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9 Day Tour to the Holy Land

Day 1
Arrive Tel Aviv / Jerusalem
After arrival at Ben Gorion Airport in Tel Aviv, you will be met by your local guide. Drive to your hotel in Jerusalem where you will have dinner and overnight.

Day 2
Jerusalem
This morning drive to the Mt. of Olives for a spectacular view of Jerusalem. Visit the church of Pater Noster, the Chapel of Ascension and then walk the " Palm Sunday Road" to the Dominus Flevit, where our lord wept over Jerusalem . Continue to the garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations.

In the afternoon, we enter the Old City of Jerusalem through St. Stephen's gate. Visit the church of St. Anne, the Pool of Bethesda, the Chapel of Flagellation, Lithostrotos and the Ecce Homo. Follow the Via Dolorosa ( way of the Cross ) through the narrow alleys and bazaars to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where we visit Golgotha and the Tomb of Jesus. ( for some Protestant groups a visit to the Garden Tomb will be included).

Day 3
Jerusalem
A morning drive takes us to Bethlehem. Visit the Basilica of the Nativity, the Grotto of Jesus' birth. We also tour the Manger, Grotto of St. Jerome, the church of St. Catherine and the Shepherd's Fields.

After noon will be  at leisure or left for Bethlehm 2000 activities.

Day 4
Jerusalem
Drive to Bethany. Site of the house of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Continue through the Judean wilderness and along the Dead Sea to Massada for a visit by cable car. Continue to Qumran to see the caves where the dead sea scrolls were discovered, and then on to ancient Jericho. View Elisha's fountain, the Qarantal and the Mount of  Temptation. Back to Jerusalem.

Day 5
Jerusalem
Visit the Old City of Jerusalem,The Temple area;  Dome of the Rock; Al Aqsa Mosque; and the Wailing Wall.

Afternoon drive to Mount Zion, visit the Cenacle or Upper Room. Then survey the Dormition abbey and

St.Peter in Gallicantu,  Drive to the Shrine of the Book, where The Dead Sea Scrolls are housed.

Day 6
Jerusalem / Tiberias
Riding through the Jordan valley to Beit Shean. Continue to the shores of the Sea of Galilee to visit the baptismal site at the River Jordan. Near by is our Tiberias hotel. Boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum for a visit, then to Tabgha and Mount of Beatitudes.

Day 7
Tiberias
Following breakfast we'll drive to Cana of Galilee, where our Lord performed the first miracle - changing water to wine at the wedding feast. Continue to Nazareth to visit Joseph's workshop at the cave of the Annunciation. There will be ample time to walk in the streets of our Lord's boyhood town.

An afternoon excursion takes us to the summit of Mount Tabor. Our visit will include the site of the Transfiguration and the beautiful scenery of the valley of Jezreal.

Day 8
Tiberias / Tel Aviv
Leave Tiberias for Tel Aviv. On the way the port of Haifa. Ascend to the top of Mount Carmel, home of the Prophets, for a panoramic view of the port. Continue along the Mediterranean coast to ancient Caesarea. Our drive continues through the Valley of Sharon to Tel Aviv.

Evening  free for dining and night life.

Day 9
Back Home
Today our Holy Land tour comes to an end. Morning transfer to airport for flight back home.