Upon arrival, we are greeted by our English-speaking Christian tour guide. Board our bus and drive to Nazareth/Tiberius where we settle into our comfortable hotel. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Nazareth/ Tiberius.

We explore Nazareth, the town of Mary’s home, where Jesus played as a child, learned a trade, and grew to manhood. We visit Mary’s Well and St. Joseph’s Church, and church of Annunciation. Here St. John Paul II celebrated Mass during his historic visit to the Holy Land in the Year of Our Lord 2000. We stop at Mt. Precipice, from where we have great view of the Jezreel Valley. Visit Mt. Tabor to see the Church of Transfiguration. Continue to Cana, where couples could renew their wedding vows at the Wedding Church, Dinner and overnight at Golden Crown old city Hotel in Nazareth

After breakfast, we drive to The Sea and the shores of the Galilee- We see Magdala, home of St. Mary Magdalene. Where Jesus began His Galilean ministry. Here we explore the synagogue which dates to the time of Christ, and we continue to the Church of Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, commemorating where Jesus fed the crowd of 5,000, Next, we visit the Church of the Primacy of Peter situated on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, where after His resurrection, Jesus met with his disciples and told Peter “ feed my lambs; feed my sheep’ (John 21:9).after this we will have our lunch and we continue to Capernaum the site of St. Peter’s mother in-law home We see the church with a glass- floor which is constructed over the site, allowing us to look down into the excavated ruins of Peter’s house. Continue to Banias to visit it, then we will drive to Nazareth/ Tiberius for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, check out from Nazareth/ Tiberius hotel, then drive to visit Megiddo an impressive site in the Lower Galilee region of northern Holy Land, then continue to visit Caesarea, Muhraka at Mt. Carmel, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, then continue to Bethlehem for dinner and overnight at your hotel there.

We begin our day in Bethlehem with a visit to Manger Square and The Church of the Nativity located above the birthplace of Christ. Bending low as we enter through the Door of Humility, we enter the Church and descend into the Grotto of Nativity. Beneath the Altar, a 14 pointed Silver Star marks the exact spot surrounded by the Latin inscription: HIC DE VIRGINE MARIA JESUS CHRISTUS NATUS (Here Jesus Christ was born to the Virgin Mary). Visit the Milk Grotto and Shepherd’s Field and Grotto. Then we will visit Herodian. Dinner and Overnight at your hotel in Bethlehem.

The day begins with a visit to Bethany (conditions permitting) to see the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. We depart to Jericho – the first city to be captured by Joshua as part of his conquest of the Land and the site of the Mount of Temptation.Stop for a Baptismal Blessing at Qasr Al Yehoud. This site holds the oldest and most ancient tradition for being the place of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist in the River Jordan (Mathew, 3: 13-17). Time permitting, we stop in Qumran to see where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found by the shepherds. Later, drive to the Dead Sea and take a dip in the salty waters and shop for Dead Sea products. Be sure to bring your bathing suit. Overnight at your hotel in Bethlehem.

This morning we will drive to visit Yad Vashem, then drive to Jerusalem to Mt of Olive start with visiting the Chapel of Ascension and visit the Church of Pater Noster, where Jesus taught The Lord’s Prayer. Marvel at the panoramic view from the Mt. of Olives–appreciating the eternal golden city of Jerusalem. We walk along Palm Sunday Road stopping at Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over the city. Continue along the Jewish cemetery with a view over the Eastern Gate or Golden Gate. Have some quiet time in the Garden of Gethsemane and the Garden of Betrayal. Since the fourth century, tradition has placed the betrayal by Judas here. Walk to the Basilica of Agony. Nearby visit the empty tomb of the Virgin at The Church of the Assumption. Following lunch, visit Caiaphas Palace and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. Our final stops of the day are Dormition Abbey and the Upper Room. Dinner and Overnight at your hotel in Bethlehem.

Following breakfast we depart for St. Anne’s Church and see the Pools of Bethesda where Jesus healed the Paralytic continue our way to the Stations of the Cross along the Way of the Cross (Via Dolorosa) and the Church Holy Sepulchre, the site where Jesus was crucified and buried. Then we will proceed to Ein Kerem to visit the Church of the Visitation, see Mary’s Spring and walking to the church of birthplace of John the Baptist, after that we will visit Abu Ghosh, drive back to your hotel in Bethlehem for dinner and overnight. Drive back to Bethlehem. Dinner and Overnight at your hotel in Bethlehem.

Drive to Tel Aviv airport for departure