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one day tour to the Galilee |
start the tour with Nazareth, the city of Jesus' childhood, to visit the Church of Annunciation (Luke 4:16-21). From Nazareth it is a short drive to Cana of Galilee where you will visit the Wedding Church of Cana (John 2 7-11) which commemorates the wedding feast where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning the water into wine. Leaving Cana, we will drive down to the Sea of Galilee (650 feet below sea level) where we will visit several notable churches connected to the ministry of Jesus: Tabgha - the Church of Loaves and Fishes (Matthew 14:17-21), Capernaum - the town of Jesus (Mark 1:21-24) and Mount of Beatitudes - the location where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-14). We will conclude the first day of touring in the Holy Land driving around the Sea of Galilee to visit the baptismal site of the Jordan River (Matthew 3:13-17
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