This itinerary allows extra time for worship at the holy places.

Day 01:  Arrival, Dinner and overnight Caesarea.

Day 02:  From the Coast of Sharon to Tiberias:  We start at Caesarea Maritima, the Roman bridgehead to the East that became, by a singular act of baptism, the Christian springboard to the West (Acts 10). On to the Carmelite Monastery at Muhraka on Mt. Carmel. In Nazareth we shall visit the ancient spring of the village, known as Mary's Well, and the Church of the Annunciation. (We may celebrate Mass here by appointment.) We shall then drive to Cana to remember the first of Jesus' signs in the Gospel of John. Dinner and overnight Tiberias.

Day 03:  Galilee: We boat to Capernaum for a visit. Then on to Tabgha and the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes. We continue to the Mt. of Beatitudes. (At any of these one may reserve a time and place for Mass.) We then ascend to the Upper Galilee and Caesarea Philippi (Banias). Dinner and overnight Tiberias.

Day 04:  Mount Tabor/Bethlehem/Jerusalem:  We visit the peak of Mt. Tabor, which Christians have long identified as the "high mountain" of Matthew 17:1, the site of the Transfiguration. We then drive south to Jericho, where we ascend by cable car the Mount of Temptation (Luke 4). We continue up the central mountain range to Bethlehem for a leisurely visit. (We may reserve a time for Mass at any of these places.)  Dinner and overnight Jerusalem.

Day 05:  Jerusalem: Atop the Mt. of Olives, we visit the Church of Pater Noster, where Jesus is believed to have taught The Lord's Prayer. We continue to the nearby Place of the Ascension (Acts 1:9), now a small mosque. We descend the Palm Sunday route to Dominus Flevit and Gethsemane (the Church of All Nations - where we may celebrate Mass or have prayer time in the secluded garden nearby).  After lunch we shall visit Mount Zion and the Upper Room, long considered to be the site of the Last Supper and Pentecost. We then descend to Peter in Gallicantu, one of the more likely locations for Caiaphas' house, where Peter thrice denied Christ. We end the day in the New City of Jerusalem with a visit to the  Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as an open-air model of Jerusalem, representing the city in 66 AD. Dinner and overnight Jerusalem.

Day 06:  Jerusalem/ the Dead Sea/ Qumran/ Bethany:  After a visit at the Western ("Wailing") Wall, we ascend to the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque. We then drive to Bethany, hometown of Martha and Mary. Here we shall visit Lazarus' tomb. We may celebrate Mass in the Church of St. Lazarus. In the afternoon, we drive down to the Dead Sea for a visit at Qumran, in whose caves the famous scrolls were found. Dinner and overnight Jerusalem.

Day 07:  Jerusalem/Old City:  We enter the Old City through St. Stephen's Gate, visiting St. Anne's Church and the Pools of Bethesda (John 5). We then walk the Via Dolorosa (the Stations of the Cross), finishing at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Christians commemorate the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Christ.  The remainder of the day is free. Dinner and overnight Jerusalem.

Day 08:  Jerusalem/Rome: We drive through West Jerusalem to picturesque Ein Kerem, the traditional birthplace of John the Baptist. We then proceed to the airport for the flight to Rome. Upon arrival, we shall drive to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 09:  Rome:    St. Peter's Basilica, a tour of the Vatican museums, including Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Afternoon we will drive along the Appian way to the catacombs, where the early Christians held their forbidden services and buried their dead. Dinner and overnight in Rome

Day 10:  Today we will sightsee the city of Rome with its famous “Piazzas”: Piazza Navona, Piazza Spagna, Fontana di Trevi, Piazza Venezia . W e will also visit ancient Roma Court of Justice, Arch Titus, Arch of Consatantine, circus maxim’s, Roman forum and the assume coliseum with all it’ s history.

Day 11 : Free day in Rome or optional tour to Assisi .

Day 11:  Transfer to Rome airport for flight back home .