11 Day Holy Land Pilgrimage
November 27 - December 07, 2023 from Denver, CO (DEN)
with Fr. Timothy Hjelstrom
Day 1: Monday, November 27th, 2023. Departure from the USA
Depart for your overnight flights to the Holy Land.
AC 1038 DEN - YYZ 7:40am – 12:46pm
AC 080 YYZ - TLV 4:50 pm - 10:15 am next day
Day 2: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023. Arrive Tel Aviv, Transfer to Tiberius.
Arrive in Tel Aviv.
Meet your guide and transfer to Tiberius.
Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius.
Day 3: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023. Nazareth, Mount Tabor, Cana
Mass -Cana - Church
Cana of Galilee.
Nazareth, visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation. St. Joseph’s Church, and Mary’s well.
Mount Tabor.
Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius.
Day 4: Thursday, November 30th,2023. Banias, Sea of Galilee
Mass - Capernaum.
The Mount of Beatitudes for a time of prayer and reflection.
Caesarea Philippi.
Capernaum. St. Peter’s Primacy.
Tabaha, the site of the multiplication of the fishes and the loaves.
Enjoy a meal of “St. Peter’s fish” and a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Tiberius.
Day 5: Friday, December 1st, 2023. Mount Carmel, Coastal Plains.
Mass - Stella Marris
Mount Carmel. Stella Marris, Haifa.
Caesarea Maritime.
Depart to Jerusalem via Coastal Plains.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 6: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. Bethlehem, Shepherd’s field.
Mass -Bethlehem – Basilica -
Shepherd’s Field in Beit Sahour.
The Church of the Nativity.
St. Catherine church, the Grotto of St. Jerome, Milk Grotto.
The old city of Bethlehem.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 7: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023. Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethany
Mass – Bethany.
Bethany, Lazarus tomb.
Qumran, site of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Baptism site (Jordan River).
Visit Jericho, Zacchaeus tree old city, and view the Mount of Temptation.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 8: Monday, December 4th, 2023. Mount of Olives, Mount Zion.
Mass – Jerusalem.
Panoramic view from the top of Mount Olives.
Ascension Hill on the Mount of Olives.
The Church of Pater Noster.
The Church of Dominus Flevit.
The Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations.
Mt. Zion and the Cenacle (Upper Room).
Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 9: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023. Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher
Mass - Jerusalem
The Western Wall.
St. Anne’s Church, the Pools of Bethesda.
Walk the Via Dolorosa ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Free Time in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 10: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023. Ein Karem, Emmaus.
Mass – Ein Karem
Visit Ein Karem.
Visit Emmaus.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.
Day 11: Thursdays, December 7th, 2023. Departure
Depart for the airport.
AC 081 TLV - YYZ 11:55am - 5:00pm
AC1041 YYZ- DEN 6:30pm - 8:16pm
Note: *While we do our very best at making sure all items listed in your itinerary are included, there are times when conditions beyond our control affect your program/itinerary, including but not limited to air carrier changes, delays, weather, political climate, time constraints, or changes by your tour leader and tour guide.
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Trip date: November 27 - December 07, 2023
Departure City: from Denver, CO (DEN) Package Price: $4090.00
A single supplement is $850.00 (Private room)
The package price includes the following:
Round Trip Airline Ticket
Meet & Assist at Ben Gurion Airport upon arrival and departures
Nine nights accommodation in double occupancy with breakfast and dinner
Ten days sightseeing in a modern air-conditioned private bus
English Speaking government-licensed Christian Guide.
All entrance fees to places of interest
Special dinner at oriental restaurant with folklore show
Mass daily
Complete travel portfolio (confirmations, backpack, name badge, luggage tag, power adaptor)
The package price does not include the following:
Lunches
Tips for Guide, Driver, and hotels.
Personal expenses
soft drinks
Travel Insurance
Anything not mentioned above