Day 1: Monday, Departure from Denver
- Depart for your overnight flights to the Holy Land. Meals will be served on board.
Day 2: Tuesday, Arrive Tel Aviv, Transfer to Tiberius.
- Arrive in Tel Aviv, meet your guide, and transfer to Tiberius. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 3: Wednesday, Nazareth, Mount Tabor.
- Nazareth, visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Church, and Mary’s well.
- Cana of Galilee. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 4: Thursday, Sea of Galilee
- Mount Tabor. (Celebrate a Mass)
- Tabgha, the 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 a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 5: Friday, Sea of Galilee
- Caesarea Philippi.
- (Celebrate a Mass)
- Peter’s Primacy.
- Jordan River. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.
Day 6: Saturday, Cana of Galilee, Ein Karem, Emmaus
- Mount Carmel. (Celebrate a Mass).
- Caesarea Maritime
- Depart to Jerusalem via Coastal Plains
- Ein Karem. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 7: Sunday, Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethany
- Bethany, Lazarus tomb. (Celebrate a Mass)
- Qumran, the 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 the hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 8: Monday, Bethlehem- Shepherd’s field
- Shepherd’s Field in Beit Sahour.
- The Church of the Nativity. (Celebrate a Mass).
- Catherine church, the Grotto of St. Jerome, Milk Grotto.
- The old city of Bethlehem. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 9: Tuesday, 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).
- Zion and the Cenacle (Upper Room). Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 10: Wednesday, Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher
- The Western Wall.
- 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, Departure
• Depart for airport for our flight home, we will arrive back in the USA the same day. Or take the optional extensions to Egypt.
OPTIONAL EGYPT EXTENSION
JUNE 24-28
Day 1: Egypt
- Crossing Egypt at the Red Sea border town of Taba.
- Transfer to St. Catherine for overnight.
Day 2: St. Catherine, Cairo.
- Optional camel ride and climb up Mount Sinai in the early morning.
- Full day tour of the Mt. Sinai area including St. Catherine’s Monastery, seeing the Well of Jethro.
- En-route visit the Spring of Marah.
- Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 3: Cairo Pyramids -
- Visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Great Sphinx.
- Visit the Coptic area to visit the Hanging churches.
- Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 4: Cairo, Egyptian Museum.
- Visit the Egyptian Museum where we’ll find the greatest Collections of Egyptian antiquities
- Free time to visit the famed Khan El-Khalili (bazaar).
- Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 5: Departure.
- Depart for the airport for our flight home, we will arrive back in the USA the same day.
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Departure City: Denver, CO (DEN) (other cities available)
Holy Land Package Price: $4090.00
Optional Egypt Extention: $890.00
The package price includes the following:
- Round Trip economy class airfare from departing airport(s)
- Hotels on Hb Basis: 7 nights (open buffet breakfast, open buffet dinner)
- Air-conditioned bus in Israel
- Farewell dinner
- English speaking guide
- fees: Caesarea National Park, Capernaum, Tel Jericho, Pater Noster, St. Peter in Galicantu, St. Ann& Pool of Bethesda, Ecce homo, Ascension, Boat ride, Taxi Mt. Tabor, Qumran National Park.
- Meeting and assistance at Arrival – Ben Gurion Airport
- Porterage is included in all hotels
- Parking fees where applicable
- Whispers during the whole trip
- Daily masses
- Porterage at airport
- Lunches
The package price does not include the following:
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Medical Insurance
- Anything not mentioned above
- Gratuities for guide/driver