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After a successful tour in 2013 we offer this tour again in 2014. Enjoy a Christmas tour of the Holy Land which has been designed to include all the main attractions of Israel as well as celebrating Christmas Eve and Christmas day in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Day 1 Mon 22 Dec 14: Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport where you will be met by a Representative. Transfer from the airport and check into hotel, Rimonim Hotel for dinner and overnight. (D) Day 2 Tue 23 Dec 14: Jerusalem After breakfast drive up the Mount of Olives, It is said by believers that Jesus gave an end-time prophecy at this location, for a wonderful view of the Old City of Jerusalem. Visit the Church of Dominus Flevit, the Pater Noster Church - continue to the Garden of Gethsemane, where according to the gospels Jesus and his disciples are said to have prayed the night before he was arrested, the day before his death, and the Church of All Nations. Continue to the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu built on the site of the house of the High Priest Caiphas. Overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D) Day 3 Wed 24 Dec 14: Jerusalem-Bethlehem-Jerusalem (Midnight Mass) After breakfast, relax and enjoy a morning at leisure in Jerusalem. In the afternoon depart for Bethlehem to participate in the Christmas Celebrations. The Hebrew Bible identifies Bethlehem as the city David was from. The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus. The town is inhabited by one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. Visit the Shepherds Fields and enjoy dinner in this ancient city and participate in the Midnight Christmas Mass. Christmas Mass will be celebrated outside in the manger square and viewed from large screens erected around the square. Return to in Jerusalem hotel for overnight. Day 4 Thu 25 Dec 14: Jerusalem (Christmas Day) After a late breakfast enter the Old City of Jerusalem. Visit the Church of St. Anne and the Pools of Bethesda. Walk along the Via Dolorosa following the Stations of the Cross. Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Visit the Western Wall and view the Temple Mount. Visit Mount Zion, the Hall of the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey. According to the Book of Samuel, Mount Zion was the site of the Jebusite fortress called the 'stronghold of Zion' that was conquered by King David, becoming his palace and the City of David. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight. (B, D) Day 5 Fri 26 Dec 14: Jerusalem-Jericho-Dead Sea-Jerusalem After breakfast drive to Jericho, known to be the oldest town in the world. View the Mount of Temptation and the Sycamore Tree. Passing Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, proceed to the Dead Sea, where you can experience floating in these waters which have amazing healing powers. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for King David. It was one of the world's first health resorts (for Herod the Great) and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilisers. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. (B, D) Day 6 Sat 27 Dec 14: Jerusalem-Tiberias After breakfast drive along the Jordan Valley to Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee. Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Visit Tabgha, the site of the Miracle of the Multiplication. Visit Capernaum, where Jesus began his preaching career. Check into hotel in Rimonim Mineral Tiberius for dinner and overnight. (B, D) Day 7 Sun 28 Dec 14: Tiberias-Mt Tabor-Yardenit-Tiberias After breakfast drive to Mt. Tabor, the site of the Miracle of the Transfiguration - take a Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee with time for prayer and reflection. Enjoy traditional St. Peter's Fish Lunch. Continue to Yardenit traditional Baptismal Site. Return to Rimonim Mineral Tiberius for dinner and overnight. (B, D) Day 8 Mon 29 Dec 14: Tiberias-Cana-Nazareth-Muhraka-Caesarea-Tel AvivAfter breakfast drive to Cana, the site of the First Miracle where Jesus turned water into Wine. His first public miracle. Continue to Nazareth to visit the Church of Annunciation. Proceed to Muhraka where Elijah confronted the priests of Baal. Proceed to Caesarea, ancient excavated city with many Roman and Crusader ruins. Transfer to the Airport for your departure flight. End of our services.