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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Program 2010
Journey Of Faith (JOF)
Tel: + 971 .6.7462 772 / +971.50. 53 75 617, Fax: +971. 6. 746 4605, P O Box 20 474, Ajman UAE
Email: excellenttours_ajman@yahoo.com / Email 2: holyland_reservations@yahoo.com
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Classical Program -6 DAYS 5NIGHTS
JOURNEY OF FAITH (JOF) NOVEMBER 2010
Day 1
AMMAN – JERICHO – NAZARETH
Ahlan Wa Sahlan Welcome to Amman, capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan. Arrival at Queen Alia Airport, meet and assist through all formalities. Reach King
Hussein Bridge and cross to the Holy Land where you will be welcomed by our guide. Proceed
to Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Lunch and visit to the Sycamore Tree, a reminder of
Zacchaeus’ conversion. View the Qarantal Monastery (Mount of Temptation), the traditional site
where Jesus was tempted by the devil.
From Jericho we drive through the Jordan Valley, from south to north and after a 3
hours journey, we reach Nazareth. Dinner and overnight stay at Nazareth.
Day 2
MOUNT OF BEATITUDES- TABGHA- CAPERNAUM- BOAT RIDE – MT.
TABOR- JORDAN RIVER
Morning: After breakfast we start our journey to the northern area of the Sea of Galilee where
some of the most important Holy Places are located. Visit to the Mount of the Beatitudes
where Jesus proclaimed his famous Sermon on the Mount.(Mass) We proceed to Tabgha and
visit the church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes. Visit the church of the
Primacy of St. Peter and proceed to Capernaum, the town in which Jesus started to preach
the Good News. Visit to the ancient Synagogue and to St. Peter’s house. Boat ride on the Sea
of Galilee, from Nof Ghinossar to Lido Restaurant where lunch will be served.
Afternoon: Drive to the Jordan River where we renew the Baptismal Promises. Drive to
Mount Tabor and visit to the Basilica of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Return to Nazareth.
Dinner and overnight.
Day 3
NAZARETH – CANA - STELLA MARIS: OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL-
HAIFA- CEASAREA- BETHELHEM
After early Breakfast – Check Out from Nazareth Hotel....
Morning: Visit of the Basilica of the Annunciation and celebration of the Mass at the Grotto of
the Annunciation. Visit of St. Joseph’s Church, St. Gabriel’s Greek Orthodox Church and St.
Mary’s well. After that we proceed to Kafr Kanna, to visit the village of the wedding of Cana
where Jesus performed his first Miracle changing the water into wine. Here we renew our
marriage vows.
Afternoon: We leave for Haifa, the port city of the North on the shore of the Mediterranean.
We reach the Carmelite Monastery of Stella Maris and visit the church dedicated to Our Lady of
Mount Carmel. This is the cradle of the Order of the Carmelites. View of the Bahai Gardens and
then continue to Caesarea along the blue Mediterranean Coast. After Lunch we proceed to
Caesarea, visit the Roman Theater …
Continue to Bethlehem Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.
“Earning the right to serve you, EACH & EVERY Time … “
DOME OF THE
ROCK
UPPER ROOM
GARDEN OF
GETHSEMANE
VIA DOLOROSA
GOLGOTHA
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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Program 2010
Journey Of Faith (JOF)
Tel: + 971 .6.7462 772 / +971.50. 53 75 617, Fax: +971. 6. 746 4605, P O Box 20 474, Ajman UAE
Email: excellenttours_ajman@yahoo.com / Email 2: holyland_reservations@yahoo.com
Day 4
JERUSALEM: THE TEMPLE MOUNT- THE SHRINES ON THE MOUNT
OF OLIVES – VIA DOLOROSA – THE BASILICA OF THE HOLY
SEPULCHER (ANASTASIS)
Morning: Visit to the Shrines on the Mount of Olives.
After breakfast we drive to Jerusalem and visit the Temple Mount where we can admire the
famous Mosque of al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock (entry into the mosque is not
permitted). Then we proceed to the Mount of Olives which reminds of many important events of
the life of Jesus Christ. We start by visiting the site of the Ascension of Jesus to Heaven, and
then we proceed to visit the nearby Church and Monastery of the Pater Noster, which is built
on the site where Jesus taught his disciples the Prayer of Our Father. While descending the slope
of the Mount we stop at the Dominus Flevit Chapel, the site of Jesus’ weeping over Jerusalem.
Further down the slope we visit the Basilica of the Agony of Jesus which is built close to the
Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus agonized in prayer prior to His betrayal. Visit to the
Grotto of the Betrayal of Jesus (Mass) and the Tomb of the Virgin Mary.
Afternoon: We start by visiting the Church of St. Anne and the neighbouring site of the Pool
of Bethesda where Jesus healed a man who has been ill for thirty eight years. We continue to
the Franciscan Compound where we visit the Church of the Flagellation and the Chapel of
the Condemnation from which pilgrims can follow the “Way of the Cross”. We then proceed to
visit the Basilica of the Ecce Homo and the archaeological outstanding excavations of the
Lithostrotos. We walk along the Via Dolorosa visiting the Stations of the Cross and we stop at
the Russian Alexander Compound to visit the Threshold of Judgement Gate and the other
archaeological findings. We end our day visiting the Church of the Anastasis (Resurrection)
or Holy Sepulchre, which enshrines Calvary (or Golgotha), the Tomb of Jesus, the Chapel
of St. Helena, the Chapel of the Finding (Invention) of the Cross. At the end of the visit a
group photo can be taken in front of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre by the official
photographer. We visit the Upper Room or the Cenacle the hall of the last Supper (Mass),
then the neighbouring Dormition Abbey commemorating the passing away of the Virgin Mary.
Visit the church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, the site of the Grand Priest’s house where the cock
crowed thrice as Peter denied Jesus. We start at Damascus Gate, the most famous of
Jerusalem’s Gates. We cross on foot the Arab suq (market) and reach first the restored Roman-
Byzantine Cardo and then come to the Western Wall or Wailing Wall. Visit to the Tomb of
Herod’s Family. Return to Bethlehem Hotel for Dinner and overnight.
Day 5
EIN KAREM –BETHANY – DEAD SEA - BETHLEHEM
Morning: After breakfast we travel to Ein Karem, the town of St. John the Baptist. Visit to the
Church of St. John and then ascension on foot to the Church of the Visitation
commemorating the visit of the Virgin Mary to her
“Earning the right to serve you, EACH & EVERY Time … “
JORDAN RIVER
GROTTO OF
BIRTH
MT. NEBO
DEAD SEA
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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Program 2010
Journey Of Faith (JOF)
Tel: + 971 .6.7462 772 / +971.50. 53 75 617, Fax: +971. 6. 746 4605, P O Box 20 474, Ajman UAE
Email: excellenttours_ajman@yahoo.com / Email 2: holyland_reservations@yahoo.com
Cousin Elizabeth and her joyous song of the Magnificat. Visit of the Shrine of Lazarus in Bethany.
Afternoon: We start with the visit to the Church at the Shepherds Field in Beit Sahour (Mass) and then we come to
the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the Birthplace of the Our Lord Jesus. We visit the Grotto of the Nativity
and St. Jerome’s Grotto where he translated the Bible from the Hebrew into the Latin language, a translation called
the Vulgate.
We proceed to the lowest point of the surface of the earth, the Dead Sea- short time for swimming. Proceed to St.
Catherine Dinner & overnight stay.
Day 6
MADABA MADABA – MT. NEBO – AMMAN
After breakfast we depart for the Allenby Bridge where we bid goodbye and leave the Holy Land with unforgettable
memories to cherish and treasure. After the formalities and the crossing of the bridge, then we proceed to Madaba
where lunch will be served at a local Restaurant . Visit to the Greek Orthodox church of St. George with its chief
attraction, the sixth century Byzantine mosaic known as the Madaba Map, the oldest existing map of the Holy Land.
We proceed to Mount Nebo, the final station of the prophet Moses’ life (Mass). We return to Amman for a panoramic
tour of the town, and onward to Queen Alia Airport for departure.
We return to Amman and onward to Queen Alia Airport for departure.
>>>>>>>> End of Programme
The above program is subject to change / or re-schedule in sights whenever is
required to success the trip…
COST
Dhs. 3,900/- per person in double / twin OR Triple room.
Single Supplement: Dhs. 800/- (to be in a separate room).
Child:
Dhs. 750/- per infant (0-2 yrs)
Dhs. 2,780/- per child (2- 6+YRS) accompanying in parents’ beds.
Dhs. 3,050/- per child (7 -11+ YRS) accompanying parents’ + extra bed.
“Earning the right to serve you, EACH & EVERY Time … “
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Tel: + 971 .6.7462 772 / +971.50. 53 75 617, Fax: + +971. 6. 746 44605,
P O Box 20 474, Ajmann
UAE
Email: exce ellenttours_ajmman@yahoo.co
om / Email 2: holyland_reservations@yahooo.com
COST includes
the follow wing:
• Air Tic cket: Dubai /Amman / Dubai as peer
available, , will be advvised
25days s before depparture
• Meeting
and assisstance
at Joordan
–Ammman
Airport.
• Transfer
from Am mman Airporrt
to Allen bby-King
Husssein
Bridge (Israeli borders
with Joordan).
• Accom mmodation 7 days 6 nigghts
as folloows:
o 3 nights aat
Bethlehem m Hotel.
o 2 nights aat
Nazareth Hotel.
• Full Board:
breakkfast,
lunch, , dinner as pper
program m.
• All touurs
as per pprogram.
• Doubl le Entry Visa a to Jordan. .
• Entry Visa to the Holy Land.
• Englis sh Speaking Guide all th hrough the Pilgrimage.
• Entrannce
fees to all sightseeing
mentionned
in the package.
COST ddoes
not include:
- Any A extra /ppersonal
ord ders such ass
drinks, dryy
cleaning, telephone t caalls.
- Exit E tax at Allen A by Briddge
(approxx.
departurre
Tax: US$ $ 50.00) shhould
be paiid
personallyy.
- Tips for guide , ddriver
& hottel
… Tips UUS$25
per pperson
will bbe
collected at the Finaal
Meeting
PETRA P Toours:
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+ one nnight
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Per P person n Dhs. 780 0/-
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God G Bless s …
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