Holy Land & Jordan
10 day pilgrimage that imbues everything from ancient holy places and majestic history, to a spiritual experience and the warmth of the living stones witnessing Jesus’ life.

Gospel Narrative • Incarnation & Redemption • Eucharistic Renewal • Marian Devotion
Day 1
Depart for Holy Land

Depart for Tel Aviv with complimentary meals and beverages served onboard your international flight.
Day 2
Arrival to Tel Aviv Airport

Today: On arrival in Tel Aviv proceed through Passport Control, meet our private airport assistant, and claim our luggage. Our group will meet straight forward with our guide.
Evening: Proceed to our hotel in Nazareth
Bus at Disposal
Basilica of Annunciation - Nazareth
Nazareth
Dinner in Hotel
Day 3
Tabor - Cana - Nazareth

Time for confission is needed on this day
After breakfast, we will drive to Cana of Galilee (around 20 min drive) to visit the Wedding Church (also called The First Miracle Church), where Jesus performed the first of his signs, changing purification water into wine. Holy Mass with renewal of marriage vows for couples will be celebrated there.
Time for quick lunch in Cana area,
Our next we will drive to the site of the Transfiguration, Mount Tabor (30 min drive from Cana) (Matthew 17:1-13). At this site, we will have some time to reflect on Christ’s Humanity and Divinity.
Afterwards, we drive back to Naza reth (30 min drive).
Optional activity: Meeting with Vicar of Nazareth - his excellency Rafiq Nahra at Legacy Hotel.
Evening: Dinner and overnight at Legacy Hotel Nazareth.
Mass: at Cana 10 AM. With renewal vows.
Cana - Renewal Vows
Nazareth
Dinner in Hotel
Day 4
Sea of Galilee - Capernaum - Mt. of Beatitudes

This morning, after breakfast at the hotel, we drive to We start our day’s visits on the Mt. of Beatitudes and Mass, where our Lord gave the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).
Afterwards, we continue through the plains of Gennesaret to Tabgha, where a major part of Jesus Ministry took place. We will visit the Church of the Fish and Loaves Multiplication and see the splendid 6th century mosaic of the loaves and fishes. This is where Jesus fed the crowd of 5,000 people from five loaves of bread and two fish (Luke 9:10-17).
Next, we walk or drive shortly to the Church of St. Peter’s Primacy where Jesus bestowed the church leadership upon Peter (John 21:9).
We continue our morning visits to Capernaum to see the house of St. Peter and the Synagogue where our Lord preached, healed and declared that He is “The Bread of Life”.
Our lunch will be at Magdala Hotel (around 12:30).
One of today’s highlights will be a boat ride along the shores of the Sea of Galilee (Luke 5:1). We will also visit the Museum of the “Ancient Boat”, a 2000-year-old boat found at the shores of Magdala.
Then drive back to Nazareth (40 min drive).
Evening: Dinner and overnight at Legacy Hotel Nazareth.
Mt. of Beatitude
Nazareth
Dinner in Hotel
Day 5
Baptism Site - Jericho - Qumran - Dead Sea

Today: After breakfast, you will drive along the Jordan Valley south to Kasr El-Yahud, Jesus’ baptismal site on the River Jordan (Matthew 3:13-17). After some time at the Jordan River we continue to the oldest inhabited city in the world (60 min Drive), Jericho (Joshua 6:12-25). In Jericho, you view the exact location, the Mount of Temptation, of where the Devil tempted Jesus during His forty-day fast (Luke 4:1). Following the visit to this mountain, we drive to Dead Sea for a swim. Continue drive to Jerusalem. Mass at Good Shepherd in Jericho. At 11:00
Evening: Dinner and overnight at Notre Dame center of Jerusalem .
Good Shepherd in Jericho
Jerusalem
Dinner in Hotel
Day 6
Bethlehem - Ein Karem

This morning, we drive to Bethlehem to visit the place of birth of our Lord, The Basilica of the Nativity. We will visit the Grotto of Nativity and the Church of St. Catherine where the Midnight Mass is celebrated and the Caves of St. Joseph and St. Jerome underneath the church. Visit Shepherd’s Fields, where the Angels appeared to the shepherds who were watching over their flocks during the night. This afternoon drive to nearby village of Ein – Karem to visit the birth place of St. John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation where Mary came to visit her kinswoman Elizabeth and proclaimed the ‘Magnificat’. (Holy Mass at St. Jerome In the Nativity Church)
Evening: Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem.
St. Catherine Church - Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Dinner in Hotel
Day 7
Jerusalem: The Passion of Jesus Last Hours

Today, we start our early morning walk through stations of the Via Dolorosa. We pass through the markets of the Old City praying the Stations of the Cross as we reflect on the greatness of His sacrifice, stopping at each of the fourteen stations of the cross until we reach the church of Holy Sepulchre. We then celebrate Holy Mass at Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.
After the mass we walk back to our hotel for breakfast.
We start our day with visiting St. Anne’s Church and the Pools of Bethesda. Further we continue to the Judgement Hall known as the Antonia Fortress( or the Praetorium) where Jesus was led to be condemned to death by Pontius Pilate
Proceed to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to visit the Calvary and the empty Tomb of our Lord and the different sections of the church.
We then walk through the Old City to the Jewish Quarter to overlook the Western Wall, and the Dome of the Rock and El-Aqsa Mosque.
Back to the Hotel for rest after the early morning starting day.
Evening: Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Church of Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem
Dinner in Hotel
Day 8
Jerusalem - Mount Olive & Mt. Zion

After breakfast, we drive to the top of Mt. Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem for a better understanding of its geography and some of the key sites surrounding the area. Starting with a visit the Church of Pater Noster. This where Jesus taught his disciples about end of the days (Matthew 24) and The Father Prayer (Luke 11) that we keep praying word by word till this day.
Then we walk down the Mount of Olives through the Palm Sunday route, seeing amazing panoramic view of Jerusalem to the Church of Dominus Flevit. It is where our Lord wept over the city during His Triumphal Entry.
Continue our way down on the Palm Sunday route to the Garden of Gethsemane. In the Church of Gethsemane there is the Rock of Agony where Jesus uttered His last prayer. We will spend some time for reflection and meditation inside the church. Our Holy Mass in Gethsemane is scheduled around this time of the day. In the Church or the Garden.
Lunch is offered in one of the restaurants in Jerusalem.
In the afternoon we drive to Mount Zion. There we visit the Dormition Abbey. The church commemorates our Blessed Mother falling asleep. Next, we walk to the Cenacle / Upper Room, the place of the Last Supper, Pentecost and birth of the Christian Church.
Walking down the hill, we stop by a panoramic view of the southern part of Jerusalem the City of David, Siloam, Akeldama and more then visit the Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu. There was the house of the high priest (Caiaphas). Jesus’ first trial and St. Peter’s denial took place there. It is also a place where Jesus was imprisoned for the night before His crucifixion day.
Evening: Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Gethsemane - Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Dinner in Hotel
Day 9
Jerusalem - Alenby – Petra

Today: In the morning, we will drive to the Allenby Border to cross to Jordan, we will pass the border, meet our Jordanian guide and continue our way to Petra. Lunch upon arrival, then we visit of the Nabatean Capital. We will walk along the Siq to reach the magnificent Treasure and visit the archeological site.
Evening: Dinner and overnight in Petra.
Petra
Petra
Dinner in Hotel
Day 10
Petra - Mt. Nebo - Madaba - Amman

Today: After Breakfast we drive to Mount Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died. Then pass by Madaba to visit the Monastery of St. George which hosts the unique mosaic Map of Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land.The map is believed to be the first one for this area, as it was built in the 6th century A.D. Transfer to hotel in Amman for check- in, dinner and overnight.
Evening: Dinner and overnight in Amman.
Amman
Madaba
Dinner in Hotel
Day 11
Return back home

Morning departure from Tel-Aviv and flight back home
Dinner in Hotel
What's Typically Included? (Pilgrim)
Accommodations at 4*-5* hotels (as per Leader request)
All tours and transfers in an air-conditioned deluxe motorcoach
Daily breakfast & dinner
Tips for hotel staff and restaurants
Admission tickets and private tours through all shrines, monasteries, and historical sites on our itinerary
Whisper headsets
Local, English-speaking pilgrimage escort & guide for the entire duration of the pilgrimage
Daily Mass, confessions, and spiritual devotions led by the pilgrimage chaplain
A custom name badge, luggage tag, map, hat and backpack for each pilgrim
Porterage
Taxes
Leader / Church benefits
Free pilgrimage package for the priest / chaplain (land only)
Additional free seat for every 15 paying pilgrims (policy-based)
Pre-departure information meeting support
Digital promotion kit: webpage + printed brochure 250 copies.
Dedicated operations support before and during the pilgrimage
What's Typically Excluded? (Pilgrim)
International airfare
Tips to local guide and driver
Travel insurance
Personal expenses (laundry, minibar, etc.)
Passport/visa fees (if applicable)
Single room supplement (if applicable)
Optional activities during free time
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