Itinerary | TRUSTHolyLandTravel

8 Nights
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Nazareth Visit the Basilica of the Annunciation , starting with the Grotto of the Annunciation and the Church.
Visit the house of the Holy Family underneath the Church of St. Joseph. also Mary’s Well and the Synagogue.
Cana of Galilee to visit the wedding Church, where Jesus performed the first of his Miracles, changing water to wine.
Mount Tabor, the Mount of Transfiguration, visit the beautiful Basilica and the rock under the altar where the Transfiguration took place.
Lodging in Galilee.

Sea of Galilee to visit Capernaum.
Vsit the Church of St. Peter’s Memorial and the house of St. Peter and the Synagogue where our Lord preached.
Visit Tabgha to see the splendid mosaic of the loaves and fishes, where Jesus fed the Five Thousand People.
Visit Mt. of Beatitudes, where our Lord gave the Sermon on the Mountain.
Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
Lodging in Galilee.

visit Mt. Carmel in Haifa
visit the Elijah’s cave and the Monastery of Stella Maris and view the Bahai Gardens.
visit Caesarea, where King Herod the Great built his Palace. We view the remains of the palace and the aqua duct.
village of Ein-Karem to visit the birthplace of St. John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation, where Mary came to visit her kinswoman Elizabeth and proclaimed the 'Magnificat.’
Lodging in Jerusalem District.

Bethlehem to visit the birthplace of our Lord, The Basilica of the Nativity.
Grotto of Nativity and the Church of St. Catherine, where the Midnight Mass is celebrated and the Caves of St. Joseph and St. Jerome underneath the church.
Shepherd's Fields, where the angels appeared to the shepherds who were watching over their flocks during the night.
Lodging in Jerusalem District.

Baptismal site – Qasr Al-Yahud, continue out drive to Jericho, where we climb up Mt. Temptation with the cable car, and then we will visit the Sycamore tree that Zacchaeus climbed to see Jesus.
Dead Sea area to and stop at a place for a swim in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea, renowned for its healing properties.
Lodging in Jerusalem District.

Mt. Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem for a better understanding of its geography and some of the key sites surrounding the area.
Church of Pater Noster, where Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, and then we walk on the Palm Sunday road to the church of Dominus Flevit, where our Lord wept over the city. Palm Sunday road to the garden of Gethsemane.
At Gethsemane, there is the Rock of Agony, where Jesus uttered his last prayer.
Mount Zion to visit the Church of the Dormition Abbey.
Cenacle, the place of the Last Supper and Pentecost.
Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu, the house of the high priest of the Jews Caiphas, where Jesus was imprisoned for the night and where Peter denied our Lord.
Lodging in Jerusalem District.

Jerusalem the Old City visit the Western Wall as well as St. Anne’s Church and the Pools of Bethesda.
Judgment Hall known as the Antonia Fortress, where Jesus was led to be condemned to death by Pontius Pilate.
walking the Via Dolorosa through the markets of the Old City praying the Stations of the Cross; we reflect on the greatness of his sacrifice, stopping at each of the fourteen Stations of the Cross until we reach the church of Holy Sepulchre.
Visit Calvary and the empty Tomb of our Lord and the different sections of the church.
Lodging in Jerusalem District.

Check out - drive to Lod to visit St. Georges Church
visit of Jaffa – late lunch and then transfer
to Ben Gurion airport, filled with cherished memories, for your return flight home.

breakfast and dinner.