ISRAEL :  HOLY LAND CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE
JORDAN, ISRAEL, PALESTINE & EGYPT
9 Days Program + Air Travel (Journey)

Day 1
Amman, Jordan Arrival
Ahlan Wa Sahlan – Welcome to Amman, Capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

On Arrival, at Queen Alia Airport, you will be met by our Jordanian Representative, assistance through all formalities. Later, drive to visit Madaba (Numbers 21:30 and Joshua 13:9) but best known for the oldest extant map of the Holy Land, and then to Mt. Nebo (Deuteronomy 32:48-52

Amman – Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo, ten minutes’ drive west of Madaba, is the final station in the life of the prophet Moses, the Jordan Valley and the hills of Jerusalem – Moses viewed the Promised Land that he would never enter. Then drive to the Hotel for check in. Dinner and Overnight stay at Amman.

Day 2
Amman –Nazareth-Cana
Breakfast is taken at Hotel. Later, transfer from Amman to Sheikh Hussein Bridge to cross the border. Enter Israel and travel to Nazareth. Visit Mary’s Well, Greek Orthodox Church of Annunciation, Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation (Lk. 1, 26-38), St. Joseph’s Church, the place of Joseph’s workshop (Lk 2: 41-52), continue to Cana site of the first Miracle Church (Jn 2: 1-12), where Jesus performed His first miracle of changing water into wine. En-route to Tiberias, view Mt Tabor. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth or Tiberias.

Day 3
Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitude, Capernaum, Mount Tabor
Morning, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (Mt 8:23-27; Mk 4:35-40; Lk 8:22-25; Mt. 14 22-27; Mk 6: 45-52; Jn 6: 16-21), proceed to Yardenit, renewal of Baptism in river Jordan (Mk 1: 9-11; Mt. 3: 13-17, Lk 3: 21-22) drive to Mt. Beatitudes (Mt 5-7), where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount,Church of Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes (Jn. 6: 1-15; Mt. 14: 13-21; Lk. 9: 10-17; Mk 6: 30-44), Peter’s Primacy Church (Jn 21: 1-19), Capernaum, where we visit Jesus synagogue and the House of St. Peter. St. Peter’s House and Ancient Synagogue (Mk. 1: 21-3:12 and parallels; Mt. 17: 24-27; Jn 6: 25-59). Ascend Mt. Tabor (Mt. 17: 1-8; Mk 9:2-8; Lk. 9: 28-36; 2Peter 1, 16-21). Proceed to Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.

Day 4
Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Church of nativity, Bethlehem.
Drive to Ein Karem, Birth place of John the Baptist, proceed to Mt. of Olives, Shrine of Ascension (Acts 1: 6-11); visit Pater Noster, the place where Jesus taught Our Father (Lk 11, 2-4; Mt. 24), visit Dominus Flavit (Mt. 23: 33-37//); Continue to Garden of Gethsemane, Basilica of Agony, Grotto of Gethsemane (Lk.22//) Tomb of Bl. Virgin Mary. Drive to Mt Zion, Dormition Abby, the place of Bl. Mary’s eternal sleeping, Cenacle (Jn 13, Mt 26, Mk 14, Acts 2: 1-13); Memorial tomb of King David, St. Peter’s Church Gallicantu (Mt 26 and parallels), Hinnon Valley (Jer. 19: 5-6); Aceldama (Mt. 27:5); Afternoon visiting Bethlehem, Shepherd’s Fields, the grotto of the Shepherds, Milk Grotto, Nativity Church Birth place of Jesus (Mt 1: 18-25; Lk. 2: 1-7). Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 5
Jerusalem Old City, Via Dolorosa, Golgotha, Mount of Temptation, Dead Sea, Bethesda Pool
Morning drive to Jerusalem, visit Flagellation Monastery, the site of Antonio fortress where Jesus was condemned to death (Mk 15: 1-15; LK 23: 3-25; Mt 27: 11-30), Way of the Cross through Via Dolorosa, Calvary, Holy Sepulcher Church, drive to Bethany, Place of Lazarus, Martha and Mary (John 11-12); proceed to Jericho, view Mount Temptation, Sycamore tree, Dead Sea. Late afternoon visit Bethesda Pool (Jn 5:1-12), and birth place of Bl. Mary and the Western Wall. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 6
Tranfer to Taba, Egypt
Morning, transfer to Taba, on the way View Qumran caves, view statue of Loth’s wife Arrive Tabgha. Enter into Egypt. Complete the emigration and customs formalities & check –in at hotel. After lunch, enjoy Red Sea beach for free time, Overnight stay at Tabgha / Nuweibaa / Sharm El Shaikh.

Day 7
St. Catherine Monastery, Cairo
After breakfast proceed to Sinai. Visit St. Catherine Monastery. Set beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments. Saint Catherine Monastery has been one of the world’s great Centres of religious pilgrimage for over fifteen centuries. Within its imposing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures. And a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the site of the Burning Bush. View the beautiful and historical Sinai Mountains and then proceed to Cairo Check-in hotel. Dinner and Overnight stay in Cairo

Day 8
Pyramids, Sphinx, Old Cairo, Christian Church
After breakfast visit to Pyramids, Sphinx, Old Cairo, Christian Church. However, it traditionally begins with the visit of the Holy Family to Egypt .Evening proceed to Cruising on the River Nile (optional), dinner & Overnight stay in Cairo.

Day 9
Cairo, Egypt Departure
After breakfast, visit Museum, then proceed to airport for departure.
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