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

On arrival in Cairo  proceed through Passport Control, meet our private airport assistant, and claim our luggage. Our group will meet straight forward with our guide. Proceed to our hotel

After breakfast, travel to the Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx, one of the world’s most iconic archaeological sites. This ancient complex includes the three Great Pyramids, the majestic Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers’ village, and an industrial complex. These are among the structures traditionally associated with the period when the Israelites lived in Egypt.

After breakfast, visit the spectacular Grand Egyptian Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, including the treasures of King Tutankhamun.

Continue to Coptic Cairo, home to the ancient Babylon Fortress, the Hanging Church, the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, and many other historic churches and Christian sites. According to tradition, the Holy Family stayed in this area during their Flight into Egypt, particularly at the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Serga).

Later, visit the Monastery of St. Simon el Mokattam. St. Simon the Tanner, also known as St. Simon the Shoemaker, is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the miraculous moving of Mokattam Mountain during the reign of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Lideenillah.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at your hotel.

This morning, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Amman. Upon arrival, meet your guide and begin your journey to Petra. En route, visit Madaba, the “City of Mosaics,” followed by Mount Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death.

Dinner and overnight in Petra.

Spend the morning exploring the magnificent Nabataean city of Petra. Walk through the Siq to the breathtaking Treasury and continue visiting this extraordinary archaeological site.

In the afternoon, travel to the Jordanian Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight at your Dead Sea resort.

After breakfast, drive to the Sheikh Hussein Border Crossing and complete the border formalities into Israel. Continue to Nazareth.

Upon arrival, begin your visit to Nazareth with Mary’s Well, the ancient spring that has been the town’s primary water source for centuries and is traditionally associated with the Annunciation in the Eastern Christian tradition. Enjoy time for prayer and reflection before taking a short orientation walk through the old city.

Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.

Drive to Mount Tabor, the traditional site of the Transfiguration, and continue to Cana of Galilee to visit the Wedding Church, where Jesus performed His first miracle by changing water into wine. Holy Mass.

Continue to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, beginning with the Grotto of the Annunciation, followed by St. Joseph’s Church, built over the home of the Holy Family. Meeting with the Vicar of Nazareth.

Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.

This morning, we drive to the Sea of Galilee to visit the Mount of Beatitudes, where Our Lord delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Holy Mass.Continue to Tabgha to admire the beautiful mosaic commemorating the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes.

Visit the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter, then continue to Capernaumto see the House of St. Peter and the ancient Synagogue where Our Lord preached.

You will have the opportunity to enjoy the famous St. Peter’s Fishfor lunch.

One of today’s highlights is a relaxing boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, followed by a visit to the famous “Jesus Boat,” a 2,000-year-old fishing boat discovered on the shores near Magdala.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Nazareth.

After breakfast, drive through the Jordan Valley and stop at the Jordan River to renew your Baptismal Promises.

Continue to the oasis city of Jericho, where you will visit the archaeological excavations of the oldest city in the world and view the Mount of Temptation, where Jesus fasted and was tempted by Satan. Holy Mass in Jericho.

Continue to Qumran, where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Before arriving in Jerusalem, enjoy time to float in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea, renowned for their healing properties.

Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

This morning, visit the birthplace of Our Lord at the Basilica of the Nativity.

Visit the Grotto of the Nativity, St. Catherine’s Church, where Midnight Mass is celebrated, and the caves of St. Joseph and St. Jerome beneath the church.

Continue to the Milk Grotto, where tradition recalls that the Blessed Virgin Mary nursed the Infant Jesus. Here we will pray in a special way for our children and grandchildren.

Next, visit Shepherds’ Field, where the angels announced Christ’s birth to the shepherds.

In the afternoon, travel to Ain Karem, birthplace of St. John the Baptist, and visit the Church of the Visitation, where Mary greeted her cousin Elizabeth and proclaimed the Magnificat.

Holy Mass at the Basilica of the Nativity.

Dinner and overnight at the beautiful Notre Dame Center, overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.

Early this morning, celebrate Holy Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, then return to the hotel for breakfast.

After breakfast, visit the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque (subject to access).

Continue to St. Anne’s Church, the Pools of Bethesda, and the Judgment Hall, where Jesus was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate.

Walk the Via Dolorosa, praying the Stations of the Cross through the streets of the Old City until reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where we will venerate Calvary and the Empty Tomb of Our Lord.

Visit the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and, if available, meet with the Latin Patriarch.

Dinner and overnight at the Notre Dame Center.

After breakfast, visit Mount Zion, including the Church of the Dormition, commemorating the Blessed Virgin Mary’s falling asleep, the Cenacle, site of the Last Supper and Pentecost, and St. Peter in Gallicantu, built over the house of Caiaphas, where Jesus was imprisoned and where Peter denied Him three times.

After lunch, continue to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the Church of Pater Noster, where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord’s Prayer, then walk along the Palm Sunday Road to Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem.

Continue to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed in agony before His Passion. Spend time in prayer and reflection beside the Rock of Agony.

Holy Mass at the Garden of Gethsemane.

Dinner and overnight at the Notre Dame Center.

Morning departure from Tel-Aviv and flight back home