Pilgrimage Itinerary Highlights
Day 1: Tuesday September 6th 2016. Departure from Denver.
• Depart for your overnight flights to the Holy Land.
• United#2018 Denver – Newark 3:30 pm – 9:16 pm
• United#90 Newark- Tel Aviv 10:45 pm- 4:20 pm
Day 2: Wednesday September 7th 2016. Tel Aviv, Transfer to Tiberius.
• Arrive in Tel Aviv at 4:20 pm, meet your guide and transfer to Tiberius.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 3: Thursday September 8th 2016. Nazareth, Mount Tabor
• Cana of Galilee. .( Celebrate a Mass)
• Nazareth, visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Church, and Mary’s well.
• Mount Tabor.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 4: Friday September 9th 2016. Sea of Galilee
• Tabgha, site of the multiplication of the fishes and the loaves. ( Celebrate a Mass)
• The Mount of Beatitudes for a time of prayer and reflection.
• Enjoy a meal of “St. Peter’s fish” and boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 5: Saturday September 10th 2016. Banias, Sea of Galilee
• Caesarea Philippi.
• Capernaum. ( Celebrate a Mass)
• St. Peter’s Primacy.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 6: Sunday September 11th 2016 Cana of Galilee, Ein Karem, Emmaus
• Depart to Jerusalem via Coastal Plains
• Ein Karem.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 7: Monday September 12th 2016. Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethany
• Bethany, Lazarus tomb.( Celebrate a Mass)
• 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.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 8: Tuesday September 13th 2016. Bethlehem- Shepherd’ field
• 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 9: Wednesday September 14th 2016. Mt of Olives, Gethsemane
• 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).
• Mt. Zion and the Cenacle (Upper Room).
• Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 10: Thursday September 15th 2016. Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher
• The Western Wall.
• 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: Friday September 16th 2016. Departure
• United# 85 Tel Aviv – Newark 12:15 pm- 5:20 pm
• United# 485 Newark- Denver 6:50 pm- 9:28 pm