Haifa Port Shore Excursion: Nazareth and Sea of Galilee Day Tour from Haifa Port


8 to 9 hours
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

This Nazareth and Galilee tour is for cruise ship passengers docking in Haifa. After disembarking and meeting your guide you’ll be driven to Jesus’ childhood home, Nazareth. There you will visit the Church of the Annunciation and tour the grottos under St. Joseph’s Church. The tour leaves Nazareth and passes Mary’s Well, en route to the Mount of Beatitudes. On the way, you’ll go through Kfar Kanna (Cana). Tour the church built on the Mount of Beatitudes and take in the stunning views of the Sea of Galilee below. Next, the tour takes you to Tabgha, the site of the Church of the Loaves and Fish where Jesus fed the masses. Continue to Kfar Nachum (Capernaum) which features prominently in the First Testament. The tour takes a lunch break at a local restaurant before continuing to Yardenit. This traditional baptismal site on the River Jordan is visited by Christians from across the globe. If we have time, you can get baptized at Yardenit before we return to Haifa and your cruise ship.

Inclusions

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Pick-up/drop-off at Haifa cruise port
  • A guide will accompany you all day
  • Entry/Admission - Capharnaum the Town of Jesus

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Church Of Annunciation, Al-Bishara St 12, Nazareth 1622012 Israel

You will visit the magnificent Church of the Annunciation which stands on what is believed to have been the childhood home of the Virgin Mary.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Nazareth, Nazareth, Galilee Region, Northern District

Nazareth is called in the New Testament the hometown of Mary and Joseph, and later the city where Jesus spent the first years of his life

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: St. Joseph's Church, Church Adjacent and north to the Basilica of Annunciation, Nazareth Israel

Explore the 1st-century grotto dwelling under Saint Joseph’s Church. According to tradition, Mary, Joseph, and their son Jesus may once have lived here

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mount Of Beatitudes, Capernaum Israel

The Mount of Beatitudes overlooks the Sea of Galilee and today is crowned with a beautiful church. It was on the slopes of this mount that Jesus is believed to have given the Sermon on the Mount. The church we see today was built in the 1930s and designed by renowned architect Antonio Barhuzzi.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Sea of Galilee, Sea, Tiberias Israel

The tour takes you to the edge of the Sea of Galilee, and the Mount of Beatitudes. Here you can picture Jesus preaching to his followers. Visit the Beatitudes Church that looks out over the Sea of Galilee.

Stop At: Church of the Multiplication, Tabgha, Capernaum Israel

In Tabgha we tour the Multiplication Church where Jesus miraculously shared five loaves and two fish between thousands of followers.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Capharnaum the Town of Jesus, Capernaum Israel

Visit Kfar Nachum (Capernaum), once the hometown of Peter, Andrew, John, and James. Here Jesus based himself during his ministry; exorcised demons and healed the slave of a Roman centurion. The main Christian sites in Capernaum today are the excavated Byzantine village; the remains of a 1st-century synagogue and an octagonal church built around the remains of what is believed to have been Saint Peter's home.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Yardenit, Kibbutz Kinneret Jordan Valley, Kinneret 1511800 Israel

At the southernmost point of the sea where the River Jordan flows out of the Kinneret is the baptismal site Yardenit. If there is enough time you may be baptized here as Jesus was.

Duration: 1 hour

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour is not suitable for people with mobility issues.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Densel_D
September 2022

Visiting the River Jordan and going into the River that our Lord Jesus was baptised in our high point. Our most disappointment though was the stress trying to find our Tour guide at the start of the tour. We were not met at the ship and spent almost an hour trying to find the company Bein Harim...

ScottD_L
December 2022

Expensive dirty lunch, no options. Shopping was at a “tourist store”, not the street market. Guide was too sarcastic, not funny.

Barb_S
October 2022

The Jordan River was lush and peaceful. Tour guide had a wealth of knowledge and kept things moving. We got to have lunch at a kibbutz. Enjoyed our small group. Great tour experience!! Thanks Alona!

Robert_C
October 2022

Guide was a nice person but lacked any organizational skills, and very poor English. At one stop, she stated to meet at a certain time, then she was ten minutes late, so several tourists panicked and left the area. They had to be tracked down causing a half hour delay the rest of the day. Her ve...

Gloria_I
October 2022

Standing in the Capernaum Synagogue where the son God Jesus, taught the word of God. This tour was an amazing adventure.

Elise_W
October 2022

We had the most incredible tour of Nazareth, Capernaum, The Sea of Galilee, and Haifa with our wonderful tour guide, Omry. He was absolutely the best- so knowledgeable, respectful, and captivating. The tour lasted all day and we were taken to some of the most beautiful and historical places in Is...

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