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HOLY LAND 10 DAYS / 9 NIGHTS
ISRAEL AND JORDAN


Day 1: Arrival in Israel / Tiberias (or Nazareth)
Arrive in Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, where you will be met by our guide. Proceed to Tiberias (or Nazareth) for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Nazareth - Cana of Galilee – Mt Tabor
After breakfast we drive to Nazareth. Visit Mary’s well and the Church of the Annunciation, where angel Gabriel appeared to Virgin Mary and announced the birth of Jesus Christ. Continue to Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performed the first miracle, turning water into wine at the wedding feast. In the afternoon, we drive to the summit of Mt. Tabor to visit the Basilica of the Transfiguration.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: See of Galilee – Jordan River
We take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee from Tiberias to Kibbutz Ginosar. We see a two thousand years old boat recently discovered on the seashore.Proceed to Capernaum, home of our Lord during his ministry. After visiting the synagogue where he preached, drive on to Tabgha. Visit the site where Jesus fed 5000 men marked by the Church of Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish. Then to the Church of St. Peter’s Primacy. Go on to Mt. of Beatitudes, where Jesus has preached the Sermon of the Mountain to his Disciples.
Our journey continues and our next stop is at the traditional baptismal spot, where we renew our baptismal vows.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Madaba – Mt Nebo - Amman
After breakfast cross the Shieck Hussein border. Drice to Madaba, visit St. George monastery and see the unique mosaic map pf the Holy Land. Continue to Mount Nebo from which Moses first glimpsed the Holy land. Proceed to Amman for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Petra
Full day visit of Petra, the wonderful pink stone city. Back to Amman for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Masada – Qumran – Dead Sea - Jerusalem
Cross the border with Israel via Allenby. Drive to Masada and visit the site. Continue to Qumran where the famous old manuscripts were founded. Continue to a Dead Sea beach: swim, float, have sun bath, mud bath, enjoy the SPA… Visit Jericho and proceed to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Jerusalem - Bethlehem
Begin the day enjoying a spectacular morning view of the “Golden City” of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Visit the church of Pater Noster, the Chapel of Ascension and then walk the “Palm Sunday Road” to the Garden of Gethsemane. Visit the Rock of Agony where Jesus prayed for God’s will to be done.
We continue to Bethlehem and visit the Basilica of the Nativity, the Manger, the Church of St. Catherine, the Grotto of St. Jerome and the Shepherds’ Field, where the angel appeared to the shepherds and led them to Bethlehem.
Back to hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Old Jerusalem
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem via the Dung Gate and see the Western Wall, the Al Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock Mosques. Visit the Church of St. Anne and view the pool of Bethesda. Visit the Chapel of Flagellation, Lithostrotos and the Arch of “Ecce Homo”.
Follow the Via Dolorosa through the alleys and the bazaars to the holiest shrine in the Christendom, the Basilica of Resurrection to visit the Golgotha and Tomb of Our Lord.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 9: Mount Sion – Ein Karem
Drive to Mt. Zion to visit the Upper Room and Church of the Dormition where the Blessed Virgin Mary went to eternal sleep. Then on to the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu where Peter denied Jesus thrice.
Drive on to the New City of Jerusalem to see the scale mode of this ancient city as it was during the time of Jesus. On the way to the Knesset (the Parliament of Israel), drive to the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed. On to Ein Karem, the birthplace of St. John the Baptist, see the Church of the Visitation, where the Blessed Virgin Mary proclaimed her famous hymn of thanksgiving known as the Magnificat. <
Farewell dinner at a famous Middle Eastern restaurant in Jerusalem.

Day 10: Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion airport and flight home.

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