PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND, THREE COUNTRIES: EGYPT - JORDAN - ISRAEL AUGUST 8-24, 2018 ST. MARTIN OF TOURS PARISH

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2 PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND, THREE COUNTRIES: EGYPT - JORDAN - ISRAEL AUGUST 8-24, 2018 ST. MARTIN OF TOURS PARISH 1.- ITINERARY DAY 1.- AUGUST 08: WASHINGTON CAIRO Beginning KLM flight to Cairo, via Paris. DAY 2.- AUGUST 09: CAIRO Arrival at Cairo International Airport. Visa procedures immigration and customs, with assistance of our Egyptian staff. Ride to hotel and lodging. DAY 3.- AUGUST 10: CAIRO At schedule time, 03H20, transfer to airport to board plane to Aswan. Arrival and visit Unfinished Obelisk and Aswan Dam. Transfer to ship. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, ride on the felucca, (old model boat), around Elephantine Island, where Agha Khan Mausoleum and Botanical Garden are located. Dinner on board. DAY 4.- AUGUST 11: ASWAN - KOM OMBO EDFU Navigation to Kom Ombo. Visit Temple of the god Sobek with crocodile s head, and Haroeris with the head of a Hawk. Navigation to Edfu. Night on board DAY 5.- AUGUST 12: EDFU - ESNA - LUXOR Visit Temple Edfu dedicated to the god Horus, built in third century BC, one of the most important of Ancient Egypt, which is still in good condition. Its dimensions are colossal, measuring 137 meters long by 79 meters wide and 36 meters high. Sailing to Esna Lock, and continuing to LUXOR. Visit Temples of Amun in Luxor, which is the largest temple of columns in the world, and Temples of Karnak, in the domains of Montú, Amón and Mut. Overnight on board. DAY 6.- AUGUST 13: LUXOR - TRAIN CAR BED - CAIRO Breakfast. Disembark and visit to Necropolis of Tebas, to see Valley of the Kings, one of the richest and most important archaeological sites in the world, with 450 tombs; temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir Baharí and Colossus of Memnon looking towards the Nile. Transfer to train station to leave to Cairo. Dinner and accommodation on board. DAY 7.- AUGUST 14: CAIRO Breakfast on train. Disembark and departure to visit the three Pyramids of Giza, the eternal Sphinx and Temple of Valley (does not include entrance to interior of the Pyramid), in the afternoon, visit Museum of Pharaonic Art and the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Hotel, dinner and accommodation.

3 DAY 8.- AUGUST 15: CAIRO - SINAI - SHARM EL SHEIKH ST. CATHERINE Breakfast on board, we descend from train to visit Cairo. We will visit Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Citadel of Saladin, Coptic Church of St. Sergius, where the Holy Family spent the night in their journey to Egypt. We will also see the old Ben Ezra Synagogue, to then say goodbye to this beautiful city and follow the route of the Hebrew People in their Exodus towards Promised Land, bordering Red Sea. Dinner and overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Pilgrims who wish and can climb, we will go to Mount Sinai foot, place where people of Israel camped, whose ascent to the mountain on foot begins at 2 am. It's three hours of walking. Only with those who climb Mount Sinai, on the way down, wil be able to visit St. Catherine s Monastery, where Moises Burning Bush is located. (The only one in the world). Only this visit will be optional. Everyone will pay their entrance. The Monastery owes its name to this Saint, Cahterine, an alexandrian martyr who died in 395, and whose body according to tradition was transported by angels. Five centuries later it was discovered on the top of the mountain that bears her name. The Orthodox Monastery has an active life and its library has the oldest manuscripts in the world, after the Vatican. Return to hotel in Sharm El Sheikh for breakfast and rest (August 16) DAY 9.- AUGUS 16: SHARM EL SHEIKT Free day to rest and bathe in the most famous Egyptian beach. DAY 10.- AUGUST 17: SHARM EL SHEIK - TABA - EILATH PETRA Breakfast. After visiting Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Sharm El Sheik (a wonderful church open to all), we will continue through the Sinai desert bordering the beautiful Red Sea to Taba, border with Israel. Crossing border, brief transfer and panoramic view of Eilath City, continuing towards the border of Araba with Jordan. After border procedures, we will continue to Petra. Arrival, dinner and accommodation. DAY 11.- AUGUST 18: PETRA - MADABA - MOUNT NEBO AMMÁN Breakfast, departure to visit Petra, the ancient city of Nabateans dating from the third century BC. Walking tour through the gorge. Visit impressive monuments sculpted in pink rock, such as the treasure "The Khazne", tomb of a Nabatean king, the tombs, the obelisks and Madhbah altar. After lunch we will continue to Amman, visiting on the way Mount Nebo, the place where Moses saw promised land. Then we will visit Madaba, the ancient Byzantine city where we will see ancient mosaic of Holy Land map and the of historical places. We will continue to Amman, the capital of Jordan for a panoramic visit. Arrival in Amman, dinner and accommodation At indicated time, departure to Ben Gurion airport to take return flight. END OF OUR SERVICES

4 2.- PRICE PER PERSON: Price per person $ 4,995 in a double room. Extra supplement for single room $ THE PRICE INCLUDES: KLM air tickets with all taxes and airport taxes. Internal flight Cairo - Aswan. Aswan Train - Cairo. Accompanying guides to attend pilgrimage logistics Bilingual translation. Guides from Egypt, Jordan and Israel. Transfers; airport - hotel - airport. Accommodation in 4 star hotels and religious houses in double rooms. Accommodation in double cabins on the cruise. Tickets to places of visit according to itinerary. Maps and caps in Israel. Complete feeding regime in Israel, 3 meals per day: breakfast, lunch and dinner, including lunches in route to Israel. Breakfasts and dinners in hotels in Egypt. Only in Sharm El Sheik and on the cruise in Egypt, three meals per day are included. Visits as mentioned in itinerary. All transfers and visits in a luxury model vehicle, with air conditioning. Trunk tips in hotels and airports.

5 4.- THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Tips for guides and drivers from Israel, Jordan and Egypt: $ 75 per person, and a tip for the cruise: $ 15 per person. Visa fees, airport and border taxes: Visa and assistance in Egypt: $ 25 + $ 5 = $ 30. Border crossing from Israel to Jordan: $ 32. Rate return from Jordan to Israel: $ 15. All these values are canceled directly in respective places. Any visit that is not mentioned in program. Value for two lunches in Egypt: $ 10 per lunch. Drinks at lunches and meals. Personal expenses. Entrance value to St. Catherine s Monastery in Sinai: $ 10. This entry is optional. Meals at airports. Non-group transfers. Travel assistance insurance, which is mandatory. $ 100 adults - $ 130 starting at age 70. Everything that is not specified in item "The price includes". 5.- REQUIREMENTS:

6 Valid passport for at least 6 months after return date (February 2019). Provide passport photocopy at St. Martin of Tours Parish office. Have pilgrimage canceled. 6.- REGISTRATIONS AND RESERVATIONS: The value of registration is $ 1,000 which is deducted from total cost of the pilgrimage. The quota is limited. 7.- FLIGHTS: KLM Flight Class Date Origin Destination Departure Arrival AF 055 V 08/08/18 WASHINGTON PARIS 18:15 07:45 09/08/18 AF 570 V 09/08/18 PARIS CAIRO 14:30 18:55 KL 462 L 08/24/18 TEL AVIV-YAFO AMSTERDAM 04:45 08:45 KL 651 N 24/08/18 AMSTERDAM WASHINGTON 13:20 15: PAYMENT METHODS: You can make cumulative payments according to payment schedule: Cash. Credit cards via PayPal. Bank transfers, to Pacific National Bank in Miami, Florida Payment by mail a check: Address in the envelope: PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK Brickell Ave. Miami, Fl Att.: MR. JULIO SOTO Write the check to the order of GALASAM INTERNACIONAL S.A. On the back of the check you should write: FOR DEPOSIT ONLY. ACCOUNT NUMBER:

7 9.- HOTELS: 4 star hotels and religious houses in Israel. 5 star ship for the Cruise in Egypt PAYMENT POLICY Initial deposit: In order to make hotels and airticket reservation a deposit of USD1,000 per pilgrim is required; from which value, 50% is not refundable for reservation expenses, The paid amount can be endorsed to a new pilgrim until 45 days before departure date Balance payment: The balance must be paid according to payment schedule established in number 10.4, so that 45 days before pilgrimage departure date total amount must be canceled Payments with bank transfer: Payments can be made by bank transfer to Pacific National Bank, in Miami - Florida Payment schedule: Initial installment $ 1,000 at date of reservation. Second installment, $ 1,000 until April 8, Third installment, $ 1,000 until May 8, 2018 and, Fourth installment, $ 1,995 until June 25, To respect air reservation and LAND TOUR, it is necessary to comply with payment schedule 11. CANCELLATION POLICY: When cancellations occur, the policy that governs is: Up to 61 days before departure, $ 500 of initial payment is lost. From 60 to 45 days before departure, $ 1,000 is not reimbursable. From 45 days to departure date there is no refund.

8 12.- NOTES: The order of visits may vary without affecting the content of the trip. Eucharist Celebrations will take place in planned Shrines. Citizens traveling with a Colombian passport need to process Jordan visa in their country of residence. Citizens traveling with an Ecuadorian passport or from other Latin countries, to enter Egypt require yellow fever vaccine; that is, the international vaccination certificate