11 Days 10 Night Life-Changing Journey Holy Land
Come join us in 11 Days 10 Night Life-Changing Journey Holy Land as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus of Nazareth. Every day of your pilgrimage, you will have the opportunity to renew and affirm your faith; to pray and reflect. As you visit Our Lord’s homeland, the Scriptures will come to life.
The natural beauty of the landscape, as well as its rich historical heritage, will inspire you. It is an act of faith and prayer that has changed the lives of many pilgrims. Pilgrims have been traveling to the Holy Land for hundreds of years, and we include many of the rich traditions that have evolved over time as part of your pilgrimage.
The maxim at the entrance to the Church of the Nativity says: “We are hoping that: If you enter here as a tourist, you would exit as a pilgrim. The maxim at the Church of the Nativity reads, “We hope that if you come here as a tourist, you will leave as a pilgrim.”
Day 1: Arrival in Amman
Our representative will meet your group and escort them to immigration to finish. The airport procedures and visa to Jordan, later transfer to Madaba for Lunch and visit of the St George Church, later proceed to visit Mount Nebo and the memorial of Prophet Moses. We then proceed back to Amman for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Petra, Jordan
After breakfast, we are heading to visit Petra. Lunch is enjoyed after the visit at the Qantara restaurant, Later proceed back to Amman for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Sheik Hussein Border – Tabgha- Sea of Galilee – Jordan River
After breakfast – transfer to Sheikh Hussein Border for departure with assistance. Arrive at Sheikh Hussein Border, meet and assist by our guide, Travel to Mount Beatitudes where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Continue on to Tabgha and visit the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish. Proceed to the church of the Primacy. We end the morning in Capernaum- – JESUS home town, where he performed more Miraclesthan than any other place and visit the House of Peter and the Synagogue of Jesus. Today, for lunch, we will feast on St.Peter’s Fish which Jesus and His disciples used to eat. After lunch, we’ll enjoy a Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee. We end the day renewing our baptismal vows at the Jordan River. Dinner and overnight in HOTEL.
Day 4: Cana – Nazareth – Mt. Tabor
We start the day with a Mass and Renewal of Marriage Vows at the Church of the Wedding Feast in Cana. Travel to Nazareth and visit the Church of the Annunciation where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she will conceive and bear a Son and His name shall be called Jesus. Proceed to Mount Tabor, the traditional site of the transfiguration of the Lord. Mass at Mt Tabor. Dinner and overnight in HOTEL.
Day 5: Mt. Carmel – Caesarea – Bethlehem
Today we leave HOTEL and travel to Bethlehem. Our first stop is on Mount Carmel where we visit the Cave of Elijah where the prophet Elijah prayed for rain after three and a half years of drought and famine. We will pass by the beautiful hanging garden of the Bahai Faith and enjoy the spectacular view of the port of Haifa. Travel to Caesarea and experience the glory of Rome as we visit a Roman theater, a Roman Hippodrome, and a Roman Water Aqueduct. Ascend up to Jerusalem and end the day in Ein Kerem, the hometown village of John the Baptist. Visit the Church of the Visitation where Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. Visit the Church of St. Peter of Gallicantu – the traditional House of Caiaphas where Jesus was kept in the Dungeon. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 6: Mt. Olives – Mt. Zion – Bethlehem
Ascend up to Mount of Olives and visit the Pater Noster Church traditionally the site where Jesus taught the disciples how to pray. Our Father, the traditional site of the ascension of the Lord and Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem.
Descend on foot to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus spent His last night before He was arrested and where Jesus agonized in prayer prior to his betrayal and arrested. Visit the Basilica of agony and Tomb of St. Mary, Proceed to Mount Zion, and visit the Upper Room where Jesus had the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey where our blessed Mother went to sleep and assumed to heaven.
Visit Cenacle- Last Supper Room, the tomb of King David, and–the other upper room. Drive back to Bethlehem. Visit the Church of the Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus. Continue on to the Shepherds Field where we sing Christmas Carols. Visits Manger square-Crusader of Grotto -Milk of Grotto. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 7: Old City – Holy Sepulchre – Jericho
We enter the Old City of Jerusalem and visit Bethesda Pool where Jesus healed the paralytic man. Wailing Wall -the holiest site for the Jews.
Proceed to the Church of the Condemnation and the Church of the Flagellation where we start our Via Dolorosa (way of grief) on the way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site of the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
“The burial place & resurrections of Jesus, called Golgotha which means “A place of the skull”.
Follow the 14 Stations of the Cross to Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified marking significant events along the route.
The last 5 Stations of the Cross are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre visible from the distance with two silver domes.
Also, the tomb is widely believed to be part of the stone that covered Jesus’ Tomb. Travel to Jericho, the oldest and lowest city in the world, the ancient city conquered by Joshua and the Israelites. Then proceed to view Mount of Temptation where Satan tempted Jesus where Jesus stayed 40 days and 40nights. Visit the Sycamore Tree of Zacchaeus where he climbs up at a tree to view Jesus while he is preaching not knowing that our Savior will be his guest for dinner at his home. Free time in the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 8: Qumran – Taba Border
Breakfast, then Proceed to Qumran – where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. And view Lot’s Wife who turned into a pillar of salt on Mount Sodom. Travel all the way to the Taba Border where we cross over to Egypt. Today, we leave Israel with unforgettable and life-changing experiences and a wealth of memories to cherish and treasure. Cross the Taba border of Egypt. Arrive in Taba, cross Taba Border as usual overnight in Taba or St Catherine. At night climb Moses Mountain in St. Catherine (OPTIONAL)
Day 9: St. Catherine – Cairo
Visit the Monastery in ST. CATHERINE then drives CAIRO. Passing by Moses well. Lunch on the way then overnights in Cairo.
Day 10: Cairo Full-Day Tour
Include Pyramid, Sphinx, Visit Egyptian Museum, Old city Cairo to visit Ben Ezra Synagogue, Hanging Church, Abu Sirga. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 11: Departure
In the morning, Visit St Simon Church in Cairo then transfer to Cairo Airport.
With this 11D10N itinerary to uncover all that HOLY LAND has to offer, we hope you’re ready to book a ticket for that exciting yet life-changing journey.
