Tour the Holy Land and Jordan with the Sisters
The most recent tour has taken place, but we're planning for the next one. If you would like to be on our list for destinations and dates, please contact Sister Gen Maiers.
Sister Patricia Reuther and Sister Mary Weidner went on a 12-day tour of the Holy Land and Jordan. They visited the ancient stone city of Petra, the burial site of Moses, the Dead Sea and major sites of the New Testament, including Galilee and Jerusalem, during this fabulous tour.
For more information, contact Gen Maiers, OSB, at gmaiers@csbsju.edu and provide your name, address and phone number with area code. You may also fill out the online form below.
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Itinerary
DAY 1: Monday, November 28
Depart New York for Amman, Jordan
DAY 2: Tuesday, November 29
Upon arrival in Amman, board a deluxe motor coach for transfer to your hotel. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner in the evening.
DAY 3: Wednesday, November 30
Tour of the Nabataean city of Petra
DAY 4: Thursday, December 1
Tour of Amman and the Dead Sea
DAY 5: Friday, December 2
Tour Jerash and travel to the Israel-Jordan border at Sheikh Hussein. Arrive on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
DAY 6: Saturday, December 3
Go across the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, and visit the ancient synagogue and the house of St. Peter. View the stone with the carving of the Ark of the Covenant. Continue to Tabgha, and visit the Church of the Primacy and the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes on the Mount of Beatitudes. Visit Cana and Nazareth.
DAY 7: Sunday, December 4
See Safed and drive along the Golan Heights to the Banias Springs at Caesarea Philippi. View Mt. Hermon and return the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Continue to the Yardenit Baptismal site on the Jordan River.
DAY 8: Monday, December 5
Depart Tiberias and travel to Megiddo. Continue through the Carmel Mountains to Muhrakha. The Carmelite Monastery marks the shrine of St. Elijah. See the Bahai Shrine in Haifa. Drive along the shores of the Mediterranean to Caesarea. Continue to Jerusalem.
DAY 9: Tuesday, December 6
In Jerusalem, see the Temple of David and Solomon. Visit the Pool of Bethesda, St. Anne's Church and walk the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Visit Calvary and the Tomb. Proceed to Mount Zion and the Room of the Last Supper. Visit David’s Tomb, Dormition Abbey and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu.
DAY 10: Wednesday, December 7
In the New City of Jerusalem, visit the miniature model of Jerusalem from the Second Temple period and view the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book. See Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Visit Ein Kerem, the birthplace of St. John the Baptist.
DAY 11: Thursday, December 8
See Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Visit the Place of the Ascension, Pater Noster, Dominus Flevit, the Tomb of the Virgin and the Basilica of the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemene. Visit Bethlehem, city of David and the birthplace of Christ. See the Basilica of the Nativity, standing over the Manger Cave. See St. Catherine's Church before returning to Jerusalem. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and arrive at Ben Gurion Airport.
DAY 12: Friday, December 9
Travel from Tel Aviv to New York