Join Dr. Bob Whitter on an11 Days Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Nashville, TN (BNA) June 02 – 12, 2025

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Duration

11 Days

Tour Type

Specific Tour

Group Size

30 people

Languages

English

About this tour

Day 1:       – Departure
Depart US for your overnight flight to the Holy Land. Meals will be served on board the flight.

Day 2:       – Arrival, Tel Aviv Airport 
Meet your guide at the Airport, Drive to your Hotel in Tiberias for dinner and Overnight. (D)

Day 3:    – Caesarea, Carmel, Meggido, Magdala
Start our visit to Caesarea Marittima, Mount Carmel Meggido, the place Biblical Armageddon, Magdala by the Sea of Galilee.  Dinner and Overnight in Tiberias. (B,L,D)

Day 4:   – Caesarea Philippi, Sea of Galilee
We will start our day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee; visit Caesarea Philippi; See Mount Hermon, the highest mountain in Israel, from a distance; Mount of Beatitudes; Church of Multiplications; Capernaum.  Then we will ride to Yardenit, a possible sight of Jesus’ baptism.  Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. (B,L,D)

Day 5:     – Cana, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Jordan River
Check out of our hotel in Galilee and head south towards Jerusalem. Stop at Cana of Galilee, then Nazareth and Nazareth village. Drive through the Jordan valley, visit the baptismal site on the Jordan River, visit Jericho, and drive up to the Holy city of Jerusalem and panoramic view over Jerusalem from Mount Scopus, and a visit to the Wailing Wall Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 6:  – Mt of Olives, Bethlehem, Shepherds Field
Visit the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane. Visit Herodian, Herod’s summer palace and his burial place. Visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity, Shepherds field, shop in Bethlehem. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 7:     – Masada, Qumran and Dead Sea
Full Day Tour in the Dead Sea area, we will visit Masada, Qumran  and Swim in the Dead Sea, Elisha Spring and view Mount Temptation Monastery. Drive the Jordan Valley dinner and Overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 8:  – Temple Mount, Davidson Centre, Mt Zion, Israel Museum
Visit Temple Mount where the Temple of Jerusalem stood. Then we will visit Davidson Centre.  Mount Zion and the upper room. On to David’s Tomb. In the afternoon Israel Museum and Yad Vashem. Sunday night Church service at King of Kings, Dinner and overnight in your hotel in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 9:       – Temple Mount, Garden Tomb 
Start the day with private prayer at Gethsemane Garden. On to Caiaphas Palace, Ecce Homo, biblical Gabatha. Follow Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, walk through different quarters of Jerusalem and then the Garden Tomb. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 10:   – City of David, Hezekiah’s tunnel
This morning we will visit City of David, Hezekiah’s tunnel, pool of siloam. Free afternoon for personal reflection. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 11:        Departure – Arrival
After breakfast transfer to the airport.  Or take the optional extension to Rome (B)

  Optional extension to Rome
June 12 – 15, 2025
$990.00 Per Person

Day 11 – Full Day of Touring Christian Rome
This morning we depart for a sightseeing tour entitled “Christian Rome” which includes: the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, a shrine that contains a relic from the manger of the infant Jesus. We continue on to the Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs), famous for being the steps that led up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, which Jesus Christ stood on during his Passion on his way to trial. Sixtus V had the steps transferred in 1589, to their present site, before the Sancta Santorum (Holy of Holies). Next, we will visit the Basilica of St. John the Lateran, the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377. It is also the where Pope Francis was formally installed as Bishop of Rome, and honored the St. Pope John Paul II by arriving a half hour early to bless a plaque renaming a corner of the piazza outside the church after him. Stop for lunch, and then we will continue on to visit St Paul Outside the Walls, which houses the remains of St Paul under its main altar; and the Appian Way — the oldest road from Roman times–plus the famous Domino Quo Vadis Chapel; see the ancient Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Drusus; Tomb of Celilia Metella, and the catacombs of St Callixtus where the early Christians hid themselves to escape persecution. Dinner and overnight. (B,L,D)

DAY 12: Vatican Museums / Trevi Fountain
We will begin the day with visit at one of the most important museums in the world. Legally its own country, Vatican City is the head and administrative center of the Catholic Church. One of the most extensive museum collections in the world, the museum is also home to the Sistine Chapel, where the legendary Michelangelo created one of his most famous masterpieces on the ceiling. After the museums we will visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest Catholic Basilica ever built. It’s soaring dome was engineered by Michelangelo and the artist’s famous Pieta sculpture and countless other artistic wonders make St. Peter’s church one of the most awe–inspiring buildings in the world. – After break for lunch, we will reach the city center. Celebrate Mass at a selected church. Enjoy a walking tour starting from Navona Square, we walk to the Pantheon and to the Trevi Fountain. Balance of the day is at our leisure. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight (B,L,D)

Day 13 Rome / Free Time
Today we will have the opportunity to explore Rome on our own and enjoy some free time for reflection. (B,D)

Day 14 Departure Rome Airport
After breakfast transfer to the airport. (B)

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Included/Excluded

  • Round trip airline tickets
  • All taxes, fees, and surcharges
  • Hotels on Half board Basis: 9 nights (open buffet breakfast, open buffet dinner)
  • Air-conditioned bus in Israel
  • Farewell dinner
  • English speaking guide
  • Entrance fees: Caesarea National Park, Capernaum, Tel Jericho, Pater Noster, St. Peter in Galicantu, St. Ann& Pool of Bethesda, Ecce homo, Ascension, Boat ride, Taxi Mt. Tabor, Qumran National Park, Masada National Park & Cable Car, Bethany
  • Meeting and assistance at Arrival – Ben Gurion Airport
  • Porterage is included in all hotels
  • Parking fees where applicable
  • Whispers devise during the whole trip
  • Communion service
  • Porterage at airport
  • Lunches
  • Gratuities for guide/driver
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel Insurance
  • Anything not mentioned above

Itinerary

Durations

11 Days

Languages

English

Denominational

Evangelical

Month

June

Year

2025

Departure City

From Nashville

Tour's Location

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  • Single Room: (Private Room)($990.00)
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