Depart for Tel Aviv with complimentary meals and beverages served onboard your international flight.

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

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.

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.

After breakfast, we drive to Taybeh to celebrate Holy Mass at a local parish. We then continue to the Baptismal Site of Qasr al-Yahud on the Jordan River. Here, we will have time for prayer and the renewal of our baptismal promises.

We continue to Jericho, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. We will view the Mount of Temptation, the place where Satan tempted Jesus following His forty days of fasting in the wilderness. We see the traditional Sycamore Tree associated with Zacchaeus.

We proceed to the Dead Sea where there will be an opportunity to float in its mineral-rich waters.

Dinner and overnight in Jericho.

This morning, we drive to Bethlehem to visit the birthplace of our Lord. We enter the Basilica of the Nativity and visit the Grotto of the Nativity, traditionally venerated as the place where Jesus was born. We celebrate Holy Mass in Bethlehem.

We also visit the Church of St. Catherine, where Christmas Midnight Mass is celebrated, as well as the caves beneath the church associated with St. Joseph and St. Jerome. We continue to the Shepherds’ Fields, where the Angels appeared to the shepherds as they watched over their flocks at night and announced the birth of the Savior.

This afternoon, we enjoy time for shopping at a local Christian-owned cooperative, supporting the remaining Christian community of Bethlehem.

Dinner and overnight at the Notre Dame Center.

After breakfast, we drive to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of Jerusalem, providing us with a better understanding of the city’s geography and many of its sacred sites.

We begin with a visit to the Church of the Pater Noster, traditionally associated with Jesus teaching His disciples the Lord’s Prayer. We walk down the Mount of Olives along the Palm Sunday route, enjoying beautiful panoramic views of Jerusalem as we make our way to the Church of Dominus Flevit, commemorating the place where our Lord wept over Jerusalem. Continuing along the Palm Sunday route, we arrive at the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. Inside the church is the Rock of Agony, traditionally associated with the place where Jesus prayed on the night before His Passion. We will spend time here in prayer, reflection, and meditation.

Holy Mass will be celebrated in the Church of Gethsemane.

Our last stop will be a visit at the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, where we hope to meet His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight at the Notre Dame Center.

Early this morning, we plan to celebrate Holy Mass at the Tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Following Holy Mass, we return to our hotel for breakfast.

We return to the Old City of Jerusalem, where we visit the Western Wall and view the Temple Mount, including the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. We continue to the Church of St. Anne and the Pools of Bethesda. We then proceed to the area traditionally associated with the Praetorium, recalling the trial and condemnation of Jesus by Pontius Pilate. We proceed to the Via Dolorosa, walking through the narrow streets and markets of the Old City, praying the Stations of the Cross and reflecting upon the sacrifice of our Lord. Our Via Dolorosa concludes at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where we visit Calvary, the Stone of Anointing, and the Empty Tomb of our Lord, together with other sacred areas of this extraordinary church.

Dinner and overnight at the Notre Dame Center.

After breakfast, we visit Mount Zion, beginning with Dormition Abbey, commemorating the tradition of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s falling asleep. Next, we visit the Cenacle, or Upper Room, traditionally associated with the Last Supper and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. We also visit the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, traditionally associated with the house of the High Priest Caiaphas, where Jesus was held following His arrest and where Peter denied our Lord three times.

Afterwards, we drive to Ein Karem, to celebrate Holy Mass, the traditional birthplace of St. John the Baptist. We visit the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation, commemorating Mary’s visit to her kinswoman Elizabeth and the proclamation of the Magnificat.

Dinner and overnight at the Notre Dame Center.

Early this morning, we drive to the Allenby Bridge border crossing. We cross into Jordan where we meet our Jordanian guide and board our private motorcoach. We continue to Madaba, where we visit St. George’s Church, home to the famous 6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map, is one of the oldest surviving cartographic representations of the area.

We then make our way to Mount Nebo to celebrate Holy Mass. Following our visit, we continue toward Petra.

Dinner and overnight in Petra.

After breakfast, we dedicate the morning visit Petra, the magnificent ancient capital of the Nabataeans. We begin our visit by walking through the Siq, a spectacular narrow gorge surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs. At the end of the Siq, the magnificent Treasury comes dramatically into view. We continue through the archaeological site, discovering Petra’s impressive rock-cut monuments, tombs, temples. Mass TBD.

Following our visit, we depart Petra in the afternoon and drive north to Amman.

Dinner and overnight in Amman.

This morning, we transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for our return flight to the USA.