1st Day: Tel-Aviv airport / Arrival

We arrive Tel-Aviv airport where we will be met, assisted and transferred to our hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

2nd Day: Ein Karem / Shepherds Field / Bethlehem

We drive this morning to Ein Karem to visit the Church of Visitation and the Church of St. John the Baptist. We continue heading towards Bethlehem for a stop at the Shepherds’ Field.

In the afternoon, we visit the Grotto and the Chapel of St. Gerome at the Basilica of the Nativity. Our final stop will be at the Milk Grotto before we return to our hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

3rd Day: Mt. Olives / Gethsemane / Mt. Zion

We ascend this morning to the Mt. of Olives for a unique view of the Old City of Jerusalem. We visit Pater Noster Church and the Chapel of the Ascension. We then walk the traditional Palm Sunday road to Dominus Flevit to visit the Rock of Agony at the Church of Gethsemane and the  nearby Mary’s Tomb.

In the afternoon we drive through the Kedron Valley to Mt. Zion to visit the Cenacle, the Dormition Abbey and the Church of St. Peter in Galicantu. We return back to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

4th Day: Old City of Jerusalem

Our walking tour starts with a view of the the Western Wall and the Temple Mount where we see Al – Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.

We then pass by St. Stephen’s Gate  to visit St. Anne Church and the Pool of Bethesda. As we walk the Via Dolorosa, we visit the  Church of FlagellationEcce Homo Arch, and the Stations of the Cross that take us along the final steps of Jesus to Calvary and the Holy Tomb at the  Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Our tour ends this day as we walk out through  the bazaars and gates of the Old City to our hotel where we will have dinner and overnight.

5th Day: Caesarea / Mt. Carmel / Nazareth / Cana / Tiberias

We leave Jerusalem this morning and head north through the coastal highway to visit the awesome ruins of Caesarea Martima. We continue along the Mediterranean Sea and ascend to Mt. Carmel to visit Stella Maris Convent with Prophet Elija’s Grotto.

We proceed from there to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, Home of Mary, the Church of St. Joseph,  and Mary’s Well. We then drive to visit Cana on our way to our hotel in the Galilee for dinner and overnight.

6th Day:  River Jordan / Mt. Tabor / Capernaum / Tabgha / Mt. of Beatitudes

Our day begins with a stop at River Jordan. From there we drive up to Mt. Tabor to visit the Church of Transfiguration. We continue to the Sea of Galilee to visit Capernaum and  Tabgha to the chapel dedicated to the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, and from there on to St. Peter’s Primacy. Afterwards, we ascend to the Mt. of Beatitudes where Jesus gave his most famous Sermon on the Mount’ before we return back to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

7th Day: Magdala / Jericho / Dead Sea 

This morning we take an inspiring  boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and take a short drive to the newly discovered old town of Magdala, home town of Mary Magdalene, where we will visit the on-going excavations that have revealed the 1st century synagogue and the recently built Spirituality Centre.

We continue our drive from there to Jericho to see the Sycamore Tree. and Elijah’s spring. There we will have a splendid view of  the Mt. of Temptation. We head to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

8th Day:  Qumran / Massada / Dead Sea

We begin our tour this day with a first stop in Qumran. We proceed from there passing by Ein Gedi to visit Massada. On our way back, we stop for a short swim at the Dead Sea. Time permitting we visit Bethany on the way.  Return back to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

9th Day:  Tel-Aviv airport / Departure

We conclude our pilgrimage to the Holy Land and transfer to Tel-Aviv airport for our return flight back home.

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