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Egypt/Jordan Signature Tour
February 28 - March 11, 2024
Led by Jerrell Jobe
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 10 - Plains of Moab: Wadi Musa, Shobek, Madaba, Mount Nebo, Dead Sea
posted on Sunday March 10 2024 at 8:00 pm UTC
Our last day of the tour found us up early and on the bus, leaving our beautiful hotel in Petra and heading up the hill to a very special spring. Named the Wadi Musa, meaning, “The Valley of Moses,” local tradition claims that this is the spring where Moses struck the rock providing water...
Day 09 - Petra, Lost City of the Nabateans
posted on Sunday March 10 2024 at 1:00 am UTC
A sunrise camel ride in the desert of Lawrence of Arabia began our day complete with the theme song from the 1962 movie. We returned to the camp for breakfast and then loaded the bus for our trip to Petra. It was tough to say good-bye to Sun City Camp, which for GTI is like a second home. On the way...
Day 08 - Route of the Exodus, Wadi Rum Jeep Tour
posted on Saturday March 09 2024 at 1:00 am UTC
We had an early morning departure from our river boat to catch a flight from Aswan to Aqaba, saying goodbye to Egypt and hello to Jordan. As we waited for our flight to leave, we discussed the route of the Exodus from Goshen, and where Israel could possibly have crossed the Red Sea. We then boarded our...
Day 07 - Aswan and the First Cataract: Sehel Island, Elephantine Island, Felucca
posted on Thursday March 07 2024 at 10:00 pm UTC
It was an extraordinary day in Aswan that began on the sundeck of our boat with a devotional study on ancient sailing techniques and living by the Wind or the Spirit of God. We then boarded river taxis and motored our way to the first cataract of the Nile where granite outcroppings restrict the flow...
Day 06 - The Nile River: Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo
posted on Wednesday March 06 2024 at 8:00 pm UTC
After sailing through the evening, we arrived in Edfu during the night. In the morning, we enjoyed breakfast and then met again for a devotional study on the sundeck from Proverbs 4:23, “Guard your heart with all diligence for from it flow the springs of life.” We then...
Day 05 - Luxor and the Temples to the Gods: Karnak, Papyrus Shop, Luxor Temple
posted on Wednesday March 06 2024 at 1:00 am UTC
After breakfast, our day began with a devotion on the sundeck of our river boat which was still docked in Luxor. We then headed to the Karnak Temple, the world’s largest ancient temple complex. Though its founding dates to the early 2nd millennium B.C., various pharaohs throughout history added...
Day 04 - Luxor and the Tombs of the Pharaohs: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's Temple, Medinet Habu
posted on Monday March 04 2024 at 11:00 pm UTC
Another beautiful day in Egypt began with a devotional study on the Nile. We looked at the phrase, “Out of Egypt I called my son,” from Matthew 2:15 and Hosea 11:1. Afterwards, our first stop was the Valley of the Kings where the great pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried. This is an extraordinary...
Day 03 - Luxor, Capital of the New Kingdom: Bricks, Ramesseum, Alabaster Shop, Deir el Medina, Carriage Ride
posted on Monday March 04 2024 at 12:00 am UTC
After breakfast and an early morning devotional study of Genesis 15 on the shore of the Nile, we boarded our bus for a family-owned brick making factory where they are still making bricks the same way they have for thousands of years. Getting our hands in the muck ourselves, we experienced a bit of the...
Day 02 - Cairo's Ancient Artifacts of Egypt
posted on Sunday March 03 2024 at 1:00 am UTC
Day 2 began with an early morning devotion by the pool at the Pyramids Hotel. We fielded impressions from the group from our first day and then prayed for Egypt based on Isaiah’s prophecy concerning Egypt in chapter 19 of his prophecies. Our first stop of the morning was the Egyptian...
Day 01 - Cairo and the Pyramids of the Old Kingdom: Saqqara, Pyramids, Sphinx
posted on Friday March 01 2024 at 7:00 pm UTC
Today we stepped back 4800 years into history with a visit to the oldest pyramid in Egypt: the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the pharaoh of the third dynasty of the Old Kingdom. We entered the corridor to the tomb chamber, which could be viewed from above. We also toured some of the other tombs at Saqqara,...
Day 00 - Arrival
posted on Friday March 01 2024 at 1:00 am UTC
Our Egypt/Jordan Signature Tour group has arrived safely to Egypt. After a good night's rest, tomorrow we will begin our tour at the Pyramids! Keep watching for more posts and photos!...
Preparing for Jordan, Egypt, Jordan
posted on Sunday February 25 2024 at 7:20 am UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...
Preparing for Egypt, Jordan
posted on Friday February 23 2024 at 10:20 pm UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...