4 SEAS ISRAEL - 11 DAYS

Day 1 TEL AVIV
Arrival to Tel Aviv, meeting and assistance by the E.S.T. representative and onward to Negev. Dinner and overnight: Mahsabei Sade.

Day 2 BEER SHEBA / EILAT
After breakfast, short visit Beersheba – its biblical sites, dating back to the time of Abraham. The name Bersabée is indeed mentioned in the Bible, in the Genesis book. Find the origin of the name Beersheba, the well of the oath: the well belonged to Abraham and he thought that Abimelech's servants had seized it without his permission. To resolve the conflict, an alliance was done, symbolized by the gift of seven lambs (Genesis 21, 25-32). Continue to Sde Boker, where our 1st Prime Minister Ben Gurion is buried. Continue via Avdat - The ruins of Avdat, the greatest Nabatean city in the Negev and then Mitzpe Ramon and finally reach Eilat.
Dinner and overnight.

Day 3 EILAT
Today enjoy a special cruise on the Red Sea, remind you of the Children of Israel crossing the Sea, then drive to the Timna park - combines a desert landscape and antiquities together with history, a replica of the biblical tabernacle, or Tent of Congregation.
Dinner and overnight.

Day 4 EILAT / DEAD SEA/JERICHO
After breakfast, drive along the Arava valley and arrive to the shores of the Dead Sea. Via the fortress of Massada, last stronghold of the Zealots against the Romans. Pass Ein Gedi where King David hid when he was persecuted by Saul. Ein Gedi is also mentioned in the book of Ezekiel (47:10), in the Songs of Songs (1:14) and in the Book of Chronicles (20:2).
Continue to Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found, enjoy the Dead Sea beach. Dinner and overnight Dead Sea Area.

Day 5 DEAD SEA / NAZARETH
Jericho, one of the oldest cities in the world. It was the first city conquered by Joshua and the children of Israel returned from Egypt, Mount of Temptation. Heading north, stop at the site of Qasr El Yahud, original Baptism site.
Then to Nazareth / Cana via Armageddon city built by King Solomon (1 Kings 9:15), “it is referred as the site of the Final Battle”.
In Nazareth, visit the Nazareth Village, pass the Church of Annunciation St. Joseph’s Workshop and Mary’s well.
Dinner and overnight in Nazareth or Tiberias.

Day 6 AROUND THE SEA OF GALILEE
Cruise the Sea of Galilee. Visit the Jesus Boat Museum Igal Alon. Discover the Mount of Beatitudes. At its summit raises an octagonal church, symbolizing the eight beatitudes of the Gospel and Capernaum visit the ruins of the house of St. Peter and the synagogue. Evocation of the discourse on the Bread of Life. Tabgha, visit the Church of the Primacy of Peter, which commemorates the miraculous catch and evokes the figure of the Apostle (Mt 16, 13-20) then the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves.
Lunch, St Peter’s Fish from the Sea of Galilee.
Dinner and overnight in Nazareth or Tiberias.

Day 7 – HAIFA/CAESAREA/JERUSALEM
Drive to Haifa, sightseeing tour: Mount Carmel, Persian Gardens, the Dome Golden Temple Bahai. Road along the Mediterranean Sea to reach Caesarea, discover the Roman Theatre and the Crusader fortress. Continue to Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 8 – Day 9 - Day 10 – JERUSALEM/BETHLEHEM
During your stay in Jerusalem, you will visit - The old city: the Jewish quarters, the Cardo, the Western Wall. Ascend to Mount Scopus and Mount of Olives. Then the Garden of Olives or Gethsémani, the tomb of the Prophet, the Golden Gate or Gate of Mercy and the Kidron valley, also called Josaphat. Keep to Mt Zion and visit Dormition Abbey, the Tomb of David and the Cenacle. The Garden Tomb considered the grave site of Christ.
The new city: visit the Model of Jerusalem of the time of the second Temple followed by the Children Memorial at Yad Vashem – Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Pass by the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) and the giantess Menorah.

Visit Bethlehem, native land of David. Visit the Tomb of Rachel, Mangers square and the Basilica of Nativity. Continue to Bethanie and Lazarus tomb.
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

Day 11 JERUSALEM / TEL AVIV/AIRPORT
After breakfast departure Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, Visit Tel Aviv/Jaffa: short tour of 1st City of Israel then Jaffa – in its port it was unloaded the imported cedars from Phoenicia for the construction of Salomon's Temple at Jerusalem in the century X A.C. and its reconstruction between the centuries IV and V A.C. Jaffa is also the departure point of the prophet Jonas (Yona) to his unfortunate voyage to Tarshish.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport, boarding assistance by an E.S.T. representative and flight back home.

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DAY 1 – TEL AVIV
Arrival to Tel Aviv. Meeting and assistance at the Ben Gurion International Airport by the E.S.T. representative and transfer to your hotel.
Dinner and overnight: Center

DAY 2 – TEL AVIV / JAFFA
After breakfast, visit Jaffa from where Jonah embarked for Tarshish and where Peter had the vision of the pure and impure animals.
Panoramic view of Tel Aviv and onward to visit this modern city, Israel's second largest city and the country's financial capital and business center. Tel Aviv is the oldest city in modern Israel. Visit the Independance Hall, where in 1948 Ben Gurion declared the the State of Israel. Then pass in Rabin Square where the charismatic Prime Minister and Nobel Prize winner for Peace was murdered and on to the Disapora Museum. Find your jewish roots in this unique place of jewish history.
Onward to a tour through the White City, a collection of more then 4000 Bauhaus style buildings, the largest in the whole world. The White City was declared UNESCO world cultural heritage site in 2003.

Dinner and overnight: Center

DAY 3 – CAESAREA / Mt CARMEL / NAZARETH / TIBERIAS
Start the day with a visit to Caesarea, ancient roman capital, where Paul was tried by Festus. Visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman theatre, aqueduct and port.
Keep until Megiddo, ancient city erected by King Salomon.
Then continue to Mount Carmel, to visit the Muchraka, site of the Prophet Elijah's contest with the prophets of Ba'al. See the amazing view of the Yizre'el Valley.
Onward to Nazareth, the village of Jesus where He was raised.
Dinner and overnight: Tiberias

DAY 4 – GALILEE
Visit the places in the Galilee where Jesus developed his ministry: Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha (site of the Miracle of Fishes and Loaves), Primacy of Peter, the ruins of ancient Cafernaum, with its ancient synagogue and the house of Peter. Cruise the See of Galilee on a wooden boat. Then visit Banias, the Caesarea Filipe, where Jesus told Peter to found His church.
Dinner and overnight: Tiberias

DAY 5 – JORDAN RIVER / JORDAN / JERASH / Mt NEBO / AMMAN
Start the day with a visit to the Yardenit, baptismal site on the Jordan River where thousands of pilgrims are baptized every year. Continue along the beautiful Jordan valley to the Sheick Hussein border crossing (Beit Shean). Border proceedures and meeting with the E.S.T. Jordan representative.
Visit to Jerash, one of the Decapolis cities and the largest roman ruins in the Middle East.
Continue to Mt Nebo, from where Moses look upon the Promised Land and where it's believe that he later died.
Onward to Amman, the Jordanian capital.
Dinner and overnight: Amman

DAY 6 – PETRA
Early departure to Petra, one of UNESCO's new wonders of the world, and visit to this ancient city of the Nabataeans, where the people of Israel passed on their way from Egypt and, presumably, the burial site of Aaron, Moses's brother.
Dinner and overnight: Petra

DAY 7 - ARAVA VALLEY / NEGEV DESERT / BEERSHEBA / ARAD
Departure Petra to Aqaba, near the Red Sea, and cross the border back to Israel. Meeting and assistance by an E.S.T. representative.
Itinerary through the Negev desert on the footsteps of the Hebrew tribes following deliverance from Egypt.
Visit the Desert's Tabernacle, Ramon's crater, and arrival to Beersheba to visit Abraham's well.
Dinner and overnight: Dead Sea

DAY 8 - MASADA / QUMRAN / DEAD SEA / JERICHO
Start the day with a visit to Masada, old fortress build by Herods, where 960 Jews committed collective suicide not to surrender to the Romans. Climb the mountain via the Roman Rampart.
Onward to Qumran, where in 1947 the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Visit to the archeological site.
Then, time for diving and relaxing at the Dead Sea.
Afterwards, visit to Jericho and Temptation Mount.
Ascend to Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

DAY 9, 10, 11 - JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM
During theses days you will visit Jerusalem, its hills and surroundings.
Mount Scopus, site of the Hebrew University and the Botanical Garden of Jerusalem.
Mount of Olives for an amazing panoramic view of the Holy City, Gethsemane gardens for contemplation and private prayer and Mount Zion with the Cenacle (site of the Last Supper and of the Pentecost's) and the tomb of Kind David.
The Western Wall, Temple Mount (site of the Omar and Al-Aqsa mosques) and Ophel museum (with virtual representation of Jerusalem's life in Jesus days). Tour the amazing Western Wall tunnels and discover real Jerusalem from before 2000 years.
Walk the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa.
The City of David via the Kidron Valley and cross the famous tunnel craved in the rock before 3000 years until Siloam's pool.

The Gardens Tomb and the Golgotha.
Touching visit to the Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem and the new city of Jerusalem, driving via the Knesset (the Israeli parliament) and the Menorah, Israel's state symbol.
The Israel Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept in the Shrine of the Book and the model of Jerusalem from the 2nd Temple period, the time of Jesus.

Yad Hashmona, a Messianic Jews community, and their biblical park.
In Bethlehem visit the Nativity Church, site of Jesus birth. Go to St. Jerome cave, where he lived and translated the bible to Latin and the Sheppard's Field
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

At your last day in Israel, transfer to Ben Gurion Intl. Airport.
Boarding assistance and flight back home.

Tour Catholic Israel – 7 full days

DAY 1 - Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
Dinner and overnight : Netanya.

Day 2 - Caesarea /Haifa / Megiddo /
Check out from hotel and depart Netanya to drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans where the roman centurion Cornelius was baptised by Peter and became the first gentile convert to Christianity (Acts 10) and where Paul was tried by Festus (Acts 9:30; 10: 24-48; 25:6-12). Visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman theatre, aqueduct ans port.
Continue to Haifa and view the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Temple.
On to the Mont Carmel to visit the shrine of Stella Maris (mass) and stop at the Muhraka, site of the Prophet Elijah's contest with the prophets of Ba'al (I Kings 18:25). See the amazing view of the Yizre'el Valley.
Continue to Megiddo, identified as the site of Armageddon (1 Kings 4: 28; 9; 15; 2Kings 23; 29 & Revelation 16:16). Visit the archaeological excavations, including the well-preserved water supply system and the stables, dating back to Biblical times.

Drive to Tiberias and check in at your hotel.
Dinner and overnight: Tiberias

Day 3 - Tiberias / Capernaum / Banias/
Start the day with a wooden boat cruise from Tiberias to Genossar and visit the 2000 year old "Jesus Boat", a well preserved wooden boat found at the Sea of Galilee and referring to the age when Jesus was living in that area.

Pause for reflection at the Mount of the Beatitudes, the place where He delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). Mass at the octagonal church.
Onward to Tabgha, the site of the Miracle of Fishes and Loaves (Luke 9:10-17), and visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Visit also Church of St. Peter's Primacy where Jesus instructed Peter to "feed my sheep" (John 21:15-17).
Lunch St. Peter fish, the common food in the age when Jesus was living.
Then continue to Capernaum, to visit the remains of the synagogue where Jesus preached (Matthew 4:13. Mark 3:1, 8:5 and 14) and also the House of Peter and House of the Centurion.
We finish with a visit to baptismal site at Yadernit where pilgrims may be baptized in the same waters where Jesus received the sacred sacrament.
Dinner and overnight: Tiberias.

Day 4 - Nazareth /Jericho
Check out from hotel and drive to Mt. Tabor, climb the Mount and visit the monastery the Basilica of Transfiguration (Psalms 89:12).
Then to Nazareth via Cana of Galilee, visit the Wedding church where Jesus turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). Couples wanting to renew their wedding vows may do so here.
In Nazareth, visit the Church of the Annunciation (mass), visit the Grotto, St. Joseph’s Workshop and Mary’s Well (Luke 1:26; 4: 16-29; Matthew 2:23).
Then drive along the Jordan Valley to the lowest place on earth - the Dead Sea.
On the way visit ancient Jericho, the oldest city in the world, conquered by Joshua (Joshua 6:20) and take the cable car from Jericho to Qarantal Mount of Temptation (Matthew 4:1-11) and monastery.
Arrival to Dead Sea and check in at your hotel.
Dinner and overnight: Dead Sea

Day 5 - Dead Sea/Qumran / Masada / Jerusalem
Check out from hotel and onward to Masada. Ascend by cable car and explore the ruins of Herod's luxurious palace, and hear of the end of the Jewish Revolt against the Romans that took place here in 73 A.D. which marks the end of the second temple period.

Pause at Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found to visit the ancient remains.
Then, time for relaxation and swim at Dead Sea. Opportunity to experience the excellent mud for skin health.
Ascend to Jerusalem and check in at your hotel.
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

Day 6 - Jerusalem - Old City
Start the day with a panoramic view of old Jerusalem from atop the Mount of Olives.
Then visit the Church of all Nations (Gethsemane) (Matthew 26:30), Church of Pater Nostrum and Church of Ascension.
Enter the Old City and then follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa (John 19:1-11; 19:12-17; 10:11; 17-18; Luke2: 28-35; 23:26; 9:23-26; 2 Corinthians 4:5-18; Lamentation 3: 16-26;) and visit Pool of Bethesda and St Anne church (John 5:1-24) where Jesus performed the Shabbath miracle.
Continue to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Matt 27:33; 28:10) to venerate the last five station of the cross, within the church primacies. Visit Calvary, the empty tomb (John 20:11-18) and the grotto of finding the cross. Mass.
Via the Cardo continue to Mont Zion, view the Tomb of King David and visit the Upper Room, site of the Last Supper (Mark 14:12-26).
After visit Church of St Peter in Gallicantu (Matthew 26:57), where Jesus was imprisoned for a night and Chuch of Dormition where Mary ascent to heaven (I Corinthians 15:51-55).
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

Day 7 - Jerusalem – New City / Bethlehem
Start the day with a moving visit to the Holocaust Memorial – Yad Vashem.
Then, explore the treasures of the Israel Museum including the Dead Sea Scrolls, housed in the dramatic Shrine of the Book and after see the Model of Jerusalem from 2nd temple period.
On to the village of Ein Kerem and the Church of Visitation (Nativity of St. John Luke 1:57-79; Luke 1 39-56).
After drive to Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity at Manger Square (Matt. 2:16-18;Luke 2:1-7;John 1:18; Matt.2: 1-11). Mass.
Then visit Sheperds field, St. Joseph grotto, the St. Jerome grotto, and the Basilica of St. Catherine.
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

Day 8 – Jaffa / Tel Aviv
Check out from your hotel and drive to Qubeiba / Emmaus, referring to when Jesus, after the crucifixion, showed up and journeyed with two disciples on their way to Emmaus. (Luke 24: 13).
Then drive to Tel Aviv. Visit old Jaffa and St. Peter church site where the healing of Tabitha took place and visit the house of Simon the Tanner.
Continue for a panoramic tour of Tel Aviv.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

BON VOYAGE AND UNTIL NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!

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