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Trip Highlights
- Welcome to Jerusalem Ceremony - enter the city as pilgrims
- Visit the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem (Subject to security clearance)
- Special visit to the Garden Tomb
- Prayer session in Gethsemane
- Walk in His footsteps along the Via Dolorosa
- Explore the Southern Wall Excavations, where He overturned the stalls of the moneychangers
- Shop in a marketplace 2000 years old
- Visit the Upper Room, site of the Last Supper
- Ascend Mt. Carmel where Elijah smote the false prophets of the Ba'al
- Sail on the Sea of Galilee
- Visit the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth
- Special visit to the Wedding Church in Cana, where He turned water into wine
- Prayers in Capernaum, where He preached
- Mediations and prayers at the Mount of Beatitudes
- Baptismal ceremony in the Jordan River
- Swim (float) in the Dead Sea - the lowest place on Earth
- Tour the ancient city of Megiddo - site of Armageddon
- Participate in an archeological dig to find artifacts from the time of Christ
- Ride a Camel in the desert
- Glory in the beauty of the Holyland
- So much more
Our Itinerary Route on the Map:
Safety and security
- The safety and security of the participants in our programs is our number one concern.
- As an Israeli company we are constantly monitoring the security situation as well as sense the mood of the situation and react swiftly to it.
- No public transportation is utilized at any time during the program.
- We do not approach or enter Judea and Samaria or the Gaza Strip in any way or manner.
- An armed medic/escort accompanies the group at all times.
- The program is coordinated with the police, armed forces and security services.
- Oranim Educational Initiatives operates a 24 hour hotline.
- The group has a mobile phone for contact.
- Every participant receives a card with contact numbers in case of an emergency.
- All security arrangements we make are equivalent or more stringent than those set by the Israeli Ministry of Education for touring by young Israelis
- Our programs operate under the premise that changes in the itinerary for security reasons are to be carried out without hesitation.
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