Easter Holy Land Pilgrimage

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1

   Day 1: Arrival in Tel Aviv

   Day 1: Arrival in Tel Aviv

   • Meet on arrival at Ben Gurion Airport
   • Time permitting, Caesarea Maritima, where Peter preached to Cornelius and his household (Acts 10)
   • Drive north to the Sea of Galilee, about 2 hours from the airport
   • Overnight in Tiberias
2. Day2

   Day 2: Sea of Galilee

   Day 2: Sea of Galilee

   • A boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:35–41), looking toward the hill of the Sermon on the Mount
   • Tabgha: the Church of the Multiplication (Mark 6:30–44), subject to opening days, and the Primacy of St. Peter (John 21:15–17)
   • Capernaum, where Jesus made His home (Matthew 4:13): the ancient synagogue and the house of Peter
   • Magdala, home of Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2), and its first-century synagogue
   • Overnight in Tiberias
3. Day3

   Day 3: Mount Tabor – Nazareth – Cana

   Day 3: Mount Tabor – Nazareth – Cana

   • Mount Tabor, by tradition the mountain of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1–8), reached by local taxis; subject to opening days
   • Nazareth: the Basilica of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38) and the Church of St. Joseph
   • St. Gabriel's Greek Orthodox Church at the spring of Mary's Well
   • Cana, where Jesus performed His first miracle at a wedding (John 2:1–11)
   • Overnight in Tiberias
4. Day4

   Day 4: Jordan River – Jericho – Jerusalem

   Day 4: Jordan River – Jericho – Jerusalem

   • South through the Jordan Valley, about 2 hours
   • Qasr al-Yahud on the Jordan River, where tradition places Christ's baptism (Matthew 3:13–17); pilgrims may step into the water
   • Jericho: the sycamore linked to Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–10), Tell es-Sultan and the Mount of Temptation (Matthew 4:1–11)
   • Up through the Judean Desert to Jerusalem, about 40 minutes
   • Overnight in Jerusalem
5. Day5

   Day 5: Mount of Olives – Gethsemane

   Day 5: Mount of Olives – Gethsemane

   • The view over the Old City from the top of the Mount of Olives
   • Walk down the Palm Sunday road (Luke 19:37–40) to Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over the city
   • Gethsemane: the ancient olive trees and the Church of All Nations (Matthew 26:36–46)
   • The Tomb of the Virgin Mary in the Kidron Valley
   • Overnight in Jerusalem
6. Day6

   Day 6: Mount Zion – Western Wall

   Day 6: Mount Zion – Western Wall

   • The Upper Room on Mount Zion, remembered for the Last Supper and Pentecost (Luke 22:7–20; Acts 2:1–4)
   • St. Peter in Gallicantu, where Peter denied Jesus (Luke 22:54–62), subject to opening days
   • St. Mark's Syriac Orthodox Church, by tradition the house of Mark's mother (Acts 12:12), subject to opening days
   • The Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter
   • Overnight in Jerusalem
7. Day7

   Day 7: Via Dolorosa – Holy Sepulchre

   Day 7: Via Dolorosa – Holy Sepulchre

   • St. Anne's Church and the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1–15), subject to opening days
   • The Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, through the lanes of the Old City
   • The Ninth Station, at the door of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate
   • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Golgotha, the Stone of Anointing and the Tomb of Christ, with its Coptic chapel
   • Overnight in Jerusalem
8. Day8

   Day 8: Bethlehem – Ein Karem

   Day 8: Bethlehem – Ein Karem

   • Bethlehem: the Church of the Nativity and the grotto of Christ's birth (Luke 2:1–7)
   • The Milk Grotto, then Shepherds' Field in nearby Beit Sahour (Luke 2:8–20)
   • Ein Karem: the Church of the Visitation (Luke 1:39–56) and the Church of St. John the Baptist
   • Overnight in Jerusalem
9. Day9

   Day 9: Qumran – Dead Sea

   Day 9: Qumran – Dead Sea

   • Down through the Judean Desert to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found
   • Float in the Dead Sea, more than 1,400 feet below sea level
   • Back in Jerusalem, a free evening in the Old City
   • Overnight in Jerusalem
10. Day10

    Day 10: Departure

    Day 10: Departure

    • Check out of your Jerusalem hotel
    • Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport, about 1 hour