DAY 01: NORTH AMERICA / TEL AVIV. Evening
departure from North America. Dinner and breakfast will be served
on-board our flight to Tel Aviv, Israel.
DAY 02: TEL AVIV / TIBERIAS. Upon
arrival at the Ben Gurion International Airport we will be met and
transferred to our hotel in Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
DAY 03: MT. TABOR / DEBORIYA / NAIN /
HAIFA / MT. CARMEL / MEGIDDO / CAESAREA / ANCIENT JOPPA / TIBERIAS.Traveling
westward across Galilee, we will view Mt. Tabor (Psalms 89:12), Deboriya,
the hometown of the Prophetess Deborah at the foothill of Tabor (Judges
4 and 5), the Village of Nain where Jesus brought life to a dead child
(Luke 7:11-18), enroute to Haifa and Mt. Carmel, the biblical site of
Elijah's contest with the prophets of Baal (I Kings 18). Continue along
the Way of the Sea southward to Caesarea, the Roman City of Herod where
sights include Crusader fortifications and the Roman aqueducts and
amphitheater. Continuing eastward, we will visit Megiddo and the fields
of Armageddon (Revelations 16:16) on our return to Tiberias.
DAY 04: TIBERIAS / CAPERNAUM / CAESAREA
PHILIPPI. Morning
departure to Safed, Hazor, Dan and Caesarea Philippi. See Banyas at the
foot of Mt. Herman. Return to Chorazin, Mt. Beatitudes - the site of
the Sermon on the Mount - and Tabgha (the chapel dedicated to the
multiplication of the loaves and fishes). Visit the ruins of Capernaum,
the Synagogue and the House of Simon Peter. Take a boat ride across the
Sea of Galilee. Re-board our motor coach for a drive via Cana, site of
the first miracle of Jesus, to Mt. Tabor. View the top of the Hill of
the Transfiguration. Return to our Tiberias hotel for dinner and
overnight.
DAY 05: GALILEE / NAZARETH / JERUSALEM.Leave
our hotel this morning to Nazareth, town of the boyhood of Jesus. Visit
the Church of the Annunciation, Joseph's Workshop and Mary's Fountain.
Cross the Galilean Mountains to the excavations of Megiddo to visit King
Solomon's Stables and the water conduit carved out of solid rock 3,000
years ago. Continue through the Valley of Jezreel, the Valley of Dothan
to Sebastia, the Hill of Samaria - bought by Omri, beautified by Ahab
and fortified by Herod. Visit Jacob's Well. Continue to the Holy City of
Jerusalem. Upon arrival check into our hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 06: JERUSALEM.
Drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit
the Chapel of the Ascension, the Church of Pater Noster and Dominus
Flevit. Walk along Hosanna Road to the Garden of Gethsemane. Visit the
Church of the Nations which stands on the Rock of the Agony. See the
Pillar of Absalom, the Eastern (Golden) Gate and the Pinnacle of the
Temple. After lunch drive to Mt. Zion. Visit the Church of St. Peter
in Gallicantu on the site of Caiphas' House, the Upper Room, the Tomb of
King David and the Dormition. Continue to tour the new part of
Jerusalem: the Hebrew University, the Shrine of the Book that houses
the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ein Karem - the birthplace of John the Baptist -
Kennedy Memorial and the Model City at the Holy Land Hotel. Return to
our hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 07: JERUSALEM / DEAD SEA / MASADA /
JERUSALEM.This
morning we drive via the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point
on earth. But first we will walk over some of the ruins of ancient
Jericho, the oldest walled city in the world. View Mt. Temptation and
visit the site of Canaanite Jericho destroyed by Joshua. Take a drink
from Elisha's Fountain before leaving Jericho for Qumran, where we will
see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue via Ein
Gedi, along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada, a truly remarkable
piece of history. Ascend by cable car to visit the magnificent ruins of
the fortress where from 70 to 73 A.D. the Jewish defenders made a last
stand in their revolt against Rome and where the remains of storehouses,
cisterns and a 6th century Byzantine church are still on view. Return
to Jerusalem crossing the Judean Hills.
DAY 08: JERUSALEM / BETHLEHEM /EMMAUS. This
morning we begin our tour to Bethlehem. We will visit the Church of the
Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus, the "Old Bethlehem Museum", the Wells
of David, and Shepherds Fields (Luke 2:1-20) then the Field of Boaz and
Ruth (Ruth 1:16-17 & 4:13). We return to Jerusalem via Emmaus where
Jesus appeared after Resurrection (Luke 24:30-31). Dinner and overnight
at our hotel.
DAY 09: JERUSALEM.View
the Kidron Valley and the Mount of Olives from the Eastern Gate as we
start a walking tour to the Old City of Jerusalem entering through St.
Stephen's Gate to the Pool of Bethesda, Saint Anne's Church, the Ecce
Homo Arch (Behold the Man), the Lithostrotos and the Via Dolorosa.
Continue to the temple area of Mt. Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock,
El Aksa Mosque and the Wailing Wall. Walk through the Old City bazaars
to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. View the Tower of David and the
Citadel as we leave the Old City through Jaffa Gate. After lunch visit
the Garden Tomb and Golgotha - Place of the Skull - for a worship
service. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
DAY 10: JERUSALEM. Free day
at leisure.
DAY 11: TEL AVIV /
NORTH AMERICA.
Today we depart Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport for our return trip to
North America. The end of a most enjoyable and unforgettable tour.
Traveling
westward across Galilee, we will view Mt. Tabor (Psalms 89:12), Deboriya,
the hometown of the Prophetess Deborah at the foothill of Tabor (Judges
4 and 5), the Village of Nain where Jesus brought life to a dead child
(Luke 7:11-18), enroute to Haifa and Mt. Carmel, the biblical site of
Elijah's contest with the prophets of Baal (I Kings 18). Continue along
the Way of the Sea southward to Caesarea, the Roman City of Herod where
sights include Crusader fortifications and the Roman aqueducts and
amphitheater. Continuing eastward, we will visit Megiddo and the fields
of Armageddon (Revelations 16:16) on our return to Tiberias.
Leave
our hotel this morning to Nazareth, town of the boyhood of Jesus. Visit
the Church of the Annunciation, Joseph's Workshop and Mary's Fountain.
Cross the Galilean Mountains to the excavations of Megiddo to visit King
Solomon's Stables and the water conduit carved out of solid rock 3,000
years ago. Continue through the Valley of Jezreel, the Valley of Dothan
to Sebastia, the Hill of Samaria - bought by Omri, beautified by Ahab
and fortified by Herod. Visit Jacob's Well. Continue to the Holy City of
Jerusalem. Upon arrival check into our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This
morning we drive via the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point
on earth. But first we will walk over some of the ruins of ancient
Jericho, the oldest walled city in the world. View Mt. Temptation and
visit the site of Canaanite Jericho destroyed by Joshua. Take a drink
from Elisha's Fountain before leaving Jericho for Qumran, where we will
see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue via Ein
Gedi, along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada, a truly remarkable
piece of history. Ascend by cable car to visit the magnificent ruins of
the fortress where from 70 to 73 A.D. the Jewish defenders made a last
stand in their revolt against Rome and where the remains of storehouses,
cisterns and a 6th century Byzantine church are still on view. Return
to Jerusalem crossing the Judean Hills.
View
the Kidron Valley and the Mount of Olives from the Eastern Gate as we
start a walking tour to the Old City of Jerusalem entering through St.
Stephen's Gate to the Pool of Bethesda, Saint Anne's Church, the Ecce
Homo Arch (Behold the Man), the Lithostrotos and the Via Dolorosa.
Continue to the temple area of Mt. Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock,
El Aksa Mosque and the Wailing Wall. Walk through the Old City bazaars
to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. View the Tower of David and the
Citadel as we leave the Old City through Jaffa Gate. After lunch visit
the Garden Tomb and Golgotha - Place of the Skull - for a worship
service. The remainder of the day is at leisure. 
