The price you pay is inclusive
The only extras you need to budget for are drinks and shopping. We include lunches, not only for the meal but to give a relaxing break in the middle of the day. We also include all gratuities to guide, driver and hotel staff.
Single Supplement: £355
Travel Insurance Premium: £59 or £89 if aged 76+
Included
Flights, Hotel accommodation, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner daily, Sightseeing programme, Entrance fees & Guides, Gratuities
Not included
Travel Insurance, Single Room Supplement, Personal Spending.
Touring information
You will be accompanied by a professionally qualified local Christian guide, and touring is done by air-conditioned private coach. Days usually begin at 8am, and generally returning between 5pm, with dinner served from 7pm onwards. Touring days feature morning and afternoon excursions, with an organised lunch stop to break up the day.
Walking
There will be quite a bit of walking due to the nature of participating in the special Palm Sunday processions and services. Please call the McCabe office for advice if you are at all concerned about this aspect.
Meals
Buffet breakfast and evening meals will be served at the hotels. Lunches will be in local restaurants.
Travel Insurance
The McCabe recommended insurance policy is designed for the older traveller. The premium for a Holy Land pilgrimage is £59. Travellers aged 76 and over pay £89. A key feature of our recommended policy is that there is no requirement for medical screening and most pre-existing conditions are covered.
We also recommend that older travellers obtain a note from their doctor stating that they are fit to travel.
Do feel free to shop around as there are many suitable insurance options available including annual policies. We do insist that all travellers take out medical insurance.
You can read the full policy wording here.
Airlines
Fly El Al from London Heathrow direct to Tel Aviv. In flight meals, drinks, snacks and 23kg of checked in luggage are included.
Hotels
For this pilgrimage, we stay at the Mount of Beatitudes Convent Guest House in a wonderful, peaceful location overlooking the Sea of Galilee. In Jerusalem, we stay at our partner hotel, the Golden Walls, a property which has looked after McCabe groups with great care and attention for over thirty years. They are in excellent locations, and offer good food and accommodation with private facilities:
Mount of Beatitudes Convent Guest House
Golden Walls Hotel, Jerusalem
Passports, visas and health
Passports should be valid for at least six months after the time of travel and a visa is issued free of charge to UK passport holders on entering Israel. There are currently no further requirements for entering the Palestinian territories. Non-British passport holders should consult the McCabe office as they may be required to apply in advance for a visa. No inoculations are essential but we advise travellers to consult their GP regarding personal requirements.
Travelling Alone
Many of our passengers travel alone and object to expensive single room supplements. McCabe Pilgrimages will accept individual bookings on a 'guaranteed share' basis. We charge the basic price and accommodate you with a person of the same sex also requesting shared accommodation. If we do not find someone to share with you, you will be accommodated in a single room at only 50% of the usual single room supplement. For single travellers who do require single accommodation this should be requested when booking and, if available, the normal supplement will be payable.
The McCabe Educational Trust
For many, meeting the ‘Living Stones’ of The Land becomes a real highlight of their pilgrimage. The McCabe Educational Trust is an independent registered charity with the aim of helping inspiring people we meet on pilgrimage. On your pilgrimage you will meet some of these people. As ‘the haves’ encounter the ‘have nots’ the Trust has become a practical tool for one to help the other.
McCabe Pilgrimages invite all travellers to become partners in this work. A £15 voluntary donation to the Trust’s work is added to every pilgrim’s invoice and all money raised in this way is given in full to the projects the Trust supports. This scheme is voluntary and confidential with nobody put under any pressure to participate.
Full Financial Security
All money paid to McCabe is fully secure. Holidays including flights are covered by our ATOL license from the Civil Aviation Authority, and holidays without flights are protected by our membership of the ABTOT bonding scheme. If a pilgrimage is cancelled, for instance through lack of numbers or for political considerations, McCabe will promptly refund all monies paid.
AITO Quality Statement
McCabe Pilgrimages is a member of the Association of Independent Tour Operators. The Association represents Britain’s leading independent tour operators and encourages high standards of quality and service. McCabe abides by the Association’s Code of Conduct and adheres to the AITO Quality Charter.
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