GSHL23

Israel: 
                 $3,600 pp / Double Occ.
                  Pricing based from EWR-TLV
               
                 + $880 Single Supplement

Deposit:
                 $300/person  non-refundable
                 due at  time of registration

Final Payments:
                  Due by Friday, Feb. 24, 2023

Additional Flight Option:
                 + $740 Flight
                      Nashville, TN (BNA) to
                      Newark, NJ (EWR)

• Roundtrip transatlantic flights from Newark, NJ  to Tel Aviv.
•  Magnificat Holy Land Companion 
• Services of a professional Christian English-speaking tour escort/guide
• Daily Holy Mass
• All breakfasts and dinners,               3 lunches in Israel
• Deluxe motor-coach for scheduled transfers and sightseeing
• First-class accommodations at all hotels
• Admission fees for all included sightseeing
• Porterage for one suitcase per person 
• Service charges, government fees, gratuities for guides, drivers and hotel staff

Day 1 - Monday, June 5:  
Transatlantic flight from Newark, New Jersey  to Tel Aviv, Israel 

Day 2 - Tuesday, June 6:  Tel-Aviv
Welcome to the Holy Land! Upon arrival in Tel Aviv, you will be greeted at the airport by your guide and will transfer to your hotel for overnight and dinner. (D) 

Day 3 - Wednesday, June 7:  Nazareth, Cana, Mt. Precipice – Tiberias
This morning, we begin in Nazareth to the Basilica of the Annunciation, the place where the Angel appeared to Our Blessed Mother and announced the birth of Jesus. We will have lunch at a local restaurant before we continue to visit the Church of St. Joseph, built where the carpentry workshop of St. Joseph used to be. Just south of Nazareth is Mount Precipice, the traditional site of the cliff that an angry mob attempted to throw Our Lord from after His bold proclamation in the Nazareth synagogue. Our final stop of the day will be Cana of Galilee where we will celebrate mass and have our married pilgrims reaffirm their marriage vows. Dinner and overnight will be in our Tiberias hotel on the Sea of Galilee. (B, L, D)

Day 4 - Thursday, June 8: Sea of Galilee - Tiberias

The day opens with Mass on the Mount of Beatitudes, the scene of the Sermon on the Mount. Nearby, visit the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, where the miracle of the Feeding of Five Thousand took place. Continue to the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter situated at the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where Our Lord appeared to His disciples after His resurrection. Afterwards, explore the ruins of Capharnaum, including the ancient Jewish synagogue and St. Peter’s house, followed by a flavorful lunch featuring the traditional “St. Peter’s Fish” at Pilgerhaus. Next, enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, where Our Lord performed many miracles. Before concluding the day, we will visit Yigal Alon Museum to see a 1st c. fishing boat. Return to Tiberias for dinner and overnight. (B, L, D)

Day 5 - Friday, June 9: Mount Tabor, Baptismal Site, Qumran, Dead Sea – Bethlehem

Departing Tiberias, we will drive to Mount Tabor and enjoy beautiful views of the Jezreel Valley and the Plain of Esdraelon. Visit the Church of the Transfiguration, built on the site of Our Lord’s Transfiguration and celebrate Mass. We will continue with a visit to Qasr Al Yahud, the western part of the traditional site of the baptism of Our Lord by St. John the Baptist. After lunch we will visit the Caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, and enjoy a spectacular view of the Dead Sea. On your way to Jerusalem, you will have an opportunity to wade and float in the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B, D)

Day 6 - Saturday, June 10: Jerusalem - Bethlehem

This morning, visit Mount of Olives for a beautiful panoramic view of Jerusalem. Continue down on the Palm Sunday Road on Mount Olives visiting the Church of Dominus Flevit, where Our Lord wept over the city of Jerusalem. Arrive into the Kidron Valley to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations, where Our Lord began the way of His Passion. It is here that we will celebrate Mass. Then in the afternoon, to Mount Zion to visit the Upper Room where the Last Supper took place, Church of the Dormition erected on the spot where Our Lady was assumed into heaven, and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, where St. Peter denied Our Lord. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B, D)

Day 7 - Sunday, June 11: Bethlehem - Jerusalem

Beginning our day on a sightseeing tour of Bethlehem, the royal city of David, to celebrate Mass and to pray at the Cave of the Nativity, the birthplace of Our Lord. Continue to Shepherds’ Field, also the site of Boaz’s field, to see the cave of the shepherds where the angels appeared and announced the birth of Christ. After lunch at Casa Nova Restaurant, we will enjoy the opportunity to do some shopping at a Christian Coop Store. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, L, D)

Day 8 - Monday, June 12: Jerusalem

Early this morning, carry the cross and follow the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, ending with the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where we will celebrate Mass. Then, enjoy an in-depth tour of this church, including a visit to the tomb of our forefather Adam and the tombs of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, as well as a tour of the Holy Sepulcher chapels. We will have a breakfast back at the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.  (B, D)

Day 9 - Tuesday, June 13: Jerusalem, Ein Karem – Transatlantic flight

Today’s sightseeing will start with a visit to Judaism’s holiest site, the Wailing Wall. Afterwards, visit the Church of St. Anne, erected over the traditional site of the birthplace of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Continue to the Pool of Bethesda excavations, identified as the scene of the healing of the paralytic. Then, visit the Flagellation Church that enshrines the spot where Our Lord was flogged. Next is Ecce Homo Church, erected where Pontius Pilate presented Our Lord to the hostile Jewish crowd. Before heading to the airport, we will travel to the “hill country of Judea” to the city of Ein Karem, the birthplace of St. John the Baptist. Visit the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation, built over the home of Zacharias. Here we will celebrate Mass. Finally, enjoy a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of a beautiful journey before transferring to the airport for a night flight home. (B, FD)

Day 10 - Wednesday, June 14: Arrive in the USA

(B) Breakfast;  (L) Lunch;  (D) Dinner;  (FD) Farewell Dinner 
 

* In case of unforeseen events, this itinerary is subject to change.