Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Archbishop Daniel 2024

Upon arrival in Tel Aviv, we are met by our English-speaking, Orthodox Christian tour escort, who will accompany our group for the entire trip in the Holy Land. We are transferred to our hotel in Nazareth for dinner and overnight. (L. D.)

After an open buffet breakfast, we proceed to Nazareth to visit the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and Gabriel’s Well. Next, we continue to Cana of Galilee, including the Greek Orthodox Church, where we see two of the six jars Jesus used in the first miracle of turning water into wine for the wedding feast. Our final stop is at Mt. Tabor to pray at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Transfiguration. We will celebrate the Divine Liturgy! Lunch is included. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth. (B. L. D.)

After an open buffet breakfast, we proceed to Nazareth to visit the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and Gabriel’s Well. Next, we continue to Cana of Galilee, including the Greek Orthodox Church, where we see two of the six jars Jesus used in the first miracle of turning water into wine for the wedding feast. Our final stop is at Mt. Tabor to pray at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Transfiguration. We will celebrate the Divine Liturgy! Lunch is included. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth. (B. L. D.)

This morning, drive to Jerusalem, stopping in Lod on the way to see the church where St. George is entombed. Continue to Ein Karem to see St. John Ba Harim, the birthplace of John the Baptist, and Mary’s Spring, where Mary came to share the good news announced to her by the Archangel Gabriel with Elizabeth, her cousin, the mother of John the Baptist. Lunch is included. Arrive in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. (B. L. D.)

Today, we enjoy the day in Bethlehem, where we visit the Church of Nativity and Shepherds’ Field (Orthodox church) followed by lunch(included). In the afternoon, men will visit the Monastery of St. Sabas in the desert (TBC), while women have shopping time in Bethlehem at the Kando family store. We also stop to see the Church of St. Nicholas and see the cave where the saint lived during his time in Palestine. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B. L. D.)

• After breakfast, we take a full-day excursion to the city of Jericho, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. We travel by cable car up to the Greek Orthodox Monastery at Mt. of Temptation for a visit of the Monastery - from here, we enjoy a great view over Jericho, the Dead Sea, Mt. Moab and Mt. Nebo in Jordan. Next, we drive to the Jordan River Baptismal site. Then we take a swim in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea. Lunch is included. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B. L. D.)

We start our morning with a visit to the Greek Orthodox Church at Bethany, marking where Jesus met the Sisters at the entrance of the town. Then continue to the Greek Orthodox Church built over Lazarus’ tomb. Ascend the Mt. of Olives, visit the Ascension Chapel, and then walk down the Palm (Willow) Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Grotto of Gethsemane, built in the Church of All Nations. In Kidron Valley, we pray at the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also named the Tomb of the Virgin Mary. On route to Mt Zion, we stop at St. Stephen Church, marking the area where the first Christian Martyr was stoned to Death. Lunch is included, after which we visit St. Peter in Gallicantu and the Upper Room. Tonight we have a farewell dinner at a local restaurant in Bethlehem with music and dancing. Return to Jerusalem overnight. (B. L. Special dinner.)

After breakfast, we visit the Old City, including Ecce Homo, a church and convent along the path (Via Dolorosa), where Pontius Pilate presented the tortured Christ to the masses and washed his hands of him. We will see the prison where Christ our Lord was tortured and humiliated
with a crown of thorns before he was forced to carry his cross along the Via Dolorosa - the Path of Suffering. We enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is so large that both the Golgotha (the site of Crucifixion) and the Holy Tomb of Christ are located here. Continue to the Pools of Bethesda, St. Anne’s Church, and the Wailing Wall. The rest of the day is leisurely in the Old City for shopping. Lunch is on your own. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B. D)