Christian Holy Land Tour

Welcome to Tel Aviv, Israel! Our local representative will meet you at the airport with a sign that says your name and then our driver will transfer you to the already booked hotel. The rest day is free for your own schedule.

Accommodation: Metropolitan Hotel

Today's itinerary starts with the Old Jaffa, an ancient port and the oldest part of Tel Aviv. Our driver-guide will wait for you at the hotel in advance and then drive there. Afterwards, we will drive along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea for visiting the historic architecture built by King Herod the Great. Then head for Haifa to visit the Bahai Gardens and keep driving to Nazareth to visit the Church of Annunciation. After that, we will take you to Canna and explore the Wedding Church. We'll arrive in Tiberias in the evening. 
 
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Caesar Premier Tiberias

In the morning we will take a cruise on the Sea of Galilee and visit the Jesus Boat. It is said that the boat has been berthed in the Sea of Galilee since the time of Jesus. And then the driver-guide will take you to visit Mt. Beatitudes, the place of Sermon on the Mount, and Capernaum, the hometown of Jesus, where you can see the Synagogue and Peter's House. In the afternoon, our driver-guide transfers you to Tabgha, where it is said that Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish. Nowadays, a church was built at the original site, which is called Church of the Multiplication. In the church, there are fifth-century mosaic depicting fish and loaf baskets. Then move forward to Golan Heights and stand high to enjoy the beautiful scenery, which is perfect for photographing, too.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Caesar Premier Tiberias

Today we will continue to Yardenit Baptismal Site by driving along the Jordan River, a site where Jesus baptize others. Next, go for Qumran and explore the cave where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. After that, we will drive to Masada and take a cable car to the fortress to enjoy the Jewish monuments, such as the synagogue and bathhouse. Then go down the mountain by cable car and drive to the Dead Sea, where you can soak in the water and enjoy a leisurely time. Afterwards, we'll escort you to Jerusalem and help you check in the hotel. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel

On the fifth day, we will climb up to the Mt. of Olives and enjoy the panorama of Jerusalem. And then drive to Bethlehem to visit the Church of Nativity, Judean Desert and Shepherd's Field. Inside the Church of Nativity, we will visit a manger where Jesus was born; Judean Desert is bordered by the Mountains of Judea on the west and the Dead Sea on the East; Shepherd's Field is the site where the shepherds saw the Star of Nativity. After all visits, we will drive back to Jerusalem.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel

After breakfast, we will visit the Yad Vashem first - Holocaust Memorial Museum, and drive by the Knesset and the Israeli Supreme Court to arrive at Israel Museum, where you can appreciate the most famous Dead Sea Scrolls and the Second Temple Model. At the end of the day, we will take you to the Mahane Yehuda Marketplace (Shuk) to learn about local people's life.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel

The Garden of Gethsemane is the first stop today. It's said that Jesus and his disciples went to pray here after the last supper the day before being hanging on the cross. And then we'll move forward to Mt. Zion for David's Tomb and the site of the Last Supper. Then continue to pay a visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Jesus was crucified. From here, we can take a walk on the road that Jesus walked at that time - Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross), and then come to the Cardo, the main street of the ancient city in Roman Times. Today's last stop is the Western Wall where many Jews come to pray devoutly.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel

Our 8 days Israel holy land tour package is drawing to an end here. After breakfast, the driver will escort you to the Ben Gurion International Airport, where he/she will see you off. We wish you a nice journey home!

Meals: Breakfast