11 Day Holy Land Pilgrimage April 29 - May 09, 2024 from Denver, CO (DEN) with Father Paul Ekeh

Day 1: Monday,  Departure from USA

• Depart for your overnight flights to the Holy Land.

Day 2: Tuesday,   Arrive in Tel Aviv, Transfer to Tiberius.

• Arrive in Tel Aviv.
• Meet your guide and transfer to Tiberius.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius.

Day 3: Wednesday,  Nazareth, Mount Tabor, Cana

Mass -Cana - Church

• Cana of Galilee.
• Nazareth, visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation. St. Joseph’s Church, and Mary’s well.
• Mount Tabor.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius.

Day 4: Thursday,  Banias, Sea of Galilee

Mass - Capernaum.

• The Mount of Beatitudes for a time of prayer and reflection.
• Caesarea Philippi.
• Capernaum. St. Peter’s Primacy.
• Tabaha, the site of the multiplication of the fishes and the loaves.
• Enjoy a meal of “St. Peter’s fish” and a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius.

Day 5: Friday,  Mount Carmel, Coastal Plains.

Mass - Stella Marris

• Mount Carmel. Stella Marris, Haifa.
• Caesarea Maritime.
• Depart to Jerusalem via Coastal Plains.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 6: Saturday,  Bethlehem, Shepherd’s field. 

Mass -Bethlehem – Basilica -

• Shepherd’s Field in Beit Sahour.
• The Church of the Nativity.
• St. Catherine church, the Grotto of St. Jerome, Milk Grotto.
• The old city of Bethlehem.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 7: Sunday,  Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethany

Mass – Bethany.

• Bethany, Lazarus tomb.
• Qumran, site of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
• Baptism site (Jordan River).
• Visit Jericho, Zacchaeus tree old city, and view the mount of Temptation.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 8: Monday,  Mount of Olives, Mount Zion.

Mass – Jerusalem.

• Panoramic view from the top of Mount Olives.
• Ascension Hill on the Mount of Olives.
• The Church of Pater Noster.
• The Church of Dominus Flevit.
• The Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations.
• Mt. Zion and the Cenacle (Upper Room).
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 9: Tuesday,  Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher

Mass - Jerusalem

• The Western Wall.
• St. Anne’s Church, the Pools of Bethesda.
• Walk the Via Dolorosa ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
• Free Time in the Old City of Jerusalem.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 10: Wednesday,  Ein Karem, Emmaus.

Mass – Ein Karem

• Visit Ein Karem.
• Visit Emmaus.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 11: Thursdays,  Departure

• Depart for the airport.

 Note: *While we do our very best at making sure all items listed in your itinerary are included, there are times when conditions beyond our control affect your program/itinerary, including but not limited to air carrier changes, delays, weather, political climate, time constraints, or changes by your tour leader and tour guide.

Trip date:  April 29 - May 09, 2024

Departure City:  Denver, CO (DEN)                    Package Price:  $4290.00

A single supplement is $900.00 (Private room)

The package price includes the following:

• Round Trip Airline Ticket
• Meet & Assist at Ben Gurion Airport upon arrival and departures
• Nine nights accommodation in double occupancy with breakfast and dinner
• Ten days sightseeing in a modern air-conditioned private bus
• English Speaking government-licensed Christian Guide.
• All entrance fees to places of interest
• Special dinner at oriental restaurant with folklore show
• Lunches
  
• Mass daily
• Complete travel portfolio (confirmations, backpack, name badge, luggage tag, power adaptor)

The package price does not include the following: 

• Tips for Guide, Driver, and hotels.
• Personal expenses
• soft drinks
• Travel Insurance
• Anything not mentioned above