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Israel/Holyland 8 day catholic tour

 

 


Day 1
Arrival to the Ben Gurion International airport, Welcome to Israel! Upon arrival into Ben Gurion International Airport, you are met and assisted by Isra Home Tours airport representative. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv
Day 2
After breakfast, we visit ancient Joppa (Jaffa): here was the house of Simon the Tanner and the place of the Miracle of Tabitha’s resurrection. After this visit, we drive north to Caesarea Maritima. Visit the spectacular Roman Amphitheater and port, Herod's Palace, the Palace of the Roman Procurator, the Crusaders' City and Harbor. Proceed to Mount Carmel where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal. From the Mount we will have a beautiful view of the Jezreel Plain, site of many Biblical events. Through the Galilee and proceed to Tiberias for dinner and overnight
Day 3
After breakfast, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus walked on the water. The ride will end at Ginnosar, and we'll visit the Ancient Boat from the time of Jesus that was found nearby. Drive to the Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount was held. Proceed to Tabgha, for a visit of the Church of the Loaves and the Fish. Next we proceed to Capernaum, the town of Jesus, where he lived performing there his miracles and healings. We'll stop at the site of a synagogue where Jesus had preached to the local community. By the end of the day we will come to the Southern part of the Sea of Galilee to visit the Yardenit Baptismal site.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight
Day 4
After breakfast, drive to Cana and visit the church that stands on the spot where Jesus performed his first miracle. Then we continue to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of Annunciation and Church Synagogue. The Synagogue Church tradition says is the spot, one memorable Sabbath day, where Jesus stood to proclaim and preach the stirring words of Isaiah. The last stop in Nazareth area is Mount of Precipice. Cross the Jezreel Valley, sometimes called “the battlefield of the Bible” and now Israel’s breadbasket, to Mt. Tabor to hear the account of the prophetess Deborah gathering her forces here in the time of the Judges to battle against Sisera. Jesus came to Tabor with Peter and James, was transfigured before them, and met with Moses and Elijah. After a breathtaking view of the valley below, visit the beautiful two-level Church of the Transfiguration. Drive south to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.
Day 5
After breakfast we will begin our day from Mount of Olives and observe the panoramic view of Jerusalem. We then proceed to Pater Noster shrine, where Jesus taught His disciples — The Lord’s Prayer. Walking down the Palm Sunday Road, we then stop at the beautiful little church, Dominus Flevit. It was here that Jesus wept over Jerusalem. At Gethsemane reflect on Jesus’ final night. The Garden contains trees, the roots of which go back to the time of Jesus. Visit the Church of all Nations in the garden of Gethsemane. Walk along the Via Dolorosa passing the Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight in Jerusalem
Day 6
After breakfast, drive to Bethlehem, visiting first Shepherds' Field, followed by the Church of the Nativity. We come back to Jerusalem and visit the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, the church built on the site of the house of high priest Caiaphas, the Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, and the Upper Room, commemorating the Last Supper. Continue to the Western Wall, the last remnant of the second temple.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight in Jerusalem
Day 7
After breakfast drive south to the Judean desert via the Good Samaritan Inn to the mountain fortress of Masada, stronghold of the Jews in the war against the Romans. Ascend to the fortress by cable car to visit the palaces of Herod the Great with its Roman baths and pools. We will be overlooking the Dead Sea. We descend down the side of the fortress for a possible "dip" and "float" in the salty water of the Dead Sea, the world's lowest place. On the way back to Jerusalem, stop in Qumran, the place where the Dead Sea scrolls were found in a cave by a shepherd in 1948.
Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem
Day 8
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure flight.
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第1天
抵达本古里安国际机场,欢迎来到以色列!抵达本古里安国际机场后,您将会遇到Isra旅游的机场代表,并得到协助。转到你的酒店在特拉维夫过夜

第二天
早餐后,我们参观雅法古城:这里是销皮匠西蒙的故居,是塔比萨复活奇迹的地方。这次访问后,我们开车向北到凯撒利亚马里蒂马。参观壮观的罗马露天剧场和港口希律王宫,罗马检察院,十字军城市和港湾宫。继续前往以利亚面对巴力先知的卡梅尔山。从山上我们将欣赏到耶斯利平原的许多圣经活动的景点。通过加利利,前往提比里亚吃晚饭

第3天
早餐后,乘船游览加利利海,耶稣曾在此水面上行走。乘船游览将在Ginnosar结束,我们将在附近参观耶稣时代的古船展览。开车到八福山,曾在此举行过布道。前往Tabgha,参观五饼二鱼堂。接下来,我们继续前往迦百农,耶稣镇,在那里他曾展示过奇迹。我们在耶稣传讲给当地社区的犹太教堂的遗址处停留。最后,我们将来到加利利海南部,参观约旦河洗礼处;
晚餐返回酒店过夜

第4天
早餐后,开车去卡纳,参观耶稣进行第一个奇迹的地方的教堂。然后我们前往拿撒勒参观天使报喜大教堂和教会犹太教堂。犹太教会的传统说,曾在一个难忘的安息日,耶稣站在那里宣扬和传讲以赛亚。拿撒勒地区的最后一站是“悬崖山”。穿过耶斯利谷,有时被称为“圣经的战场”,现在是以色列的粮仓,在法官与西西拉作战之前,塔博听到先知黛博拉在这里聚集她的军队的情况。耶稣与彼得和詹姆斯来到塔博尔,在他们面前变身,与摩西和以利亚见面。在观看完下面的山谷壮观景色之后,参观美丽的两层变形教堂。驱车前往耶路撒冷吃晚饭。

第5天
早餐后,我们将从橄榄山开始我们的一天,并观看耶路撒冷的全景。然后,我们进入帕特涅斯特教堂,耶稣教他的门徒 - 耶和华的祷告。走在棕榈星期天路上,然后我们停在美丽的小教堂主哭耶京堂。耶稣在为耶路撒冷哭泣。 在客西马尼园耶稣度过了他最后一夜。花园里有树木,其根部可以追溯到耶稣的时代。访问客西马尼园内的万国教堂。沿着苦路十四站走到圣墓教堂。返回酒店吃晚饭,住宿耶路撒冷

第6天
早餐后,开车前往伯利恒,参观第一牧羊场,其次是圣诞教堂。我们回到耶路撒冷,参观圣彼得教堂,这是在高利安图教堂建造的​​,这座教堂是在大祭司凯撒法院,圣母大教堂,上议院,以纪念“最后的晚餐”。继续到西墙,是第二寺庙的最后残余。
返回酒店吃晚饭,住宿耶路撒冷

第七天
早餐后途径好撒玛利亚客栈到达犹迪亚沙漠,到达马萨达,此地曾是犹太人反抗罗马人的最后的堡垒。通过缆车上到马萨达,参观希律王宫的罗马浴池和游泳池。我们将俯瞰世界最低点死海。在返回耶路撒冷的路上,在库姆兰做短暂停留,这里是死海古卷的发现地,在1948年牧羊人的洞穴中发现的。
晚餐在耶路撒冷

第八天
到本古里安机场乘机回国。

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