Join Bishop David Nagler and Southern California Synods of the ELCA on an Accompaniment Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Los Angeles, CA (LAX) – March 09 – 19, 2026

About this Pilgrimage

DAY 1 > DEPARTURE FROM USA

Depart for your overnight flight to Tel Aviv. Meals will be served on board.

DAY 2 > ARRIVAL HOTEL TRANSFER

Arrive at Tel Aviv Airport, meet your guide at the airport, and drive to your hotel in Galilee for dinner and overnight in Tiberius. (D)

DAY 3 > NAZARETH / CANA / MOUNT TABOR

Start our visit to the Church of the Annunciation and Cana of Galilee, where we will have the opportunity to renew marriage vows. A visit to the Mount of Transfiguration, Mt. Tabor, follows. Dinner and overnight in Tiberius. (B,L,D)

DAY 4 > GOLAN HEIGHTS / SEA OF GALILEE

On a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee, we will celebrate Holy Communion. We will visit the Mount of Beatitudes, the Church of the Multiplication of Fish & Loaves, and Capernaum, and then drive to the Golan Heights to visit Caesarea Philippi. Dinner and overnight in Tiberius. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 > HAIFA / CAESAREA

Depart the Galilee area via the coastal plains, visit Megiddo, then we drive to Stella Maris at Mount Carmel to visit the church of the Prophet Elijah. After lunch, we continue south to visit Caesarea Maritima; from there, we continue our way to Jerusalem. Continue to Bethlehem through Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 6 > SHEPHERD’S FIELD/BETHLEHEM

Start the day with worship with the local ELCJHL congregation. Visit the shepherd’s field, the church of the Nativity, the old city of Bethlehem, and Mount Herodian. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 7 > BETHLEHEM / ELCJHL SCHOOL

Today we will visit the local ELCJHL school. In the afternoon, we will visit the Tent of Nations, have lunch, and have a chance to plant trees. Visit the Walled Off Hotel, walk by the Bethlehem Refugee Camp. Optional dinner with local Christian families or dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 8 > MOUNT OF OLIVES/MOUNT ZION

Start our day visiting Augusta Victoria Hospital and the Lutheran World Federation on top of the Mount of Olives, walk the Palm Sunday Path, the Church of Gethsemane, and the Kedron Valley. Visit the Last Supper room, Mount Zion, Saint Peter in Gallicantu, and the Shrine of the Book & Model of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 9 > OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM

Visit the Wailing Wall, Temple Mount, Dome of the Rock & Al Aqsa Mosque, then visit the Church of St. Anne and Pool of Bethesda, Via Dolorosa, and Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We will meet with ELCA and ELCJHL leaders. Enjoy some free time in Jerusalem. Dinner at a tent restaurant and enjoy traditional Palestinian folklore music and dance; overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 10 > DEAD SEA AREA

Full-day tour in the Dead Sea area, River Jordan, and Qumran; float in the Dead Sea; view the Good Samaritan Inn and St. George in the Judean Wilderness. Visit the old city of Jericho and Elisha Spring and view Mount Temptation Monastery. Chance to meet with the ELCA YAGM (Young Adults in Global Mission). Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 11 > DEPARTURE

After breakfast, we will transfer to the airport for our flight home. We will arrive home on the same day. (B)

OPTIONAL JORDAN EXTENSION: March 19-22, 2026     PACKAGE PRICE: $990

DAY 11 > Departure for Jordan

• Check out of our hotel and depart for Jordan.
• Cross the border at Allenby Bridge.
• Meet the guide and driver and transfer to Wadi Rum.
• Enjoy a 4 x 4 Jeep ride at Wadi Rum
• Dinner and overnight in Wadi Rum (L, D)

Day 12 > Wadi Rum, Petra, Amman

• After breakfast, travel for a tour of one of the world’s wonders, Petra.
• In the afternoon, transfer to Amman.
• Dinner and overnight in Amman (B, L, D)

Day 13 >  Amman

• Madaba, Mt. Nebo.
• Amman city tour
• Dinner and overnight in Amman (B, L, D)

Day 14 > DEPARTURE

• Depart for the airport for our flight home, we will arrive back in the USA the same day. (B)

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