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Jerusalem • Bethlehem • Nazareth • Galilee • Via Crucis • Last Supper • Gethsemane • Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary • Nativity Church • Capernaum • Amman • and More...

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  • 15 Days - Airfare included from anywhere in the U.S.

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Trip Includes

  • Flight from Tampa
  • Also flights from anywhere in the United States
  • Daily Mass at Holy Sites including the fact that each priest is able to celebrate Mass in the Tomb of the Holy Sepulcher and Calvary (rotation) while in Jerusalem for 6 mornings to allow group to attend Mass inside the Sepulcher.
  • Airport Taxes, Security Fees & Fuel Surcharges Saving you an average of $400-$600!
  • Lunches per Itinerary
  • Transfers as per itinerary.
  • 4 or 5 star hotels in downtown areas.
  • Transportation with luxury bus.
  • All breakfasts (American Style) and all dinners. Wine included with all dinners.
  • All tips to driver, hotel, and tour guide.
  • Guided Tours and Tour Fees ~ Our tour guides are Catholic, very caring, licensed, and well educated. Many of our guides have their PhD's.
  • Luggage handling (1 suitcase and 1 carry-on per person)
  • Single Supplement (as long as the passengers is willing to room with someone and allows us to provide them with a roommate. If the passenger wants a guaranteed room to of their own, then they have to pay the $900 single supplement)
  • Remember: Passengers will never be expected to pay extra for anything while on the trip ~ We always wait for passengers and never leave anyone behind.

Trip Does Not Include

  • Lunch
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Steps for Registration

  1. Call us (855) 842-8001 or register online with a credit card and pay your $500 deposit per person to save your spot. The $500 deposit is part of the total price of the trip
  2. A $1,000 Airfare Deposit (AD) per person is due one month from the registration. The AD is paid ONLY in the form of Check (personal, money order, or bank check)
  3. The balance is due 4 months before the trip departure date. The balance is paid ONLY in the form of Check (personal, money order, or bank check).

  • Mail all checks and correspondence to:

    • Proximo Travel
    PO Box 3479
    Worcester, MA 01613

  • NOTE: If you sign up for a trip within 4 months of the departure date, you pay the deposit of $500 with a credit card and the balance is required to be overnighted in the form of a personal check, money order, or bank check.
Hotels
Hotels listed below are our preferred hotels. If reservations cannot be made at one or more of these locations, a comparable hotel will be reserved. We only use 4 or 5 star accommodations.

Jerusalem

Tiberias

Amman

Trip Itinerary

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    Day 1: Depart from USA. Arrival next day.

    Day 2: Arrive at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. We will meet our guide and head to our hotel by deluxe motor coach. We will have a brief orientation meeting, enjoy a meal, and acclimate to our new surroundings. Mass in the Tomb of our Lord. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

    Day 3: Mass in the Tomb of our Lord in the morning. We shall view the Beth Phage Church where the procession to Jerusalem started on Palm Sunday. Then proceed to the Place of the Ascension before we descend by foot and visit the Pater Noster Church commemorating Jesus' teaching His disciples the Lord's Prayer. Then we will walk down to the church of Dominus Flevit; here Jesus wept over the City of Jerusalem and foretold its destruction (Luke 19:41-44). We shall then visit the Garden of the Gethsemane, the scene of Jesus' agony, betrayal and arrest (Luke 22:22-54). Also visit the Church of All Nations containing the rock where Jesus is believed to have prayed before His betrayal and arrest, after lunch, visit the Upper Room, the site of the last supper. Then continue to visit the Dormition Abbey, built over the site where the Virgin Mary was laid to rest its name meaning eternal sleep. Proceed to the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, which is built over the site of the house of the High Priest Caiaphas and the dungeon where Our Lord was imprisoned before his trial. It is also here that Peter denied knowing Jesus thrice (Luke 22: 54-62). Before going back to the Hotel, enjoy a tour of the Tower of David. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

    Day 4: Mass at the Tomb of our Lord in the morning. We will visit Bethlehem starting with the Basilica of the Nativity and the Grotto, venerated as the birthplace of Jesus (Luke 2:1-7). Also visit the Church of St. Catherine, the Crusaders' Cloister, the Chapel of St. Jerome and the Grotto of the Holy Innocents and the Milk Grotto. Continue to visit the Shepherd's Fields (Luke 2:8-20) and the Caves. After lunch in Bethlehem we shall drive to Ein Karem, home of St. Elizabeth, and mother of John the Baptist to visit the Church of the Visitation and the Church of St. John the Baptist. Enjoy a night tour of Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

    Day 5: Mass at the Tomb of our Lord in the morning. Dome of the rock- western wall-Davidson center (steps to the temple southern steps). City of David (Warren's Shaft - underground waterworks system) - Hezekiah tunnel pool of Siloam and Shroud of Turin Exhibit at the Pontifical Institue. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem

    Day 6: Mass at the Tomb of our Lord. Today we shall drive to Qumran - ruins of the ancient Essene settlement in whose nearby caves the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered; take the cable-car to the top of Masada - the scene of the epic stand by the Jewish Rebels at the end of the Great Revolt against Rome nearly 2,000 years ago; and enjoy a relaxing float in the Dead Sea. On the way back to the hotel enjoy a visit to Bethany, the house of Lazarus, Martha and Mary who hosted Jesus several times and were his close friends. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

    Day 7: Mass at the Tomb of our Lord in the morning. We will drive to St. Steven's gate where we shall enter the Old City and start our morning tour at the Crusaders' Church of St. Anne and the Pool of Bethesda. Continue to the Tower of Antonia where Jesus was tried, The Ecce Homo (Visit the Convent of the Sisters of Zion) where Jesus scourged and mocked, and the Church of the Flagellation from where we will follow the Stations of the Cross including Altar of the Sorrowful Mother and ending inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, Chapel of the Apparition (Blessed Sacrament) . After lunch in Jerusalem enjoy a walking tour in the Jewish quarter and visit the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are hosted. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

    Day 8: After breakfast tour of Emmaus latrun (necropolis ) - Mass at St. Peter's in Jaffa; a tour of the Monastery and visit to the Vatican Embassy Garden. Visit the Russian Orthodox Church of Sts. Peter & Tabitha - Simon the tanner house - Caesarea Maritima- aqueduct. Visit Magdala on the way to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

    Day 9: After breakfast, we will leave the hotel and take a cruise across the Sea of Galilee from Tiberias to Capharnaum. We will visit the boat of Jesus Museum discovered in 1984. It dates back to the time of Christ: an amazing and breathtaking discovery. We shall first visit Capharnaum the Town of Jesus where He carried out the major part of His Ministry. Jesus told Peter and Andrew "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." (Matthew 4:12-22), and here Jesus made the promise of the Eucharist (John 6:22-71). We will visit the excavations and St. Peter's Church before we continue to visit the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter (John 21:1-14) followed by Tabgha, the site where Christ fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish (John 6:1-13). Proceed to visit the Mount of Beatitudes which commemorates the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). Mass at St. Peter's Primacy, if possible. Dinner and overnight in Galilee.

    Day 10: Tour of Caesarea Philippi - Greek Orthodox Church of Viri Galilael - Kursi (Swine over a cliff) - Beth Korazim-Domus Galilae-Bethsaida. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

    Day 11: Tour of Meggido - Mount Carmel - Acco. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias

    Day 12: After breakfast, drive to Cana of Galilee where we will visit the Franciscan Church of the Wedding Feast. Renewal of vows of married couple and then enjoy a wine tasting in Cana (especially the pomegranate wine). St Bartholomew Church (home of Nathanael). Continue to Nain and then to Nazareth where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was to bear the Son of God (Luke 1:26-38). It was also here that Jesus grew up. Visit the Basilica of the Annunciation. We shall also visit the Chapel of St. Joseph and the Old Synagogue which tradition holds that this simple building stands on the site of the synagogue of Jesus. Next visit the Church of St. Gabriel (Mary's Well), which is built over the only freshwater spring in Nazareth. After lunch we will drive to Sepphoris and Via Maris and then to Mount Tabor, the place where Jesus was transfigured. Ascend by taxis to the summit to visit the Basilica of Transfiguration, and to see the magnificent view across the plain of Jezreel. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

    Day 13: Tour of Nablus - Jacob Well - Jericho (Oldest city in the world); Mount of Temptation (view) and the Zacchaeus' tree (view). Travel to Amman Jordan. Visit Bethany Beyond the Jordan where we will renew our baptismal promises - Jerash (Roman City). Dinner and overnight in Amman

    Day 14: Tour of Madaba (Ancient mosaic map of Holy Land), Mount Nebo, and of Petra. Dinner and overnight in Amman

    Day 15: Fly back home from Amman

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