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Day 1: Arrive Tel Aviv.
Arrival Ben Gurion Airport. Follow exit sign for " Groups
Exit". Meeting and transfer to the hotel in Netanya or Tel
viv area for overnight.
Day 2: Caesaea, Haifa, Mukhraka, Megiddo, Tiberias
Leave Tel Aviv heading North, first stop is at Caesarea,
once capital of the Roman province, and see Roman and
Crusader remains and the harbour from which St. Paul was
taken prisoner to Rome. Continue to Mt Carmel at Haifa and
have mass. Leave Haifa via the Carmel viewing the Druze
villages and then to Mukhraka for a spectacular view of the
northern region. Proceed to Megiddo overlooking the Jezreel
Valley and considered the Armageddon of the New Testament.
Return to Golden Crown Nazareth
Day 3: Galilee, Boat ride, Capernaum Tabgha, Mt Beatitude,
Golan heights.
Take the boat from Tiberias to Capernaum; there you will see
an ancient synagogue and St. Peter's house which was later
converted into a church. Also by the shore you will visit
Tabgha with the Church of Peter's Primacy (Have mass) and
the ancient mosaic of the Loaves and Fishes. Continue to the
Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount is
remembered. In the afternoon the Golan Heights and stop at
the Springs of Banias, also known as Caesarea Phillippi
where Peter said "Thou are Christ". Return to Golden Crown
Nazareth.
Day 4: Cana, Nazareth, Tabor.
Go on to Cana, scene of the first miracle and visit the
Church of the Wedding. Then go to Nazareth and see the
oldest Church of the Annunciation with Mary's Well and have
mass. Continue to Mt Tabor site of the Transfiguration. Then
to the Jordan River for the traditional baptismal site of
Jesus. Finally to your hotel in Golden Crown Nazareth.
Day 5: Bet Shean, Jericho, Jerusalem.
Leave Tiberias down the Jordan Valley Rift. Visit Bet Shean,
biblical Scythopolis to visit the Roman theatre, paved road
and the excavations. Continue to Jericho to see the
excavations of the oldest city in the world. View the Mt of
Temptations. Have mass. Proceed to Jerusalem for overnight
via Wadi Kelt. Back to Jacir Palace Intercontinental.
Day 6: Mt Olives, Gethsemane, Kidron valley, Mt Zion,
Bethlehem
Drive to the Mount of Olives for a wonderful view of
Jerusalem. See the Place of Ascension and the Pater Noster
Church, and view the Palm Sunday road. At the foot of the
hill see the Garden of Gethsemane with its ancient olive
trees and the Church of All Nations. Drive down the Kidron
Valley and see the Pool of Siloam, and St. Peter in
Gallicantu built over the palace of the High Priest
Caiaphas. On Mount Zion visit the tomb of David, the Upper
Room and the Church of the Dormition. Continue south to
Bethlehem and see the Church of the Nativity, and below it
the cave-stable of Jesus' birth. Have mass. Back to Jacir
Palace Intercontinental
Day 7: Old City: Temple area, Christian shrines, Bethany,
Early morning walk the Via Dolorosa passing the Stations of
the Cross to the Church of The Holy Sepulchre. Have mass.
Leave the Old City through the Bazaars and go back to Hotel
for breakfast. Late in the morning, enter the Old City
through the Dung Gate to visit the Western Wall. View the
Temple Area with the Al-Aksa mosque and the Dome of the Rock
where Abraham was going to sacrifice his son. See the Pool
of Bethesda where the angel ruffled the water, and St.
Anne's Church, traditional birthplace of Jesus' mother.
Visit the Convent of Zion SistersDrive to Bethany, home of
Martha, Mary and Lazarus. See the wine-press. Time allows,
stop at Emmaus. Back to Jacir Palace Intercontinental.
Day 8: Israel Museum, Model, Ein Karem, Qumran, Dead Sea,
Visit the Israel Museum and view the Dead Sea scrolls and
the Model of Jerusalem as it was during the period of the
Second Temple which stood at the time of Jesus. Continue to
Ein Karem to visit the Church of St John the Baptist. Have
mass. Continue to visit Qumran where the Essene enclave was
and see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden. We
will have time for a dip in the bitter waters of the Dead
Sea.
Back to Jacir Palace Intercontinental
Day 9: Free day Back to Jacir Palace Intercontinental
Day 10: Transfer to airport for Departure
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