Catholic Pilgrimage Holy Land Tour – 11 Days

Duration

11 days

Max People

50

Pickup

Airpot

Min People

15

Overview

Classical Holy Land Tour

Tour Highlights

  • The tourist in this package will enjoy and experience the religious sites all over Israel and West Bank, beside the fabulous visits to old churches and markets in many cities, where tourist finds the history of the holy land, and enjoy the old buildings and ancient handcrafts for souvenirs.

Included/Excluded

  • Meet and assist upon arrival and departing From/To Airport
  • Accommodation on H/B basis (Breakfast and Dinner)
  • Transportation in a Modern Coach for all the Tour days
  • Professional Guide
  • Entrance fees to all sights, as mention in itinerary, including boat ride on Sea of Galilee, Taxi ride to Mt. Tabor.
  • Transportations from and to Hotels
  • Arab Dinner in a local traditional restaurant in Bethlehem.
  • Airline Tickets
  • Health, cancellation and Baggage Insurance.
  • Visa cost if applicable.
  • Items of personal use (Landry, Phone calls)
  • Lunches
  • Tips
  • Others

Tour Plan

Day 01 Arrival

Arrival to Ben Gurion Airport. Meet our representative and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Galilee.

Day 02 Sea of Galilee, Mt. of the Beatitudes, Tabgha, and River Jordan.
  • After Breakfast. Today we visit the places where Jesus acted around the Sea of Galilee: Capernaum, with Peters House and the famous Synagogue, enjoy the view from Mt. of the Beatitudes, where the "Sermon on the Mount" was given, and the reconstructed church at Tabgha, where tradition puts the miracle of the Bread and The Fish. We will also sail on the sea in a boat similar to the boat used by Jesus and his disciples. In the afternoon we end the day at the Yardenit Baptismal Site on the Holy River Jordan.
    Return to your hotel. Dinner included. Overnight in Galilee.Optional: Mass Reservation the at CHURCH OF MOUNT OF BEATITUDES
Day 03 Golan Heights, Tiberia, Mount Bental, and Ancient Katzrin

After breakfast, we ascend the Golan Heights to Caesarea Philippi (Baniass) – one of the sources of the holy Jordan River. The natural beauty of the spot is the scenery to the remarkable archaeological findings of Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus gave Peter the authority to be "the Rock on which I shall build my Church!". Drive up to the summit of Mount Bental. From the top of this non-active volcano you have a wide view over the Mountains of Galilee, up to Lebanon, and far over the Syrian border. This is an excellent spot to explain the geography and history of this region in the past and present. Continue to Ancient Katzrin, to view the well-preserved synagogue and town, where you can also understand daily life during Jesus' Time. Return to your hotel. Dinner included. Overnight in Galilee.

Day 04 Cana, Nazareth, and Mt. Tabor.

After Breakfast Visit Cana in Galilee, where Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water to wine at a wedding, and continue to Nazareth, where we visit the Basilica of the Annunciation and the Greek-Orthodox St. Gabriel Church near Mary's Well. Following Jesus' Footsteps, we drive up a steep, winding road to Mt. Tabor with its scenic Church of the Transfiguration.
Return to your hotel. Dinner included. Overnight in Galilee.

Optional: Mass Reservation at CANA – SHRINE OF THE FIRST MIRACLE

Day 05 Megiddo, Haifa, and Akko

After Breakfast, we start at Tell Megiddo, where we can find traces of fortifications left by the Canaanites, King Salomon, King Ahab, and more, as well as a very sophisticated water system, some claim was built by king Salomon. This strategic place has always been the scenery of war, and according to John's Revelation, it is here where the last battle shall take place – the battle of Armageddon. From here we drive through some Druze villages to the modern port city Haifa, situated on the slopes of the evergreen Mt. Carmel. The view from this mountain is famous for its beauty. We visit the Carmelite Monastery of Mukhraka, which means “burned place,” where Elijah faced off against the prophets of Baal and God sent down fire from Heaven. Drive to the oriental city of Akko (Acre), where the Crusaders built their most important port. We can still visit the very well-preserved "Knights Halls" under the living oriental Bazaar with its colors and odors of the East, The Last Bath Attendant in the Turkish Bath – The Hammam.
Return to your hotel. Dinner included. Overnight in Galilee.

Optional: Mass Reservation at MONASTERY OF MUKHRAKA

Day 06 Jericho and The Dead sea
  • After Breakfast, we drive along the Judean Desert to Jericho, where we shall see the Sycamore Tree, on which tradition says that Zacchaeus the Tax-collector climbed in order to see The Lord, and Elisha's spring. A modern cable-car will take us up to the Mount of Temptation, where the monks built their monastery hanging from a cliff, on the spot where Jesus was tempted by the Devil. We descend to the deepest place on earth – The Dead Sea! We spend the afternoon at a beach floating in The Dead Sea, known for its healing qualities. Dinner included. Overnight in Bethlehem.Optional: Mass Reservation at JERICHO – GOOD SHEPHERD’S CHURCH
Day 07 Bethlehem, Beit Sahur and Hebron

After Breakfast, Drive to Bethlehem and visit the ancient Church of Nativity, the very place where Jesus was born, with the Catholic St. Catherine Church housing the tombs of the Forty Innocent Children, as well as the Milk Grotto. Drive to Beit Sahur to visit the Church of the Shepherds Fields. We drive to Herodian to Visit the Tomb of Herod the Great. In the Late Afternoon, we Visit Caritas Baby Hospital
Dinner included. Overnight in Bethlehem.

Optional: Mass Reservation at BETHLEHEM –CHURCH OF NATIVITY

Day 08 Jerusalem and Mt. of Olives.

After Breakfast we ascend the Mt. of Olives for a panoramic view of the city, pass by the Church of Ascension, from there we walk to the Pater Noster Church, one of the first 4 churches built by St. Helen. Now, just like Our Lord in the past, we can enjoy a panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem! A steep road takes us down to the Dominus Flevit Church, where the Lord wept over the destruction of the Temple. We will end this day at the Garden of Gethsemane, humbly meditating under the ancient Olive Trees, remembering Our Lord's wailing in the Church of All Nations. At Zion Gate we visit the "Upper Room" (also known as the Cenacle or Caenaculum) where Jesus and his disciples had the Last Supper together, King David's Tomb and the Dormition Abbey which marks the site where the Virgin Mary is said to have died, or fell into 'eternal sleep'.
Return to your hotel. Dinner included. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Optional: Mass Reservation at PATER NOSTER (Carmelite Sisters)

Day 09 Old Jerusalem

After Breakfast, we will re-experience that dramatic Friday, when Jesus was crucified. We start at the Bethesda Pools, where Jesus healed the crippled man who couldn't walk for decades, and the St. Anna Church, famous for its long-lasting echo. Following Our Lord on the Way of the Cross – the "Via Dolorosa", we stop by the Ecce Homo Arch, before entering the Sisters of Zion Monastery to see the Pretorium where Jesus was sentenced to Death, with the famous Lithostrotus, where you can still see some Roman engravings on the ancient pavement. The stations of the Via Dolorosa lead us through the colorful "Suq" (Bazaar) of the Old City to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where we will see the Hill of Calvary (Golgotha) and the empty Tomb of Jesus. Walking through the Jewish Quarter we will see the well-preserved Roman Cardo. Continue at the famous Western ("Wailing" Wall) –the last remnants of the Jewish Temple. Today different Jews from all over the world come here to worship. If open to visits, we will ascend the Temple Mount to view (from outside) the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aksa Mosque.
Return to your hotel. Dinner included. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Optional: Mass Reservation at BASILICA OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE

Day 10 EIN KEREM

After breakfast, At the Israel Museum we will visit the 1:50 Model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period (the Time of Jesus) and the "Shrine of the Book" where the original "Dead Sea Scrolls" are exhibited. In the afternoon free time to Enjoy Jerusalem by Your Own.
Driver to Bethlehem . Dinner. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Optional: Mass Reservation at EIN KEREM - CHURCH OF THE VISITATION

Day 11 Ben Gurion Airport

After breakfast, According to your departing flight details. Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Ben Gurion Airport. End of services

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