The Holy Land & Jordan
12 Days
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Join us on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land & Jordan, walk were Jesus walked and taught, explore ancient history and sacred landscapes!
What's Included
Roundtrip Airfare
Guided Tours
First Class Hotels
Deluxe Motor Coaches
Entrance Fees
3 meals a day
Booking of daily mass where possible and when accompanied by a priest. Priest is provided by tour host and is subject to change due to availability,
Daily Itinerary
Depart from our local airport to begin our pilgrimage for The Holy Land.
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport ,assist by a representative to the bus . Transfer to the hotel in Netanya/Tel-Aviv for dinner & overnight.
Following breakfast, we will drive to Caesarea, the former capital of Judea. We will have the opportunity to visit the archaeological remains of this ancient port, which aided as base for the Herodian navy and the the place were Peter baptized the Centurion Cornilios and his household. Continue North to Haifa. In Haifa, we will visit Stella Maris, a Carmelite Monastery. The monastery is located above the cave where Elijah, the prophet, once dwelled. Then we proceed to Tiberias for dinner & overnight.
We begin this day with breakfast at the hotel, followed by a boat ride on the beautiful and scenic Sea of Galilee (Luke 5:1). Following the Sea of Galilee, we continue to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus proclaimed His great Sermon on the Mount (Luke 6:20-49). Near the Mount, is Tabgha, one of Jesus' miracle sites. At Tabgha, Jesus fed the crowd of 5,000 people from five loaves of bread and two fish (Luke 9:10-17). Also, in Tabgha is St. Peter's Primacy where Jesus bestowed church leadership upon Peter (John 21:9). Continue to visit Capernaum, the launching place of Jesus' ministry. In Capernaum, see the Synagogue where Jesus taught (Mark 1:21-29) and gave His sermon on the Bread of Life. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we will drive to Nazareth, where we visit the Grand Basilica of the Annunciation and the St. Joseph's Church. Then we visit Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water to wine at a wedding. Its modest church is a suitable place to reconfirm wedding vows. We will then drive to Mount Tabor, the Mount of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8). From the top of the mountain there is a wonderful panoramic view which extends from Mt. Hermon in the north to the hills of Samaria in the south. Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast we leave the sea of Galilee and drive to the town of Ein Karem to visit the shrine of visitation and birthplace of St. John the baptist. Then to Bethlehem, Visit the birthplace of Jesus which is marked by the Basilica of the Nativity and to kneel at the place of his birth in the Grotto of the Nativity. We will also visit the Shepherd's Field where the Angel of the Lord proclaimed the good news of the birth of the Savior (Luke 2:8-18). Then back to the Hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.
We begin this day after breakfast, driving to the top of the Mount of Olives, for a majestic view over all of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the biblical world. the Pater Noster Church and the Chapel of Dominus Flevit (Jesus wept) before walking down the “Palm Sunday Road” to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony) where Christ prayed on the night of His betrayal (Luke 22:40-46). Next, we drive to the Upper Room, and the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion. After we will visit the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (government house of Caiaphas). Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast we visit Bethany, the town where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. We then drive to visit the Qasr El-Yahud baptismal site on the River Jordan, which the Vatican recognizes as the authentic site of the baptism. There we renew our baptismal vows. We pass through Jericho, with a view on the Mount of Temptation, the place where Jesus spent 40 days and 40 nights in the desert. Drive to Qumran, and the Dead Sea, where we can float on the mineral-rich water. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel in Jerusalem.
Today is a walking tour within the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, visiting the Pools of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the man who had been crippled for 38 years (John 5:2-9), and the Church of St. Anne where there is an opportunity to sing a hymn before walking along the Via Dolorosa (Way of the Cross) from Pilate’s Judgment Hall to the empty tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. After we visit the western wall. Back to the hotel for dinner & overnight.
This Morning we cross to Jordan via Allenby bridge. We then meet our guide and proceed to Madaba to visit St George church” the home of a beautiful 6th century mosaic map of the Holy Land”. Afterwards we have Lunch then we visit Mount Nebo where Moses viewed the Holy Land. Dinner & overnight in Petra.
Today we visit The "rose, red city" begins at the Siq, a winding canyon road. At the end of the passage we will see Petra's most beautiful monument the Treasury. we will see temples, royal tombs, a theater and a water channels. Dinner & overnight in Amman.
Transfer to Amman Airport for our flights back home.
*Occasionally local religious holidays, national days, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of visits or the missing of certain visit. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, however, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of places to be visited.