THE PROGRAMME FOR CATHOLICS IN ISRAEL
7 Nights 8 Days
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Arrival in Ben Gurion Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv for dinner and overnight. |
DAY 2 : TELAVIV - JAFFA - CEASAREA - HAIFA - TIBERIAS (B,L,D)
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Drive to Jaffa for a visit and celebrate a Holly Mass at St.Peter’s Church continue through the Sharon Plains to the ancient Roman Ceasarea,here there are examples of the architecture of this period.Remaining are the Amphitheatre and porions of an Aqueduct. Departing Ceasarea you are on your way to Haifa,there you will be treated to a most breath-taking view from the Grounds of Mount Carmel Abbey,a tour of the Cave of Elias and a Holy Mass. Do take a moment to really enjoy the magnificient view of the Port of Haifa and the City itself. Continue driving to Tiberias for dinner and overnight at your hotel. |
DAY 3 : TIBERIAS - SEA OF GALILEA - NAZARETH (B,L,D)
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Your morning begins as you board a motor launch in order to cross the Sea of Galilee,landind at Capernaum. Here you will visit Peter’s House and the Ancient Synagogue.Today’s visit will also include the Church of the Beatitudes where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount where you will also celebrate the holly Mass,and a visit to the Chapel of the Multiplications of the Fishes and Loaves,Magdala and Tabgha. In the afternoon drive to Nazareth stopping at Cana Church to visit the site of the first miracle of Jesus. Here the married couples in your group will pause to renew their wedding vows.Nazareth is the next site to visit the Church of the Annunciation Grotto where also a Holly Mass can be celebrated,Mary’s Fountain and Joseph’s Carpenter Shop,the old Synagogue and the City of Nazareth. |
DAY 4 : NAZARETH - TIBERIAS - JERUSALEM (B,L,D)
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Departing Tiberias after breakfast you are on your way to ascend to Mt.Tabor to visit the Church of Transfiguration where you can celebrate a holy Mass and stop at the River Jordan. Continue driving through the Jordan Valley tý Jerusalem passing by Rama,Beeroth and Lebona. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem. |
DAY 5 : JERRUSALEM - BETHLEHEM - JERUSALEM (B,L,D)
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This morning you will climb the Mount of Olives to visit the Chapel of the Ascension,the Church of Pater Noster, the Garden of Gethsemane where you can celebrate the Holy Mass and the Tomb of the Virgin Mary. Your afternoon departure takes you to Bethlehem to visit the Curch of Nativity, the Sacred Cave where the Savior was born and where also you can celebrate your Holy Mass then a visit to St. Jerome’s Gorotto of the Milk and the Shepherd’s Field. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight at your hotel. |
DAY 6 : JERUSALEM - MT ZION - JERUSALEM ( B,L,D)
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The first view you get of the Old City is through St. Stephen’s Gate as you visit St. Crusader’s architecture and where you can celebrate your Holly Mass. You will also see the Pool of Bethesda, here Jesus cured the paralytic. Other sites incude the Temple Esplanade, the Dome of the Rock,Al Aksa Mosque, the Wailing Wall and the House of Caiphas, via Dolorosa, Mount Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This afternoon you will visit Mt. Zion here to see the Dormition Abbey,the location of the Last Supper. Continue driving through the New City of Jerusalem, view the Knesset, Hebrew University and a visit to the Model of the 2 nd Temple. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem. |
DAY 7 : JERUSALEM - JERICHO - THE DEAD SEA - JERUSSALEM (B,L,D)
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This morning finds you on the road to Jericho and the Dead Sea. Along the route you will pause to visit the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus Tomb where you can celebrate a Holly Mass, proceed to the Inn of the Good Samaritan, the New Jericho and the Excavations of the Old Jericho, Elijah’s Fountain, the Dead Sea,the Qumran Caves and Massada. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight at your hotel. |
DAY 8 : JERUSSALEM / TELAVIV AIRPORT /HOME (B)
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Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure to home. |
Tour Includes : Government licensed guidance
All tours in the program
Entrance fees
Daily buffet breakfast, set menu lunch and dinner
A/C vehicle
Hotel tips
Service tax
Tour Excludes : Personal expenses
Insurance of medical, accident and all personal effects
Domestic Airfare
Extras at hotels and meals
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Day 1 - Tel Aviv City - Israel |
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