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Holy Land Classic with Rev. Justin LaRosa | Jan. 29, 2024

11 days
The Holy Land
Starting from $3898* Taxes & Fees Apply

Join Rev. Justin LaRosa on a Holy Land Classic, starting at $3,898* from New York or $4,196* from Tampa, departing on January 29, 2024. Travel to Galilee, Jerusalem, Masada, Nazareth, Caesarea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo, Jericho, Temple Mount, Western Wall, Southern Steps, Pool of Bethesda, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Garden Tomb, and much more!

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$50 Register by June 29, 2023
$25 Register by July 29, 2023
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What’s Included

  • All Inclusive Pricing
  • Breakfast and Dinner Daily
  • Deluxe A/C Motor Coaches
  • Domestic Airfare
  • Entrance and Program Fees
  • First Class Hotels
  • Fuel Surcharges and Gov't Taxes
  • Guided Tours
  • Hotel Gratuities
  • International Airfare from NY
  • Live Audio Headsets
  • Overseas Airport Transfers
  • Study Guide
  • Administrative Fees

^ Additional Baggage & Optional fees may apply.

† If air purchased through EO.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 January 29 - USA to the Holy Land

Your pilgrimage begins as you depart the USA on an overnight flight.

Day 2 January 30 - Welcome to the Holy Land

You will be welcomed at the Tel Aviv airport by our representative and transferred to your hotel to enjoy dinner before retiring for the night.

Day 3 January 31 - Caesarea Maritima, Mount Carmel, Nazareth, Mount Precipice

Journey to Caesarea by the Sea and stand in the place where it is believed Paul addressed King Herod and Festus (Acts 25, 26). This port city reveals many extensive remains of the theater and other sites, including a Roman aqueduct along the Mediterranean shore. Continue on your journey to Mount Carmel, where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18). Biblically, Mount Carmel is referenced most often as a symbol of beauty and fertility. To be given the “splendor of Carmel” was to be blessed indeed (Isa 35:2). Visit Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus (Matthew 2: 23), and Mount Precipice, where Luke describes how Jesus was rejected by those in the synagogue after He taught them. Filled with anger, they “led Him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast Him down headlong” (Luke 4: 29).

Day 4 February 1 - The Galilee

Worship as you sail across the Sea of Galilee. This morning, pray and sing hymns as you cross the waters of the Sea of Galilee by boat. See a 2,000-year-old sailing vessel that was discovered and preserved at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar. This is a rare find of the kind of boat Jesus and the disciples would have used to cross the sea and fish. On the Mount of Beatitudes, contemplate the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5-7). Visit Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee, and visit the synagogue built on the site where Jesus taught (Matthew 4:13, 23). Explore the Church of the Loaves and Fish at Tabgha, the traditional site of the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:10 -17). See the Chapel of the Primacy, where Peter professed his devotion three times to the risen Christ (John 21). Celebrate the Baptism of Jesus with a service on the Jordan at Yardenit. Those wishing to be baptized may do so.  

Day 5 February 2 - Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Mount Hermon, Golan Heights

Visit the ancient remains of Tel Dan and the altar built by King Jeroboam I (I Kings 12:25 -30). Journey to Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus traveled with His disciples and where nearby Peter made his great confession to Jesus, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). See the temple of Pan. See Mount Hermon and travel through the Golan Heights and better understand their strategic importance to the security of Israel. Look into Syria.

Day 6 February 3 - Jericho and Qumran

Start the day in Bet Shean, a city continuously inhabited for over 5,000 years.  The uncovered ruins date back to the Greek / Roman city that was part of the Decapolis of Jesus’ day.  See colonnaded streets with marble sidewalks, Roman public baths, and a theater. As you stop in Jericho to view the ruins of the city conquered by Joshua (Joshua 6:1, 2, 20), in the distance, you can also see the traditional site of the Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1 -11). Continue to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947.

Day 7 February 4 - Bethlehem, Mount of Olives, Palm Sunday Walk

In Bethlehem, visit the cave where Jesus was born and the church that has been constructed on the site (Matthew 1: 18 -25; Luke 2: 1 -7). Nearby, you will view  Shepherds’ Field, where the Good News was first heard. Stand atop the Mount of Olives  as Jesus did and enjoy a remarkable view of the “Golden City” of Jerusalem. Forty days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives (Acts 1: 9 - 12). Walk the Palm Sunday Road down the Mount of Olives, stopping en route at Dominus Flevit Church, an excellent place to sing.

Day 8 February 5 - Temple Mount, Southern Steps, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre

See the Temple Mount, once the site of the Temple of Solomon. Visit the only remnant of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, the Western Wall, and sit on the Teaching steps believed to be where Jesus would teach. Walk the Via Dolorosa, “the Way of the Cross,” and stand in reverence at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Day 9 February 6 - Free Day

Today is yours to explore and experience Jerusalem on your own. Your hotel, breakfast, and dinner are included.

Day 10 February 7 - Mount Zion and the Garden Tomb

Travel to Mount Zion  to visit the House of the High Priest Caiaphas, where Jesus was questioned (Matt. 26: 57-65). The Last Supper comes to life as you visit the Upper Room (Mark 14: 12 -26). Your final destination allows time for reflection at the Garden Tomb.

Day 11 February 8 - Return to the USA or Enjoy an Extension.

Return to the USA or Enjoy an Extension.

Enhance Your Journey

Wonders of Petra & the Dead Sea Extension Starting from $1098

February 8 - 12, 2024 • $1,098*

February 8 – Jerash
This morning, you will journey across the Allenby Bridge on your way to Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the world. Stroll through the oval piazza and wander along colonnaded streets etched by the wheels of ancient chariots. Stand in the grand theatre where an onstage whisper can be heard in the top row. Continue to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

February 9 – Petra
Begin your journey south towards Petra today. Explore the city of Petra. Its entrance passes through a long, narrow gorge known as the Siq and can only be accessed by carriage, horseback or on foot. Once inside the city, marvel at the intricate detail of a city that was cut into the cliffsides of rose-colored rock. Travel to your hotel at the Dead Sea for dinner and overnight.

February 10 – Madaba & Mount Nebo
Travel to Madaba, the City of Mosaics, to visit the Church of Saint George with its sixth-century, Byzantine mosaic map showing Jerusalem and other holy sites. Continue to Mount Nebo, where Moses caught a glimpse of the Promised Land (Deut. 34). On a clear day, you can see all the way across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea to the rooftops of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

February 11 – Free Morning at the Dead Sea
Enjoy a free morning at your hotel. Cross the border back into Israel and enjoy dinner in Jerusalem. Afterward, you will travel to the airport in Tel Aviv to begin your journey home.

February 12 – Return to the USA

A minimum number of participants must be reached to operate extensions. Contact us for specifics.
Guests taking an extension may be on a different flight than their group and/or traveling companion.
*A 3.5% surcharge will be added to all credit card transactions

Cairo & The Route of The Exodus Starting from $1298

February 8 - 13, 2024 • $1,298*

February 8 – Jerusalem to Mount Sinai
Travel the Caravan Route from Jerusalem through the Sinai. Transfer to your hotel for overnight.

February 9 – St. Catherine’s Monastery
View Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery. Stay in Sharm el Sheikh overnight.

February 10 – Route of the Exodus
Trace the route of the Exodus along the eastern Sinai coast to Wadi Feiran, Elim & Marah by the Red Sea. Continue to Cairo for dinner and overnight.

February 11 – Memphis, Saqqara, the Great Pyramids & the Sphinx
Tour the rural region of traditional Egyptian farming. Travel as Abraham did to Memphis (Biblical Noph) and on to Saqqara, where you will see the Step Pyramid, the world’s oldest stone structure. See the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx.

February 12 - Cairo
Explore the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and Pyramids of Giza, the Old City, and see the Citadel of Saladin. View the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali, visit the Abu Serga Church. Prepare for your return flight home.

February 13 - Return to the USA

A minimum number of participants must be reached to operate extensions. Contact us for specifics.
Guests taking an extension may be on a different flight than their group and/or traveling companion.
*A 3.5% surcharge will be added to all credit card transactions

Nile Cruise Extension Starting from $2398

February 8 - 15, 2024 • $2,398*

February 8 – Jerusalem to Egypt
Travel the Caravan Route from Jerusalem through the Sinai. Transfer to your hotel for overnight.

February 9 – St. Catherine’s Monastery
View Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery. Stay in Sharm el Sheikh overnight.

February 10 – Luxor & Karnak
Fly from Sharm el Sheikh to Luxor. See the Temple of Luxor, the Karnak Temple and the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Board your Nile cruise ship and enjoy dinner.

February 11 – Valleys of the Kings & Queens & Esna
Visit the Valley of the Kings, the Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Sail to Esna and see the Temple of Khnum. Dinner & overnight on board.

February 12 – Edfu & Kom Ombo
Visit the Edfu Temple. Enjoy lunch on board as you sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Kom Ombo Temple nearby. Dinner & overnight on board.

February 13 – Aswan
See the Temples at Philae, including the Temple of Isis,The High Dam at Aswan and the Unfinished Obelisk. After exploring Aswan, fly to Cairo to check into your hotel for dinner and overnight.

February 14 - Cairo
Explore the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Tour the Old City and see the Citadel of Saladin. View the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali and visit the Abu Serga Church. Prepare for your return flight home.

February 15 - Return to the USA

A minimum number of participants must be reached to operate extensions. Contact us for specifics.

Guests taking an extension may be on a different flight than their group and/or traveling companion.
*A 3.5% surcharge will be added to all credit card transactions

Departure Dates

  1. Monday, January 29, 2024
    From $3898* Register Now!
*A 3.5% surcharge will be added to all credit card transactions.