11 Days In the footsteps of Jesus - The Holy Land from Denver, CO - October 16 - 26, 2023 - Fr. Gerardo Garcia

Day 1:  Departure from the USA
• Depart for your overnight flights to the Holy Land.

Day 2:  Arrive in Tel Aviv, Transfer to Tiberius, Nazareth.
• Arrive in Tel Aviv.
• Meet your guide and transfer to Tiberius or Nazareth.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius or Nazareth.

Day 3:  Nazareth, Mount Tabor, Cana.
• Mount Tabor. (Celebrate a Mass)
• Nazareth, visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation.
• St. Joseph’s Church, and Mary’s well.
• Cana of Galilee.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius or Nazareth.

Day 4:  Banias, Sea of Galilee 
• The Mount of Beatitudes for a time of prayer and reflection.
• Caesarea Philippi.
• Capernaum. St. Peter’s Primacy. (Celebrate a Mass)
• Tabgha, 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 or Nazareth.

Day 5:  Mount Carmel, Coastal Plains.
• Mount Carmel. (Celebrate a Mass)
• Stella Marris, Haifa.
• Caesarea Maritime.
• Depart to Jerusalem via Coastal Plains.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 6:  Bethlehem- Shepherd field.
• Shepherd’s Field in Beit Sahour.
• The Church of the Nativity. (Celebrate a Mass)
• St. Catherine church, the Grotto of St. Jerome, Milk Grotto.
• Old city of Bethlehem.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 7:  Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethany
• Bethany, Lazarus tomb. (Celebrate a Mass)
• Qumran, site of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
• Baptism site (Jordan River).
• Visit Jericho, Zacchaeus tree old city and view mount of Temptation.
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 8:  Mount of Olives, Mount Zion
• Panoramic view from the top of Mount of 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. (Celebrate a Mass)
• Mt. Zion and the Cenacle (Upper Room).
• Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 9:  Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher
• The Western Wall.
• St. Anne’s Church, the Pools of Bethesda.
• Walk the Via Dolorosa ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, (Celebrate a Mass)
• Free Time in the Old City of Jerusalem.
• Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 10:  Ein Karem, Emmaus.

• Visit Ein Karem. (Celebrate a Mass)
• Visit Emmaus.
• Visit Shroud of Turin, Notre dame Jerusalem.
• Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 11: Departure
• Depart for the airport.

Departure City: Denver, CO  (other cities available)
Package Price: $3790.00

The package price includes the following:

• Round trip from Denver.
• Meet & Assist at Ben Gurion Airport upon arrival and departure.
• Three nights’ accommodation in Galilee in double occupancy with breakfast & dinner.
• Six-night accommodation in Bethlehem in double occupancy with breakfast & dinner.
• Ten days sightseeing in a modern air-conditioned private bus.
• English-speaking government licensed Christian guide on duty.
• Entrance fees to places of interest whilst on tour in the Holy Land.
• Special dinner at an oriental restaurant.

The package price does not include the following:

• Tips for Guide, Driver, and hotels.
• Lunches
• Drinks at hotels and restaurants
• All Personal Expenses.
• Insurance.