Day 1: Departure
Depart the airport to the flight to Tel Aviv
Holy Land — 9 Day Pilgrimage
9 Days
About This Pilgrimage
This tour offers an immersive pilgrimage through historic sites in the Holy Land. Participants visit significant locations associated with the ministry of Jesus, biblical history, and important archaeological sites across Israel. The itinerary includes time for worship, baptism, and exploration in cities such as Nazareth, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem.
9 Days Itinerary
Day 2: Arrival in Tel Aviv
We arrive the TEL AVIV AIRPORT where we are met and taken by private, deluxe motor coach to our superior first class hotel in Natanya for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Dinner
Day 3: Sea of Galilee & Capernaum
Breakfast at the hotel. A boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Time is given for special worship service while sailing on the Sea to Capernaum, the center of Jesus' Ministry. We stand on the Mount of Beatitudes, almost hearing "Blessed are the peacemakers..." from the Sermon on the Mount.; visit the site of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4: Jordan River Baptism
Breakfast at the hotel. Special Baptismal Services in the Jordan River. Dinner and overnight Tiberias.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 5: Nazareth, Megiddo, & Caesarea
Breakfast at the hotel. Today, we visit Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus and the Holy Family. Inside visit to the Church of the Annunciation where the angel told Mary she would bear a son, the Messiah. In the afternoon, continue to Megiddo (the Biblical site of the Battle of Armageddon mentioned in our Bible. Here, we see Solomon's stables and the water tunnel. We see Mt. Tabor in the distance, the site of the Transfiguration. We visit Caesarea, an ancient Roman city with aqueduct built by Herod the Great in 22 B.C. Cornelius was baptized by Peter and Paul was brought to trial at Caesarea. Dinner and overnight Bethlehem.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 6: Old City Jerusalem
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Jaffa Gate, A walking tour inside the Old Walled City for a visit to the Upper Room, The Western Wall and The Temple Mount. We continue walking to the Pool of Bethesda and Pilate’s Judgment Hall. We are privileged to Follow the Way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Calvary. Dinner and overnight Bethlehem.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7: Jericho, Dead Sea, & Masada
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive down to Jericho for the ruins and excavations of the Old Jericho mentioned in the Bible. Then, we are off to the Dead Sea and Qumran. Time permitting, we take the cable car to the top of Masada. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8: Bethlehem & Mount of Olives
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning our journey is to the Little Town of Bethlehem where Jesus was born in a stable. Inside visit to the Church of the Nativity built over the grotto. We continue to Jerusalem where we drive to the top of the Mount of Olives; have a walk down the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed waiting his betrayal; pray in the Church of All Nations and visit the Church of the Ascension. Special Communion Services at the Garden Tomb. Dinner and overnight Bethlehem.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 9: Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning transfer by private coach to the airport for departure to USA.
Meals: Breakfast