11-DAY HOLY LAND TOUR
MARCH 23 – APRIL 2, 2011
Hosted By
Erin Blanchette
Fr. Gerald Myers – Spiritual Director
$3749.00 all inclusive
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Day-By-Day Itinerary:
Across The Atlantic
Day 1, Wednesday, March 23
Begin your exciting journey as you on board your overnight transatlantic flight to the Holy Land.
Arrive The Holy Land
Day 2, Thursday, March 24
Your inspiring visit of the Lands of the Bible begins.
Tel Aviv/Caesarea/Haifa/Tiberias
Day 3, Friday, March 25
Drive north today to Caesarea to view the ruins of the Crusader's fortress and moat and sit in the great Roman amphitheatre. Continuing along the coast, you will see the aqueduct that carried water from Mt. Carmel to Caesarea. On to Megiddo, located on the Plain of Esdraelon. Visit the museum, ruins of the city and Solomon's Stables. Continue to Haifa, where you will ascend Mt. Carmel for a magnificent view of the sea and harbor.
See the Carmelite Monastery and Elijah's Cave, as well as the Bahai Temple with its lovely Persian Gardens. Proceed to Tiberias for the night.(B,D)
Tiberias
Day 4, Saturday, March 26
Today, cross the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, center of Jesus' Ministry in the Galilee. Visit the ruins of the Second Century Synagogue. Continue to Tabgha, site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. Then on to the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the famous Sermon on the Mount and chose the Twelve Apostles. Drive north via Hazur and view Mt. Hermon. Return to Tiberias for the night.(B,D)
Tiberias/Nazareth/Jerusalem
Day 5, Sunday, March 27
Drive via Cana of Galilee to Nazareth to see the Church of Annunciation, Carpenter's Shop, Mary's Spring, Bazaars, and an Ancient Synagogue. Visit Mt. Tabor, before continuing on to Jerusalem. (B,D)
Jerusalem
Day 6, Monday, March 28
This morning visit Ein Kerem. Like an island in a green forest in Southwest Jerusalem, Ein Kerem has charming stone houses adorned with arches, churches whose bells chime in the clear air and lovely paths paved with stone.
Ein Kerem is a pilgrimage site for many Christian visitors, who come here year after year. According to Christian tradition, this is where Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, miraculously became pregnant. This is also where he was born. Tradition teaches that during her pregnancy, Elizabeth was visited by a family relative - Mary, who was also pregnant, with Jesus. The two women met beside the village well and Mary drank from its cool waters. The place is now called Mary’s Well. The village around the well grew and it waters are considered holy. Many pilgrims come to drink from the well and take the holy water away with them in bottles. This afternoon is at leisure. (B,D)
Jerusalem
Day 7, Tuesday, March 29
This morning proceed on a walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem. Enter St. Stephen's Gate. Visit St. Anne's Church and the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed the crippled man. Continue to the Temple Area to see the Wailing Wall. Exit via the Dung Gate to St. Peter's in Gallicantu. View the Valley of Gehenna and the Pool of Siloam. This afternoon enter Herod's Gate to the Roman Praetorium, beneath the Sisters of Zion Convent, and the Ecce Homo Arch. Follow in the footsteps of Jesus as you walk the Via Dolorosa, the traditional way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Leave the Old City through the Damascus Gate. End your inspiring visit at the Garden Tomb, believed by many to be Golgotha. (B,D)
Jerusalem
Day 8, Wednesday, March 30
Drive to the top of the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the Chapel of the Ascension and the Church of Pater Noster. Descend Mt. Olivet to the Garden of Gethsemane and walk along the ancient olive trees, viewing the Kidron Valley. Visit the Church of All Nations on the Rock of Agony. Ascend Mount Zion to see the Upper Room, traditional site of the Last Supper. Drive to Bethlehem. Visit the Church of the Nativity. See the Manger where Jesus was born and Shepherd's field.
Time to shop for wood carvings before returning to Jerusalem. (B,D)
Jerusalem
Day 9, Thurday, March 31
This morning we drive to Bethany to visit Lazarus' Tomb and the village of Mary and Martha. Then on to Biblical Jericho, believed to be the oldest city in the world. View Elisha's Spring and the Mount of Temptations. Continue to the Dead Sea, 1288 feet below sea level, site of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah. Stop at the Caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and visit the excavations. On the east side of the Dead Sea are the Moab Mountains and Mt. Nebo where Moses viewed the Promised Land.
Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.(B,D)
Jerusalem
Day 10, Friday, April 1 ,
Enjoy a day at leisure in Jerusalem. (B,D)
Jerusalem/Phoenix
Day 11, Saturday, April 2
Your exciting visit of the Holy Land is over as you board your return flight to Phoenix, arriving the same day.
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