Holy Land Orthodox tour 5 nights 6 days

Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, you will be welcomed and assisted by our representative.

Proceed to Lod, the ancient city of Lydda, where the Orthodox Church of St. George is located and venerate the tomb of this 4th century Great Martyr of Christ.

Continue to Cana of Galilee to visit the Orthodox Church and Monastery of Saint George, the site of Christ's first miracle.

Visit Nazareth to see the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, built over the spring (Mary's Well) where the Angel Gabriel told Mary she will give birth to Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Latin Church of the Annunciation, built on the site where Mary's house and Joseph’s workshop used to be.

Dinner & Overnight in Nazareth

Breakfast at the hotel

Head to  Tiberias, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and then to Capernaum, the center of Christ's public ministry in Galilee, to visit the Monastery of the Holy Apostles and the remains of St. Peter's house. Continue to Tabgha, the place of the miraculous Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes.

Dinner & Overnight in Nazareth.

Breakfast at  the hotel

Depart for Jerusalem to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the most sacred place for Christianity and venerate the Tomb of Christ, the site of His Resurrection and climb the stairs to reach Golgotha, the site of His Crucifixion.

Walk the Via Dolorosa, the same path Jesus Christ walked on His way to the Cross, and visit the  Prison of Christ in the Monastery of the Praetorium.

Continue to the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed the paralytic.

Visit the Tomb of the Holy Mother of God and the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary of Jerusalem (Panaghia Ierosolymitissa) within a 12th century Greek Orthodox Church at the foot of the Mount of Olives.

Walk to the Garden of Gethsemane, the place where Jesus prayed before He was betrayed by Judas and He was arrested.

Proceed to the Russian Church of St. Mary Magdalene with the relics of  Russian saints St. Elisabeth Feodorovna and St. Barbara.

Continue to Mount Zion to see the tomb of King David and the nearby Room of the Last Supper.

Dinner & Overnight in Bethlehem.

Breakfast at the hotel

Visit the cliff-hanging Monastery of St. George of Choziba in Wadi Qelt. Crossing into Jericho, the oldest known inhabited city in the world and see the sycamore tree that Zacchaeus climbed up to see Jesus. View the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Temptation on the summit of the Mount of Temptation where Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights was tempted by Satan. 

Proceed to Qasr al-Jahud, the traditional site of the Baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River and then the 5th century Monastery of St. Gerasimos of the Jordan.

Depart for the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, about 420 meters below sea level. Free time.

On our way to Bethlehem, we will visit Mount of Olives, the site of the Ascension of Christ, to enjoy the panoramic view of the Old City.

Dinner & Overnight in Bethlehem.

Early worship at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, one of the oldest churches in the world, built over the cave where Jesus Christ was born.  

Breakfast at the hotel

Then visit Shepherds' Field to see the 4th century underground Church built by St. Helena over the cave where the Angel announced the Birth of Jesus to the shepherds.

Continue to the 5th century Monastery of St. Theodosius the Great, the first cenobitic (communal life) monastery in Palestine, which includes the tomb of the saint and the cave where the Three Wise Men stayed overnight returning from Bethlehem.

Transfer by mini buses to St. Sava the Sanctified Monastery (only men are allowed to enter, women may observe it from the Women's Tower and worship relics that are exported).

Dinner & Overnight in Bethlehem.

We enjoy our breakfast and check out from the hotel

Visit Ancient Joppa (Jaffa) to see the house of Simon the tanner (Acts 10:9-16) and the site where St. Peter resurrected Tabitha, a woman known for her virtue (Acts 9:36-43)

View the ancient port of Old Jaffa.

After a short bus ride through Tel Aviv, Israel's modern metropolis, continue to the airport for our flight back home. Returning home with unforgettable memories of the Holy Land

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