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Jerusalem • Bethlehem • Galilee • Nazaret • Via Crucis • Last Supper • Getsemani • Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary • Nativity Church • Capernaum • Amman • Petra • Madaba

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Trip Includes

  • Flights originating from anywhere in the U.S. where published. (same price) There is no supplemental surcharge to fly from an airport near your home town.
  • Arrangements for Daily Mass and other spiritual activities. Proximo Travel strives to have one or more Catholic Priests accompanying the group as chaplain(s).
  • After pilgrims pay the initial $500 deposit to guarantee reservation, the balance of $2,799 will NOT be due until 90 days before departure, which is on or before September 5, 2016. The pilgrims will also have the option to send equal monthly payments 30 days after paying deposit of $500. Only registration before August 4, 2016 guarantees the $3,299 cost of trip.
  • Credit card payments are accepted for the full price of $3,299, to include the $500 deposit and monthly payments thereof at 0% processing fee.
  • Airport Taxes, Security Fees & Fuel Surcharges Saving you an average of $400-$600!
  • Transfers as per itinerary.
  • 4 or 5 star hotels in downtown areas.
  • Transportation with luxury bus.
  • All breakfasts 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 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
  • Trip Insurance
  • $900 single supplement
  • Other items of personal nature
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

Amman

Trip Itinerary

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Dec 5: Depart from USA. Arrival next day.

Dec 6: 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. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

December 7: After breakfast, we shall view 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; where Jesus wept over the City of Jerusalem and foretold its destruction (Luke 19:41-44). We shall then visit the Garden of 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. The Abbey’s name means 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). Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

December 8: After breakfast, 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. Continue to visit the Shepherd's Fields (Luke 2:8-20). 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.

December 9: Today we shall drive to Jericho to view the Old City and the Mount of Temptation. We shall also view Zacchaeus' tree. Proceed 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. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

December 10: After breakfast, 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 and the Church of the Flagellation from where we will follow the Stations of the Cross ending inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. After lunch in Jerusalem, visit the Wailing Wall and Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

December 11: After breakfast, we will renew our Baptismal vows and then 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). Finally we proceed to visit the Mount of Beatitudes which commemorates the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). Dinner and overnight in Galilee.

December 12: After breakfast, drive to Cana of Galilee where we will visit the Franciscan Church of the Wedding Feast. Couples will have a special opportunity to renew their wedding vows during a ceremony led by their Spiritual Director on this day. Each couple will receive a commemorative Certificate following the ceremony. Enjoy wine tasting in Cana (especially the pomegranate wine). Continue 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 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 Galilee.

December 13: Travel to Amman, Jordan. Land).We will tour the biblical town of Madaba. The town is well known for its Byzantine and mosaics and for its Greek Orthodox Church of St. George. Here we'll see the earliest original map of the Holy Land. We continue to biblical Mount Nebo from which Moses viewed the Promised Land. Mount Nebo, is believed to be the site of the tomb of Moses, commanding a breathtaking view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. We'll drive by Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John the Baptist is believed to have baptized Jesus. Dinner and overnight in Petra.

December 14: Tour of Petra. We will explore the “lost” city of Petra. This city is located amongst rugged desert canyons and mountains. We will enjoy a walking tour of the former capital and trading center. Our first stop will be a visit to the “Siq”, a mile-long gorge that contains a number of magnificent structures that are carved into the mountains. The walk will culminate with a visit to the Petra Museum. The Museum holds numerous artifacts from the Neolithic period of the Nabatean history. The museum also contains architecture from the Romans as well as, a Byzantine chapel. Dinner and overnight in Amman.

December 15: Fly back home from Amman.

Please note: We do our best to ensure that all sites listed in this itinerary will be seen. However, due to scheduling conflicts, or other circumstances beyond our control, sites may be visited on a different day than listed. If this happens it will also necessitate a change in the restaurant for dinner. However, we will never sacrifice the quality of the meal, all restaurants will meet Proximo Travel's very high standards. Since we have several different trip configurations touring at the same time, it is likely that groups on different tours will be combined when their itineraries overlap in certain areas. In addition, because of Jewish holidays and/or when the group is small, we may be able to add a few sites that are not on the itinerary. In order to do that, in some cases we might add one night in a certain hotel and take away a night from the other one.

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