Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel. Accommodation
Itinerary
Begin in Istanbum en eindig in Jerusalen! Met de Ontdekkingsreis Midden-Oosten Glimpse heb je een 14-daags rondreispakket dat je door Turkije, Egypte, Jordanië en Israël voert. Inclusief accommodatie, een deskundige gids, maaltijden, vervoer en meer.
Vertrek alleen op maandagen, het hele jaar door.
Tour program
Istanbul
Start point
Istanbul, Turkey
05:00 - 23:00
Istanbul - Vrije datum (Optioneel Historisch bezoek)
Breakfast. Optionally you can make a full day visit to the magnificent city of Istanbul knowing in the part historic to the Basilica of Hagia Sophia, culmination of Byzantine art, and the pearl of Istanbul; We will also visit the famous Palace of Topkapi, residence of the Ottoman sultans for four centuries, including the treasure and holy relics. At noon We will enjoy a typical lunch in a local restaurant in the Sultanahmet area and we will continue with the visit to the Blue Mosque, prodigy of harmony, proportion and elegance; and the Hippodrome that preserves the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column, the Fountain of Emperor William and the Egyptian Obelisk at the end of the afternoon we will visit the famous Grand Bazaar where we will enjoy time free to lose ourselves among its 4 thousand stores. Return to the hotel and accommodation.
Istanbul - Wandeling over de Bosporus - Kruidenbazaar
Breakfast. Departure for one of the most famous activities in Istanbul, a boat trip on the Bosphorus, the canal that separates Europe and Asia. During this journey you can appreciate the palaces of the Sultans, old and typical wooden houses and enjoy the story in a different way. Next, we will make one of the star visits, the spice bazaar, made up of the Ottomans 5 centuries ago and used ever since. Our included visit ends at the bazaar where you can enjoy its atmosphere and variety of stores. In the afternoon you can optionally make a visit with lunch to the Asian part of the city knowing to the “Beylerbey” palace, Eyup neighborhood, Pierre Loti café. Golden Horn. Return to the hotel and accommodation.
Istanbul - Caïro
Breakfast buffet. At the predetermined time transfer to the airport to take a flight to Cairo. Arrival at Cairo airport. assistance at the airport by our representative before the control of passports. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation in Cairo.
Caïro
Breakfast buffet. Departure for the included visit to the three Pyramids of Giza, the eternal Sphinx and the Valley Temple (does not include entrance to the interior of a Pyramid). We will visit the Sakkara necropolis and the city of Memphis, capital of the ancient empire. In the evening, Optional visit to the Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza. Return to the hotel and accommodation. Return to the hotel and accommodation.
Caïro
Breakfast buffet. Full Day Cairo City Tour: The Museum of Pharaonic Art, Saladin Citadel with its Alabaster Mosque, Khan el Khalili Bazaar and the Coptic Quarter. At night, optional visit of Buffet Dinner with Show ina boat on the Nile River. Return to the hotel and accommodation.
Caïro - De fontein van Mozes - Sint-Katelijne
Breakfast buffet. Departure for the Sinai Peninsula via the Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel below the Suez Canal, passing from Africa to Asia. Visit to Ayun Musa or the sources of Moisés (Mara) and then we will leave for the city of Saint Catherine. Arrival at the hotel and accommodation in Saint Catherine.
Sint Katarina - Moisés - Arava - Petra
Breakfast buffet. At dawn departure to Mount Moses or Mount Sinai (Mount Horeb) of 2,285 m. 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 mount we will be able to see the sunrise and the Saint Catherine Mount which is the highest summit of the peninsula with 2,637 m. Going down
from the mountain we will visit the Saint Catherine Monastery (if possible) located at 1,570 m. high with its impressive walls built between 527 and 565 by order of Emperor Justinian on the biblical site 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 his name. It is the smallest diocese in the world and the monastery in oldest activity. Its library has the oldest manuscripts in the world after the Vatican. Return to the hotel and
At the scheduled time, departure to the border point where we will leave Egypt. Arrival in Arava via Eilat, transfer to the border of Jordan. Entry to Jordan “Arava” after completion of immigration formalities. Continuation to Petra. Accommodation in Petra.
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Petra - Aman
Breakfast buffet. Departure to the Pink City, capital of the Nabateans and recognized as a Wonder of the World in the year 2007. We will know the most important and representative monuments sculpted in the rocks by the Nabateans. The Tomb of the Obelisks, El Siq, 1 km canyon. in length where at the end of its journey the impressive and well-known Treasure is discovered (Al Khazneh), the street of columns, the colored tombs and royal tombs. We will then travel to Amman. Accommodation in Amman.
Amman - Nadaba - Nebo - Allenby - Jeruzalem
Breakfast buffet. Departure for Madaba, better known as the City of Mosaics, located only 30 km away. From the capital Jordanian. There we will visit the Church of San Jorge, where the oldest known mosaic map of the Earth was found. Santa, made in 571 A.D. Then we will visit Mount Nebo, a place of great importance for everything Christian, since it was the last place visited by Moses and from where the prophet could appreciate the Promised Land to which I would never visit. We will continue to the Allenby Border. Departure for Jerusalem with an English-speaking driver. accommodation in Jerusalem.
Vrije datum - Optioneel Masada en Dode Zee (vanuit Jeruzalem)
Breakfast buffet. Free day or if you wish you can accompany us on the optional tour to Masada and the Dead Sea. Schedule: Departure towards the Dead Sea - ascent by cable rail to Masada - last fortification of the Jews in their fight against the Romans. Visit to the excavations, Herod's Palace and the Synagogue. Wonderful view of the Roman Field and the Dead Sea. If the weather and climate permitting, we will have free time to enjoy a bath in the salty waters of the Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem. Accommodation in Jerusalem.
Moderne stad - Olijfberg
Breakfast buffet. Departure to the Mount of Olives to appreciate a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Visit to the Orchard of Gethsemane and the Basilica of the Agony. Continuation to the modern part of the city to visit the Shrine of the Book in the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea manuscripts and the Herodian model of Jerusalem are located. Visits to Yad Vashem (Holocaust memorial museum) and the Ein Karem neighborhood, where the churches of St.John the Baptist and of the Visitation. Accommodation in Jerusalem.
Ommuurde stad - Belen
Breakfast buffet. Departure to the old city of Jerusalem to visit the Wailing Wall, the Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continuation to Mount Zion where the Tomb of King David, the Cenacle and the Abbey of the Dormition. In the afternoon visit the Basilica, the Grotto of the Nativity and the Field of the Shepherds in Bethlehem. Accommodation in Jerusalem.
Vertrek uit Jeruzalem
Breakfast buffet. At the predetermined time transfer to Ben Gurion Airport.
*End of our services
End point
Jerusalem District, Israel
05:00 - 23:00
Tour Details
accommodation
Accommodatie is inbegrepen.
transport
Een voertuig met airconditioning is inbegrepen.
insurance
optional
Andere activiteiten en diensten niet inbegrepen.
flights
Vluchten zijn niet inbegrepen.
others
- Assistentie aan de grenzen en in de luchthavens en transfers naar het hotel en/of de luchthavens.
- Verblijf in geselecteerde hotels met regime volgens het programma.
- Istanbul, Caïro en Jeruzalem alleen ontbijt. Verblijf op basis van halfpension in Petra, Amman en Santa Catalina.
- Bezoeken aan en kaartjes voor de in het programma genoemde plaatsen.
- Transfers (in Israël met Engels sprekende chauffeur).
- Spaanstalige gids tijdens de bezoeken.
- 30% korting voor kinderen tot 2-12 jaar, alleen als ze de kamer delen met 2 volwassenen, slechts één kind per kamer.
- In driepersoonskamers is het derde bed opklapbaar. In Toeristencategorie is er geen driepersoonskamer.
others
- Drankjes bij diners.
- Niet vermelde maaltijden.
- Fooien voor chauffeurs en gidsen.
- Extra's en persoonlijke uitgaven.
- Persoonlijke verzekering (diefstal, ziekte, verlies, persoonlijke verwondingen, enz.)
- Uitreiskosten Taba, Israël naar Jordanië, Jordanië naar Israël en visa naar Egypte (Betaling op bestemming).
- Visa.
- Bus om de grens tussen Jordanië en Israël over te steken.
- Internationale vluchten.
- Optionele rondreizen.
meals
Maaltijden zoals vermeld in de reisbeschrijving.
guide
Tweetalig sprekende gids (Engels en Spaans) tijdens de bezoeken
Good to know
Currency
Turkije