Jerusalem, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Jericho, Galilee Sea Travel Tour 106

1. Arrival in Tel -Aviv. || 32.100702423733736, 34.78917410826659

2. Meet with Evolution35 travel guide at airport

3. Transfer to Tiberias. || 32.79611203846002, 35.53153809549385

Tiberias is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Its Old City holds important Jewish and Christian pilgrimage sites including the Tomb of Maimonides and Abulafia (Etz Chaim) Synagogue. The waterfront features the restaurant-lined Yigal Allon Promenade, a marina and a fish market. South of the city, Hamat Tiberias National Park is home to famed mineral hot springs dating to antiquity.

4. Dinner at the hotel

5. Night in Tiberias

1. 6:30 AM - Transfer luggage to bus

2. 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM - Breakfast at the hotel. || 31.776618549644166, 35.21768144527743

3. 7:40 AM - Hotel departure

4. 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM - Sea of Galilee. || 32.794239001189105, 35.59193103077888

We will start on the Northern side.

5. 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM - Monte de las Bienaventuranzas. || 32.88886723201059, 35.556643756543615

This storied hill is where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount.

6. 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Multiplication of the fish and bread. || 32.87362842526378, 35.54921058950111

The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is a Roman Catholic church located at Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The modern church rests on the site of two earlier churches

7. 9:10 AM - Cafarnaúm. || 32.8814811526225, 35.573263848582506

Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 1,500. Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other.

8. 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM - Transfer to Nazareth

9. Church of the Annunciation. || 32.70227189933392, 35.297408660658235

The Church of the Annunciation, sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic church in Nazareth, in northern Israel.

10. Cana de Galilea. || 32.747153681305285, 35.338460189495805

Cana of Galilee is the location of the Wedding at Cana, at which the miracle of turning water into wine took place in the Gospel of John. The location is disputed, with the four primary locations being Kafr Kanna, Khirbet Qana and Reineh in Lower Galilee and Qana in Upper Galilee

11. Lunch in Nazareth (not included) 

Nazareth is a city in Israel with biblical history. In the old city, the domed Basilica of the Annunciation is, some believe, where the angel Gabriel told Mary she would bear a child. St. Joseph’s Church is said to be the site of Joseph’s carpentry workshop. The underground Synagogue Church is reputedly where Jesus studied and prayed. Nazareth Village, an open-air museum, reconstructs daily life in Jesus’ era.

12. 1:15 PM - Head to Bethlehem. || 31.706329218482303, 35.20265683754455

Bethlehem is a Palestinian town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The biblical birthplace of Jesus, it’s a major Christian pilgrimage destination. The birth is marked by an inlaid silver star in a grotto under the 6th-century Church of the Nativity, which shares Manger Square with the 15th-century Church of St. Catherine and the 1860 Mosque of Omar.

13. 3:30 PM - Church of Nativity. || 31.704485929736094, 35.20751270294598

The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem in the State of Palestine, in the West Bank. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus.

14. Transfer to hotel. || 31.776636790973534, 35.217724360620444

15. Dinner at the hotel

16. Night in Jerusalem

1. 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM - Breakfast at the hotel. || 31.77656382563447, 35.21775654712769

2. 7:30 AM - Hotel departure

3. Jerusalem Old Town Tour. || 31.76586032390657, 35.21207923903593

4. Santo Sepulcro. || 31.77950512946792, 35.229254585932935

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, or Church of the Resurrection, is a church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is considered to be the holiest site for Christians in the world, as it has been the most important pilgrimage site for Christianity since the 4th century

5. Via Dolorosa. || 31.780257360086555, 35.23219973363512

The Via Dolorosa is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem. It represents the path that Jesus would have taken, forced by the Roman soldiers, on the way to his crucifixion

6. Markets

7. Jewish Quarter. || 31.77519210503436, 35.231790045018904

The hilltop Jewish Quarter is a small neighborhood known for ancient landmarks such as the Western Wall, a holy Jewish site from the 1st century. Restaurants are set near historic places of worship like the reconstructed Hurva and Ramban synagogues, while museums such as Siebenberg House showcase relics from King David's reign. Shops line the colonnaded Cardo Maximus, a street from Roman and Byzantine times.

8. Wall of Lamentaciones. || 31.77687392511454, 35.23448167411313

The Western Wall, known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall, is a portion of ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem that forms part of the larger retaining wall of the hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount.

9. Cenaculo. || 31.77194178541205, 35.22918130479903

The Cenacle, also known as the Upper Room, is a room in Mount Zion in Jerusalem, just outside the Old City walls, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus held with the apostles.

10. Tomb of David. || 31.77195065451094, 35.22940727411309

David's Tomb is one of the most sacred sites you can visit while arriving at Mount Zion.

11. Assumption of Mary. || 31.780294319378683, 35.239336758770285

The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church.

12. Valle del Infierno

13. Door De Yafo 

Marks the end of the road that led to Jerusalem from the ancient port of Jaffa and the beginning of one of two major axes that divide the Old City into four quarters.

14. 1:30 PM - Lunch in the Old Town (not included)

15. Mountain town of Olives. || 31.779169976799924, 35.24599846841884

The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is an important landmark, located next to the Old City of Jerusalem. This refers to the ridge located east of the Old City.

16. Church of Gethsemane. || 31.779994168446155, 35.23976057468966

The Church of the Agony is also called the “Church of All Nations” but is in fact better known simply as Gethsemane. It is the sanctuary preserving the bare rock on which Jesus' agony is commemorated.

17. Jewish Cemetery. || 31.777634062101615, 35.24058800294908

The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives is the oldest and most important Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem.

18. Tomb of the Virgin. || 31.780339920882916, 35.23941186062056

Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary, is a Christian tomb in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem – believed by Eastern Christians to be the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

19. The kiss of Judas 

The kiss of Judas, also known as the Betrayal of Christ, is the act with which Judas identified Jesus to the multitude with swords and clubs who had come from the chief priests and elders of the people to arrest him.

20. Transfer to the hotel. || 31.788661229943955, 35.227237875963844

21. Dinner at the hotel

22. Night in Jerusalem

1. Depart Jerusalem 

With suitcases

2. Head to Dead Sea. || 31.522710382165094, 35.39478310204159

The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and the West Bank and Israel to the west. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.

3. Jordan River. || 32.53254327019618, 35.5641210362363

The Jordan River or River Jordan, also known as Nahr Al-Sharieat, is a 251-kilometre-long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea. Jordan and the Golan Heights border the river to the east, while the West Bank and Israel lie to its west.

4. Baptism of Jesus Christ. || 31.83740056758607, 35.5503362182944

The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist is a major event in the life of Jesus which is described in the three synoptic Gospels of the New Testament, in which John baptized Jesus with water and laying on of hands to fulfill all righteousness.

5. Jericho 

Jericho is a Palestinian city in the West Bank. It is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west.

6. Border crossing of Jordan

7. Border crossing

8. 12:00 PM - Switch to bus at crossing

9. Jordanian Guide pick up 

The Guide will have an orange sign with the nam of the group on it. The transfer will be 10 minutes. The guide will assist with the formal entry procedures for the visa. The process may take 1-2 hours.

10. Transfer to Bethany 

30 Minute transfer. The visit includes a tour inside the baptism site and the Orthodox church.

11. Baptismal Site visit 

You can touch the water of the river and take some if needed (please note that there are no group baptisms or submersions in the river on the Jordanian side). If requested, the guide can arrange for a priest in the church to offer a blessing by sprinkling water on the group (please note that the presence of a priest is not guaranteed).

12. Transfer to Petra 

3 Hours and 30 minutes.

13. Hotel drop off

1. 7:30 AM - Breakfast at the hotel. || 31.78877066361353, 35.22717350294933

2. 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Visit Petra. || 30.349788359221996, 35.45466187432006

3. Free time

4. 6:00 PM - Dinner at the hotel. || 30.28866639665371, 35.456601862411944

5. Night in Petra hotel

1. 8:00 AM - Breakfast at the hotel. || 29.546822176690828, 35.434403960533395

2. 10:30 AM - Hotel check out

3. 10:30 AM - Transfer from Petra to Wadi Rum Desert Camp

4. 12:30 PM - Check in Hotel. || 30.28862007514431, 35.456526760561665

5. 4:00 PM - Sunset Tour by Jeep (Lawrence Spring Canyon Khazali). || 29.518947226136397, 35.4242994605323

6. 6:00 PM - Dinner at camp

7. Night in Wadi Rum

1. 8:00 AM - Breakfast a camp. || 29.54696218033729, 35.43433958751887

2. 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Transfer to Aqaba

3. 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Spend the day at Aqaba. || 29.533163033521937, 34.99649946973069

4. Night in Wadi Rum

1. 8:00 AM - Breakfast at camp. || 29.546859511015487, 35.43437177402613

2. 10:30 AM - Transfer from Wadi Rum camp to Amman

3. 2:00 PM - Hotel check in. || 31.962407046124046, 35.87016619849136

4. Free time

5. 9:30 PM - Hotel check out

6. 9:30 PM - Transfer to airport

7. No dinner included

8. Check in for flight

1.Leaving in the AM -Red eye flight from Amman to USA. || 40.79134494988792, -111.9767663813002