed and Breakfast basis. Night in Cairo.

  8. DIA 8CAIRO - CANAL DE SUEZ - SHARM EL SHEIKH.

    CAIRO, SUEZ CANAL, and Kafr El Sheikh Governorate Modern car or microbus

    Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Sinai Peninsula via the Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel under the Suez Canal passing from Africa to Asia. Visit to Ayun Musa or the sources of Moses (Mara), then towards Sharm el Sheikh, arrival at the Savoy Sharm hotel, to stay on a Half-board basis, dinner and night at the Hotel.

  9. DIA 9SHARM EL SHEIKH - SAINT CATHERINE - TABA.

    Kafr El Sheikh Governorate Modern car or microbus

    Breakfast and departure to Santa Catalina, arrival and transfer to the Santa Catalina Hotel in the monastery of Santa Catalina, to be able to get more involved with the spirituality of the place, important for the three Brahmanic religions. Free time to relax, after dinner, we went to Mount Moses or Mount Sinai (Mount Horeb) 2285m high, where the prophet Moses received from God the tables of the law while the Hebrew people camped at the foot of the mountain, from the top of the mountain we can see the sunrise and the mount of Santa Catalina the highest summit of the peninsula 2637m. Going down the mountain we will visit the monastery of Santa CATALINA located at 1570m high with its impressive walls built between the years 527 and 565 by order of the Emperor Justinian in the biblical place of the burning bush. The monastery owes its name to Saint Catherine, Alexandrian martyr who died in 395, whose body carried by angels would be discovered 5 centuries later on the top of the mountain that bears her name, the monastery is the smallest diocese in the world and the monastery in oldest active its library has the oldest manuscripts in the world after the Vatican. Back to the hotel. Breakfast and at the scheduled time departure to the border point (Taba) from where we will leave Egypt.

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