Arrive at Ben-Gurion airport - Tel Aviv. Meet with our guide and depart for an approximately two hour drive to Nazareth aboard a luxury air conditioned coach. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.

After breakfast we will visit the Church of the Annunciation and celebrate Mass where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would be the mother of God. We will also visit St Joseph’s workshop and Mary’s well. Next we’ll visit Cana, the site of Jesus’ first miracle, with an opportunity for a renewal of marriage vows and blessing of families. In the afternoon, we’ll cross the plains of Jezreel as we travel to Mount Carmel. Visit the Stella Maris Church which is believed to have been inhabited by Elijah. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.

Drive to Tiberius and visit the Mount of Beatitudes where the Lord Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mountain and celebrate Mass. Drive to Tabgha, the site of the Multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the church of St. Peter’s Primacy. After lunch, we’ll enjoy a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee. Visit Capernaum where we’ll see the new church built at the site of the home of St Peter’s mother in law, and the ruins of the synagogue. Return to Nazareth for dinner and overnight.

After an early check out, we’ll visit Mount Tabor, the site of Transfiguration, and then drive along the Coastal Plains and visit Caesarea Martima. Then we’ll continue to Emmaus to celebrate a Mass. Drive to Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we’ll visit the Basilica of the Nativity, celebrate a Mass and tour the church marking the birth place of Jesus. Visit St. Church and St. Jerome’s caves where Jerome translated the Vulgate. Drive to Shepherd’s Field in Beit Sahour where the Angel’s announcement of the birth of Jesus is remembered. Drive to Ein Karem and visit the Church of St. John the Baptist, and the Church of the Visitation where the Virgin Mary visited Elizabeth. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem

After breakfast we will depart for Jerusalem. We will enter Jerusalem with a view of the Holy city from the Mount of Olives following the Palm Sunday road, and the Church of the Ascension from where our Lord ascended to heaven. Visit the chapel of Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Then proceed to the Garden of Gethsemane and The Church of All Nations where we will celebrate Mass. Visit the Church of St. Peter Gallicantu, Mount Zion, the room of the last supper, and Church of Dormition where the Blessed Virgin Mary fell into an eternal sleep. Short praise and worship service in the Upper Room which is the sight of Pentecost. Drive to Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we’ll drive to Jerusalem to walk along the Via Dolorosa (the way of suffering) starting with the first stations at Ecce Homo and the Chapel of Flagellation, and ending with the last station in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. After lunch, we’ll have free time in the old city of Jerusalem. Drive to Bethlehem for dinner and overnight.

Drive to Jericho and visit the Mount of Temptation and the Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Drive along the Dead Sea at the lowest point on earth at 1300 feet below sea level. We’ll stop at a private beach and have an opportunity to float on the salty water, rich in minerals. Visit Masada, and then transfer to Taba to cross the border to Egypt. Meet our Egyptian guide, and then drive to St. Catherine’s for dinner and overnight.

Early in the morning we’ll climb Mount Sinai and then return to the hotel for breakfast and to check out. We will visit the monastery and then drive to Cairo through the Suez Tunnel and arrive at the hotel in Cairo. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast we’ll visit The Pyramids, The Sphinx, The Egyptian Museum and Coptic Cairo. Back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Transfer to Cairo airport for flight back home!

See below for variations of this itinerary and scheduled pilgrimages.