Itinerary

Departure from USA. Overnight on board.

Arrive at Queen Alia Intl airport, Amman. The capital of Jordan is a modern city with numerous ancient ruins. Where our representative will meet and proceed to the hotel and check-in to the hotel and overnight stay in Amman.

After breakfast proceed to Mt. Nebo, the burial site of Prophet Moses overlooking the Jordan valley and Dead sea. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land. Here you view 4tth and 6th century Byzantine churches with wonderful mosaics. In the evening we drive to Amman & overnight stay in Amman. (B, L&D)

After breakfast proceed to Sheikh Hussein borders. After immigration proceed to Israel. Then move to Haifa, it is the most iconic sites are the immaculately landscaped terraces of the Baha’i Gardens and, at their heart, the gold-domed Shrine of the Báb. Later visit Stella Mary’s monastery – this is the place where Prophet Elijah hide. Then proceed to Muhrakha- this was the very Biblical site where the prophet Elijah fought the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:16-45). Also, you can visit the Jezreel valley and the lower Galilee. Then move to Nazareth, Nazareth was home to Mary and Joseph before the birth of Christ.

Then move to Nazareth Village. It is an open-air museum. That reconstructs and re-enacts village life in the Galilee in the time of Jesus. The village features houses, terraced fields, wine and olive presses all built to resemble those that would have been in a Galilee village in the 1st century. After lunch visit Mary’s well (Matthew 17:1-9), Joseph’s workshop and the Church of the Annunciation. The same day you can cover Cana and Galilee visit. Evening COPUSA church visit. Check into the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (B, L&D)at eu.

After breakfast visit The Church of the Beatitudes located by the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum. Then proceed to the church of Multiplication of the fish and loaves, church of Primacy of Peter and Mensa Christ. Later drive to Capernaum, visit St Peters house, old Synagogue. From there go to Galilee, here you can enjoy a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on the waters (John 6:16-21). After lunch proceed to visit Mt. Tabor is the site of the transfiguration of Jesus. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (B, L&D)

Today after breakfast move to Jerusalem via Jordan valley, there you can visit Mount of olives in Jerusalem for a panoramic view ,visit Sanctuaries of Pester nester Ascension, Ascension church, the sanctuary of Peter Noster and Walk along the Palm Sunday (Luke 19:14) road down to the chapel of Dominus Flevit and Garden of Gethsemane. Visit the church of Agony and St. Peters in Gallicantu. Drive to Mt. Zion via Kidron valley to visit Dormition Abbey room of the last supper the Tomb of King David (1 King 2:10). Here you can see the last supper room. Lunch at the restaurant. Later proceed to Ein Karem it the birthplace of John the Baptist, visit the church of Visitation then proceed to Yad Vashem, Israel museum. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (B, L&D)

After breakfast proceed to visit Bethsaida pool and St. Ann’s church (Birthplace of Mother Mary), walk through the Via Dolorasa (way of grief) and follow the 14 stations of the cross to Golgotha. Enroute you can see Pilate’s judgment hall, the chapel of the Flagellation, the Echo homo arch and the convert of the sisters of Zion, Golgotha and the Tomb of Jesus Christ. Then visit Wailing it is a place of prayer and pilgrimage sacred to the Jewish people. It is the only remains of the Second Temple of Jerusalem. After lunch proceed to Bethlehem, Next, visit the Church at the Shepherds’ fields- the fields identified since ancient times with the Shepherds who are advised by the angle (Luke 2:8-18) then covers the church of the nativity, which is the place of Christ birth (Luke 2:7), church of nativity , the city of David, Manger square, Grotto of St. Jerome and the milk grotto where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (B, L&D)

After breakfast proceed to Bethania (if security permits) there you can visit to Tomb of Lazarus (John 11:38-44). And House of Martha and Maria. Then drive to Jericho, is the mountain where Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights, then visit mount of Temptation is said to be the hill in the Judean Desert where Jesus was tempted by the devil and Sycamore tree. Later visit to Jordan river. After lunch drive to Qumran it is an ancient historically important city in Holy Bible. Next going to Dead sea, there you can do swimming and other activities. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (B, L&D)

After breakfast transfer to the airport to Athens. Arrive Athens and check in to the hotel. Overnight in Athens. (B)

After breakfast our sightseeing will begin with a trip to ancient Corinth. We leave Athens, taking the coastal road along the Saronic Gulf to the Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean Sea with the Leonian Sea. After a short stop at the canal, we will continue to the site of ancient Corinth, Paul’s beloved city and the site of his most extensive ministry. Dominated by the Acro-Corinth rising 1700 feet above the ruins, the marketplace is laid out exactly as it stood in the days of the great apostle. We see the bema (the judgement seat) where Paul stood before Gallio and preached (Act 18). The museum contains a superb collection of artefacts portraying life in ancient Corinth. We will return to Athens around noon for our Athens city tour. Athens is one of the most glorious cities in the world and the cradle of western civilization as we know it today. For twenty-five centuries, the panorama of this city has been dominated by the rock of the Acropolis. We will see the ruins of the Parthenon, the Erectheum and the Propylaea. Thereafter, we will ascend Mars Hill where Paul spoke to the ancient Athenians about the one and only God. From here we have an excellent view of the ancient agora, the former centre of Athenian public life. We will continue for a drive through the city to see the House of Parliament Palace and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We will also see the Library, the university, the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympics of the modern era were held, the temple of Olympian Zeus and Adrian’s Arch. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure for shopping or time on your own. Dinner overnight. (B, L&D)

After breakfast, checkout from the hotel and proceed to the airport for departure.