Join Rev. Dr. Josh Blair on a Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Minneapolis, MN (MSP) January 8 – 18, 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 Tiberius. (D)

DAY 3 > NAZARETH / CANA / MOUNT TABOR
Start our visit to the Church of Annunciation and Cana of Galilee, with the opportunity to renew marriage vows.
A visit to Mount Tabor, followed by the Mount of Transfiguration. 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 the
Beatitudes, the church of Multiplications of Fish & Loaves, Capernaum, and St. Peter Primacy. Dinner and overnight
in Tiberius. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 > HAIFA / CAESAREA
Depart Galilee area via coastal plains, visit Megiddo, the city of Haifa, then we drive to Stella Maris at Mount Carmel
to visit the church of Prophet Elijah. After lunch, we continue south to visit Caesarea Maritima. From there we will
continue our way to Bethlehem through Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 6 > DEAD SEA AREA
Full Day Tour in the Dead Sea area and River Jordan. We will visit 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. There will also be a chance to meet with the ELCA YAGM (Young Adults in Global Mission).
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 at Augusta Victoria Hospital and the Lutheran World Federation on top of the Mount of Olives. Walk the Palm
Sunday Path, Church of Gethsemane, and the Kedron Valley. Visit the Last Supper Room, Mount Zion, St. Peter in
Gallicantu, and Shrine of the Book & Model of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem (B,L,D)

DAY 9 > OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM
Visit the Western Wall, Temple Mount, Dome of the Rock, and Al Aqsa Mosque. Followed by a visit the Church of St.
Anne and pool of Bethesda walk the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We will meet with ELCA
and ELCJHL leaders. We will enjoy some free time in Jerusalem. Dinner at a Tent restaurant and enjoy a traditional
Palestinian folklore music and dance, overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

DAY 10 > 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 with Christian Families in Bethlehem and overnight. (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)