Holy Land Pilgrimage


Transport & accommodation included:
 

·       Direct flight from Ireland to Tel Aviv

·       Transfer on arrival from Tel Aviv airport to your hotel in Jerusalem

·       5 nights accommodation in 4 star hotel in Jerusalem

·       4 nights accommodation in 4 star hotel in Tiberias

·       Breakfast and evening meal served each day at hotels in Jerusalem and Tiberias

·       Transfer to Tel Aviv airport for direct flight to Ireland

·       Luxury air-conditioned coach for duration of the tour

 

Tours & religious programme included:

 

·       Full religious programme organised by Joe Walsh Tours and led by a Spiritual Director

·       English speaking guide throughout the tour

·       Full day guided tour of the Old City in Jerusalem

·       Complete programme of sightseeing and escorted tours accompanied by local guide

·       Boat ride on Sea of Galilee

·       Taxis to Mount Tabor

 

Entrance fees included:

 

·       Ecce Homo

·       Qumran

·       Capernaum

·       Mount of Beatitudes

·       Dominus Flevit

·       Kursi

·       St. Peter in Gallicantu

·       Church of St. Ann and Pool of Bethesda

·       Muhrakha

 

Optional:

 

·       Visit to Massada with Cable Car

·       Visit to Caesarea

·       Travel insurance €25 (conditions apply). Please note that there is an additional insurance premium of €25 for persons aged 86 to 94 years

 

Notes:

 

·       Prices are per person sharing twin/double rooms with facilities

·       Passengers are entitled to check in one standard piece of luggage subject to airline’s conditions

·       Prices are exclusive of taxes and charges totaling €75

·       Single rooms are on request and supplements apply

·       Porterage at airport and hotels included

 


Sample Itinerary

Day 1
Depart Dublin for your direct flight to Tel Aviv. Upon arrival in Tel Aviv, you will be met by a Joe Walsh Tours representative and transferred to your hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 2
Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view from the Mount of Olives. Descend, and visit the Church of Ascension and Dominus Flevit. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of All Nations. Continue on to Bethlehem, for Holy Mass at the Church of Nativity. Visit the Shepherds Fields before returning to Jerusalem. Proceed to Ein Karem to visit the Churches of St. John and the Church of the Visitation.

Day 3
Drive to Mt. Zion; visit the Room of the Last Supper and the Dormition Church. Continue to the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. Drive to the Lion’s Gate; visit the Church of St. Anne and Pool of Bethesda. Walk along the Via Dolorosa via the Ecce Homo Arch to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where we will attend Holy Mass. Walk through the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall, and through the oriental bazaars to the Jaffa Gate.

Day 4
Enjoy a stroll to the Garden of Gethsemane for Holy Mass. Drive through the Judean Wilderness to the Dead Sea region to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls have been found. At the Dead Sea – the lowest point of Earth enjoy a “dip”. (Optional visit to Massada - ascend/descend by cable car - visit this famous fortress of King Herod`s period).

Day 5
Day at leisure.

Day 6
Depart Jerusalem. Visit the Church of Resurrection at Abu Ghosh. Drive over the Judean Hills and Sharon plain, to Na`in, and visit the Church. Continue to Mt. Mabor, ascend to the top and back down again by taxis. Celebrate Holy Mass at the Church of Transfiguration. Proceed through the lower Galilee Region to the Sea of Galilee. Overnight in Tiberias.

Day 7
Drive to Mt. of Beatitudes and celebrate Holy Mass. Drive to Tabgha with the Church of Multiplication of loaves and fish on the lakeshore and the Church of Primacy. Continue to Capernaum. Enjoy a boat ride of the Sea of Galilee to Ein Gev. Continue to Kursi on the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee, and ascend to Mevo Hama – a terrific viewpoint on the whole region.

Day 8
Drive to visit Cana of Galilee and visit the Weddings Church. Continue to Nazareth and celebrate Holy Mass at the Church of Annunciation. Drive to Yardenit, a Baptismal site on the River Jordan. Return to Tiberias.

Day 9
Drive through the Galilee Mountains to see Haifa. Visit the Carmelite Monastery from where you can enjoy a panoramic view over the city and bay. After Holy Mass at the Carmelite Monastery, we will drive on the Carmel Mountain range to visit the Church in Muhraka. Continue on via Ceasarea, the Valley of Armageddon to Tiberias.

Day 10
Transfer from your hotel in Tiberias to Tel Aviv Airport for your direct flight to Dublin

Itinerary may be subject to change. Activities may not take place on the days listed.