DAY 01: MANILA – HONGKONG – TELAVIV            Depart NAIA 2 in the afternoon via Hong Kong to connect to Tel Aviv with early morning ARRIVAL at Ben Gurion Airport around 2310ETA. We shall be met by airport representative and transfer to hotel in TEL AVIV for Check in and have some rest after a long trip.

 

DAY 02: TELAVIV – CAESAREA – HAIFA – NAZARETH – CANA Start a late breakfast and check out for our visit at CEASAREA / STELLA MARIS CHURCH stopping at the Carmelite monastery of St. Elijah on Mt. Carmel. Continue to HAIFA for a panoramic view of the city and view the Bahai Shrine and its Persian gardens.  On to NAZARETH the city of Jesus' childhood and youth; Visit the Church of Annunciation where we can find the original cave where angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear a child by the Holy Spirit. Also visit Joseph's workshop where Jesus spent most of his childhood days. Drive on to the village of CANA, where Jesus performed the Miracle of changing water into wine at the wedding ceremony and we will give chance for married couples to renew their vows in a thanksgiving mass. Proceed to hotel for dinner and overnight.  (B/L/D)

 

Day 03: TIBERIAS – NOF GINOSAR  – CAPERNAUM – TABGHA – TIBERIAS            Our full day tour begins with a cruise from Tiberias to Nof Ginosar. Proceed to Capernaum, the place where Jesus did His first public ministry and performed many miracles. On to Tabgha and visit the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter and the Church of multiplication of loaves and fishes. Continue to Mt. of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the famous Sermon on the Mount. Here we will have our mass before proceeding to the Church of Transfiguration in Mt. Tabor. Last Stop at Yardenit the traditional site of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist where we will have the chance to renew our baptismal vows. , Return to hotel for dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberias.    (B/L/D)

 

Day 04: JUDEAN DESERT – QUMRAN – MASSADA – DEAD SEA – JERUSALEMHeading East to the Judea Desert. Pass by Jericho, the oldest city in the world for over view. Observe Mt of Temptation. Continue south to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth. Visit Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. Visit Massada - ruins of King Herod’s mountaintop fortress and last stronghold of the Jewish revolt against the Romans in 73 C.E.    (Ascend and descend by cable car).   Enjoy the float in the Dead Sea.  Overnight in Jerusalem. (B/L/D)

 

Day 05: BETHLEHEM – EIN KAREM – JERUSALEM            This morning we begin the day with visit to Bethlehem passing on the way, Rachel’s tomb and the Shepherd’s field. Visit the Church of Nativity and St. Catherine’s Church where we will have our Eucharistic mass. Visit Ein Karem and see the church of St. John the Baptist and the Visitation Church or Church of the Magnificat, where the Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. Proceed to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. (B/L/D)

 

Day 06: JERUSALEM             After breakfast, we shall start with our Procession along the Palm Sunday Road all the way to Dominus Flevit where Jesus saw the destruction of Jerusalem. Continue To the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations, the place which houses the rock where Jesus wept during His agony and have our morning mass. Drive to Mt. of Olives for our panoramic view of the Old and New Jerusalem. Visit  the Church of Ascension and the PATER NOSTER Church where Jesus  taught the “Our Father” written in many languages. Proceed to the old city and see the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed a blind man.  See the Church of St. Anne, the Dome of the Rock and the Wailing Wall, the most sacred place for the Jews. Follow the Stations of the Cross in VIA DOLOROSA, from the Chapel of Flagellation to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where we can find the last  station. Here we will meditate and have our spiritual sharing. Dinner and Overnight. (B, L, D)

 

Day 07: JERUSALEM             After breakfast, proceed to Mt. Zion and visit the tomb of David and the Dormition Abbey, the same abbey believed to be the place of Virgin Mary’s assumption to heaven and finally at the Room of the Last Supper  where the Holy Spirit descended among the Apostles. Visit also the Church of St. Peter of Gallicantu, which was built on the house of Caiphas where Jesus was tried and denied three times. Spend the rest  of the afternoon for private devotion and for our departure thanksgiving Mass. Prepare transfer to airport for return flight to Manila via Hongkong. (B, L,D)

 

Day 08: HONG KONG – MANILA Arrive Hong Kong and take connecting flight to Manila. Arrival Manila.

 

TOUR COST:

March 2 –9 and November 23 – 30, 2010

USD$  1,870.00 - based on 15 full paying pax or

USD$  1,700.00 - based on 30 full paying pax

USD$  488.00 - single supplement

USD$  290.00 - Approx. total taxes on   (subject to change until final ticket issuance)

USD$  75.00 - Mandatory tips

PHP    1,620.00            - Philippine Travel Tax

 

TOUR COST:

 May 1 – 8 and September 4 – 11, 2010

USD$ 1,990.00             - based on 15 full paying pax or

USD$ 1,850.00 - based on 30 full paying pax

USD$ 520.00 - single supplement

USD$ 290.00 - Approx. total taxes on (subject to change until final ticket issuance)

USD$ 75.00 - Mandatory tips

PHP   1,620.00 - Philippine Travel Tax

 

TOUR INCLUSIONS:

Roundtrip economy class airfare on

Philippine Airlines / ELAL Israel Airline

Roundtrip transfers

Hotel accommodations on twin sharing

Full  board meals

(Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Guided tour all through out

with services of  private coach

1 bottle mineral water

Travel kit    

Tips for guides and drivers          

 

PAYMENT & CANCELLATIONS:

*A non refundable deposit of USD$300.00 per person upon reservation payable in USD Dollars with photocopy of passport and pilgrim’s profile;

*Balance or full payment due upon ticketing or one month before departure date

*Cancellation charge of fifty percent (50%) of tour cost will be imposed if cancellation is done than three (3) weeks before departure date

*Full tour cost will be forfeited if cancellation is done within 2 weeks before departure date.

 *Unused portion of the tour is non-refundable.

 

CONDITIONS/ RESPONSIBILITIES

PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE taxes on air ticket, documentation expenses, travel insurance, medical and hospitalization expenses, tours and transportation expenses during free periods, porterage of extra luggages, drinks and meals not specified in the itinerary, and such other personal nature like telephone calls, fax, laundry, room service and expenses not mentioned in the itinerary terms and conditions.

 

Your GROUND HANDLER  has arranged for the various tour services to be performed under the responsibility of various operators. Our company or its subagents therefore only acts as agents for the operators providing the various services described in this tour and assume no responsibility or liability that may occur out of or in connection with losses or unexpected expenses due to delays, overbooking, and defaults.  The tour itineraries and prices are subject to change without prior notice. Should the number of participants fall below the required number, we reserve the right to increase the tour cost or cancel/reschedule the tour The payment for a reservation fee on the tour shall constitute acceptance and consent to all provisions in the tour conditions/responsibility published in this tour.

 

TOUR REQUIREMENTS:

Latest passport valid at least 6 months for  the duration of the tour.

A non-refundable Tour deposit of USD$300.00 upon reservation not later

 2 MONTHS PRIOR EACH DEPARTURE DATE

 

Departure Dates:

March 15-22; Nov. 23-30, 2010

May 1-8; Sept. 4-11, 2010

 

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