The Holy Land – Land of Christ & Christianity
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport . Meeting & assistance by Amiel Representative. Meet your local guide.
Drive to the Tel Aviv area, on the Mediterranean Coast Line. Time permitting visit Jaffa;
Church of the House of Tabitha, the Artists’ Quarter, Saint Peter’s Church, the Crusader Room,
Simon the Tanner’s House
Dinner and overnight in the Tel Aviv Area
Day 02: Sharon Valley and Mount Carmel - in the Footsteps of Saint Peter and Elijah the Prophet,
Caesarea ; Roman Amphitheatre, King Herod’s Palace, the Crusader City,
the Herodian Port and Aqueduct, New virtual Presentation - Mt Carmel; Stella Maris,
Muhraka Carmelite Monastery, celebrate a mass in Elijah’s Chapel – Acre;
the Crusaders Halls & the Underground City
Overnight in a hotel at the Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
Day 03: Nazareth - Mt. Tabor
Cana of Galilee; The place of the miracle of changing water into wine,
couples may renew their wedding vows – Nazareth: Basilica of the Annunciation,
the Holy Grotto, the ancient village, Saint Joseph’s Workshop and the ancient
Jewish-Christian purifying bath, Synagogue Church, Mary’s Well - Mount Tabor;
Celebrate a Mass in the Basilica of Transfiguration
Overnight at the Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
Day 04: Sea of Galilee
Mount of Beatitudes – Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee - Capernaum;
Ancient Synagogue, Saint Peter’s House, the Mensa Christi and Church of
Multiplication – Tabgha; the splendid mosaic about the miracle of the loaves and fishes,
Church of Peter's Primacy (*Optional Mass on shore of the Sea of Galilee) - Yardenit
Overnight at the Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
Day 05: Jordan River & the Dead Sea
Beit-Shean (Schitopolis); Roman theatre and amphitheatre - Via Jordan Valley & Jericho;
See the Mount of Temptation, the ancient Tel Jericho and city walls, Zacheus’ Tree
and Elisha’s spring - Visit Qumran – View point on the Saint George Monastery (Elijah’s Cave)
- Good Samaritan Inn - Through Bethany to see the House of Martha and Mary
- Lazarus’ Tomb - via Bethpage to Jerusalem
Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem
Day 06: Mt of Olives, Old City of Jerusalem
Mount of Olives; a panoramic view over the Temple Mount and the Old City - Dominus Flevit
- Church of All Nations - Garden of Gethsemane; View the Kidron Valley, Grotto of Gethsemane
– Enter the Old City: St. Stephen's Gate, Bethesda Pool, St. Anna Church (birthplace of the Virgin),
Ecce Homo Arch, Via Dolorosa -Church of the Holy Sepulchre: (*Mass). Mount Zion:
King David's Tomb, the Upper Room, Church of Dormition, Valley of Geheina
(traditional doorway to the underworld), St. Peter in Galicantu: Caifa’s House - Pool of Siloam
Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem
Day 07: Jerusalem – Walling Wall, New City, Ein Karem
Temple Mount - Southern Wall Excavations (Davidson Center) - Wailing Wall
- Ein Karem; Birthplace of John the Baptist, Church of Visitation, Place of Magnificent,
Church of St. John Ba-Harim - Yad Vashem: Holocaust Memorial Museum
Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem
Day 08: Bethlehem, and Elah Valley
Bethlehem; Church of Nativity, Basilica of St. Catherine - Via Elah Valley and Emmaus
to Kiriat Yeharim; Church of the Ark of the Covenant – Israel Museum;
Dead Sea Scrolls and the Model
Farewell Dinner, overnight in Jerusalem
Day 09: Departure
Transfer to Ben-Gurion Airport for your flight home
*** Daily Mass will be booked by Amiel Tours according to Priest’s / Tour leader’s demands
*** Masses mentioned in the program below should be considered as an option, and can be
amended according to Priest’s / Tours Leader’s demands
*** Itinerary is subject to changes