Pilgrimage Itinerary Highlights
Trip Date: 6-17 April 2015
Day 1: Monday April 6th 2015. - Departure from Denver.
- Depart for your overnight flights to the Holy Land.
- United#490 06APR Denver - Houston 1250pm - 410pm.
- Turkish Air#34 06APR Houston - Istanbul 800pm - 345pm next day.
Day 2: Tuesday April 7th 2015. - Arrive Tel Aviv, Transfer to Bethlehem
- Turkish Air#788 07APR Istanbul – Tel-Aviv 610pm - 815pm.
- Arrive in Tel Aviv, meet your guide and transfer to Bethlehem.
- Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 3: Wednesday April 8th 2015. - Shepherds field, Bethlehem
- Shepherd’s Field in Beit Sahour.
- The Church of the Nativity.( Celebrate a Mass).
- St. Catherine church, the Grotto of St. Jerome, Milk Grotto.
- Old city of Bethlehem.
- Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 4: Thursday April 9th 2015. - Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethany
- Qumran, site of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Baptism site (Jordan River).
- Visit Jericho, Zacchaeus tree old city and view mount of Temptation.
- Bethany, Lazarus tomb.( Celebrate a Mass)
- Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 5: Friday April 10th 2015. - Emmaus, Ein Karem, Cana of Galilee
- Depart to Upper Galilee via Coastal Plains
- Ein Karem.
- Visit Emmaus.
- Cana of Galilee. ( Celebrate a Mass)
- Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 6: Saturday April 11th 2015. - Sea of Galilee
- Tabgha, site of the multiplication of the fishes and the loaves. ( Celebrate a Mass)
- The Mount of Beatitudes for a meal of “St. Peter’s fish” and for a time of prayer and reflection.
- Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
- Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 7: Sunday April 12th 2015.- Sea of Galilee
- Caesarea Philippi.
- Capernaum. ( Celebrate a Mass)
- St. Peter’s Primacy.
- Jordan River
- Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 8: Monday April 13th 2015. - Nazareth, Mount Tabor
- Nazareth, visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Church, and Mary’s well.
- Mount Tabor.( Celebrate a Mass)
- Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 9: Tuesday April 14th 2015. - Mt of Olives, Gethsemane
- Depart Galilee to Jerusalem
- Panoramic view from the top of Mount of Olives.
- Ascension Hill on the Mount of Olives.
- The Church of Pater Noster.
- The Church of Dominus Flevit.
- The Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. ( Celebrate a Mass)
- Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 10: Wednesday April 15th 2015. - Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher
- The Western Wall and the Temple Mount, view of the Dome of the Rock and El-Aqsa Mosque.
- St. Anne’s Church, the Pools of Bethesda.
- Walk the Via Dolorosa ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. ( Celebrate a Mass)
- Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 11: Thursday April 16th 2015. Mt. Zion, Jerusalem
- Mt. Zion and the Cenacle (Upper Room).
- Free Time in Jerusalem for shopping.
- Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 12: Friday April 17th 2015. - Departure
- Turkish Air#785 17APR Tel Aviv - Istanbul 950am -1205pm.
- Turkish Air#33 17APR Istanbul - Houston 105pm - 605pm.
- United#1099 17APR Houston - Denver 900pm - 1032pm.