8 Days 7 Nights Tour

8 Days 7 Nights Tour

8 Days 7 Nights Tour in the holy land

DAY 1 

Arrival at Ben Gurion (Tel Aviv) airport.  Meet & Assist. Drive to your hotel In Jerusalem or in Bethlehem for 5 nights 6 days. 

DAY 2

Temple Mount - BetHesda – Via Dolorosa – Mt. Zion 

Entering the old city of Jerusalem passing through the Dung Gate to visit the Temple Mount Area (Al-Aqsa Mosque & The Dome Of The Rock). From here we will continue walking toward the Lion's gate to visit "Bethesda Pools" where Jesus healed the paralytic man who was waiting for 38 years for a miracle. "St. Anne's" church the birthplace of mother Mary. The "Via Dolorosa" is also called the way of grieve or the way of the cross composed of 14 stations till we reach the Holy Sepulcher church the place of Golgotha and the tomb of Jesus Christ. Continue to Mt. Zion to visit the "Upper Room" and the "Dormition" church, King David's tomb and the house of Caiaphas the high priest where Peter denied Jesus Christ. Back to the hotel. 

DAY 3

Mount Of Olives – Bethlehem 

Heading to Mt. Of Olives area to visit Beit Faji church – The Ascension Shrine – Pater Noster Church – The Palm Sunday route – Dominus Flevit Church – St Mary Magdalene Church – The Gethsemane Garden. Then we will drive to Bethlehem to visit the Shepherds Field – The milk grotto and the Nativity church (the birthplace of Jesus Christ). Back to the hotel in Jerusalem. 

DAY 4

Ein Karem – Emmaus – Lod – Jaffa Tel Aviv 

Heading to Ein Karem to visit the church of visitation where Mother Mary visited her relative Elizabeth. We'll also visit the church of John the Baptist birthplace.  Driving to Lod city to visit the tomb of St. George– Jaffa Tel Aviv to visit the Church of St. Peter. In Jaffa, St. Peter resurrected Thabitha the good servant of God – Back to your hotel in Jerusalem. 

DAY 5

Bethany – Jericho – The Baptismal Site – The Dead Sea 

The first stop for today is going to be at Bethany where Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived and where we can visit the tomb of Lazarus. After that, we will be heading to Jericho to ascend the mount of temptation by cable car. In Jericho, we are going to visit the Sycamore tree and Elisha Spring. Today we are going to visit "Qumran" which is the place where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Continue to the baptismal site on the Jordan river (the original site) – Finishing our day when going finally to the Dead Sea area the lowest spot in the world where you can float on the surface of the water for the fact of the heavy concentration of minerals. Back to the hotel. 

DAY 6

Haifa - MT. Tabor – Nazareth 

Checking out the hotel and drive to the northern part of Israel. We will visit the city of Haifa starting with the "Stella Maris" church which is built above a cave according to the traditions it is the cave where the prophet Elijah prayed and asked God to end the drought. In Haifa, we are going to visit the panoramic view from the top of the Bahai Gardens overlooking the city of Haifa with the Mediterranean Sea, Akko city and Rosh Hanikra (the Israel-Lebanon border). Drive to Mt. Tabor in Galilee area to visit the church of Transfiguration we will ascend by special taxi up to the summit. Continue to Nazareth to visit the Greek Orthodox church called St. Gabriel church which is built over the local spring of those days where Jesus, Mary, and Joseph used to fill their Jars with water. We continue walking to the Annunciation Basilica church (The Roman Catholic church) which is built above the house of Mary where the Annunciation took place. In the same compound of the Annunciation church, there is another smaller church called "St. Joseph" church. It is called also "The Holy Family" church and is believed to be the place where the holy family lived after coming back from Egypt. Check-in hotel in Nazareth for 2 nights. 

DAY 7

Cana Of Galilee - Mt. Of Beatitudes – Capernaum – Tabgha – Primacy Church 

Today we are going to have a good time around the Sea Of Galilee. First of all, we will go to visit the "Mount Of Beatitudes" the place of the Sermon on the Mountain – Tabgha which is the multiplication of the bread and fish where Jesus fed the 5000 – Primacy Church of Peter - Capernaum – Sailing on Jesus boat replica – Visiting the Jordan river – Cana Of Galilee where Jesus performed the first miracle of turning water into wine. back to the hotel in Nazareth. 

DAY 8

Nazareth to Airport 

Check out the hotel and drive to Tel Aviv airport for your flight back home. 

WE WISH YOU A BLESSED PILGRIMAGE