10 Days Holyland Pilgrimage - 5th Anniversary Celebration 15th Jan To 15th April 2012
Day 1 – India – Amman
Arrival at QueenAlia Airport, meet & assist through all formalities. Overnight stay at Amman.
Day 2 - Mount Nebo, Jericho
After Breakfast proceed to Madaba (the city of Mosaics), Greek Orthodox Church of St.George, Mount Nebo, the final station in the life of the prophet Moses, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land that he would never enter. Proceed to the Holy Land to be welcomed by our guide at Allen by Bridge, Proceed to Jericho, view the Qarantal, the traditional Mount of Temptation and Sycamore Tree. Then proceed to hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
Day 3 - Nazareth, Cana
Nazareth - Church of the Annunciation, where Angel Gabriel appeared before Mother Mary to announce the birth of Lord Jesus, you may also see Our Lady of Good Health, of vailankanni, installation by Bible Tours from Chennai. Mary's house and Joseph's workshop. Visit to Cana, where we renew our marriage vows at the place where Jesus performed his first miracle of changing water into wine. Enroute to Tiberias view Mt Tabor. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
Day 4 - Mount of Beatitude, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Jaffa
After Breakfast, visit Mount of Beatitude where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, continue to Capernaum where we visit Jesus Synagogue and the house St. Peter. Proceed to the primacy of Peter, where Jesus appeared to his disciples after the resurrection and where he performed the miraculous catch of 153 fish and conferred Church authority upon Peter. Continue on to Tabgha, the traditional site of the multiplication of loaves and fish, followed by a boat ride on the sea of Galilee. Travel to Yardenit where we renew our baptismal vows right at the Jordan River, visit the Mother Church of the Carmelite Order and Elijah's Cave. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
Day 5 - Jerusalem Old city, Via Dolorosa, Golgotha
After Breakfast proceed to Jerusalem and enter the Old City Through St. Stephen's or Lion's Gate. Continue on foot to the Church of Condemnation and Flagellation, where we begin the Via Dolorosa. Monastery of the Flagellation, where Jesus was questioned by Pilate and then condemned. "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, The third station commemorates Christ's first fall on the Via Dolorosa. The place is marked by a small chapel belonging to the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate. The meeting between Jesus and his Mother is commemorated by a small oratory. The place of Jesus' second fall is marked by a pillar, which rises at the crossroads between the Via Dolorosa and picturesque and lively Market Street. On the outer wall of a Greek Orthodox monastery is carved a small cross blackened by time. It was at that point that Jesus met the pious women. The third fall of Jesus is commemorated by a column of the Roman period at the entrance to the Coptic monastery. The last five Stations of the Cross are situated inside the Holy Sepulcher. Follow the footsteps of our Lord Jesus on his way to Calvary, culminating the journey to Golgotha and the place of the tomb itself- the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The Last Supper Room - where we remember the Last Supper and the descent of the Holy spirit upon the Apostles on Pentecost. Thereafter walk to the Dominion Abby and the traditional site of the Tomb of King David and the other Upper room. We end the day with our visit to the Western wall considered to be the holiest site for the Jews. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.
Day 6 - Bethlehem, Mount of Olives and Gethsemane
After breakfast proceed to Bethlehem, the Shepherd's Field and the Church of Nativity - the Birth Place of the Lord Jesus. Visit St Jeromes Grotto where the Bible was translated from Hebrew. Visit Mount of Olives, the church of Ascension and the church of Peter Noster. Descend to Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem, proceed to the garden of Gethsemane, Basilica of the Agony and the Tomb of St. Mary. Visit the traditional House of Caipas where Peter denied Jesus thrice and where Jesus was kept in the dungeon. The proceed to Ein karem, one of the most beautiful settings near Jerusalem, visit to Bethany the house of Martha, Mary and Lazarus (Lazarus Tomb). Proceed to Dead Sea. You can float in the dead sea, cover yourself with the medicinal mud, and swim in a freshwater pool afterwards. Proceed to Qumran and Red Sea and hotel for the night and rest.
DAY 07 : Jerusalem – Taba Mt.Sinai
After Breakfast proceed to Taba Border to cross into Egypt and proceed to Mt Sinai check into Hotel at the foot of Mt. Sinai.
Day 08 Mt. Sinai – Catherine Monastery
At night Climb Mt Sinai Reach the Peak early morning and return to hotel for breakfast and proceed to Catherine Monastery, Red Sea, Suez Canal, Mara Well and reach Cairo in the night. Retire after dinner at the hotel in Cairo.
DAY 09: Cairo – Pyramid
After breakfast, proceed for city tour and visit sphinx, Pyramids, few Churches, river Nile. Proceed to airport to board flight to India.
10th Day - Arrival back to India.
