Experience the Christian Holiday of Easter

March 28th Saturday - Day 1 – (B/D) – Arrival to Israel

March 29th Sunday Day 2 – (B/D) – The Coast to Nazareth

Breakfast at hotel
Walk in the footsteps of Peter and Paul at Caesarea Maritima (Model, Roman Theatre,
Movie, Praetorium – Pilate's House & Paul's Prison, Hippodrome, Aqueduct)
Check-in to our hotel
Enjoy a spectacular view of the Bahai Gardens and visit Stella Maris
Visit the Muhraka Monastery (Elijah vs. Prophets of Baal)
Have lunch on your own at a Druze Restaurant on Mt. Carmel
Visit Tel Megiddo in the Valley of Armageddon
Visit Nazareth (City Square, Church of the Annunciation, Church of St. Joseph)
Overnight and Dinner Ramada Oliver Nazareth

March 30th Monday - Day 3 – (B/D) – The Sea of Galilee

March 31st Tuesday - Day 4 – (B/D) – Golan Heights

Breakfast at hotel
Visit Tel Hazor, the capital of the Canaanite Kingdom and the destroyed city of Joshua
Explore Tel Dan and walk through the ruins of Jeroboam’s temple.
Visit Caesarea Phillipi (“Upon this Rock”)
Visit the Mt. Bental Volcano in the Golan Heights and lookout over the Road to Damascus.
End the day at the Baptism site Yardenit
Overnight and Dinner Ramada Oliver Nazareth

April 1 Wednesday - Day 5 – (B/D) – Mt Tabor to Jerusalem

Breakfast at hotel
Visit Mount Tabor, the Mt. of Transfiguration (private taxis up/down)
Visit Tel Yisrael (ancient Jezreel & Naboth's Vineyard)
See the Harod Spring, where Gideon chose his men
Drive down the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea
Visit Qasr el Yahud Baptismal Site, the most likely spot where John the Baptist
baptized
Drive to Jerusalem
Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem at Dan Hotel

April 2 Thursday – Day 6 – (B/D) – Holy Thursday/Jerusalem

Thursday is the last day before Jesus’ crucifixion, and also the day of his Last Supper with his 12 disciples. The dinner was made famous by Leonardo da Vinci’s mural painting at the Covenant of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, but it actually really took place at the Cenacle (Upper Room) on Mount Zion just outside the Old City.
Easter coincides with the Jewish holiday of Passover, and it is believed that the Last Supper was in fact a Passover meal.
On Holy Thursday there are pilgrimages to the Cenacle.
An alternative site to the Cenacle is St. Mark’s Monastery in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem.
Lookout from the Mount of Olives
Walk down the mountain to visit Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept
Visit the Garden of Gethsemane at the Church of the Agony
Overnight and Dinner Dan Jerusalem

April 3 - Friday – Day 7 – (B/D) Good Friday in Jerusalem

One of the highlights of the Easter celebration in Jerusalem, trace Jesus’ last footsteps along the Via Dolorosa in the Old City, to his crucifixion in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
The procession starts at 12.15 pm, and stops at each of the 9 Stations en route, and 5 stations inside the Church. It is a truly moving procession, with thousands of pilgrims filling the Old City’s narrow streets, many carrying crosses.
Visit the Church of St. Anne and the Pools of Bethesda
Walk the Via Dolorosa (stations I & II)
Stopping at the Lithostratos at the Ecco Homo Convent
Enjoy a lunch break at a Christian Armenian restaurant
Continue along the Via Dolorosa (visiting each stop)
Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Exit the Old City via Damascus Gate
Visit the Church of Pater Noster and read the Lord's Prayer
End the day at the Chapel of Ascension on the Mount of Olives
Enjoy a Sabbath dinner together at hotel
Overnight and Dinner Dan Jerusalem

April 4 - Jerusalem Saturday– Day 8 – (B/D) Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday is a solemn day as it is the day after Jesus’ crucifixion. For the early-risers, be sure to check out the Easter Vigil that starts at 5am at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, before the sun has risen. This service lasts for 3-4 hours, and beware because security can be tight.
Later in the day at around 1pm, also at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is the Miracle of the Holy Fire Service – a tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church that is actually forbidden by the Catholic Church. Each year, at exactly the same time on Holy Saturday, a blue flame miraculously emanates from within Jesus’ tomb. This flame spontaneously and simultaneously lights all other lights and candles around the church. There are huge celebrations along in the streets in the Old City, with many people carrying lit torches.
Visit St. Peter in Galli Cantu – the House of Caiaphas and the traditional jailhouse where Jesus was kept the night before his trial.
The Church of the Last Supper and David's Tomb on Mount Zion
Zion Gate
Jewish Quarter to see (Hezekiah's Broad Wall & The Herodian Quarter)
Have lunch on your own in the Jewish Quarter
Visit the Southern Wall Excavations to walk up the 1st century steps of the Temple
Visit the Western “Wailing” Wall
End the day in Bethlehem (The Church of the Nativity, Manger Square & Bazaar Shopping)
Overnight and Dinner Dan Jerusalem

April 5 – Sunday - Day 9 – (B/D) Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is the holiest day of the Christian Calendar, marking the miracle of the resurrection of Christ.
The highlight of the day is Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which starts at 10am on the Sunday.
Where better to celebrate the most important event in Christianity in the most important site in Christianity. Thousands of people attend, spilling out of the church into the plaza and streets around.
Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Free time in the old city
Overnight and Dinner Dan Jerusalem

April 6 – Monday – Day 10 – (B/D) – Garden Tomb/Ein Karem/Farewell dinner/airport

Morning of leisure
Visit the Garden Tomb and Gordon’s Calvary, an alternative site for the crucifixion and resurrection
Visit Ein Kerem, the traditional birthplace of John the Baptist
Follow the road to Emmaus and the Church of the Resurrection in Abu Ghosh
Enjoy a Middle Eastern-style Farewell lunch/early dinner together
Transfer to the Airport

10 Day Holy Easter Tour Package