Tour Program

The Holy lands: One​

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Excursion Program:  6 days / 5 nights 

Sites to visit: Bethlehem » Hebron » Jerusalem » Galilee » Mount Tabor » Nazareth » Bethany » Baptism Site of The Lord » Jericho » Jaffa » Lydda

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DAY 1/ Bethlehem

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. Meeting with the our representative in the passenger waiting room. Transfer to a hotel in Bethlehem. Dinner. overnight stay.

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DAY 2/ Bethlehem - Beit Sahour - Hebron

Breakfast. Bethlehem: trip to the Church of the Nativity, the cave of the Nativity of Christ, the cave of the Bethlehem babies. We move to Beit Sahour: where we will visit the Field of Shepherds. Next, we head to the Judean Desert: Lavra of Savva the Sanctified (if possible) and Monastery of St. Theodosius the Great. We end the tour in Hebron where we visit the Oak of Mamre. Dinner at the hotel in Bethlehem. Overnight stay.

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DAY 3/ Jerusalem

Breakfast. Jerusalem: Visit to the Russian Spiritual Mission, Place of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sheep font (Bethesda), Way of the Cross, Pretoria (dungeon of Jesus Christ), Threshold of the Judgment Gate, Alexander courtyard, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Mount Eleon, Russian Monastery of Olives, Place of Ascension, the we head to the Panorama of Jerusalem. Next, we move to Gethsemane, Tomb of the Mother of God, Garden of Gethsemane, Russian Gethsemane Monastery of St. Mary Magdalene, Gornensky convent. Tour of the monastery. Dinner at the hotel in Bethlehem. Overnight stay.

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DAY 4/ Galilee - Mount Tabor - Nazareth - Cana of Galilee

After breakfast, we move to St. Mary Magdalene in Magdala, Bathing in the springs. Lunch, fish Peter- optional, for an additional fee. Next, Capernaum, which is the Temple of the Twelve Apostles. Dinner at the hotel in Bethlehem.

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DAY 5/ Bethany - Baptism Site of Jesus Christ - Jericho

After breakfast, we move to Bethany where we visit the tomb of St. Righteous Lazarus of the Four Days. Next, we head to the Jordan River, in which you will get the chance to see the site of the Baptism of the Lord. Our following stop is Jericho, where we will visit the Monastery of St. the prophet Elisha, the tree of Zacchaeus, Mountain of Temptation, St. John the Baptist Compound, and Monastery of St. Gerasim of Jordan. Back to the hotel in Bethlehem. Dinner. Overnight stay.

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DAY 6/ Jaffa - Lydda

After breakfast, we move to Jaffa where we visit the Compound of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in honor of St. rights. Tabitha with the church of St. app. Petra Out next stop is Lydda, where we visit the Church of the Great Martyr. George the Victorious at the place of his burial and part of the chains of St. George. We end the tour with free time in the Mediterranean which afterwards, we head to the airport for departure.

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Included in the price:

• Meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel

• Breakfast, dinner according to the program

• Transport and excursion services in Israel

• Guide accompaniment (Russian, Ukrainian);

• Accommodation in hotels in double rooms in 3*, 4*, and 5* hotels. Discount for a child (2 adults + 1 child under 12 years old) - $ 100

The price does not include:

• Air travel

• Additional costs for entrance fees, taxi to Tabor, tips for the guide and driver - $45

• Night Liturgy - $250

• Having medical insurance is a must.

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