Our package includes 9 nights and 10 days, airfare, transportation from and to Tel Aviv Airport (Ben Gurion), hotel stays, meals, luxury tour buses, tours of the Holy Land, and professional tour guides

Day 1 - Tel Aviv Airport - Hotel :

Tour Guide will meet and assist you at Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv). Transportation will be provided via luxury tour bus from airport to hotel. Dinner will be provided followed by overnight stay in hotel.

Day 2 - Mount of Olives and Mont Zion :

After breakfast, board a luxury tour bus and take a scenic drive to the Mount of Olives to visit the Church of the Pater Noster, its name meaning “Our Father.” This church was built above a grotto where Christ is believed to have taught the Lord’s Prayer. Enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of Jerusalem, walk the Palm Sunday Route, then visit Dominus Flevit Chapel where Jesus wept over the fate of Jerusalem. Afterwards, visit the Garden of Gethsemane where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the agony in the garden and was arrested before his crucifixion. It is a place of great resonance in Christianity. There are several small olive groves in the church property, all adjacent to each other and identified with biblical Gethsemane. Visit the church of all Nations “the Basilica of the Agony” was named for the rock in the garden of gethsemane on which it is believed Christ prayed the night before he was arrested. After Lunch drive to Mount Zion to visit St. Peter in Gallicantu the site where St. Peter denied Jesus three times. Then visit the hall of the last supper (Cenacle), after that visit the church of the Dormition where the Virgin Mary lived until she died. Finally back to the hotel for a festive dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3 - Bethlehem :

Following breakfast, take a drive to the Latin Parish In Beit Sahour for Sunday morning prayer. Afterwards, have lunch and visit the shepherd’s field, where the Angel of the Lord visited the shepherds and informed them of Jesus’ birth to visit the Chapel of the Angels. After that visit the Birthplace of Jesus the Church of the Nativity, the oldest complete church in the Christian world, was built by the emperor Justinian in the 6th century. It replaced the original church of Constantine the Great, built over the cave venerated as Christ’s birthplace, and dedicated in AD 339. Finally back to the hotel for a native dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4 - Bethany-Jericho-Qumran-Dead Sea :

After breakfast start the day taking a drive on a luxury tour bus through the the Holy Land to Bethany. Bethany a little village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives about 3km from Jerusalem, was a favorite place of rest and refuge for Jesus. Afterwards drive to Jericho, reputed to be the oldest town on earth, with stories to match. The Israelites brought down its walls with a great shout and trumpet blasts. Here Jesus healed Bartimaeus, the blind beggar, and dined with Zacchaeus, the rich tax collector. And both Cleopatra and Herod the Great coveted this lush oasis. Attend mass in Jericho, then continue to Dead Sea and visit Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. Visit the remains of the community center of the Essenes and the caves of the scrolls. Driving along the shores of the Dead Sea, the ancient Hebrews called this body of water the Sea of Salt. Other ancient names include the Sea of Solitude, the Sea of Arabah and the Asphalt Sea. The Crusaders called it the Sea of Satan. Stop for a (float) in the water then drive to the hotel and overnight stay.

Day 5 - Tabor – Cana – Nazareth :

After breakfast, take a fascinating drive through the country to visit Mt. Tabor. Its rising dome from the Plain of Jezreel, is the mountain where Christian tradition places the Transfiguration of Jesus. After that drive to Cana in Galilee, the site of the first miracle - the transformation of water into wine at the wedding feast. Afterwards, drive to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation. Here, it is believed, the archangel Gabriel told the young Mary, aged about 14, that she would become the mother of the Son of God. And here Mary uttered her consent: “Let it be done to me according to your word.” Following the Basilica of Annunciation, visit the Church of St. Joseph, the site of St. Joseph’s home and workshop. Visit Mary’s well, is reputed to be located at the site where Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, mother of Jesus and announced that she would bear the Son of God. Visit Sepphoris, where Jesus lived approximately a two hour walk from Gallilee. The Romans destroyed this city when Jesus was probably a child. Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great and tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, decided to rebuild it. The new and splendid city was the “ornament of Galilee,” as Flavius Josephus described it, and second only to Jerusalem, as some researchers suggest. Visit St. Anna Church, According to tradition, the original home of Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne (or Anna), was at Sepphoris. During the 12th century the Crusaders built a huge Church of St Anna, possibly on the site of their home. the birthplace of the Virgin Mary. And see the Mona Lisa of the Holy Land, an embroidered image of a Roman floor mosaic, referred to as “The Mona Lisa of Galilee,” uncovered in the excavation of a third century Roman villa in Sepphoris. The mosaics depict scenes of daily life connected with the rites of Dionysus. Finally, drive back to the hotel followed by dinner festivities and overnight stay.

Day 6 - Tabgha - Tiberias :

Following breakfast, you will visit the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the sermon on the mount for Mass, the flower filled gardens are a treat for visitors with its view towards Capernaum and Tabgha. Tranquil Tabgha, on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee, is best known for Christ’s miraculous multiplication of loaves and fish to feed a multitude. Drive to Tabgha to visit the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the fishes and also visit St. Peter Primacy, where Jesus Christ is said to have appeared to the apostles after his resurrection. Afterwards, drive to Capernaum the center of Jesus’ Galilee Ministry where Jesus lived for a substantial period, to visit the Church of St. Peter. Finish the day with an evening boat ride at the Sea of Galilee, then back to the hotel followed by dinner and overnight stay.

Day 7 - Haifa – Bethlehem :

Following breakfast take a scenic drive to visit Haifa, the principal port of the country, it lies along the Bay of Haifa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Haifa is first mentioned in the Talmud (c. 1st–4th century CE). Eusebius, the early Christian theologian and biblical topographer, referred to it as Sykaminos. The town was conquered in 1100 by the Crusaders, who called it Caiphas. Visit Caesarea, In the attractive Mediterranean seaport of Caesarea Maritima, the apostle Peter baptized the first recorded gentile convert to Christianity — Cornelius, a centurion in the Roman army. When this Roman soldier and his household believed in Jesus they received the gift of the Holy Spirit and began speaking in tongues. This event astonished the Jewish Christians but validated the fact that salvation was for all people (Acts 10). Caesarea was the headquarters of Pontius Pilate. From here the Roman procurator set out for the Passover festival in Jerusalem, where he sentenced Jesus to death. Visit church of Abu Ghosh, It is built on the foundations of the Crusader Church of the Resurrection, or Church of our Lord's Resurrection. It was established in the 12th century on top of Roman ruins in the center of Abu Ghosh, known by the Crusaders as Fontenoid. Until the 19th century, the Arabs called it Qaryet al-'Inab. The site was associated with Emmaus from the Gospel of Luke. Afterwards scenic drive through Israel back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8 - Ein Karem – Jaffa :

We Start our tour and we drive to Ein Karem to visit the Church of the Visitation (formerly Abbey Church of St John in the Woods) is a Catholic church in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, and honors the visit paid by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39–56). This is the site where tradition says that Mary recited her song of praise, the Magnificat, one of the most ancient Marian hymns. Then visit the Church of John the Baptist on the site where John the Baptist was born, and the cave where John and his mother Elizabeth hid, which also is the site of the tomb of St. Elizabeth. Afterwards head back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 9 - Jerusalem - Bethlehem :

After Breakfast we will visit the old city of Jerusalem through St. Stephens Gate. Visit the church of St. Anne nearby pool of Bethesda, The Church of St Anne is the best-preserved Crusader church in Jerusalem. It marks the traditional site of the home of Jesus’ maternal grandparents, Anne and Joachim, and the birthplace of the Virgin Mary. Located just north of the Temple Mount, about 50 meters inside St Stephen’s or Lions’ Gate, the church stands in a courtyard with trees, shrubs and flowers. Its tranquility contrasts with the bustling streets and alleys of the Muslim Quarter. Visit the Monastery of Flagellation where Jesus was flogged by Roman Soldiers prior to his crucifixion. Afterwards, visit the Chapel of Condemnation, the church marks the spot traditionally held to be where Jesus took up his cross after being sentenced to death by crucifixion. See the Ecce Homo arch that spans the Via Dolorosa. According to the New Testament, “Ecce Homo” were the words uttered by the Roman procurator when he presented Jesus to the people before being sentenced. The arch was built in the 2nd century CE during the time of Emperor Hadrian, as the entrance gate leading into the Roman Forum (the public square). Walk the Via Dolorosa ”the way of sorrows” the way the Christ walked to his crucifixion. Every Friday afternoon hundreds of Christians join in a procession through the Old City of Jerusalem, stopping at 14 Stations of the Cross as they identify with the suffering of Jesus on his way to crucifixion. Their route is called the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrows). This is also the name of the principal street they follow, a narrow marketplace a bustle with traders and shoppers, most likely similar to the scene on the first Good Friday. Visit the church of the holy Sepulcher the site of Christ crucifixion, burial and resurrection, then back to the hotel followed by dinner and overnight stay.

Day 10 - To Tel Aviv Airport :

After Breakfast transfer to Tel Aviv Airport for final Departure.