Jerusalem Overnight

Overview

Itinerary

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  Day 1: Amman / Jerusalem

  Pick-up at the hotel and drive to the Israeli-Jordanian border (Allenby), Meet your guide and drive to Jerusalem (50 minutes). You will start your visit with Mount Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem as well as the garden of Gethsemane and the Church of the Agony. You will continue to the Israel Museum Shrine to see the famous Dead Sea scrolls. In downtown Jerusalem, you will walk in the footsteps of Jesus, from Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Golgotha. The visit continues to Mount Zion mountain to see the tomb of King David and the room of the last meal of Jesus. Your pilgrimage will end with Holy Communion at the Garden temple. Overnight at hotel in Jerusalem

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  Day 2: Jerusalem / Bethlehem / Ein Karem / Amman

  Breakfast and start the day with a visit to the monastery of Saint Theodore and Mar Saba, founded in the 5th century by the monk Saba. Next step: Bethlehem. You will discover the land of the Shepherd and his cave, and the Holy Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity. The Byzantine church is built on the birthplace of Jesus. You will also visit the monastery of the prophet Elijah On the way back to Jerusalem, you will stop at the village of Ein Karim, birthplace of Saint John the Baptist, to appreciate its beautiful Greek Orthodox churches In the late afternoon, you will cross the Israeli-Jordanian border to return to the Hotel in Amman

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