6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS ISRAEL

TOUR ITINERARY

Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport

Meeting and assistance at the airport by tour representative

Meet your guide and drive to the North

Dinner & overnight Nazareth

After breakfast, visit to the 2000 years old ancient boat at the “Jesus Boat Museum” located on Kibbutz Ginosar.

Then take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (Optional mass on board the boat).

Visit Capernaum, the town Jesus made his home after leaving Nazareth.

Visit St Peter Primacy Church.

Capernaum is the place where Jesus recruited the first of disciples (Matthew 4: 13, Luke 4: 31-37, Matthew 8: 14-17, Mark 2: 1-12, Matthew 8: 5-13, Mark 5: 21-43, Matthew 11: 23 24).

Visit the excavation of the ancient synagogue and the house of St. Peter

Next we’ll go to Tabgha to the Church of the Multiplication, the traditional site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the third resurrection appearance of Jesus (Feeding of 5000; Mark 6)

Continue on to visit Mount Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew  5: 1-12)

Drive to the new Visitors Center at the ancient port city of Migdal (Magdala) the home of MaryMagdalena whom Jesus had cleansed of seven demons and later was with him at the crucifixionand resurrection.

See the remains of a Synagogue used during the times of Jesus

Dinner & Overnight Nazareth

Breakfast and check out.

Drive to the city of Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performed his first miracle turning jars of water into wine (John 2: 1-11).

Continue to Nazareth, the home of Joseph and Mary, pass Mary’s Well, and visit the Church of the

Annunciation. (Luke 1: 26-28)

Visit Mount Tabor the site of Transfiguration, with a church and monastery built on ancient foundations at its summit. From this natural stronghold, 588 meters above sea level (almost 2,000 ft.), a magnificent view of the fertile Jezreel Valley can be had.

Drive to Jerusalem

Enter the city of Jerusalem in the traditional way and view the city from Mt. Scopus

Dinner & Overnight Jerusalem

After breakfast ascend Mount of Olives (Matthew 24:3, Luke 21:37) for a breathtaking panoramic view of the old city of Jerusalem.

Walk along the Palm Sunday Way and visit the chapel of Dominus Flevit (Luke 19: 41-44).

Descend to the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26: 36-46, Luke 22: 39-45, Mark 14: 32-42) where Jesus spent the last night before he was arrested.

Visit the Church of All Nations.

On to Mt Zion to Cenacolino the Last Supper room (Matthew 26: 17-25), King David’s Tomb and Dormition Abbey.

Visit the house of the high priest Caiphas and the Church of St. Peter in Galicantu (Matthew 26: 31-35).

This is the place where Peter denied the Lord the 3rd time.

We’ll then walk through the Jewish Quarter, which was reconstructed after the city was unified after the Six-Day War in 1967. A special point of interest in the restored Jewish Quarter is the “Cardo”, meaning the “heart” of this ancient Byzantine City.

Proceed to holiest place in Judaism today, the Western Wall – “Kotel”. The Kotel is part of the few remaining structures of the Temple Complex built by Herod the Great

Dinner & Overnight Jerusalem

After breakfast visit the Temple Mount, like many sites in Jerusalem the Temple Mount is sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians. Originally, it was the site of the two great Temples of Jerusalem.

Head for the Southern Steps and visit the Davidson Center, one of the most significant archeological sites in the country.

Visit King Solomon Quarries. About 9,000 square-meters beneath the Old City houses lies a most remarkable cave, both in size and beauty. This legendary cave, known as Zedekiah’s Cave, one of the most spectacular sites in Jerusalem, served in antiquity as a quarry for the massive stones that built the Temple and its mount under King Solomon.

Then walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Dinner & Overnight Jerusalem

After breakfast head to the birthplace of Jesus when we travel into the ancient city of Bethlehem.

Have Mass at the Church of Nativity and afterwards have some time to do some shopping to bring home gifts for loved ones and ourselves.

Travel to Yad Vashem, considered the primary memorial and museum of the Holocaust. Take a tour of the new Holocaust History Museum, which occupies over 4,200 square meters, mainly underground.

Visit the renovated and exciting Israel Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are exhibited, and view a large Model of Jerusalem, as it used to look in the 2nd Temple period. Continue to a special “the cradle of Chrisitianity” tour and see rare artifacts that reflect and echo the ancient Scriptures, bringing to life the period of the Bible, the days of Jesus, and early Christianity in th Holy Land.

Farewell dinner on the way to the airport

Depart to the airport for your flight back home

PACKAGE RATE: Starts at USD 2,800 / person.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Airport and tour transfers by seat-in-coach
  • Accommodations on half twin room
  • Hotel breakfast daily, Lunch & dinner as specified in the itinerary
  • Entrance/admission to sightseeing as specified in the itinerary
  • Services of an English-speaking guide during tours

EXCLUSIONS:

  • Airfare & taxes on ticket
  • Passport/visa processing fees
  • Meals not indicated in the above itinerary
  • Beverages during meals
  • Airport & hotel porterage & tips
  • Expenses of personal nature & any other item/services not mentioned above
  • Tips to guides/drivers
  • Travel Insurance

Important : Rates are indicative and are subject to change without prior notice. Please contact us for more details.


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