Lands of the Bible

Day 1 Fly from London Gatwick to Aqaba and transfer to the 5-star Mövenpick Petra for two nights.

Day 2 A full-day visit to the Nabataean city of Petra. On foot through the ‘Siq’ to the Treasury, then to the Street of Façades, the Theatre, Royal Tombs, Colonnaded Street, Byzantine church, the Temple, Monumental Arch and Qasr el-Bint Faroun.
Day 3 Travel to Mount Nebo and Madaba. Continue to Amman for a city tour including the Citadel and Archaeological Museum. Two nights at the 4-star Crowne Plaza Amman.

Day 4 Travel to the Decapolis city of Umm Qais (Gadara) with a splendid view of the Sea of Galilee and visit the Acropolis, theatre, Byzantine church, colonnaded streets and Greco-Roman tombs. Continue to Jerash, the bestpreserved Roman city of the Decapolis. View the Oval Plaza, Temple of Zeus, South Theatre, Colonnaded Street, Market Place, St. Theodore’s Church, Nymphaeum and North Theatre.

Day 5 Visit Bethany, where John the Baptist met and baptised Jesus Christ, and continue to the Allenby Bridge for the crossing to Israel. Continue to Jerusalem visiting the Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Old City and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Two nights at the 4-star Prima Royale or Prima Kings.

Day 6 Morning tour of the new city, passing Machane Yehuda market and the Knesset. Visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial. Afternoon Old City tour visiting the Jewish Quarter, Western ‘wailing’ Wall, Arab market and Garden Tomb.

Day 7 Travel through the Negev desert to the Dead Sea for a float and a visit to Masada fortress including cable car. Continue to Taba for overnight at the 5-star Mövenpick Resort Taba.

Day 8 Travel into the Sinai Mountains to visit St Catherine’s Monastery. Drive to Sharm el-Sheikh for the evening flight to London Gatwick.