Join Pastor Kati Kluckman-Ault on a Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Washington, DC (IAD) February 15 – 24, 2027

DAY 1 > DEPARTURE FROM USA

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

DAY 2 > ARRIVAL HOTEL TRANSFER

Arrival 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 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 > 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, Capernaum, and then drive to 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 > 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 7 > SHEPHERD’S FIELD/ BETHLEHEM

Start the day with worship with the local ELCJHL congregation. Visit the shepherd’s field, the Church of the Nativity, and the old city of Bethlehem.  In the afternoon, we will visit the Tent of Nations, have lunch, and have a chance to plant trees. Visit the Walled Off Hotel, and walk by the Bethlehem Refugee Camp. Optional dinner with local Christian families or dinner. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 8 > 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 9 > DEAD SEA AREA

Full Day Tour in the Dead Sea area, River Jordan, Qumran, and float in the Dead Sea, view the Good Samaritan Inn, St. George in the Judean Wilderness. Visit the old city of Jericho, 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 10 > DEPARTURE

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