Welcome to Amman! Arrive in Jordan and transfer to the hotel.

Explore the "lost" city of Petra! This city is located amongst rugged desert canyons and mountains. Enjoy a walking tour of the former capital and trading center. You will visit the Siq. The walk will culminate with a visit to the Petra Museum. 

Travel to the Castle of Kerak, the largest castle among mountain-top crusaders. Transfer to the "City of Mosaics," Madaba. Visit St. George's Church and Mt. Nebo. Tour the Holy site where Moses died and was buried. 

Depart for Jerash. Nestled in a quiet valley among the mountains of Gilead. Cross the Jordanian border into the Holy Land and continue toward the Mediterranean Coast to Tel Aviv.

Travel to Caesarea Maritima, located on the shores of the Mediterranean. See the Roman theatre, Herod's Palace, the Hippodrome, and the harbor from which St. Paul sailed on his journeys to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the ancient world. Continue to Nazareth to visit the museum and archaeological Garden. Visit the museum and archaeological Garden where we can see the remains of Nazareth at the time of Christ, as well as St. Joseph's workshop – which is now known as St. Joseph's Church. Within the Church of the Annunciation. Drive to Cana and celebrate Mass here at the Wedding Church, and married couples will have the chance to renew their wedding vows. 

Take a boat ride on the beautiful Sea of Galilee. Then we visit Capernaum and see the Synagogue where Jesus taught and gave the Sermon on the Bread of Life. We continue to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount and to Tabgha. Nearby is St. Peter's Primacy, where Peter confirmed his Love of Jesus, and it was in this place that Jesus anointed Peter to lead His Church and became the first Pope. Continue visiting Mary Magdalene's birthplace in Magdala. 

Drive to Mount Tabor. Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of the Transfiguration and then continue south towards the Jordan Valley, to the world's oldest inhabited city, Jericho. In Jericho, you view the Mount of Temptation.

Go to the village of Ein Karem to visit the Church of St John the Baptist. Drive to Bethlehem and continue to Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity. Enter the Church through the door of humility and proceed down to the Grotto of the Nativity. Beneath the altar is a silver star and a Latin inscription that states: HIC DE VIRGINE MARIA JESUS CHRISTUS NATUS (Here, Jesus Christ was born to the Virgin Mary). 

Head to the Jordan River for some time to reflect on the Baptism of Christ. Visit the Essene site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Qumran. Spend some time swimming or floating in the Dead Sea.

Make your way to the Mount of Olives, where you can take in the beautiful, panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the Pater Noster Shrine where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer (Pater Noster). You will have the opportunity to stop at Dominus Flevit, a Church commemorating where Jesus wept for Jerusalem. Continue to Gethsemane. The next stop, the Church of All Nations, is built over the "Rock of Agony". Have the opportunity to visit the Western Wall, the last remnant of the Jewish Temple. Continue with a visit to the house of the High Priest Caiaphas (Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu). Also, visit the Upper Room on Mt. Zion. Visit the nearby Benedictine Church of the Dormition. 

Walk along the Via Dolorosa (The Way of the Cross). Visit the Antonia Fortress and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. After Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Revisit the Old City to see the Church of St. Anne's and the Pool of Bethesda. Tour the Western Wall.