ELEVEN DAY INSPIRATIONAL PILGRIMAGE
TO THE HOLY LAND, JORDAN AND ISRAEL
DAY 1. NEW YORK
Group assembles at the JFK Airport, New York, for overnight flight to Jordan .
DAY 2. JORDAN
Upon our arrival the Amman Airport , we are met, assisted with luggage and taken by private, deluxe motor coach to our first class hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 3. JORDAN
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning at rest. Afternoon sightseeing of the city. Rabbath “Ammon”, capital of the ancient Ammonite Kingdom , is today Amman , the capital of Jordan . This city is mentioned in 2 Samuel 12:29-30 as being the city David captured. We visit the Citadel and many Roman ruins and excavations. Dinner and overnight Amman .
DAY 3. ISRAEL
Breakfast at the hotel. Our excursion this morning takes us to Mt. Nebo ; to Madaba; and to the Jordan/Israel Border. After border formalities, we see the Mount of Temptation; Qumran; the Dead Sea and climb Masada . Then we continue our journey to Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
DAY 4. GALILEE
Breakfast at the hotel. We have a boat ride on the Sea of Galille to Capernaum ; stand atop the Mount of Beatitudes; visit the site of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish. Baptismal Services in the Jordan River . Dinner and overnight Tiberias.
DAY 5. JERUSALEM
Breakfast at the hotel. Today, we visit Nazareth ; the Church of the Annunciation; and Mary's Well. We continue to Megiddo (site of Battle of Armageddon); continue to Haifa and Caesarea . Dinner and overnight Jerusalem .
DAY 6. BETHLEHEM
Breakfast at the hotel. Our sightseeing takes us to Bethlehem (if opened to tourist) to the Church of the Nativity; and to Rachel's Tomb. Time is given for shopping for olive wood carvings and Mother of Pearl pendants. Afternoon, Special Worship Services at the Garden Tomb. Dinner and overnight Jerusalem .
DAY 7. JERUSALEM
Breakfast at the hotel. A drive to the top of the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the Old Walled City . Then, we walk down the Palm Sunday Road to the Church of the Ascension; the Church of All Nations ; and the Garden of Gethsemane . We continue to Mount Zion for a visit to the Room of the Last Supper; Caphias House and the Tomb of King David. Dinner and overnight Jerusalem .
DAY 8. JERUSALEM./ OLD WALLED CITY
Breakfast at the hotel. A walking tour inside the Old City, visiting the Pool of Bethesda; the Judgment Hall of Pilate; the Western Wall; the Dome of the Rock; follow the Way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Dinner and overnight Jerusalem .
DAY 10. AMMAN
Breakfast at the hotel. An early morning transfer to the Israel/Jordan Border and continue down the King's Highway to the “red-rose” City of Petra totally carved into the limestone cliffs. We visit the temples, theatres, houses and Treasury before driving to Amman for dinner and overnight.
DAY 11. HOME
Breakfast at the hotel Transfer to the Amman Airport for flight home.
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