Day 1: Depart for Tel-Aviv

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

Day 2: Arrival to Tel-Aviv

Arrival to Tel-Aviv Airport

On arrival in Tel Aviv proceed through Passport Control, meet our private airport assistant, and claim our lug­gage. Our group will meet and go straight forward with our guide. We will have the day to rest from our day-long flight and get ready to start the pilgrimage on the next day. Proceed to our hotel in Nazareth check in at Legacy Nazareth Hotel.

Day 3: Mt. Tabor - Cana - Nazareth

Drive to Cana of Galilee to visit the wedding Church where Jesus performed the first of his signs, changing water to wine. We celebrate Mass and wedding renewal @ 09:00. then we drive to visit Mt. Tabour . Continue drive to Nazareth and visit the Basilica of the Annunciation starting with the Grotto of the Annunciation and the Church. We will then visit the house of the Holy Family underneath the Church of St. Joseph. Meeting with Vicar of Nazareth. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Nazareth.

Day 4: Tiberias

Tiberias- Beatitudes - Tabgha - Capernaum- Sea of Galilee

This morning we drive to the Sea of Galilee to visit the Mt. of Beatitudes where our Lord gave the Sermon on the Mount (Mass @ 9:00), continue to Tabgha to see the splendid mosaic of the loaves and fishes with which He feed the Five Thousand. Visit the Church of St. Peter’s Primacy and then go to visit Capernaum to see the house of St. Peter and the Synagogue where our Lord preached. You will have the opportunity to try the St. Peter’s fish for lunch today. One of today’s highlights is a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee and we will also see the “Jesus Boat”, a 2000 year old boat found at the shores of Magdala. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Nazareth.

Day 5: Haifa - Caesarea - Jerusalem

Haifa - Caesarea - Jerusalem

This Morning, we will drive to the city of Haifa. We will visit the Beautiful city of Haifa and go on to Mt. Carmel where the Carmelites started 900 years ago. We pray Mass at the Church of Stella Maris, “the star of the sea”. We will have a panoramic view of the city Haifa and the beautiful Baha’i Gardens. We drive west to Caesarea Maritime, where St. Peter Baptized Cornelius and St. Paul was a prisoner for a while before going to Rome. Here we visit the Roman Aqueducts, the Roman Theater, and the palace of Pontius Pilate. Then we continue our drive to Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 6: Bethlehem - Ein Karem

Ein Karem / Bethlehem

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Ein Karem to visit St. John the Baptist Church and Church of Visitation

(Magnificat) where the Blessed Virgin Mary visited Elizabeth. Afterwards, drive back to Bethlehem to visit the Shepherds Field, the site where the star appeared to the shepherds which lead them to the manger where baby Jesus was born. Proceed to Milk Grotto. Visit also the Basilica and Grotto of the Nativity and the Church of Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and the Manger Square Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 7: Jerusalem

Jerusalem - The Passion of Jesus’ last hours

We enter the Old City Jerusalem to visit the Dome of the Rock, and El-Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall, the Jew­ish quarter, and the Cardo. After Lunch we will transfer to St. Anna Church for the visit of the Pool of Betesda. We continue to the Judgment Hall known as the Antonia Fortress where He was led to be condemned to death by Pontius Pilate. At that place we start walking the Via Dolorosa through the markets of the Old City praying the Stations of the Cross, 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 Sepulcher. Visit Calvary and the empty Tomb of our Lord and the different sections of the church. Holy Mass in the Holy Sepulchre. We will visit the Latin Patriarchate and meet the Patriarch on this day. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 8: Jerusalem

Jerusalem - Mount Zion - Upper Room

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. Visit the Church of Pater Noster where Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, and then we walk on the Palm Sunday road to the Church of Dominus Flevit, where our Lord wept over the city. Continue our walk on the Palm Sunday road to the Garden of Gethsemane. At Gethsemane is the Rock of Agony where Jesus uttered His last prayer. Spend some time in reflection and meditation inside the church. This afternoon, we go on Mount Zion to visit the Church of the Dormition commemorating our Blessed Mother falling asleep. Next, we go to visit the Cenacle, the place of the Last Supper and Pentecost. We also visit the Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu. The house of the high priest of the Jews, Caiaphas, where Jesus was imprisoned for the night and where Peter denied our Lord. (Holy Mass in the Garden of Gethsemane). Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 9: Jericho - Dead Sea

Jericho – Qumran – Dead Sea - Jerusalem

After breakfast, you will drive along the Jordan Valley. Visit the Jordan River to renew our baptism vows. Drive down the Jordan Valley and we stop at the oasis town of Jericho, visit the excavations of the oldest city in the world and view Mt. Temptation where Jesus fasted and was tempted by Satan. We will visit the excavations of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were uncovered. On the way, back there is time for a swim (or rather a float!) in the mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea, renowned for its healing properties. Dinner and Overnight in Jericho.

Day 10: Jericho - Allenby – Petra

Jericho - Alenby – Wadi Rum

After Breakfast we drive through Allenby Bridge - cross the border. Our Jordanian Guide and Bus will be waiting for us and we start our second part of the pilgrimage driving to Wadi Rum. Known also as the Valley of the Moon, is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest Wadi in Jordan.We will have a Jeep tour ride in the desert and optional Camel ride. In the late afternoon, we enjoy desert night. Dinner and overnight in Wadi Rum.

Day 11: Wadi Rum - Petra

Wadi Rum - Petra

In the morning, we drive to Petra. We visit the Nabatean Capital, “Rose City”, due to the colour of the stone of which it was cut. Our tour takes through a 0.8 mi, called the Siq, which leads directly to the Khazneh. Famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduit system. Petra has been a UNESCO world heritage since 1985. UNESCO has described it as “one of the most precious cultural properties of man’s cultural heritage”We will have horse ride in Petra. Dinner and overnight in Petra.

Day 12: Petra - Mt. Nebo - Madaba - Amman

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 in Amman.

Day 13: Amman - Airport

Amman - Airport

This morning we Drive after breakfast to the Airport for our flight back home.