Royal tombs carved into the red sandstone cliffs of Petra under a blue sky

A family walking along the Dubai Marina promenade beneath its skyscrapers

Dubai's skyline and the Burj Khalifa beyond a turquoise bay and a sandy beach

A tour group on the Mount of Olives, looking over Jerusalem's Old City and the Dome of the Rock

Middle East

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United Arab Emirates

Sample itinerary · Fully customizable

Four nights in Dubai with day trips across the Emirates, from a dhow dinner cruise on the Marina to an evening in the dunes with camels, dates and a barbecue under the stars. Groups see Sharjah and Ajman, the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, and the view from the top of the Burj Khalifa. The program can be shortened to three or four days by keeping the Dubai highlights and dropping the longer excursions.

Day by day: Dazzling Dubai
Day	Location	Highlights
Day 1	Dubai	Arrive, then a dhow dinner cruise on the Marina
Day 2	Dubai → Sharjah → Ajman	Desert safari and two neighboring emirates
Day 3	Dubai → Abu Dhabi	Dubai sights and the Grand Mosque
Day 4	Dubai	Burj Khalifa, the fountains and the old souks
Day 5	Dubai	Last shopping, then depart from Dubai

Israel & Jordan

Sample itinerary · Fully customizable

A Holy Land journey that follows the Gospel story from the Mediterranean coast to Galilee and Jerusalem, with a crossing into Jordan for the rock-cut city of Petra. Highlights include Roman Caesarea, a boat on the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes, the Old City walk to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Masada and a float in the Dead Sea, and Bethlehem.

Day by day: Israel & Jordan
Day	Location	Highlights
Day 1	Tel Aviv	Arrive in Israel
Day 2	Tel Aviv → Sea of Galilee	Caesarea, Megiddo, Mount Carmel and Nazareth
Day 3	Sea of Galilee	A boat on the lake, then Capernaum
Day 4	Sea of Galilee → Petra	The Jordan River and Bet She'an, then Jordan
Day 5	Petra → Jerusalem	The rose-red city of Petra
Day 6	Jerusalem	Mount of Olives and the Via Dolorosa
Day 7	Jerusalem → Dead Sea	Qumran, Ein Gedi, Masada and a float
Day 8	Jerusalem → Bethlehem	The Garden Tomb and the Church of the Nativity
Day 9	Jerusalem	Depart from Ben Gurion Airport

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Middle East

United Arab Emirates

01Dazzling Dubai5 days · 4 nights · Four nights in Dubai

Israel & Jordan

01Israel & Jordan9 days · 8 nights · Tel Aviv → Sea of Galilee → Petra → Jerusalem

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