McCabe Pilgrimages

Name: McCabe Pilgrimages
Address: Abbey House, 282 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU147NJ, GB
Telephone: +441252226133
Price range: £££
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McCabe Travel is the UK’s leading operator of specialist tours, pilgrimages, unique event holidays as well as music, opera and ballet vacations with almost 40 years’ award-winning experience of tours to the Holy Land. We offer a range of experiences and holidays all including iconic sights, scenery and once in a lifetime events. Each tour includes many meals (some in local restaurants), drinks wit

h meals, all excursions, entrances, guided tours and many extras such as local guide, driver hotel and restaurant gratuities, baggage porterage and whisper headsets. All as standard with no hidden extras. As a faith-based company many of our experiences are escorted by a faith leader as well as our expert Local Guides to offer optional worship and reflection. Often held in the iconic locations where some of mankind’s most momentous events happened for a truly moving experience. Forty years of continuous passionate expertise in specialist tours, pilgrimages, special events and authentic experiences. Our team are constantly creating once-in-a-lifetime and life changing tours where you stand in the footsteps of history and occurrences that shaped history and changed mankind forever.

- All excursions, entrances and extra touches with no hidden extras
- All guide, driver, hotel and restaurant gratuities included
- 24-hour care team on hand for all guests for any situation

Destinations & Tours
The Holy Land, Egypt, Jordan, India, Nepal, Malta, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Great Britain

Pilgrimages
A full range of award-winning Holy Land itineraries, the footsteps of the Apostles, sacred sites and scenic spots, all escorted by a faith leader to offer optional worship and reflection at some very special locations. Music, Opera and Ballet Tours
Verona Opera festival, Puccini festival in Tuscany, once in a lifetime breaks to Milan with a performance in La Scala and the Sounds of Saxony for Bach,

Specialties
Special interest holidays, Pilgrimages, Music holidays, Individual bookings, Group travel, Religious groups, Walking holidays, Opera holidays, Concert holidays, Oberammergau Passion Play, Cultural holidays, Scenic tours, Solo's holidays, and Single travel

31/05/2024

Something very positive amidst the turmoil in the Holy Land. The McCabe Educational Trust is celebrating the first graduate of the Jeel Scholarship Fund (JSF).

Mo Zaytoun is graduating from Al Quds University in East Jerusalem, with a BA in Nursing Studies, specialising in anesthesia and resuscitation.

The JSF has also given funds to Mo to buy a suit for the graduation ceremony - the first he has ever worn. Three other students are currently studying for degrees.

You can read more about how to get involved with JSF on the link below:
https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/projects/123029-2/

30/05/2024

Due to a cancellation we now have one room available on our first ever Camino Portugues. This can be a single, double or twin room.
14-21 September 2024
Call 01252 226133 to book

The origin of the Camino Portugués actually predates the Camino de Santiago, as part of the route runs along an old Roman road. Later, the Camino Portugués was supported by different kings of Portugal when the remains of the Apostle James were discovered. To demonstrate their commitment to this pa...

30/05/2024

The team at McCabe Pilgrimages is on the move again. We have packed up our Farnborough office and we are taking up residence in a smaller space for the time being. Our phone number will remain the same and our new postal address is:
2nd Floor, The Square, Basing View, Basingstoke RG21 4EB.
Looking forward to tucking in to our 'welcome' gift of chocolate biscuits!

16/05/2024

Pilgrims exploring Krakow with McCabe Pilgrimages with another group visiting in June and in 2025

15/05/2024

Join experienced McCabe tour leader, Canon Paul Miller on an imaginative itinerary in Malta following the 3 months that St. Paul spent on the Island from visiting St. Paul's Island where he was shipwrecked, to the places where he stayed on the Island, particularly Mdina and Rabat, to Marsalforn on Gozo from where he set sail for Sicily and Rome.

For full details click the link below:
https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/pilgrimages/malta-and-gozo-8-day/

13/05/2024

McCabe Pilgrimages team in Turkey is looking forward to welcoming you

Leading a pilgrimage to Turkey/Asia Minor/Cappadocia.
Always forget that St Paul was Turkish. It’s known as the Second Holy Land, as Christianity developed here in the 2nd and 3 rd centuries. We’ve quite a trip ahead over the next 12 days!
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26/04/2024

While one group followed in St Paul's footsteps in Greece, another group followed his and St Barnabas' footsteps across Cyprus. Here they are at a windy Sunday communion at Kourion by the 5th Century basilica church.

19/04/2024

For two millennia, the last book of the Bible has fascinated and intrigued theologians, artists, musicians, and conspiracy theorists.

As McCabe Pilgrimages prepare to take our next group of pilgrims to Patmos, leader Natalie K Watson has written an article which you can read by clicking on the link below:

by Natalie K. Watson For two millenia, the last book of the Bible has fascinated and intrigued theologians, artists, musicians, and conspiracy theorists. The striking imagery in this tale of two cities, Babylon and Jerusalem, has provided fuel for the imagination of painters from Brueghel to Blake t...

11/04/2024

Travelling in the Footsteps of St Paul from Thessaloniki to Athens with McCabe Pilgrimages and Canon Philip Norwood.

For more Greece click here https://tinyurl.com/468k2y9f

09/04/2024

We have three of our popular British Museum tours scheduled with Mark Hendley in April, May and June. This Saturday, 13th April we still have places available. Click the link for full details:
https://bit.ly/mctsco-bm

29/03/2024

As Christians in Jerusalem mark Good Friday, friends of McCabe Pilgrimages from the Greek Melkite Catholic church have shared their experience on the Via Dolorosa

29/03/2024

An invitation to join the Easter Vigil from 7pm on Saturday.

A great opportunity for all of our friends and prayer partners to join us for this very important Easter Vigil.
Register here :

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BuBR-wbiSzm4dYyM6RaIyg #/registration

28/03/2024

So good to see friends from the Holy Land in London today. Lunch with Fahmi and his wife Marlene from the Golden Walls Hotel فندق الأسوار الذهبية

As we spend the next few days remembering the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, we hope you have a Happy Easter, however you will be celebrating.

Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John chapter 11 verses 25-26

25/03/2024

In Jerusalem on Palm Sunday the Christian community did come together for the Palm Sunday walk. Some of McCabe Pilgrimages friends and partners joined the crowd and shared their thoughts that the smaller crowd was mindful of the situation in Gaza and so there was less music and singing.

However you mark Holy Week be blessed on your journey

25/03/2024

On the McCabe Pilgrimages Retreat to Iona participants joined in Palm Sunday worship at Iona Abbey

21/03/2024

Exclusive McCabe Webinar with Revd Dr Peter Walker
Today at 11:30am we will be hosting a Zoom webinar, entitled: ‘Jesus and Jerusalem: reflections on the events of Holy Week and their implications for the Holy Land conflict today’.

See you online at 11:30

Time: March 21, 2024 at 11:30am-12:30pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85401867846
Meeting ID: 854 0186 7846

A recording will be posted after the event

https://vimeo.com/920648869/0fc5e9241d

This is "Mount of Olives - Clip B" by Dr Peter Walker on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

20/03/2024

Here is a preview to set the scene for tomorrow's webinar with Revd Dr Peter Walker.

This is "Mount of Olives - Clip A" by Dr Peter Walker on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

18/03/2024

Due to a small number of last minute cancellations McCabe Pilgrimages can offer single, twin and double rooms on our Retreats in Iona:
22-27 March 2024 with Revd Henriette Howarth
1-6 April 2024 with Amy Boucher-Pye (7 Ways to Pray)
Call 01252 226133

17/03/2024

Stay in a monastic retreat centre as a base for a pilgrimage through the spectacular coastal and mountainous scenery of Country Down. Along the way we visit sanctuaries to St Patrick, as well as Abbeys, churches and Christian monuments. There is even the opportunity to go canoeing along the Quoile River where Patrick arrived to bring Christianity to Ireland!

Explore the life and legacy of St Patrick staying in the welcoming and peaceful Tobar Mhuire Monastic foundation with the opportunity to join in prayerful meditation with the monks who live there

16/03/2024

Sunday 17 March, Southwark Cathedral 9am and 11am

Father Fadi Diab, Rector of the Anglican Parish in Ramallah, will be preaching at Southwark Anglican Cathedral in London this Sunday, 17th March at 9am and 11am. The 11am service will be livestreamed by Southwark Cathedral and available online for a week.

Southwark Cathedral will welcome guest preacher Fr Fadi Diab.

12/03/2024

We have invited Dr Natalie K. Watson to lead our tour to Patmos and the Dodecanese in May 2024.

Natalie is a theologian, writer and editor based in Peterborough. She is the publishing editor of the Pastoral Review, and has written for the Church Times. After leading for us in Turkey in September, we are planning for her return there, but in the meantime we are delighted that she will be leading pilgrims to Patmos. If you would like to join her please follow the link below...

https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/pilgrimages/2024-patmos-and-the-dodecanese-islands/

28/02/2024

This is the final call to avoid any disappointment if you are planning to be a part of the McCabe Pilgrimages event to mark the culmination of the McCabe 40th anniversary year. Join Revd Dr Peter Walker of Walkway Books on a voyage to discover the Aegean in the wake of St. Paul the Apostle.

We have the following places available until the end of this week:

£2999 - one space for a female to share a twin stateroom - inside category IA
£3099 per person - inside category IC (single occupancy £3849) one available
£3299 per person in stateroom with window - category XB (single occupancy £4099)
£3349 per person in stateroom with window - category XC (single occupancy £4199)
£3419 per person in stateroom with window - category XD one available
£3649 per person in suite with balcony - category SJC one available

From Monday 4th March all space will be on request only and subject to availability onboard the ship.

Call us on 01252 226133 to book your place

27/02/2024

A huge thank you to all our McCabe Pilgrimages supporters - the McCabe Educational Trust Christmas Appeal raised £45,000.

This money has already greatly benefitted the boys at Jeel Al Amal, Al Shurooq School, Bethlehem Rehabilitation Centre and the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre. In addition, we sent a Christmas gift to Bethlehem which reached 250 families with the help of our friends at Bethlehem Bible College.

https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/news/

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In Jerusalem on Palm Sunday the Christian community did come together for the Palm Sunday walk. Some of McCabe Pilgrimages friends and partners joined the crowd and shared their thoughts that the smaller crowd was mindful of the situation in Gaza and so there was less music and singing. However you mark Holy Week be blessed on your journey

After four nights in Dresden our ‘Sounds of Saxony’ tour has arrived today in Leipzig for three nights and in time to listen to the boys choir sing Bach in the Thomaskirche. Thank you Canon Rev Dr Gordon Giles our Tour Leader for the images.

At just 13 square miles square with just 3,000 inhabitants Patmos’ tranquility was enjoyed by our pilgrims today on a lovely beach walk. We still have space left on our extra added September departure which is proving popular. Do share this with us and join. In 1999, the island's historic center Chora, along with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse, were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO because of their significance in Christianity and the preservation of ancient religious ceremonies that occur on the island. The monastery was founded by Saint Christodulos. Patmos is also home to the Patmian School, a notable Greek seminary. https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/pilgrimages/patmos-the-dodecanese-islands/

After spending four nights on Rhodes, our pilgrims took the scenic five hour ferry cruise to Patmos. The ferry stops at three scenic small islands on route before arriving in Patmos’ harbour of Skala, where the hotel is just a short stroll away. Today our group visited the Cave of St. John and joined together in worship at this holy spot. #BookofRevelation #dodecanese #patmosisland Watch the video. Join us on our newly added September 19th departure on this fascinating pilgrimage.

Yesterday our pilgrims on our Patmos and the Dodecanese pilgrimage in Rhodes visited the ancient city of Kamiros. Rhodes is also home to the Acropolis of Líndos, largest Ancient Greek stadium and the palace of the Knights of St. John. Follow them with us as they spend four nights on Rhodes, four on Patmos and two on Kos with Reverend Alison Shaw. Due to popularity we have added a new date on Sep 19th. View all details by clicking the link below. https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/pilgrimages/patmos-the-dodecanese-islands/

Our pilgrims for Patmos and the Dodecanese Islands are currently in Rhodes and took a walking tour through the St. John Gate into Rhodes Old Town with its medieval buildings from the Byzantine Empire adorned by a maze of cobbled alleys. Visited the Holy Catholic Cathedral and the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of St. John and Statue of Diagoras. Rev Alison Shaw led worship today and in the church saw the ancient map highlighting both St. John's and St. Paul's travels. Follow us over the next ten days to see more of this pilgrimage where due to overwhelming popularity we have added an additional date is September. Click below to view the itinerary. https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/pilgrimages/patmos-the-dodecanese-islands/

Sometimes things are worth rejoicing and celebrating and the biblical history and lakeside ministries on the Sea of Galilee certainly are. Our lovely group from New Wine International Church, Woolwich certainly did this in fantastic style. If you listen carefully the sound of their gospel choir, we are sure, still lingers around the lake. Thank you to our wonderful pilgrims for sharing such a cherished memory.

Those of you who have visited Jeel Al Amal in Bethany on your Holy Land Pilgrimage, will know how challenging it is for the school and boys home to maintain a constant supply of water. Digging has just begun to create their very own well! Pilgrims will get to see the progress and we will keep you up to date with news.

After a week of fun, sights, walks and joint worship led by Rev Geoffrey and Hazel Marshall our guests return home today, but last night had a final farewell dinner in a local restaurant... Dance, then, wherever you may be I am the lord of the dance said he And I lead you all wherever you may be And I lead you all in the dance said he Geoffrey will be leading our Nepal tour in October and both Geoffrey and Hazel will be ready to welcome friends new and old in Malta in November to follow parts of the stories of St. John and St. Paul (click the link below to book for Malta)...why not join them or maybe Cyprus on Oct 30th to enjoy the scenery and experiences all have enjoyed this week. https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/our-pilgrimages/malta/

Then later in Cyprus all joined in the hotel garden for worship…open air in natures own church. Forgive the camera angle.

Reverend Geoffrey Marshall today proved that he is a good sport as well as a wonderful inspiring faith leader with a great sense of fun and managed to get some of the group to join in. Today in Cyprus all enjoyed a relaxing cruise around the stunning scenery of the Akamas Peninsula National Park. Took in views of the beautiful bay called Aphrodite' Bath, a famous mythological site where the goddess of love is said to have visited. Then, saw the St. George Church which dates back to the 13th century, a popular pilgrimage site, built on the hilltop overlooking the sea and set amidst natural beauty.

And here comes The Light of Christ. After Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, this is the most moving and joyful celebration Revd Paul of McCabe Pilgrimages has experienced in the Holy Land

Heavenly voices

Revd Paul of McCabe Pilgrimages is visiting Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter. This is the Armenian Catherdral of St James getting ready for foot washing

Our team are making the final preparations and inspections for our Patmos and Dodecanese Island tours this year…checking each hotel, ferry route and walking every step. Watch here the walk (a bus is also available) from Scala to the Fortress of St. John the theologian, where the Book of Revelation was written. https://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/pilgrimages/patmos-the-dodecanese-islands/

The Good Friday service from the Melkite Cathedral at Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. Jesus remember me, when you come into your Kingdom

Joyous bells against a grey skies

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Pilgrimage is a journey

Our journey began in 1983 when Alistair McCabe saw that the best Holy Land pilgrimage required a travel company which combined professional expertise and empathy for the needs of the Church both in the UK and in the Holy Land. The vision was to provide an excellent Holy Land experience pilgrims, while allowing tour leaders to concentrate on the pastoral and spiritual needs of their group. Thirty Five years on, we have an excellent team, and we understand pilgrimage - not only in the Holy Land but wherever there is Christian tradition and heritage.