Private Tour to Nazareth & Sea of Galilee & Jordan River Yardenit - Exclusive





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We guarantee this will be the best day you spend in Israel, Holy Land. Discover the New Testament sites of Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. In Nazareth, explore the Church of the Annunciation. Stand on the top of the Mount Tabor, elevate 575 meters above the Jezreel Valley - visit Church of the Transfiguration. Visit some fabled miracle locations around the Sea of Galilee. Visit Magdala, a crossroad of Jewish and Christian history and hometown of Mary Magdalene. Visit Yardenit Jordan River Baptismal site, with the option to be baptized in its waters.
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Itinerary
Meeting with the guide and proceed with the best tour to North of Israel. Pickup from your hotel or according to your requested pickup point. Start the tour from Tel Aviv / Jerusalem / Herzliya / Netanya.
Nazareth, city of religion and faith, of spirituality and holiness, but also a city with a rich history, fascinating archaeology, modern culture and Middle Eastern charm. Nazareth, which began as a small Jewish village about 2,000 years ago, became a stronghold of Christianity in the Byzantine period, just a few hundred years later.
Visit the Church of the Annunciation. The largest Roman Catholic church in the Middle East, the Church of the Annunciation is, according to tradition, the scene of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The architect Giovanni Muzio built the striking new basilica in the 1960s. It was established over what Catholic tradition holds to be the site of the house of the Virgin Mary, and where the angel Gabriel appeared to her and announced that she would conceive and bear the Son of God, Jesus – an event known as the Annunciation.
Mount Tabor is believed to be the place of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, where Jesus began to radiate light and conversed with Moses and Elijah. The result is that the site long-ago became a site of pilgrimage. Though comparatively low (1,929 feet [588 m]), it dominates the level landscape around it, leading to the biblical expression “like Tabor among the mountains” (Jeremiah 46:18). It is first mentioned in the 13th century bc in Egyptian inscriptions of the pharaoh Ramses II.
The Church of the Transfiguration is a Franciscan church located on Mount Tabor in Israel. It is traditionally believed to be the site where the Transfiguration of Jesus took place, an event in the Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon an unnamed mountain and speaks with Moses and Elijah. Feast of the Transfiguration, Christian commemoration of the occasion upon which Jesus Christ took three of his disciples, Peter, James, and John, up on a mountain, where Moses and Elijah appeared and Jesus was transfigured, his face and clothes becoming dazzlingly bright (Mark 9:2–13; Matthew 17:1–13; Luke 9:28–36).
The Sea of Galilee is especially well known to Christians because it was the scene of many episodes in the life of Jesus Christ, including his Sermon on the Mount, at which he first gave the blessings of the Beatitudes and first taught the Lord's Prayer.
The Mount of Beatitudes (also known as Mount Eremos) is a small mountain in northern Israel in Galilee near the town of Tabgha on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The mount is between Capernaum and Tabgha and overlooks the fields of Gennesaret. Not far from the mount is Sower’s Cove where it is believed that Christ told the parable of the sower (Mark 4:1-9). The Mount is believed to be the site where Jesus delivered the Sermon on Mount.
During Jesus’ lifetime, Capernaum was a fishing village and home to the disciples, Andrew, John, James and Peter who were all fishermen as well as the tax collector, Matthew. The Bible tells us that Jesus left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum where he based himself while traveling to villages in Galilee to preach during a period of his life referred to as his ministry. Here in Capernaum, he saw the future disciples casting their nets into the sea and he called out to them to join him. In Mark 1:21 we head of how Jesus taught in the Capernaum synagogue. We also read of Jesus performing miracles in Capernaum. Jesus cured a man who was possessed; he cures Peter’s mother-in-law of a fever; cured a Roman centurion’s servant in Capernaum and cured a paralyzed man. Jesus must have spent a considerable amount of time in Capernaum as the Bible refers to it as “his own city.” Later Jesus cursed Capernaum and its people because of their lack of faith (Matthew 11:23).
The Church of the Multiplication is in the area of Tabgha on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The church marks the site where Jesus performed the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fish. This was also the site where Jesus appeared for the fourth time after his resurrection.
Experience Magdala, a crossroads of Jewish and Christian history and hometown of Mary Magdalene. Located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Mary Magdalene, also called Mary of Magdala, (flourished 1st century ce, Palestine; feast day July 22), one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, famous, according to Mark 16:9–10 and John 20:14–17, for being the first person to see the resurrected Christ.
Yardenit, situated on the banks of the Jordan River, flowing forth from the Sea of Galilee. Pilgrims annually who come to experience the spirituality and pastoral beauty of the waters of the River Jordan, in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Yardenit considered the third most holy site in the Holy Land, because it is the site of the most important event of Jesus’ life – his baptism and beginning of his ministry. The site offers 12 separate baptismal pools, enabling different groups to comfortably conduct private worship ceremonies. Baptisms are only allowed while wearing the special white robes, which can be rented or purchased on site. Swim suits must be worn under the robe. The site provides spacious change facilities with showers, toilets and change rooms for your convenience. All visitors are required to change in the change facilities. Access to them is included with the rent or purchase of a baptismal kit.
Duc In Altum provides a place for prayer, teaching and worship for Christians of all backgrounds and denominations. The building is dedicated to the public life of Jesus, his transforming encounters, and honors the women of the Bible and all women of faith through its Women´s Atrium. Duc In Altum draws its name from Luke 5:4 where Jesus instructs Simon Peter to “launch into the deep” or “put out into deep water.”
Return transfer back to pickup point. Thank you for travelling with us. We are sure you had an amazing spiritual journey and gain life lasting memories.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Pickups provided as per your request from Jerusalem / Tel Aviv / Herzliya / Netanya Guide will pick you up from your hotel or requested pickup point.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Recommended for this tour: Comfortable walking shoes, hats, sun screen and drinking water.
Reviews(9)
Wow! There was so much to visit and learn from this tour! From the star Benjamin was so patient with us to make the booking and explained everything to us. They picked us up at the door of the place we were staying in. The guide was amazing, he truly knew what he was talking about, he was very funny and accomodating. Everything was great! Still amazed from everything we saw! Would recommend without a doubt if you are interested in visiting so many places that recall the history of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Our trip was supposed to happen three weeks after the conflict broke out. Compass was very helpful and professional despite the situation. They promptly responded to our text and provided us with a refund. I hope to be able to do one of their tours in the future.
We are a family of 6, two people aged 76, two children aged 7 and 5, and two adults aged 49 and 46, who took the two-day private tour to Jerusalem and Bethlehem (from Port Ashood) and Nazareht-Sea of Galilee -Jordan River (from Haifa port).. Our guide both days was Saul, Argentinian, charming, very knowledgeable, gentleman, pleasant, who always accommodated all our requirements and made our experience fantastic and unforgettable!!! He took us to the restaurants and places we wanted, and he adjusted perfectly to the rhythm of my parents who are older and my children!! Totally recommended! And how could it be that after these two days with Saul, we were even sad to part with him.
Avi Ofek our your guide was wonderful. He gave us a knowledge base tour of the holy land. We highly recommend him for a guide.
Unfortunately we had to cancel this tour at the last second due to the war in Israel. Despite having significantly more important things to deal with than our tour cancellation, Benjamin replied quickly with a complete refund. Our thoughts and prayers to everyone in Israel, and we hope we are able to reschedule our trip in the future.
It was an amazing experience, Enrique our guide was the best! I wen’t with my 4 and 6 year old kids and my wife. It was a great time in holy Land!
It was a beautiful experience whit a family and my friend get in the waters of Galilee also en Jordan River, the driver name Saul very nice person take us for a extra to take a picture whit the camels ❤️ and took us to get lunch, thank you Saul, God bless. The 9 of us are very happy with this tour
We had an incredible experience, our tour guide Saul made everything easier. We did a family trip with 2 children of 4-5 years old and the guide was charming and patient with them. We recommend it 100%. He explained everything regarding each site we visited in detail, answered our questions and took us on a wonderful and comfortable tour. the food was delicious. Thanks for your job.
A guided tour of Shamuel, Humble Argentinian that gave us a beautiful explanation of each place, each path, with very precise stories of each place visited and something very important, the context of each part of the story, highly recommended in a supreme bus comfortable with air conditioning, without serious care a very pleasurable tour, so much that we did an additional day to Belem, Jericho, dead sea and everything always calmly and very well detailed by Shamuel who obviously speaks Spanish and is very jocular during the tour without allowing a drop of boredom. Highly recommended!!!



