Day 1      Easter Monday, 5 April

Travel from London to Nazareth. Dinner and overnight at St. Margaret’s Guest House.

Day 2      Tuesday, 6 April

In the morning we attend church at Christ Church, Nazareth and begin our pilgrimage with a Mass arranged with the local congregation at Christ Church. On to the Mount of Precipitation and then to Megiddo. In the afternoon we visit the sites of Nazareth: Mary’s Well, Church of the Annunciation and the market. Dinner and overnight at St. Margaret’s Guest House.

Day 3      Wednesday, 7 April

In the morning we take a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee visiting Capernaum, Tabgha and the Mount of Beatitudes. In the afternoon we visit Sepphorus, the capital of the province of Galilee during the lifetime of Jesus. Dinner and overnight at Margaret’s Guest House.

Day 4      Thursday, 8 April

We drive along the Jordan Valley road to Jericho where we visit the ruins of the Old City. We continue to Qumran – site of the Dead Sea Scrolls - and then on to Masada, Herod's fortress. In the late afternoon there will be opportunity to bathe in the Dead Sea before travelling to Bethlehem. Dinner and overnight at Orient Palace, Bethlehem.

Day 5      Friday, 9 April

We begin the day at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. We travel to the Shepherd’s Fields where we will celebrate Mass. Then on to Herodion. Visit Hope School at Beit Jala for lunch. If local conditions allow, we will visit Hebron in the afternoon and see the Tombs of the Patriarchs. Dinner and overnight at Orient Palace, Bethlehem.

Day 6      Saturday, 10 April

In the morning we transfer to Jerusalem where we go straight to the Mount of Olives for the famous view of the Old City. We will walk down the Mount of Olives calling at Dominus Flevit Church, the Church of All Nations and the Tomb of the BVM. Then we will walk to the City of David and the Western Wall. We have lunch in the Old City and after a walking tour we visit the Temple Mount including the Dome of the Rock.  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem at Casa Nova.

Day 7      Sunday, 11 April

In the morning we worship at St. George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem. In the afternoon we visit Ein Kerem, the birthplace of John the Baptist. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem at Casa Nova.

Day 8      Monday, 12 April

Morning coach tour of West Jerusalem and visit to Yad Vashem – the Holocaust Memorial Museum.  In the afternoon we follow the Via Dolorosa through the Old City of Jerusalem, spending time in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem at Casa Nova.

Day 9      Tuesday, 13 April

Free morning in Jerusalem. In the afternoon we will visit Abu Ghosh – one of the possible sites of Emmaus – and the site of a beautiful Crusader Church. In the evening we will bring our pilgrimage to a close with a Mass at St. George’s Cathedral. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem at Casa Nova.

Day 10      Wednesday, 14 April

We transfer to Tel Aviv for our return flight to London Heathrow.