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It is with great pleasure to announce that Dr. Tiberius Rata will be hosting an educational trip to Egypt to explore the Bible throughout all of Egypt. The trip will take place from May 12th – May 20th, 2025. The cost of the trip will be approximately $3,000 per person. We will need a form for EACH individual person interested in attending this trip (we will need 2 separate forms for a couple). There will be approximately 15-20 spots available on a first come-first served basis.

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Please see the full itinerary below:

Mon 12 May 2025
To Fly from Chicago or Detroit international airport

Tue 13 May 2025
Arrival at Cairo Int’l Airport.
Meet and assist through customs and formalities.
Transfer to an airport hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.

Wed 14 May 2025
Morning fly to Aswan.
Meet & assist at Aswan airport, then transfer to the boat.
Embarkation before lunch. In the afternoon, you will discover the gigantic high Dam; and Philae temple dedicated to the goddess ISIS.
Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan

Thu 15 May 2025
In the early morning, your ship will sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the unusual double temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the god Haroeris.
Lunch on board.
Admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile while sailing to Edfu where you will discover the huge temple dedicated to the God Horus by horse carriage and tour it with your guide.
Dinner and overnight on board.

Fri 16 May 2025
After breakfast it is time to focus on the west bank of Luxor: explore The Great Valleys of the Kings where generations of Pharaohs and Nobles were buried in crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the two huge Colossi of Memnon. You will then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Back to the ship for lunch.
Dinner and overnight onboard in Luxor.

Sat 17 May 2025
Check out after breakfast then transfer to enjoy the afternoon in the East Bank of Luxor: walk among the pillars of the temple dedicated to the god Amun Ra and along the avenue of the Sphinxes at Karnak and Luxor temples, an experience which you will treasure for the rest of your life.
Fly to Cairo

Sun 18 May 2025
After breakfast transfer to visit Visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization , which provides a comprehensive history of Egypt and houses 20 royal mummies of the New Kingdom.
Visit Old Coptic Cairo. The Church of St Sergius. This church is the oldest and most unique of the churches in Old Cairo, founded in the 5th century. Its main attraction is crypt claimed to be the place where the Holy Family stayed during their Egyptian exile.
Visit Ben Ezra synagogue is the supreme Jewish monument in Cairo. It is not the only synagogue, but it is the most used. It no longer has a rabbi, but is maintained by 42 local Jewish families.t Legends claim that the synagogue is built on the spot where pharaoh’s daughter found Moses in the bulrushes and where Jeremiah spoke to survivors after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.
Wake in Maadi Church.
Transfer to the hotel for check in.
Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

Mon 19 May 2025
After breakfast, transfer to Giza.
Visit the Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren & Mikarinus.
Optional: enter inside any pyramids.
After viewing the three great Pyramids from a panoramic viewpoint, visit to the giant one stone Sphinx.
Visit the Egyptian Museum located in downtown Cairo, housing thousands of pieces of the ancient Egyptian civilization, including the most famous collection of the young king Tut Ankh Amoun with its fascinating treasures.
Optional Lunch then transfer to visit the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral.
visit the Cave Church; a big church set in a big cave at the heart of Mokatam Hill. It is located by one of Cairo’s garbage collectors area, where there are about 50,000 Christians living on manual garbage separation.
Dinner.

Tue 20 May 2025
Fly from Cairo international airport back to Chicago