Holy Land in Ten Days and Nine Nights

• The itinerary could be subject to changes which do not depend on out organization.

Day 1: Home - Tel Aviv - Galilee


     Begin yourspiritual journey with

Landing at Ben Gurion Airport

an evening departure from your hometown, on the overnight flight to Tel Aviv.
     Arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport. Exit the terminal and meet your guide. Transfer to your hotel in Nazareth or Tiberias, with a stop on the way at Caesarea Maritima, if time permits (this depends on your flight arrival time). Dinner and lodging at your hotel.
 
Day 2:  In Mary’s Footsteps

     This morning we drive to Cana to visit the Church commemorating the place where Jesus transformed water into wine. Then on to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of Annunciation, Mary´s Well and the Synagogue.

Stella Maris Convent

      In the afternoon, we travel on to Haifa and Carmel. Ascending the Carmel Mountains we will visit the Stella Maris Convent, and the Prophet Elijah´s Grotto, before returning for dinner and lodging at your hotel.
 
Day 3: In Jesus’ and the Disciples’ Footsteps

     We start the day with a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to see St. Peter´s Memorial, St. Peter´s House and the Synagogue. Then on to Mt. of Beatitudes where our Lord gave the Sermon on the Mount. Continue to Tabgha, the site of multiplication of fish and loaves.

     We then drive to the Jordan River at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee to renew our Baptismal Vows. We finish the day with a visit to Mt.Tabor and the church of the Transfiguration. Then drive back to the hotel for dinner and lodging.
 
Day 4: Tiberias – Masada - Dead Sea – Qumran

     We leave Tiberias via the Jordan Valley to visit Masada, the Dead Sea, and on to Qumran, to see the excavations of the Essene Monastery and the Caves of the Scrolls.

Mount of Temptation

     Moving on to Jericho, we visit the ancient city, Elisha´s spring, the Sycamore Tree that Zacchaeus climbed in order to see Jesus, the New City and the view of the Mount of Temptation. Heading towards Jerusalem, we stop off at Bethany, the village of Mary, Martha and Lazarus and visit the tomb of Lazarus. This is followed by a short drive to your hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and lodging.
 

Day 5: Bethlehem – Ein Karem

Saint Jerome

     This morning we drive to Bethlehem to visit the place of our Lord’s birth in the Basilica of the Nativity. We will also see the Chapel of St. Jerome, the Milk Grotto, and the Shepherds Fields.
     In the afternoon we drive to the nearby village of Ein Karem to visit the birth-place of St. John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation. If time permits we will stop to visit the Holy Land Model, before returning to your hotel for dinner and lodging. 
 
Day 6: Jerusalem, The Passion of Jesus´ last hours

     Our tour this morning will be dedicated to the Old City of Jerusalem. We’ll start at the Temple area, where we will see the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and then St. Anne’s Church and the Pools of Bethesda.

Church of the Flagellation

     From there we trace the final footsteps of Jesus along the Vía Dolorosa, from the Church of  Flagellation, Ecce Homo and on ot the Holy Sepulchre. There we will visit Calvary and the empty Tomb of our Lord, and the different sections of the church. We will have free time at the church for prayers and reflection before going back to the hotel for dinner and lodging. 
 

Day 7: Mount of Olives – Mount Zion

Church of Pater Noster

     After breakfast we drive to the top of the Mt. of Olives to visit the Church of Pater Noster where Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, and then proceed down the Palm Sunday route to the Church of Dominus Flevit, where our Lord wept over the city. We continue our walk on the Palm Sunday route to the Garden of Gethsemane, where we find the Rock of Agony where Jesus prayed before his betrayal. 

     In the afternoon we go on Mount Zion to visit the Church of the Dormition Abbey, where our Blessed Mother fell asleep. Next we go to the Cenacle, the place of the Last Supper and Pentecost. Today we also visit the Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu, which commemorates the house of Caiphas, the high priest of the Jews, where Jesus was imprisoned for the night and where Peter denied our Lord. After this we return to our hotel for dinner and lodging.
 
Day 8: Jerusalem, going around

Emmaus

 
     This morning we will visit Mini Israel where you can see miniture models of some of the sites you visited on this pilgrimage. After this we will return to the hotel for a special lunch meal. 
In the afternoon we drive to Emmaus, returning to our hotel for dinner and lodging.
 
Day 9: Free Day.

     Enjoy this day on your own to re-visit the Holy Sites and do some shopping.
Return to our hotel for dinner and lodging.
 
Day 10:  Tel Aviv - Home

     Transfer to the airport, filled with cherished memories, for your return flight home.