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American Carpatho Russian Orthodox Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

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Israel 10 DAYS

MON 9 OCT - WED 18 OCT 2023

From US$3,295 per person

Overview

Fr. Kenneth Ellis, Fr. Andrew Fetchina, of the New Jersey Deanery, and your Orthodox Christian Guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you walk in the footsteps of Jesus. You will visit the Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jericho, and more.

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English-Speaking Orthodox Christian Guides

You will be accompanied every day by an English-speaking Orthodox Christian Tour guide in addition to a Priest who will celebrate Mass and administer the Sacraments.

Best in Class Hotels

4-Star accommodations are standard on your trip with Select International Tours. All hotels are centrally located and have been hand-picked by our staff for your comfort and care.

Most Meals

Most meals are included on this trip! Please see the itinerary for a complete list of included meals.

Private Air-Conditioned Motor Coaches

Your trip includes private air-conditioned motor coaches that will transport you and your group to all the locations on your trip. We work with excellent professional drivers to make your trip as smooth and comfortable as possible.

Group Airfare

This trip includes group airfare from Newark. Please note that "group airfare" means you are booked with other travelers in a block of seats that are assigned by the airline when you check in for your flight (24 hours prior to travel). If you require specific seats, we suggest that you upgrade after enrollment or book your own

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Documents Shipping and Handling Fee (REQUIRED)

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Pre-Collect Tips and Gratuities (REQUIRED)

To help you experience the trip without worrying about all the tipping, we pre-collect the tips for your driver, guide, group meals, and baggage handlers. They will be dispersed for you at the appropriate time, so you never have to wonder if people were tipped properly.

Luggage Handling

Your trip includes luggage handling for one checked bag and one carry-on per person in all hotels. Please note that oversized and additional luggage fees are not included. Also, luggage handling is not included in airports.

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I Will Arrange My Own Flights - Land Only

Select this option and deselect Group Airfare if you will make your own flight arrangements.

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Roundtrip Group Airfare from Newark to Tel Aviv

Mon 9 Oct 2023

Location :Newark airport (EWR), Brewster Road, Newark, NJ, USA

If you would like Select International Tours to arrange international airfare, please select this option and watch for a reminder from your Account Manager (via email) approximately 150 days before your departure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE UTILIZE GROUP BOOKING, WHICH DO NOT ALLOW SEAT ASSIGNMENTS UNTIL 24 HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE. IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIFIC SEATS, WE SUGGEST YOU DESELECT THIS OPTION AND BOOK YOUR OWN AIRFARE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DOMESTIC AIRFARE ADD-ON PRICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

WE CAN NOT QUOTE DOMESTIC AIRFARE OR UPGRADES UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

WE CAN ONLY QUOTE AIRFARE/UPGRADES ONCE. ALL QUOTES ARE GOOD FOR 24 HOURS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.

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Add Domestic airfare from my home airport or Upgrade my Seats (PRICE TBD)

Mon 9 Oct 2023

If you would like Select International Tours to arrange airfare from your home airport, please select this option and watch for a reminder from your Account Manager (via email) approximately 150 days before your departure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DOMESTIC AIRFARE ADD-ON PRICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

WE CAN NOT QUOTE DOMESTIC AIRFARE OR UPGRADES UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

WE CAN ONLY QUOTE AIRFARE/UPGRADES ONCE. ALL QUOTES ARE GOOD FOR 24 HOURS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.

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9 Oct 2023

Mon 9 Oct 2023

Day 1: Depart the USA

Depart from Newark Liberty Airport on a flight to Tel Aviv. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane.

Mon 9 Oct 2023

Roundtrip Group Airfare from Newark to Tel Aviv

Add-on +US$1,000

Location : Newark airport (EWR), Brewster Road, Newark, NJ, USA

PLEASE NOTE THAT DOMESTIC AIRFARE ADD-ON PRICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

WE CAN NOT QUOTE DOMESTIC AIRFARE OR UPGRADES UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

WE CAN ONLY QUOTE AIRFARE/UPGRADES ONCE. ALL QUOTES ARE GOOD FOR 24 HOURS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.

Mon 9 Oct 2023

Add Domestic airfare from my home airport or Upgrade my Seats (PRICE TBD)

Add-on +US$0

PLEASE NOTE THAT DOMESTIC AIRFARE ADD-ON PRICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

WE CAN NOT QUOTE DOMESTIC AIRFARE OR UPGRADES UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

WE CAN ONLY QUOTE AIRFARE/UPGRADES ONCE. ALL QUOTES ARE GOOD FOR 24 HOURS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.

10 Oct 2023

Tue 10 Oct 2023

Day 2: ARRIVAL TEL AVIV – LOD – CAESAREA – NAZARETH

Location : Lod, Israel

Welcome to the Holy Land! Upon arrival in Tel Aviv, we are met by our Orthodox tour guide, who will accompany us for our entire pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Our first stop is in Lod to see the tomb of St. George the Dragonslayer. We continue to Caesarea traveling along the Plains of Sharon. We have a guided tour that includes the Theatre, Herod’s Palace, Hippodrome Port, and Aqueducts. We will enjoy a coffee stop in a café on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea before we travel to Nazareth and check into our hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Nazareth. (D)

11 Oct 2023

Wed 11 Oct 2023

Day 3: NAZARETH – CANA – MT. TABOR

Location : Nazareth, Israel

After breakfast, our first stop is Mt. Tabor to pray at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Transfiguration. Next, we visit Cana of Galilee, including the Greek Orthodox Church, where we see two of the six jars that Jesus used in the first miracle of turning water into wine for the wedding feast. We travel back to Nazareth, visiting the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and Gabriel’s Well. We also visit the Nazareth Synagogue, see Mt. of Precipice, and walk along Blessed Mary’s route from the Orthodox Church to the Basilica of Annunciation. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth. (B, D)

12 Oct 2023

Thu 12 Oct 2023

Day 4: MINISTRY ON THE SEA OF GALILEE

Location : Sea of Galilee, Israel

Today, we enjoy a sail on the peaceful waters of the Sea of Galilee. Our visit continues with a visit to the ancient Synagogue where Jesus preached. Next, we head to the Mount of Beatitudes and the Church of the Multiplication of Fish and Loaves. Here we see the fabulous Byzantine Mosaic showing the five loaves and the two fish- the same caught in the Galilee and partaken by Our Lord and the Holy Apostles. We enjoy lunch of St. Peter’s fish in a local restaurant. We visit St. Peters Primacy Church and the Valley of the Doves at the foot of the Arbel Cliff. Here is the ancient highway on the Via Maris leading from the Med-iterranean Sea to Damascus and is part of the route taken by Jesus from Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee. This is known as the Gospel Trail. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth. (B,L,D)

13 Oct 2023

Fri 13 Oct 2023

Day 5: CAPERNAUM – JERUSALEM

Location : Capernaum, Israel

After breakfast and late checkout, we depart for Capernaum to visit the Greek Orthodox Church. We then head for Jerusalem and check into our hotel. We have time to relax before our open buffet dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

14 Oct 2023

Sat 14 Oct 2023

Day 6: JERUSALEM MT. OF OLIVES – MT. ZION

Location : Gethsemane, Jerusalem

We start the day with the visit to the Patriarchate, where we receive a pilgrimage blessing. A short drive takes us to Mt. of Olives, where we visit the Ascension Chapel, then walk down the Palm (Willow) Sunday road stopping at the church of Mary Magdalene. We visit the Garden of Gethsemane and the Grotto of Gethsemane. Enroute to Mt Zion, we pass St. Stephen Church marking the area where the first Christian Martyr was stoned to death. Lunch is on our own, after which we visit St Peter in Gallicantu and the Upper Room. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

15 Oct 2023

Sun 15 Oct 2023

Day 7: BETHANY – BETHLEHEM – ST. SABAS – SHEPHERD’S FIELD

Location : Bethlehem, Israel

In the morning we visit Bethany, marking the place where Jesus met the Sisters at the entrance of the town, followed by a visit to the Greek Orthodox Church built over Lazarus’ tomb (TBC). We have the rest of the day in Bethlehem to visit the Church of Nativity and Shepherd’s Field (Orthodox Church), followed by lunch on our own. In the afternoon, we visit the Monastery of St. Sabas in the desert (TBC) and have some time to shop before visiting the Church of St. Nicholas near Bethlehem. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated. Overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

16 Oct 2023

Mon 16 Oct 2023

Day 8: JERICHO – MT. OF TEMPTATION – DEAD SEA – JORDAN RIVER

Location : Mount of Temptation

Today we take a full-day excursion to the city of Jericho, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. We take a cable car to the Greek Orthodox Monastery at Mt. of Temptation for a visit of the Monastery – from here we will have a great view of Jericho, the Dead Sea, Mt. Moab, and Mt. Nebo in Jordan. Following our lunch (included) we take a swim in the miner-al-rich waters of the Dead Sea. (don’t forget to pack a bathing suit) On the way back to Jerusalem, we stop at the Jordan River Baptismal site at Bet Arabah. Overnight in Jerusalem. (B,L,D)

17 Oct 2023

Tue 17 Oct 2023

Day 9: HOLY SEPULCHER – WAILING WALL – ST. ANN’S CHURCH

Location : Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Our visit includes 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 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 Sepulcher, which is so large that both the Golgotha (the site of Crucifixion) and the Holy Tomb of Christ are located here. We continue to the Pools of Bethesda and the Wailing Wall. Tonight we enjoy a farewell dinner in a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, Special dinner)

18 Oct 2023

Wed 18 Oct 2023

Day 11: Return to the USA

We depart from Tel Aviv to arrive Newark airport.

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YOUR COMPREHENSIVE TOUR INCLUDES

Roundtrip airfare from Newark/Tel Aviv/ Newark on a non-stop flight
Airport taxes and fuel surcharges (subject to change)
First-class hotels for 8 nights
Service charges and hotel taxes
Buffet breakfast daily
2 lunches
7 hotel dinners at the hotels (standard 3-course menu, beverages available at an additional cost)
Farewell dinner in a restaurant with wine
All transfers with a private A/C motorcoach as per itinerary
Professional English speaking tour director throughout
Sightseeing tours as per itinerary
Entrance fees included to sites specifically listed (outside view means no entrance is included)
Luggage handling at hotels (one piece per person in /out)
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Confirmation of Liturgy
Whisper sets
We recommend you consider purchasing CFAR Travel Protection
TIPPING – For the convenience of the pilgrims $180.00 tip fund will be invoiced and collected in advance. Tip fund covers gratuities for the guide, driver, baggage handling, and restaurants for included meals

RATES DO NOT INCLUDE

Personal expenses
Medical Insurance
Any items not explicitly mentioned in the listed inclusions
Beverages at meals unless otherwise noted
Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will make available to you)
Church donations

BAGGAGE CHARGES NOT INCLUDED IN TRIP COST

Any airline baggage charges
Baggage handling at train stations, airports, and hotels in excess of one suitcase per person
Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or porterage charges

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American Carpatho Russian Orthodox Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Overview

English-Speaking Orthodox Christian Guides

Best in Class Hotels

Most Meals

Private Air-Conditioned Motor Coaches

Group Airfare

Documents Shipping and Handling Fee (REQUIRED)

Pre-Collect Tips and Gratuities (REQUIRED)

Luggage Handling

I Will Arrange My Own Flights - Land Only

Roundtrip Group Airfare from Newark to Tel Aviv

Add Domestic airfare from my home airport or Upgrade my Seats (PRICE TBD)

Itinerary

Nothing scheduled for this day, click ALL to see everything

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