Holy Land Pilgrimage
Spiritual Director: Fr. Brendan Lally, S.J.
June 12 - 22, 2018
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Tel Aviv ·
Caesarea ·
Stella Maris ·
Nazareth ·
Tiberias ·
Sea of Galilee ·
Mt. Tabor ·
Jericho ·
Jordan River ·
Jerusalem ·
Temple Model ·
Ein Karem ·
Bethlehem ·
Bethany ·
Dead Sea ·
Mt. Of Olives ·
Gethsemane ·
Mt. Zion ·
Western Wall ·
Via Dolorosa ·
Holy Sepulchre
Make your way through the Holy Land to experience Him, follow in His footsteps, and see Him in the works He performed - your footsteps will become His. Celebrate Mass in the very places where these miraculous gifts became pages in the Gospel. See where He was back then, and feel how He is still there today!
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Travel Consultant
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Your trip includes
- Round-trip airfare from Newark
- All airport taxes & fuel surcharges
- Accommodations as follows: (or similar)
- ~ 4 nights | Jun 13 – 17: Mt of Beatitudes, Sea of Galilee
- ~ 5 nights | Jun 17 – 22: Notre Dame, Jerusalem
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Breakfast & Dinner daily
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Wi-Fi on the Bus
- Whisper Headsets where needed
- Assistance of a professional local Christian guide(s)
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Tips to Hotel Staff, Restaurants, Guide & Driver
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Centrally located hotels or similar
Mt of Beatitudes
Sea of Galilee4 Nights
Notre Dame
Jerusalem5 Nights
Not included
- Lunches and Beverages
Required
Travel Insurance
Providing you coverage for both pre-existing conditions and those that may arise during your trip, including medical and dental emergencies, loss of luggage, trip delay, and so much more.
Optional
Supplemental Cancellation Protection
A Cancellation Waiver - allowing you to cancel your trip and receive a refund anytime - up until 48 hours prior to departure. The Supplemental Cancellation Protection expires once you are within 48 hours of departure.
Itinerary
Tuesday, Jun 12
Meet at Newark Airport. Meeting, prayer, followed by group check in. Depart from Newark.
Wednesday, June 13
- Arrive in Tel Aviv
- Depart for Galilee
- Arrive at Mt. of Beatitudes
- Lunch on your own
- Mass in Chapel
- 6:00pm - Group: Introductory Session –Preparation for next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
Thursday, June 14
- Rise
- 7:30am Breakfast
- 8:30am Visit Cana in Galilee – Site of Wedding Feast
- 10:00am Chapel for scripture reading In Cana
- 11:00am Visit Mary’s Well - Scripture Reading
- 12:00pm Lunch
- 1:00 pm Visit Synagogue of Jesus - Scripture Reading
- 1:45 pm Visit St. Joseph’s church- Scripture Reading
- 2:15 pm Basilica of the Annunciation
- 3:00pm Mass at Annunciation Basilica (upper Church)
- 4:00 pm Visit tomb of "The Just Man”
- 5:00pm Depart for Galilee
- 6:30pm PM Prayer-Preparation for next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
- 8:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Optional
- Free Time
Friday, June 15
- Rise
- Breakfast
- 8:00am Mass – St. Peter’s Primacy – First Altar (subject to confirmation)
- Scripture Reading
- Free Time: PERSONAL PRAYER/REFLECTION
- 10:00am Visit Capernaum
- House of St. Peter, Synagogue of Jesus
- Scripture Reading
- Free Time: PERSONAL PRAYER/REFLECTION
- 11:30am Visit House of Centurion, Scripture Reading
- 12:30pm Lunch on your own
- 2:00pm Visit Multiplication of Loaves Monastery
- Scripture Reading
- Visit Eremos Hill, Cave of Jesus
- Free time – climb Mt. of Beatitudes
- Time for PERSONAL PRAYER/REFLECTION
- 6:30pm Group: Preparation for next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
- 8:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (optional)
- Free Time
Saturday, June 16
- Rise
- 7:30am - Breakfast
- 9:00am Mass –Mt of Beatitudes – Outside Altar
- Free time: PERSONAL PRAYER/REFLECTION
- Walk to Eremos Hill - Reading Sermon on the Mount
- Group Visit – Cave of Jesus – Prayer
- PERSONAL PRAYER/REFLECTION
- Lunch on your own
- 2:00pm Visit Bethsaida
- Free time: PERSONAL PRAYER/REFLECTION
- 5:00pm Exposition of Blessed Sacrament at Rock of Peter’s Primacy (optional)
- 6:30pm Group: Preparation for next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
Sunday, Jun 17
- Rise
- 6:30am Breakfast
- 8:00am Mass at Capernaum
- Depart for Jerusalem
- Visit Magdala site
- Jordan River Baptism Site
- Visit Qumran, Dead Sea Visit Lazarus Tomb in Bethany
- 5:00pm Check in at Notre Dame of Jerusalem
- 6:30pm Group– brief organizational meeting- Preparation for next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
- 8:30-9:30pm (Exposition of Blessed Sacrament – at Gethsemane) (optional) (subject to confirmation)
Monday, June 18
- Rise
- Breakfast
- 9:00am Mass at Gethsemane – Altar of the Agony
- Visit Garden of Gethsemane
- Visit Chapel of the Ascension
- Walk Palm Sunday Path of Jesus
- Visit Dominus Flevit – Where Christ wept over Jerusalem
- Visit Grotto of Gethsemane
- Visit Tomb of Mary
- See Church of St Stephen’s Martyrdom
- Free PM
- Late Lunch on your own in Old City/Notre Dame Center (on your own)
- Visit Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- 6:30pm Group Preparation for next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
Tuesday, June 19
- Rise
- 5:30am Depart for Calvary
- 6:00am Mass at Calvary – Altar of the Crucifixion (subject to confirmation)
- 7:00am Way of the Cross – Via Dolorosa to Church of the Holy Sepulcher at Calvary
- Breakfast at Notre Dame
- Visit Mt Zion – Dormition Abbey
- Visit Last Supper Room
- Visit St. Peter in Gallicantu Church
- Lunch – Old City on your own
- Visit Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- Free time
- 5:30pm Walk 2nd Route of Way of the Cross on way home (optional)
- 6:30pm Group Prep for next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
Wednesday, June 20
- Rise
- Breakfast
- 8:00am – Visit Garden of the Betrayal at Gethsemane
- 9:00am Mass – St. Peter Gallicantu Church
- Altar of Peter’s Denial
- Visit Western Wall of the Temole
- Visit St. Anne’s Church and Pool of Bethesda
- Free time (possibilities)
- Time at Notre Dame Center for journaling and reflection
- Walk Way of Cross again on Via Dolorosa
- Visit Chapels on Via Dolorosa
- Visit prison cell of Jesus on Via Dolorosa
- Visit Ecce Homo Arch on Via Dolorosa
- Visit Sisters of Sion Excavations
- Return to favorite significant sites, Gethsemane, visit shops
- Lunch – Old City or Notre Dame Center
- Free time
- 6:30pm Group: Prep for next day
- 7:00pm Farewell Dinner with Wine & Cheese
Thursday, June 21
- Rise
- 7:00am Breakfast
- 7:30am Depart for Ein Karem and Bethlehem
- 8:00am Visit Ein Karem – Place of Birth of John the Baptist
- Visit Ein Karem– Place of the Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth
- 10:00am Depart for Bethlehem from Ein Karem
- 11:00am Mass at Bethlehem Altar of St. Jerome
- Visit Cave of Nativity, Milk Grotto Church
- 2:00pm Depart for Jerusalem
- 3:00pm Free time
- 4:00pm Group: Sharing of Graces–Info for evening and next day
- 7:00pm Dinner
- 8:00pm Evening departure for Tel Aviv and airport
Friday June 22
- 1:00am Wheels up. Departure for Newark
Special Clergy Discount
Discount is offered to ordained clergy in the Roman Catholic Church: deacons, priests, or bishops belonging to the diaconate, the presbyterate, or the episcopate, respectively as well, as Catholic Sisters.
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- 1000’s of flights are being cancelled. 206 Tours will assist getting you to your destination.
- Your transfer will be waiting for you upon arrival, even if your flights are rescheduled.
- In the event your tour is not operating we will refund you all your money back or provide a full credit
- Your seats will be assigned according to your request (most online fares do not include seat assignment appox. $300)
- If you need to travel few days prior or stay few days later, make a stop-over, we will arrange it for you.
If you do not buy Airfare from 206 Tours
- With many flight cancellations and overbookings, we feel that you should know:
If your flight is cancelled - 206 Tours will not be able to assist you. - In order to guarantee your arrival and departure transfer, we need your detailed flight arrival / departure by 45 days prior, Any changes within 45 -3 days prior, additional transfer cost may apply.
- For changes in arrival / departure within 3 days of departure, we will not be able to rebook your transfer and you will need to make your own way to / from hotel or airport at your own cost
- Often times low online fares, do not include seat assignments ($300 approx.). It will be a challenge to get a good seat assigned at the airport.
- If you book your own airfare, travel insurance provided by 206 Tours will not reimburse expenses caused by your flight changes.
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$400 Deposit is due at the time of Registration
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Options & Upgrades
*All pricing is per person
Single Supplement / Solo Traveler Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (One-Way) Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (Round-Trip) Upon Request
Wheel Chair Access in the Holy Land
Here at 206 Tours, we are always fully commited to ensure that our pilgrims travel comfortably & in the highest possible manner; and that includes pilgrims with disabilities. For this reason, we created this information page with specific details to our Holy Land Tours Wheel Chair Access
Options and upgrades
*All pricing is per person
Single Supplement / Solo Traveler Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (One-Way) Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (Round-Trip) Upon Request
About your trip
- Tel Aviv
- Caesarea
- Stella Maris
- Nazareth
- Tiberias
- Sea of Galilee
- Mt. Tabor
- Jericho
- Jordan River
- Jerusalem
- Temple Model
- Ein Karem
- Bethlehem
- Bethany
- Dead Sea
- Mt. Of Olives
- Gethsemane
- Mt. Zion
- Western Wall
- Via Dolorosa
- Holy Sepulchre
The Holy Land - In the Footsteps of Jesus:
If you desire to draw closer to Jesus of Nazareth, come, as we follow in His footsteps. Each day of your pilgrimage you will have time to renew and affirm your faith; to pray and reflect. The Scriptures will come alive as you visit Our Lord's homeland. You will be inspired by the natural beauty of the landscape, in addition to its rich historical heritage It is an encounter that has changed the lives of many pilgrims, an act of faith and prayer. Pilgrims have been traveling to the Holy Land for hundreds of years, and as part of your pilgrimage, we include many of the rich traditions that have evolved over time. The maxim at the entrance to the Church of the Nativity says: "We are hoping that: If you enter here as a tourist, you would exit as a pilgrim. If you enter here as a pilgrim, you would exit as a holier one." We pray that same will occur when you join 206 Tours pilgrimage.
We promise to do all within our power to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have. Please feel free to contact us, please note should any problems arise during your trip you should first contact your local emergency contact in your destination country or the 206 Tours.
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