Christian interest in Israel the Holy Land is associated with the birth, demise, followed by demise and subsequent resurgence of the pilgrimage movement. In both Islamic and Hebrew tradition, pilgrimage is regarded as a religious obligation of the entire faiths, taught in its sacred scriptures, hence the importance of the Land of Israel. Despite costs, hazards associated with pilgrimages, it has increased year by year since the ninth century. Believers feel an obligation to visit the land of Jesus. Many South African Christians feel and obligation to go on tours to Israel and the numbers grow every year. Pilgrimage tours include all the places where Jesus was present: Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitude, Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
Together we fulfill the mission of Pilgrimage and follow the scriptures. For more information about our Pilgrimage tours to Israel from South Africa, please click on this link https://www.heavenlytours.co.za/
Statistics of Tourists Arrival
in Israel July 2021 – July 2022
Israel Ministry of Tourism reported in the new 31.07.22: “Tourist Arrivals in Israel increased to 2.1 million in July 2022”.
Many of the tourists were Christians on tour of the Holy Land.
Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
2021
July 49,500
August 52,900
September 34,500
October 57,000
November 75,600
December 20,500
2022
January 46,200
February 89,900
March 170,700
April 209,900
May 249,200
June 244,500
July 2.1 million
