TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010 |
Transfer to Border and goodbye to Avraham Herzl |
Border crossings |
Coffee in Aqaba |
To Petra, with stop overlooking Arava |
Tour Petra, with free time at end |
Lunch in Wadi Musa |
Return to Border with stop overlooking Wadi Rum |
Border crossing, transfer to Hotel |
Class Meeting |
Dinner on Own |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010 |
(Free Beach) or sleep late |
Lunch, Dinner on own |
Many: Snorkeling in coral reefs |
Depart for Taba Border-transfer |
Ride to Jabal Musa (Mt. Sinai). Trixie: rent room, nap. |
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010 |
Climb Jabal Musa---Sunrise on summit |
Tour of Summit (Byzantine church, mosque, Moses’ cave; views of Saint Catherine peak, Abbas Pasha Castle; Mini lecture—descent via stairs Elijah’s garden on way down. |
(Coffee shop break) |
Tour of Santa Caterina including bone-house |
Nabatean Inscriptions |
Nuweiba: Drivethrough tour |
Transfer to Taba/Eilat Border |
Lunch on own |
Organize bus and cabrides to Egged |
Depart for Tel Aviv or Jerusalem |
“Free Weekend” check-in. Maronite Convent, Zion Square, Momo. |