DAY 01: USA / EUROPE. Tour members will gather at the ticket counter at the airport two hours prior to their departure to Europe. Dinner and breakfast will be served in-flight. DAY 02: EUROPE / TEL AVIV. Upon our arrival at the Tel Aviv airport we will be met and transferred to our hotel in a suburb of Tel Aviv - situated on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Dinner will be served at our hotel. Weather permitting, we suggest a walk after dinner on the beach. DAY 03: THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA / ANCIENT JOPPA / CAESAREA / MOUNT CARMEL / HAIFA / PLAIN OF ARMAGEDDON / TIBERIAS.  After a good nights rest and a hearty breakfast we will begin the thrilling journey of following in the footsteps of Jesus. Ancient Joppa on the Sea is where Jonah set sail, and where Peter raised Dorcas from the dead. Joppa was the home of Simon the Tanner. At Caesarea by the sea we'll visit the Crusader's Castle, the Roman Amphitheater and water duct, and the port from which the Apostle Paul sailed to Rome. We will continue northward along the Mediterranean coast to Mount Carmel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal by the Brook Kishon. After Haifa we'll visit Megiddo and the Plain of Armageddon, Jezreel and Esdraelon. Eastward we will arrive in Tiberias for dinner and overnight at our hotel and get our first glimpse of the beautiful Sea of Galilee. DAY 04: MT. TABOR / DEBORIYA / NAIN / BETHSHEAN / 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). Visit Mt. Tabor by car, and then continue to the Village of Nain where Jesus brought life to a dead child (Luke 7:11-18). We continue to Bethshean, and then back to Tiberias for an afternoon of leisure for activities of your own. DAY 05: TIBERIAS / THE SEA OF GALILEE / CAPERNAUM / MOUNT OF BEATITUDES / TABGHA / CAESAREA PHILIPPI / MT. HERMON / GOLAN HEIGHTS / THE JORDAN RIVER.  This day will be an exciting day in the Galilee area. After a delicious breakfast we will depart from the Roman hot springs resort city of Tiberias via a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum (John 6:24) to visit the ancient ruins of this first century synagogue where Jesus preached (Matthew 4:13-17). Then on to the Mt. of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), and to Tabgha, the chapel dedicated to the multiplication of the loaves and fishes (Mark 6:34-44). We will then proceed to Upper Galilee and the site of Peter's Confession (Matthew 16:16) at Caesarea Philippi and to Mt. Hermon (Psalm 89:12), the probable site of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8) and the present day Golan Heights where Israel, Lebanon and Syria come together. We will follow the fresh mountain waters of Mt. Hermon to the Sea of Galilee and to the outlet passage at the southern tip of the sea. We will stop at the beautiful Pilgrims Park at the Jordan River. Return to our hotel for overnight. DAY 06: 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. 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 07: 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 08: 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 09: 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 10: 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 11: JERUSALEM. Free day at leisure for shopping or activities of your own. DAY 12: 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. | 
