Duration: 12 Days
Dates: November 7, 2022 to November 18, 2022
Departure City: Phoenix, Arizona

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 01 (Nov 07, MON): Leave the USA to Tel Aviv
Today, we will leave out of Phoenix on an international flight to Tel Aviv.

Day 02 (Nov 08, TUE): Arrive in Tel Aviv – transfer to the Hotel
Arrive in Tel Aviv and board a new, climate-controlled motor coach where our guide will greet us and give us an orientation of the land as we travel toward our hotel on the coastal plains of the Mediterranean Sea. Dinner and overnight Herzliya. (D)

Day 03 (Nov 09, WED): Diaspora Museum – Valley of Elah – Hebron – Bethlehem – Jerusalem
After a buffet breakfast, we start our day at the Diaspora Museum(included) in Tel Aviv that focuses on Jewish life in the Diaspora with some very interesting exhibits. We will make our way to the Valley of Elah where David slew Goliath. We will then continue to Hebron to visit the Cave of the Patriarchs where most of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs are buried. We proceed to Bethlehem where Our Lord was born to visit the Church of the Nativity and Shepherds’ Fields. We drive to Jerusalem and check into our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B/D)

Day 04 (Nov 10, THU): Western Wall Tunnels – Southern Steps – City of David – Meeting with local Christians (Armenian Church)
In the morning, after breakfast, we will visit the Western Wall Tunnels (included) with some amazing discoveries along the western retaining wall of the Temple Mount, and the Southern Steps, the main entrance to the Temple at the time (entrance to Davidson Center included). We also visit the City of David (included) which is the original location of the city of Jerusalem. We will also have a meeting with a local Armenian Christian community (subject to confirmation). Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B/D)

Day 05 (Nov 11, FRI): Upper Room – Gethsemane (Church of All Nations) – Kidron Valley – St. Peter in Gallicantu – St. Anne’s Church & Pools of Bethesda – Via Dolorosa – Holy Sepulcher
After a buffet breakfast, we start our day on Mount Zion where we will visit the Upper Room where Jesus had His Last Supper and where the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles on the day of Pentecost. We will then visit Gethsemane with the Church of All Nations and some private time in the Garden where Our Lord was arrested. We will then walk through the Kidron Valley on to Siloam where we will get on the bus and go to the House of Caiaphas (included), the location where Peter denied Jesus three times. We visit Church of St. Anne’s, a perfectly intact Crusader church & Pools of Bethesda, where the healing at the pool took place (John 5) (included). We will then follow the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where we will celebrate Mass (5:00 PM – subject to confirmation). We will then join Sabbath Service at a local community (subject to confirmation).Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B/D)

Day 06 (Nov 12, SAT): Early morning Holy Sepulcher – Mt. Olives panoramic view – Palm Sunday walk – Old Roman Road – Qumran – Jacob's Well - Jerusalem
Today, we will have an early morning visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (optional) to experience the morning services various Christian denominations have at this holiest of sites. After a buffet breakfast, we will drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city of Jerusalem where we will go through the history of the city as we look at its landmarks. We will then walk on the Palm Sunday walk. We will then travel on the Jordan Valley Road on to Qumran, the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered (included). We will then continue to Nablus (biblical Sheckem) to visit Jacob's Well where Jesus met the Samaritan woman. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. (B/D)

Day 07 (Nov 13, SUN): Caesarea Maritima – Megiddo – Cana – Nazareth – Tiberias
After breakfast and check-out, we will travel to Caesarea Maritima (included) and explore the Roman and Byzantine ruins of the city that had the conversion of the first Gentiles into Christianity and is associated with the Peter and Paul. We will celebrate Mass here. We then travel to Megiddo (included), and explore the Tel that goes back in history to 4000 BC, looking at ruins from the times of King Solomon and King Ahab. Overlooking the Armageddon Valley, we will also discuss the reasons why we believe this will be the setting for the final battle between good and evil mentioned in Revelation 16:16. From here, we travel to Nazareth where we will visit the Basilica of the Annunciation where the Angel Gabriel announced the Birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary and Mary’s Well, the only water source for the village at the time. We will then continue to Cana of Galilee where married couples will have a chance to renew their wedding vows. We will then continue to Tiberias to check in to our hotel on the Sea of Galilee. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. (B/D)

Day 08 (Nov 14, MON): Mt. Beatitudes – Capernaum – St. Peter's Primacy - Caesarea Philippi – Safed – Tiberias
After a buffet breakfast we start our day the Mount of Beatitudes where The Sermon on the Mount was given (a private space will be booked for prayer). We will then visit Capernaum (included) where Jesus spent a couple of years as part of His Galilean Ministry. We will also visit the Primacy of Peter where Jesus appeared to the disciples the third time after The Resurrection. We will then visit Caesarea Philippi (included) where Saint Peter confessed his faith in Jesus (Matthew 16) before we travel to Safed (included), the city that became the center of Jewish Kabbala with amazing artist galleries and famous synagogues. Return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. (B/D)

Day 09 (Nov 15, TUE): – Departure Today, we will board our flight back home with unforgettable memories.

OR GO ON THE OPTIONAL JORDAN EXTENSION

Day 09 (Nov 15, TUE): Allenby – Bethany Beyond the Jordan – Madaba – Mt. Nebo – Jordan Dead Sea
After breakfast we will drive to the Allenby border crossing, where we will cross into Jordan and be met by our Jordanian guide with passport control. We will proceed to visit Bethany beyond the Jordan (included) where St. John the Baptist was baptizing; this is also the location where the Israelites crossed into the Promised Land. We will then proceed to Madaba (included), the site of a mosaic map of Jerusalem from the Byzantine era and then on to Mt. Nebo (included) to stand where Moses stood to view the Promised Land. We then check into our hotel at the Dead Sea for Dinner and overnight. (B/D)

Day 10 (Nov 16, WED): Petra – Jordan Dead Sea
After a buffet breakfast, we begin a long day of driving through the Jordanian desert along the area called the Way of the Kings to visit Petra (included), the “rose red city half as old as time.” This ancient Edomite and Nabatean capital is an amazing example of prophecy. We’ll see the spectacular “city of the dead,” with its famed gorge, ancient streets, temples, dwelling places and tombs, carved in the solid rock. Then we arrive at El-Ji Post, and continue the one-mile journey on horseback, or walk, passing through the famous Siq (the natural gorge) and arrive at the Treasury. Return to our Dead Sea hotel for dinner and overnight. (B/D)

Day 11 (Nov 17, THU): Short visit to Amman – Visit Caritas* – Eucharist alongside the Dead Sea
After a buffet breakfast, we will have a short visit to Amman, the capital of Jordan which will include a visit to Caritas to hear about the services they provide. You will then have some free time at our spa hotel, where you can enjoy the day at leisure to perhaps soak in the mineral rich Dead Sea or take in a spa treatment. Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea. (B/D) (Caritas visit is subject to confirmation closer to arrival date).

Day 12 (Nov 18, FRI): Fly back home Today we fly back home with unforgettable memories.