Holy Land tour 8 nights - 9 Days

Day 1.ARRIVAL: TEL AVIV - MT. TABOR - CANA & NAZARETH
Welcome to Israel, Upon arrival in Tel Aviv, meet and greet by your guide for the Holy Land pilgrimage and make our way north to the site of the Transfiguration at Mt. Tabor. Then we continue to Cana to visit the Greek Orthodox Church, site of Jesus’ first miracle. Then proceed to Nazareth, one of the holiest towns in Christendom. We will see Mary’s Well where the Angel Gabriel told Mary she will give birth to Jesus, and the Greek Orthodox Church of Annunciation, where we see frescoes of all the main Orthodox saints Check in  at the hotel.

Overnight: Nazareth

 Meals: Dinner  

 Day 2.TIBERIAS: CAPERNAUM AND SEA OF GALILEE SITES
We drive to the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, then to Tabgha, Greek for Seven Springs and the Church of the Multiplication of Fishes and Loaves.  We visit the Church of St Peter’s Primacy, explore Capernaum, headquarters of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee and see the new church built on St Peter’s House.  See the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles, with its lovely pink domes and a setting overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Then we sail across the Sea of Galilee. 

 Overnight: Nazareth

 Meals:  breakfast , dinner  

 Day 3.TIBERIAS: AKKO - HAIFA – JAFFA
Today we check out from our hotel in Nazareth and drive along the Mediterranean Sea to Akko (Acre), one of the oldest and most important coastal cities in the Holy Land, Akko is steeped in 4000 years of history. Minarets and church steeples are reminders of the different authorities who governed here, it retains the flavor of origins as a fishing village in the Mediterranean bustle. We continue to Haifa, we enjoy a panoramic view of Haifa Bay and the Bahai Shrine. Finally, we arrive in Jaffa (Joppa) the place where Peter lodged with Simon the Tanner, and during his stay—through the power of the Holy Spirit—Peter raised Tabitha from the dead. Check in at the hotel.

Overnight: Jerusalem

 Meals: breakfast, Dinner  

Day 4.JERUSALEM: BETHLEHEM – NATIVITY - SHEPHERDS FIELDS & EIN KAREM
Today we visit Bethlehem; the birthplace of the Lord Jesus and part of our tour will include a visit to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Nativity, followed by a visit the Greek Orthodox Church at the Shepherds Fields. In the afternoon we visit Ein Karem where we visit the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation back to the hotel.

Overnight: Jerusalem

 Meals: breakfast, Dinner 

Day 5. JERUSALEM - MOUNT OF OLIVES - MOUNT OF ZION
Begin today’s visits with a breathtaking view of the Holy City on the Mt. of Olives, visit the Place of Jesus’ Ascension and the Pater Noster grotto. Afterwards, walk down the Palm Sunday Path to Dominus Flevit where he wept over the city. Down at the bottom of Kidron Valley we will visit the Greek Orthodox Church marking the tomb of Mary. Visit The Garden of Gethsemane the site of the arrest of Jesus and taking Him to the house of the High priest Caiaphas. We continue to Mount Zion to see the tomb of King David and the nearby Room of the Last Supper. Return to our hotel in Bethlehem.

Overnight: Jerusalem

 Meals: breakfast, Dinner 

Day 6. OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM & FREE TIME
Following breakfast, we visit old city of Jerusalem with visits of the Cardo – ancient Byzantine Street, the Western Wall, the Via Dolorosa where Jesus carried his Cross all the way to Golgotha, the Antonia fortress and the Lithostrothos and finally the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.​This unique church, which bears little resemblance to any church most visitors know from home, is where Orthodox and Catholic Christians mark the crucifixion and burial of Jesus. We enjoy some free time in the Old city colorful bazaars before returning to our hotel in Bethlehem.

Overnight: Jerusalem

 Meals: breakfast, Dinner 

Day7. JERUSALEM: BETHANY- JERICHO – BAPTISMAL SITE - & DEAD SEA
Our first stop is at the little village of Bethany, on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives about 3km from Jerusalem it was a favorite place of rest and refuge for Jesus. Here he knew the friendship of his friends Martha, Mary and Lazarus. And here, in the cemetery just below the village, he raised Lazarus from the dead. We leave Bethany and arrive in Jericho, being the normal route from Galilee to Jerusalem, Jesus passed through it several times. We will see the traditional sycamore tree of Zacchaeus & ascend the Mt Temptation via a cable car and visit the Orthodox monastery there. Thereafter we continue to the Baptism site beside the Jordan River.  Finally, we, proceed to the unique Dead Sea where we will have an opportunity to float in the saline waters of the lowest Sea on earth.

Overnight: Jerusalem

 Meals: breakfast, Dinner 

Day 8. Free day (B,D)
Free day on your own to wander the old city of Jerusalem.

Overnight: Jerusalem

 Meals: breakfast, Dinner 

Day 9. JERUSALEM / TEL AVIV / RETURN
After breakfast,  transfer to the Tel Aviv airport for your flight back home.

Meals: breakfast

 Holy land package includes:

  • 2 nights at the hotel in Nazareth based on half board
  • 6 nights at the hotel in Jerusalem based on half board
  • All entrance fee.
  • Program as per itinerary.
  • Modern bus with free Wi Fi 
  • Private tour guide.
  • Chairlift 
  • Israel Ministry of tourism certificates
  • Maps & Hats
  • Rates are in USD

Holy land package exclude: 

  • Airline tickets.
  • Tipping for the tour guide and the bus driver.
  • Any personal items.

Holy land package hotels used:

  •  Ramada hotel Nazareth or similar.
  • Leonardo hotel Jerusalem or similar .