Full-Day Christian Tour of Galilee
8 Ratings
- Live Guide
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- Day Trip
- E-Ticket
- 11 hr
The amount of time that Jesus actually devoted to the bustling city of Jerusalem is relatively short in comparison to the amount of time he spent in the Galilee and especially the pastoral fisherman village of Capernaum – “His Town”. Expand your faith and take this full-day tour that will give you more knowledge on the life of Jesus. Enjoy the pastoral settings surrounding the Sea of Galilee and immerse yourself in religious serenity.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: CTO Israel
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Church of the Annunciation
• Drive north from Jerusalem, arriving to NAZARETH, the Galilean childhood home of Jesus to visit the CHURCH OF ANNUNCIATION, celebrating the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus, the Son of God.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St. Joseph Church
• Visit ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, built where the carpentry workshop of Joseph, father of Jesus, used to be.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mount Tabor
• Drive eastwards and ascend MT. TABOR, for a magnificent view of the Jezreel Valley and visit the CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, the traditional site of the transfiguration of Jesus.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tabgha
• Continue eastwards to the shores of the SEA OF GALILEE and visit TABGHA, the site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and fish’.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Mount of Beatitudes
• Pass by the Mount of Beatitudes, where the Sermon on the Mount took place.
Stop At: Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park
Visit CAPERNAUM, a Jewish fisherman village of 2000 years ago that was the center of Jesus’ messianic work. Known as “his town” Jesus spent a substantial part of his life here – healing the sick, preaching in the synagogue and performing miracles.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Tiberias
Pass through Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Stop At: The Church of the Annunciation
• Drive north from Jerusalem, arriving to NAZARETH, the Galilean childhood home of Jesus to visit the CHURCH OF ANNUNCIATION, celebrating the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus, the Son of God.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St. Joseph Church
• Visit ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, built where the carpentry workshop of Joseph, father of Jesus, used to be.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mount Tabor
• Drive eastwards and ascend MT. TABOR, for a magnificent view of the Jezreel Valley and visit the CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, the traditional site of the transfiguration of Jesus.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tabgha
• Continue eastwards to the shores of the SEA OF GALILEE and visit TABGHA, the site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and fish’.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Mount of Beatitudes
• Pass by the Mount of Beatitudes, where the Sermon on the Mount took place.
Stop At: Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park
Visit CAPERNAUM, a Jewish fisherman village of 2000 years ago that was the center of Jesus’ messianic work. Known as “his town” Jesus spent a substantial part of his life here – healing the sick, preaching in the synagogue and performing miracles.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Tiberias
Pass through Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
