We hope always to see the sun rise in the desert, to share the Passion and Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem and to walk with Him in the hills of the Galilee. A usual pilgrimage will be for 12/13 days including travelling to and from the UK. However - we have made a half-term pilgrimage in 8 days and it worked fine - please ask for details.
Please note: In law 5th Gospel Retreats is a tour operator acting in an advisory and administrative capacity to the parish (or other) group, and Della normally accompanies each one to the Holy Land. Flights are purchased directly and independently by the group. The Retreat-Pilgrimages are not commercial: the Holy Land costs are shared by members of the group which can be between 10 - 25 persons. An outline itinerary follows below:
Example Itinerary (616 KB)
Day 1
Direct flight to Tel Aviv, Israel and transfer to Bethlehem
Day 2, 3, 4, 5
Based in Bethlehem to absorb the reality of the Incarnation and the life of early Christian communities - the Shepherds' Fields, the Basilica of the Nativity, Jericho, the Dead Sea and the Judaean desert; meeting and worshipping with Christian communities
Day 6, 7, 8
To Jerusalem, the Western Wall and Temple Mount; following the Passion of Christ over two days, celebrating the Resurrection at Emmaus and the founding of the Church
Day 9,10,11,12
Travel north to stay at the Sea of Galilee and visit Mount Tabor, Nazareth, Sepphoris, Tabgha, Capernaum and Caesarea Philippi, take a boat-ride and walk in the hills and along the shore of the Sea of Galilee
Day 13
Return via Mount Carmel and Caesarea Maritima to Tel Aviv for the flight to the UK