Jerusalem Expedition (HALF-TERM)

Meeting at Istanbul Airport at 23:00. Arrival in Amman via Turkish Airlines flight departing at 06:45. After airport exit procedures, we meet our bus and have breakfast. Then we head towards the Allenby border crossing. After crossing the border by road, we move quickly to reach Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque. After arrival at Al-Aqsa Mosque, we visit the surrounding areas and then check into the hotel to rest.

After dinner at the hotel, we head to Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform evening and night prayers.

Morning prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque. After breakfast, we depart the hotel at 09:00 to walk to Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayer.

Al-Aqsa Mosque

Dome of the Rock Mosque

Al-Qibli Mosque

Al-Qadim Mosque

Al-Marwani Mosque

Al-Buraq Mosque

Islamic monuments and gates in Al-Aqsa courtyard

Al-Buraq Wall

Tomb of Prophet Mary (Mary)

Tomb of Muhiddin al-Hanbali, grandson of Prophet Omar

Bab ar-Rahma Cemetery (graves of Companions Shaddad ibn Aus and Ubada ibn al-Samit)

Morning prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque. After breakfast, we depart the hotel at 09:00 to visit the tomb and complex of Prophet David, then head to the Mount of Olives. On the Mount of Olives, we visit the shrine of Rabia al-Adawiyya and the shrine of Salman al-Farisi, followed by an informative talk about Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem with panoramic views and a brief photo stop. Then we begin our tours of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Old City of Jerusalem

Square of Prophet Omar

Citadel of Jerusalem

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre

Mosque of Prophet Omar

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Historic Armenian and Christian quarters

Mosque of Saladin and the cave where he secluded himself for worship

Walls of the Old City of Jerusalem

After dinner, we return to our hotel after night prayer.

Morning prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque. After breakfast, we depart the hotel at 09:00 towards Al-Khalil in the West Bank.

Al-Khalil – West Bank City (Not guaranteed. We will proceed based on the conditions of that day.)

Mount of Takbir (Tekbir Mountain)

Ibrahimi Mosque (Haram al-Khalil)

Tomb of Prophet Abraham

Tomb of Prophet Sarah

Tomb of Prophet Isaac

Tomb of Prophet Rebekah

Tomb of Prophet Jacob

Tomb of Prophet Leah

Tomb of Prophet Joseph

Morning prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque. After breakfast, we depart the hotel at 08:00. We meet our bus and head to the city of Jericho.

Jericho City

Shrine complex of Prophet Moses

Dead Sea

Mount of Temptation

We visit Prophet Moses and his shrine along the way. Introduction and viewing of the Dead Sea region. (Viewing will be from a distance; we will not go down to the shore.) We rest for a while in Jericho, one of the world's oldest cities. We take photos of Mount of Temptation and the Church of the Temptation, then quickly head to the Allenby border crossing to cross the border. After completing border procedures and entering Jordanian territory, we visit Prophet Joshua, the Turkish Martyrs Cemetery (Ottoman Cemetery), and Prophet Shuayb's shrine, then proceed to the airport for flight procedures. We return to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines flight departing at 03:05.