ITINERARY:
Day 1: DEPARTURE FROM USA
Depart from USA to Holy Land.
Day 2: ARRIVAL TO THE HOLY LAND
Upon arrival to Israel, you will be met by our tour guide and transferred to the hotel in Nazareth. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.
Day 3: GALILEE -NAZARETH -TABGHA/BOAT RIDE
Visit NAZARETH, the BASILICA of the ANNUNCIATION and view the BLESSED CAVE, where ANGEL GABRIEL appeared to MARY. View MARY and JOSEPH'S House and carpentry shop where JESUS spent 30 years of his life. Visit CANA where JESUS performed his first miracle. Continue to the Mt. Of BEATITUDES. Here JESUS proclaimed his Sermon on the Mount. Then to CAPERNAUM, the town of JESUS which is the center of his ministry where he performed many miracles. Visit the House of ST. PETER and the ruins of the ancient SYNAGOGUE where JESUS preached. Stop at TABGHA and visit the Church of the Miracle of the LOAVES and FISHES. The site of the multiplication miracle. Boat ride on the LAKE of GALILEE. Dinner and overnight in GALILEE.
Day 4: GALILEE - JERUSALEM
Visit MOUNT TABOR with a spectacular view of upper GALILEE, where JESUS transfigured in the presence of PETER, JAMES, and JOHN, and upon which stands the Church of TRANSFIGURATION. Visit BEIT SHE'AN where JESUS passed on his way from GALILEE to JERUSALEM. Visit JORDAN River where JESUS was BAPTIZED. Arrive at JERUSALEM late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in JERUSALEM.
Day 5: JERUSALEM - SIGHTSEEING
Full day tour of JERUSALEM-MT. Of OLIVES, MT SCOPUS; walk down the Road of PALM SUNDAY to the GARDEN of GETHSEMANE where JESUS endured his AGONY. Continue to KIDRON VALLEY and MT. ZION. Visit CHAPEL of the ASCENSION, from which JESUS returned to his father. Visit the old city of JERUSALEM. Follow the Stations of the Cross along the VIA DOLOROSA to the HOLY SEPULCHER (MASS IF AVAILABLE). Visit to the CHRISTIAN AND ARMENIAN QUARTERS, the KARDO and the WAILING WALL. Dinner and overnight in JERUSALEM.
Day 6: JERUSALEM
Following breakfast drive to visit the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) drive to the SHRINE of THE BOOK, where the DEAD SEA SCROLLS are housed. Afternoon is free . Optional FOLK THEATER in the evening. Dinner and overnight JERUSALEM.
Day 7: JERUSALEM OPTIONAL DEAD SEA, MASADA.
Today is at your leisure in Jerusalem or you can join an optional full day tour to the Dead Sea and Masada. Depart Jerusalem and descend on the winding road through the JUDEAN DESERT to the DEAD SEA, the lowest spot on earth, 400 meters below sea level. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea via QUMRAN, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, to MASADA. Here the Zealots withstood the Roman forces for 3 years, 70-73 AD. Ascend by cable car to the summit of this mountaintop fortress, and visit HEROD'S PALACES, the baths, and synagogue. After descending by cable car, enjoy the experience of a "swim" in the Dead Sea. Return to the hotel in Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 8: TEL AVIV-USA
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