"Sample Itinerary"

Day 1 – Arrival

  • Arrive at Tel Aviv Airport; Overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 2 – Bethlehem

Day 2 in Bethlehem includes activities like:

  • Visit the birth of Christ in the Grotto of the Nativity Church.
  • Visit the Milk Grotto where tradition has it that Mary fed the child Jesus breast milk. 
  • Bethlehem's Manger Square.
  • The Shepherd's Field. 
  • Orphanage run by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.

Day 3 – Bethlehem

Day 3 Includes activities like:

  • Meet with local Christian missions in Bethlehem such as Carmelite Monastery where Blessed Mariam of the Crucified Jesus is buried. 
  • Crimsan Monastery and winery. 
  • Lunch with local Christian families in Bethlehem.
  • Visit local olive wood factory, the traditional handicrafts for most Christian families; chance to buy unique gifts and religious souvenirs.

Day 4 – Jerusalem

Day 4 Includes activities like:

  • Visit to Mt. Zion, stop to see the Upper Room. 
  • Tomb of King David and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu which is built over the Palace of Caiaphas, the High Priest, who imprisoned Jesus and interrogated him before his trial before Pontius Pilate (Lk. 22:54).
  • Visit the excavations of the City of David, revealing some of the most exciting archaeological finds of the ancient world.
  • Drive to the top of the Mt. of Olives, from which Jesus ascended to heaven after his resurrection. 
  • Visit the holy shrines, walk down the "Palm Sunday Road" visiting the Chapel of Dominus Flevit (Jesus wept) en-route to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations where Christ prayed on the night of his betrayal (Lk. 22:40-46).

Day 5 – Jerusalem

Day 5 Includes activities like:

  • Visit the Temple Mount and reach the Western Wall, this 2,000 year-old wall was part of the outer supporting walls of the Temple Mount on which the Second Temple stood and was destroyed in 70AD.
  • Visit Al Aqsa Mosque.
  • Walk Via Dolorosa or the Way of Sorrows where Jesus walked towards his crucifixion.
  • Visit St. Anne’s Church (birthplace of the Blessed Mother).
  • Visit Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed the lame man on the Sabbath.
  • Visit Ecce Hommo Arch and visit the convent of the Sisters of Zion where Jesus was mocked and scourged.
  • Visit Church of the Holy Sepulcher and visit Calvary and the Holy Tomb.
  • Visit detailed model of First Century Jerusalem at the Israel Museum, which displays a wide selection of impressive modern and ancient exhibits. 
  • Visit Ein Karem, home to the Church of John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation.

Day 6 – Jericho

Day 6 includes activities like:

  • Visit World's Oldest City, Jericho.
  • Mysterious Judean Desert.
  • Bethany, home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus (John 11), where Jesus stayed at the home of Simon the Leper (Matthew 26:6).
  • Visit the Inn of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:34).
  • Cable car ride to Quarantal, the Mount of Temptation (Matthew 4:1-11), see an active monastery carved into the cliffs.
  • Dead Sea, an opportunity for a bathe in mineral rich waters before visiting the archaeological remains of the Qumran settlement, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written over 2000 years ago. 
  • Sea of Galilee, stay in Tiberias overnight.