Israel Tours - Holy Land Experience
The Holy Land, the land that produced the Bible, provides you with images, events and personalities that emerge from every path, street and sacred religious site you visit.We at SY. Travel offer a range of Holy Land Tours to accommodate the special requirements of all Christian denominations.
Our itineraries are tailor-made and designed to provide the Christian traveler with an exciting spiritual experience while visiting the Holy Land.
Itineraries can be modified in accordance with your group’s special interests and requests.
Catholic Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 7 – Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport. Meeting and assistance by our representative.Transfer to Tel Aviv.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 2: Jaffa – Caesarea – Haifa – Megiddo
Visit Old Jaffa (Joppa) where Peter lodged at the house of Simon the Tanner.
Drive through the Sharon Plain to Caesarea, where St. Peter made the first Gentile conversion and where St. Paul was later imprisoned. Visit the Roman Theatre, the port, the Crusader town and Roman aqueduct. Continue atop Mount Carmel, associated with the Prophet Elijah’s confrontation with the priests of Baal. Panoramic view of Haifa with its famous hanging Bahai gardens. Visit the Stella Maris Monastery, the Carmelites site indicates the cave where it is believed Elijah hid from King Ahab. Explore the remains of ancient civilizations in Megiddo, view Solomon's Gate,
Ahab’s chariot stables and ancient water system. Through the Jezreel Valley – the valley of Armageddon with its
rich biblical history: Deborah, Gideon, King Saul, Jesus at Nain, and the Transfiguration in the Galilee.Overnight: Kibbutz guesthouse
Day 3: Sea of Galilee – Nazareth
From the cool tranquility of the Mount of Beatitudes contemplate the immortal words of
the Sermon on the Mount with the Sea of Galilee at your feet. Visit Tabgha mosaics which tell the story of
the miracle of multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Visit Capernaum; the base of the Jesus' Galilean ministry,
the ancient synagogue and St. Peter's House. Boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Tiberias. On to the Jordan River,
from there via Cana to Nazareth, where Jesus spent his youth. Visit the Church of Annunciation built over the house
of Joseph and Mary, pass Mary’s Well. Drive to the Holy city of Jerusalem.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 4: Mount of Olives – Gethsemane – Old City – Bethlehem
Ascend Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Visit the Pater Noster Convent where
the Lord’s Prayer is written on ceramic tiles. Walk down the Palm Sunday Road, Dominus Flevit Church and the
Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus was captured. Visit the Church of All Nations. Enter the Old City, visit the
Walling Wall, the most important Jewish site. View the Southern Wall excavations. Continue to the Cenacle- the
Room of the Last Supper, the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion and the Pool of Silwan. Drive to Bethlehem; visit
the Church of Nativity, birthplace of Jesus and the Shepherds Fields.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 5: Jerusalem's New City – Via Dolorosa – Holy Sepulcher
Passing the Hebrew University, the Supreme Court and the Knesset (Israel’s parliament)
Visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, explore the Dead Sea Scrolls collection, the greatest relic from the ancient world ever made in this land.
Visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial and museum dedicated to the 6 million Jewish victims of the Nazi regime in World War II.
Drive via the charming village of Ein Karem, birthplace of John the Baptist.
Through St. Stephen's Gate we re-enter the Old City, view the Pools of Bethesda and the medieval St. Anne Church, Ecce Homo the Convent of the Sisters of Zion – view the remains of the fortress in which Jesus was tried.
Walk the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, pausing at each station along the way ending at the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher with the Calvary (Golgotha) and the Tomb of Christ. Walk through the bustling Arab Bazaar
to Jaffa Gate.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 6: Masada – Qumran – Dead Sea
Drive down the famous “Jericho Road”, view the Good Samaritan Inn, continue via the Judean wilderness to
the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Via the Oasis of Ein Gedi where David hid from King Saul,
continue south to Masada. Ascend by cable car to King Herod’s Great Fortress and the Jewish zealots'
last stronghold. Tour the palaces, mosaics, frescoed bath-house, the ancient synagogue and water system.
Freshen up at one of the Dead Sea spas. On our return to Jerusalem we will visit the Qumran Caves where the
Dead Sea Scrolls lay hidden for centuries. Our last stop today is Bethany, where Jesus raised Lazarus from the
dead and lodged at the house of Mary and Martha.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 7: Departure
After breakfast transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your departure.
Protestant Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 8 – Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport. Meeting and assistance by our representative.Transfer to Tel Aviv.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 2: Jaffa – Caesarea – Haifa – Megiddo
Begin the day at Old Jaffa (Joppa) where Peter lodged at the house of Simon the Tanner.
Drive through the Sharon Plain to Caesarea, where St. Peter made the first Gentile conversion and where St.
Paul was later imprisoned. Visit the Roman Theatre, the port, the Crusader town and Roman aqueduct.
Continue atop Mount Carmel, associated with the Prophet Elijah’s confrontation with the priests of Baal.
Panoramic view of Haifa with its famous hanging Bahai gardens. Visit the Stella Maris Monastery,
the Carmelites site indicates the cave where it is believed Elijah hid from King Ahab. Explore the remains of
ancient civilizations in Megiddo, view Solomon's Gate, Ahab’s chariot stables and ancient water system.
Through Jezreel Valley- the valley of Armageddon with its rich biblical history: Deborah, Gideon, King Saul,
Jesus at Nain, and the Transfiguration in the Galilee.Overnight: Kibbutz guesthouse
Day 3: Sea of Galilee – Nazareth
From the cool tranquility of the Mount of Beatitudes contemplate the immortal words of the Sermon on the Mount with the Sea of Galilee at your feet. Visit Tabgha mosaics which tell the story of the miracle of multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Visit Capernaum; the base of the Jesus' Galilean ministry and visit the ancient synagogue.
Boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Tiberias. On to the Jordan River, from there via Cana to Nazareth, where Jesus
spent his youth. Visit the Church of Annunciation built over the house of Joseph and Mary, pass Mary’s Well.
Drive to “the City of the Great King” Jerusalem.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 4: Jerusalem Old City – Bethlehem
Ascend the Mount of Olives for a beautiful panoramic view of Jerusalem’s Old City.
Enter the Old city; visit the Western Wall, the most important Jewish site. View the Southern Wall excavations.
Visit the Pools of Bethesda and St. Anne Church. Visit the site of Antonia, where Jesus was tried by Pontius Pilate.
Continue along the “Via -Dolorosa”, the way of the Cross, to the Holy Sepulcher. Walk through the
colorful Arab Bazaar. View The Citadel of David at the Jaffa Gate. Drive to Bethlehem passing Rachel’s Tomb to
visit the Church of Nativity – the birthplace of Jesus, and the fields where the shepherds
“watched their flocks by night”.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 5: Jerusalem's New City – Via Dolorosa – Holy Sepulcher
Passing the Hebrew University, the Supreme Court and the Knesset (Israel’s parliament).
Visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, explore the Dead Sea Scrolls
collection, the greatest relic from the ancient world ever made in this land.
Visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial and museum dedicated to the 6 million Jewish victims of the Nazi regime in World War II.
Visit the Chagall stained-glass windows at Hadassah Hospital, drawing their themes from Jacob’s blessings on his sons.
Drive to Mount Zion, Visit the Upper Room (the Room of the Last Supper) and David’s Tomb. Visit the serene Garden
of Gethsemane where Jesus was captured. End the day at Skull Hill (Calvary) and the Garden Tomb, believed by many
to be the possible site of the crucifixion and burial place of Christ.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 6: City of David – Jewish Quarter
Visit the original site of the 5,000-year-old City of David in the Old City of Jerusalem, which was captured by
King David in1000 B.C. View the spring of Gihon, Hezekiah Tunnel and the Pool of Silwan. Continue to the Jewish
Quarter, with its archeological treasures from the time of Isaiah, remains from Jesus' day, the Cardo – the wide
main street of Byzantine Jerusalem.Afternoon: Free at leisure.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 7: Masada – Qumran – Dead Sea
Drive down the famous “Jericho Road”; view the Inn of the Good Samaritan. Continue via the Judean wilderness to
the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Via the Oasis of Ein Gedi where David hid from King Saul, continue south
to Masada. Ascend by cable car to King Herod’s Great Fortress and the Jewish zealots' last stronghold. Tour the
palaces, mosaics, frescoed bath-house, the ancient synagogue and water system. Freshen up at one of the
Dead Sea spas. On our return to Jerusalem we will visit the Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written
and found, some scholars believe John the Baptist was once a member of the Jewish Essene sect that lived in Qumran.
Our last stop today is Bethany, where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and lodged at the house of Mary and Martha.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 8: Departure
After breakfast transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your departure.