SYRIAN ORTHODOX PACKAGE

Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
Accommodation:
6 Nights in Bethlehem - 3 Nights in Nazareth
DAY 1: Tel Aviv - Bethlehem
* Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv Airport).
* Meet & assist by the tour guide and bus driver.
* Transfer to a hotel in Bethlehem.
DAY 2: Jerusalem - Bethlehem
* Visit Mount Of Olives holy sites: Ascension Chapel, Pater Noster Church, and the panoramic view of the Holy City.
* Walk the "Palm Sunday Route" visiting Dominus Flevit church and the Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene.
* Visit Gethsemane Garden, the tomb of Mother Mary, and the Nativity church in Bethlehem.
* Return to the hotel in Bethlehem.
DAY 3: Jerusalem
* Walk the Via Dolorosa, visit the Holy Sepulchre church, and the Syriac Orthodox Church.
* Explore the Christian and Armenian Quarters, the Western Wall, and St. Peter In Gallicantu church.
* Visit the tomb of King David, the Last Supper room, and Dormition church.
* Return to the hotel.
DAY 4: Jericho - Jerusalem
* Visit the Tomb of Lazarus in Bethany.
* Explore Jericho, including Mt Quarantal and Zacchaeus' house.
* Visit the baptismal site at Qasr El-Yahood and the St. George monastery.
* Return to the hotel in Bethlehem.
DAY 5: Jerusalem - Lod - Ein Karem - Bethlehem
* Participate in the holy mass at the local Syrian Orthodox church in Jerusalem.
* Visit the tomb of St. George in Lod city and Jaffa of Tel Aviv.
* Explore Ein Karem churches: St. John the Baptist and the Visitation church.
* Return to the hotel in Bethlehem.
DAY 6: Jerusalem - Bethlehem
* Enjoy shopping and walking in the old city of Jerusalem.
* Free time in Bethlehem.
* Return to the hotel.
DAY 7: Caesarea - Haifa - Nazareth
* Today, we check out from our hotel in Bethlehem and travel to the north of Israel (Galilee Area).
* On our way, we'll stop in Caesarea, an ancient Roman city built by King Herod the Great in 22 BC, to visit the "Aqueduct."
* Continue to Haifa city, built on the slopes of Mt. Carmel, to visit Stella Maris Church, which is built over the cave of Prophet Elijah.
* Enjoy the beautiful panoramic view from the top of the Bahai Gardens in Haifa.
* Proceed to Muhraka, another site located on Mount Carmel where Elijah fought the Baal worshipers.
* Drive to Nazareth, passing by the Armageddon valley.
* Check-in to your hotel in Nazareth.
DAY 8: Capernaum - Sea of Galilee
* Visit holy sites around the Sea of Galilee: Capernaum, Tabgha, St. Peter Primacy Church, Mount Of Beatitudes.
* Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea Of Galilee.
* Visit Yardenit baptismal site.
* Return to the hotel.
DAY 9: Nazareth - Cana
* Explore Nazareth: Greek Orthodox Annunciation Church, Mary’s house, and St. Joseph’s Church.
* Visit Mount Precipice for a panoramic view of Jezreel Valley.
* Continue to Cana to visit the Wedding Church and Mount Tabor.
* Return to the hotel in Nazareth.
DAY 10: Departure
* Check out of your hotel.
* Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your homebound flight.