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Caesarea Haifa Tiberias Sea of Galilee Cana Nazareth Bethlehem Jerusalem Hosted by MSGR. CHARLES POPE $3799 FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. (Air/land tour price is $3099 plus $700 government taxes/airline surcharges) Featuring: Roundtrip air from Washington, D.C., first class/select hotels, breakfast & dinner daily, comprehensive sightseeing with a professional English-speaking local guide, entrance fees, porterage, hotel taxes and service charges. FOR A BROCHURE WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT OR DETACH & MAIL TO: NAME: Debbie Vanzego ADDRESS: 10725 Sourwood Avenue CITY: Waldorf, MD 20603 Tel: (202) 277-1823 STATE: ZIP CODE: Email: [email protected] PHONE: EMAIL: NAWAS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INC. NAWAS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND 10 DAYS: NOVEMBER 8 - 17, 2022 Visiting CAESAREA * HAIFA * TIBERIAS * SEA OF GALILEE * CANA NAZARETH * BETHLEHEM * JERUSALEM Hosted by MSGR. CHARLES POPE $3799 PER PERSON FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. (Air/land tour price is $3099 plus $700 government taxes/airline surcharges) QUALITY TOURS SINCE 1949 cend Mt. Carmel for a magnificent view of the sea and TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: harbor. See the Carmelite Monastery and Elijah's Cave. Ascend Mt. Tabor, to visit the church of the Transfig- * Round trip airfare from Washington, D.C. uration. Proceed to Tiberias for the night. (B,D) * $700 government taxes & airline surcharges * Accommodations in first class/select hotels based on TIBERIAS two persons sharing in twin-bedded rooms with private bath FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Today, cross the Sea of Galilee on a boat cruise to Ca- * Breakfast and dinner daily pernaum, center of Jesus' Ministry in the Galilee. Visit * Services of a professional English-speaking local guide the ruins of the Second Century Synagogue. Next, * Comprehensive sightseeing stop at Chorazin and Kursi, where Jesus healed two * All admission fees, porterage, hotel taxes and service demon-possessed men. Drive to Magdala, home of charges Mary Magdalene. Here you will visit the Magdala cen- * Transfers to/from airports by private motorcoach ter, containing the two-thousand-year-old Magdala including meeting/assistance and porterage stone in the chapel with an Altar in the shape of a fish- ing boat. Continue to Tabgha, site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. Visit the church of St. Peter’s DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY Primacy, then on to the Mount of Beatitudes where Je- sus preached the famous Sermon on the Mount and WASHINGTON, D.C./ACROSS THE ATLANTIC chose the Twelve Apostles. Return to Tiberias for the TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 night. (B,D) Begin your exciting journey as you depart from Wash- ington, D.C. on your overnight transatlantic flight to TIBERIAS/CANA/NAZARETH/SAMARIA/JERUSALEM the Holy Land. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Drive to Cana, site of Jesus’ first miracle of turning wa- ARRIVE TEL AVIV ter into wine. Next stop at Sepphoris, the birthplace of WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 the Virgin Mary before continuing on to Nazareth, the Arrive in Tel Aviv today where you will be met and es- boyhood home of Jesus. Here you will visit the Church corted to your waiting motor coach for the transfer to of the Annunciation and the winding streets of the old Netanya and your hotel. Your pilgrimage to the Land city. Proceed along the ancient Via Maris through Sa- of the Bible begins. (D) maria to Sebastia and Nablus, to see Jacob’s Well. A deep well hewn of solid rock, where a Samaritan wom- NETANYA/CAESAREA/HAIFA/MT. TABOR/TIBERIAS an offered Jesus a drink of water, before He revealed to THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 her He was the Messiah. Afterwards continue to Jerusa- Drive north today to Caesarea to view the ruins of the lem and your hotel. (B,D) Crusader's fortress and moat and sit in the great Ro- man amphitheater. Continuing along the coast, you JERUSALEM – JERICHO/DEAD SEA/QUMRAN will see the aqueduct that carried water from Mt. Car- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 mel to Caesarea. Continue to Haifa where you will as- This morning drive to Bethany to visit Lazarus' Tomb Sea of Galilee Mount of Beatitudes Via Dolorosa Bethlehem and the village of Mary and Martha. Continue to Bibli- ancient olive trees, viewing the Kidron Valley. Stop for cal Jericho, believed to be the oldest city in the world. prayer and contemplation at Mary’s Tomb. Visit the View Elisha's Spring and the Mount of Temptations. Church of All Nations on the Rock of Agony. Visit the Stop at the Jordan River, where it is believed that Our Church of St. Peter Gallicantu, (cock’s-crow in Latin) Lord was baptized by St. John the Baptist. Continue to built on the site of High Priest Caiaphas’ palace where the Dead Sea, 1412 feet below sea level and enjoy St. Peter denied Our Lord three times. Next drive south some time to wade in the water, site of ancient Sodom to the region of Bethlehem. Enroute, pass Rachel’s and Gomorrah. Stop at the Caves of Qumran where the Tomb and enjoy a quick stop for a panoramic hilltop Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and visit the excava- view of the town and wider region. Visit Herodium, tions. On the east side of the Dead Sea are the Moab where Herod himself commissioned a lavish palace to Mountains and Mt. Nebo where Moses viewed the Prom- be built between 23 and 15 BC. During an orientation ised Land. Return to Jerusalem. (B,D) tour of Bethlehem, visit Church of the Nativity. See the Manger where Jesus was born, Shepherd's Field and the JERUSALEM – OLD CITY/MT. ZION cave of St. Jerome. Enjoy a brief stop to shop for wood MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 carvings before returning to Jerusalem. (B,D) This morning, enjoy a walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem. Enter the Dung Gate and see the Wailing JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/BOARD FLIGHT HOME Wall. Continue to the Temple Area to see the Dome of WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Rock and the El Aqsa Mosque. Visit St. Anne's Church Today begins with a trip to the Pontifical Institute Notre and the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed the crip- Dame of Jerusalem Center to see their exhibition on the pled man. Visit the Flagellation and Condemnation Holy Shroud of Turin. Next, travel to the Israeli Muse- Chapels and the Roman Praetorium, beneath the Sisters um. View the Shrine of the Book, which houses the of Zion Convent, and the Ecce Homo Arch. Follow in Dead Sea Scrolls. See the massive model of Jerusalem the footsteps of Jesus as you walk the Via Dolorosa, the as it would have appeared during the life of Jesus. De- traditional way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy part Jerusalem, proceeding to Ein Karem where John the Sepulchre. Exit the old city through the Zion Gate to Baptist was born and raised. Visit the Church of St. Mt. Zion to visit the Upper Room, traditional site of the John. Afterwards stop in Emmaus, where the Risen Last Supper. See King David’s Tomb. Stop at the Lord appeared to two disciples, before departing travel- Church of the Dormition Abbey, where St. Mary was ling north to the Tel Aviv area. Following dinner, trans- assumed into Heaven before returning to your hotel. fer to the airport for your overnight flight back to the (B,D) Washington, D.C. (B,D) JERUSALEM - BETHLEHEM ARRIVE WASHINGTON, D.C. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Drive to the top of the Mount of Olives for a panoramic Your exciting adventure in the Holy Land is over as you view of Jerusalem. Visit the Chapel of the Ascension arrive back home in the Washington, D.C. and the Church of Pater Noster. Descend the Mt. of Olives to the Garden of Gethsemane and walk along the (B) ~ Breakfast (D) ~ Dinner TOUR-SPECIFIC INFORMATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE: For terms and conditions please visit: https://www.nawas.com/terms-and-conditions Reservations may be secured upon payment of a Taxes/Airline Surcharges: In effect on May 15, 2020. deposit. Hotel Service Charges/Taxes: In effect on May 15, 2020 (excluding hotel tourist taxes). • A $500 deposit is due with your reservation Airfare: In effect on May 15, 2020. • Final payment is due at NAWAS 100 days prior to departure date Land Costs: Based on estimated 2022 tariffs, overseas government taxes and rates of exchange in effect on May 15, 2020 and a mini- mum of 32 or more participants per coach. Customer Reviews: “It’s been my extreme pleasure to benefit from your invaluable assistance with my tours — 97 so far — for the past 28 years. 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