Pilgrimage | Church Groups

• 10 Days of biblical experience in Jordan & Israel.
• Accommodation plan: 2N Amman, 2N Jericho, 2N Galilee, 3N Bethlehem.
• Arriving to Amman, the tour sill spend 2 Nights in Amman covering Nebo, Madaba, Mekawer and Jabbok River. [2 nights]
• The tour then moves to the Salt Valley to with overnight at Jericho. [2 nights]
• Masada, Qumran, Jericho and Jordan river baptism site & Dead Sea are toured in this segment.
• From the salt valley through the Jordan valley to the shores of the Sea of the Galilee. [2 nights]
• At the Galilee area the tour will visit sites in Nazareth, Cana, Mt Tabor & churches around the Sea of the Galilee.
• Haifa, Mount Carmel and Caesarea are also covered in the last segment of the tour.
• The tour continues to visit all holy sites in Jerusalem, Ein Karem & Bethlehem. [3 nights]
• The tour will culminate in Jaffa Tel Aviv from where they move to TLV airport for departure.

• Mid day arrival in Amman.
• Transfer to the Madaba.
• Lunch at Madaba. (Traditional buffet)
• Lunch. [South Asian Buffet]
• Visit the St George Church at Madaba to view the ancient mosaic of the map of Jerusalem.
• Transfer to hotel in Amman. (1 hour, 15 minutes)

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Lunch & Dinner

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Amman

• Transfer to Mt Nebo. (45 minutes)
• Tour of the memorial of Moses.
• Transfer to Mukawir. (1 hour)
• Visit the fort of Machaerus at Mukawir, the site of the beheading of John the Baptist.
• Transfer to Jerash. (1 hour, 20 minutes)
• Lunch. [Traditional Lebanese Ouzi]
• Jabbok River, the site of the Jacob's crossing to Canaan.  It is also believed to be the the site of Jacob's struggle with God in a human form till dawn, which eventually led to Jacob to be named Israel.

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Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

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Amman

• Transfer to Allenby Bridge border crossing. (45 minutes)
• Transfer to Qasr Al Yahud - The Baptism site at Jordan river.  It is widely believed that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist at this site on the eastern bank.
• Transfer to Jericho.
• Mount Temptation.  Ascend by cable car. [2 way cable car].
• Jericho, the lowest city on earth, is also considered to be the oldest city of human civilization - visit the Sycamore tree & Zacchaeus' House.
• Lunch.  (Open Buffet).
• Transfer to Dead Sea - Kalia beach. (30 minutes)
• Dead Sea, soak in the mineral rich waters and experience the Dead sea  float.
• Transfer to hotel in Jericho.

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Dinner

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Jericho

• Transfer to Mt Tabor base station. (30 minutes)
• Drive up the Tabor hill in a mini van to visit the Basilica of Transfiguration.
• Transfer to Nazareth. (30 minutes)
• Tour of Nazareth village.
• Basilica of Annunciation & Josef's workshop.
• Lunch at Nazareth.
• Transfer to Cana. (30 minutes)
• Cana - Church of the wedding miracle.
• Transfer to hotel in Tiberias. (30 minutes)

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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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Galilee

• Mt Beatitudes - site of Jesus's sermon on the mount.
• Tabga - site of the multiplication miracle.
• Visit Kfar Nahum or Capernaum, the city of Jesus and the site of Jesus’s ministry.
• Peter's House & Mensa Christy.
• Tour of Magdala, the recently excavated first century city of Mary Magdelene.
• Lunch. [St Peter’s Fish lunch]
• Afternoon Boat Ride in the Sea of Galilee on a replica of ancient Galilean boats.
• Transfer to hotel in Tiberias.

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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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Galilee

• Transfer to Haifa. (1 hour 30 minutes)
• View of Bahai  Gardens and Temple.
• Transfer to Dalyat el Carmel. (45 minutes)
• Visit the Carmelite sanctuary of Muhrakha. View of the Jezreeel valley.
• Lunch at Dalyat El Carmel. (Traditional Druze Lunch)
• Transfer to Ceasarea. (45 minutes)
• Brief stop to view Mediterranean Sea & Roman aqueduct
• Transfer to Bethlehem. (1 hour, 45 minutes)

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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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Bethlehem

• Transfer to Jerusalem. (1 hour, requires check point crossing)
• Tour of Mt Olives.  View the iconic Dome of the Rock from Mt Olives.
• Short visit to the chapel of Ascension.
• Tour the sanctuary of Pater Noster where The Lord's Prayer is embedded in the walls in numerous languages.
• Palm Sunday Road - view from below only, the steep decent being perilous.
• Dominous Flevit &  Basilica  at Gethsemane - Church of All Nations and the ancient Olive Garden.
• Transfer to Bethlehem. (30 minutes)
• Lunch. [Traditional Palestinian / Open buffet]
• Shepherd's Field.
• Shopping for Religious Articles.
• Basilica of Nativity & the grotto of Nativity.

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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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Bethlehem

• Transfer to Jerusalem. (1 hour, requires check point crossing)
• Tour of the Old City of Jerusalem via Lions' gate.  Bethesda Pools - St Anne's, Chapel of Flagellation.  Chapel of Condemnation, continuing Via Dolorosa to Calvary.
• Lunch. (Buffet)
• Mt. Zion.  David’s Tomb & Upper room.
• Walk to St. Peter in Gallicantu.
• Western Wall.
• Dome of the Rock.
• Tour of the Western Wall Tunnels
• Transfer to hotel in Bethlehem. (30 minutes)

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Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

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Bethlehem

• Transfer to Ein Karem. (1 hour, requires check point crossing)
• Visit the Church of John the Baptist.
• Transfer to Emmaus (35 minutes)
• Tour of Emmaus Nicopolis.
• Transfer to Jaffa. (45 minutes)
• Transfer to Jaffa via Tel Aviv beachfront (1 hour)
• Farewell Lunch at Jaffa.  (Typical Mediterranean salads  & seafood grill)
• St Peters Church, the site of the healing of Tabitha.
• Short tour of Jaffa.
• Transfer to the hotel in Bethlehem.  (1 hour, 45 minutes)

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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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Bethlehem

•  Transfer to Airport.

restaurant Meals

Breakfast & Lunch