If you are interested in experiencing the Holy Land as a Christian pilgrim I am happy to work with you to create a personalized tour. Here is a sample 9 day itinerary with visits to religious and archaeological sites with time for prayer and reflection. We will visit the trinity of cities: Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem and their churches: Annunciation, Nativity and Holy Sepulcher. Click links for more information. I will be sharing more details on Nazareth and Bethlehem in upcoming blog posts.
Day 1 pickup at the airport and drive to Nazareth
Day 2 Nazareth
- Mary’s Well and Greek Orthodox church
- Synagogue church
- Church of the Annunciation
- St Joseph’s Church
- Mary of Nazareth International Center
- Mount Precipice
- Transfiguration on Mount Tabor
- dinner in Tiberias overlooking Sea of Galilee
Day 3 Around Sea of Galilee
- Korazim
- Jordan river
- Tabgha: Church of Multiplication; Peter’s Primacy
- lunch: St. Peter’s fish
- Capernaum
- Domus Galilaeae
- Jesus boat
- dinner in Rosh Pina with a view
Day 4 Galilee
- Mount of Beatitudes
- Kursi
- Sussita
- amphitheater at Bet Shean
drive to Jerusalem; Shabbat dinner with my family
Day 5 Bethlehem
- Kathisma church
- Church of the Nativity
- Shepherds Field
- Mar Saba monastery
Day 6 Jerusalem Old City
- Mount Zion
- Dormition Abbey
- Room of Last Supper
- Peter in Gallicantu – model of Jerusalem in Byzantine period
- Gethsemane
- Church of Agony
- Tomb of Mary
Day 7
- Haram el-Sharif: Dome of Rock and al Aqsa
- Pool of Bethesda and Santa Anna
- Via Dolorosa, 14 Stations of Cross
- Church of Holy Sepulcher
Day 8 Judean desert
- St George monastery, Wadi Qelt
- Ein Gedi
- Dead Sea
- Qasr el Yahud – where John baptised Jesus
- Inn of Good Samaritan
Day 9
- Mount of Olives
- Church of Ascension
- Dominus Flevit
- Church of Mary Magdalene
- Siloam pool
- Israel museum
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