Itinerary
Tuesday, October 24
Depart the U.S.
Our spiritual adventure begins as we depart from the U.S. for our long-awaited destination!
Wednesday, October 25
Welcome to Israel
Your Day Includes
- Arrive Tel Aviv (TLV) - you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel
Overnight
Vert Lagoon Netanya – Netanya
Thursday, October 26
Caesarea by the Sea
Your Day Includes
- Caesarea - the place where Peter first took the gospel to the Gentiles, and where Paul was imprisoned and evangelized to his captors
- Mount Carmel - the mountain on which Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal
- Megiddo - a strategic city overlooking the gathering place for the world’s end-time armies (Armageddon)
- Nazareth Village with Biblical Lunch - a reenacted first-century Galilean village
- Magdala - the hometown of Mary Magdalene and a newly discovered Archaeological site. Visit the only first-century synagogue to have been found around the Sea of Galilee.
Overnight
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Friday, October 27
Around the Sea of Galilee
Your Day Includes
- Tel Dan - the northernmost city of Israel and the location of one of King Jeroboam’s golden calves
- Banias Waterfall - one of the headwaters of the Jordan River
- Caesarea Philippi - where Peter professed, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Mount of Beatitudes - the traditional place where Christ delivered the Sermon on the Mount, including the Beatitudes
- Capernaum - the town and synagogue where Jesus preached during His Galilean ministry
- Boat Ride – Sea of Galilee - sail the Sea of Galilee in a replica of a boat from Jesus’ time
Overnight
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Saturday, October 28
Down to the Dead Sea
Your Day Includes
- Mount Arbel - a stunning vista of the Sea of Galilee and sites of Jesus’ public ministry
- Baptism – Yardenit - a unique opportunity to be baptized or re-dedicated in the Jordan River
- Beth She’an / Scythopolis - the ruins of a Roman city, and the site where the Philistines displayed the bodies of King Saul and his sons
- Qumran - the desert caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
- Swim in the Dead Sea - experience the most floatable body of water in the world
Overnight
Herods Hotel – Dead Sea
Sunday, October 29
The Judean Wilderness
Your Day Includes
- Masada - the impenetrable fortress where Jewish zealots made a final stand in their revolt against Rome
- Ein Gedi Oasis with Hike - hike across streams and rocks to the caves at Ein Gedi where David, in his exile, encountered King Saul
- Jericho - the first Canaanite city the Israelites conquered in the Promised Land
- Mount of Olives - a hill overlooking Jerusalem from the east where Jesus ascended to heaven
- Dominus Flevit on Palm Sunday Road - walk in the footsteps of Jesus down Palm Sunday Road and visit a church commemorating Christ’s weeping over Jerusalem
- Garden of Gethsemane / Private Garden - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Monday, October 30
Jerusalem in the Time of Christ
Your Day Includes
- Zion Gate - a bullet-riddled gate to the Old City which stands as a testament to the modern struggle of the Israeli people
- Upper Room - the traditional location of the Last Supper
- Saint Peter in Gallicantu - the traditional location of Caiaphas’ House where Jesus was taken after His arrest (from here you will also capture a panoramic view of the City of David)
- Hezekiah’s City Wall - wall built by King Hezekiah to prepare for the Assyrian invasion
- Roman Cardo - the ancient Roman main street through the Old City
- Jewish Quarter
- Western Wall Tunnel - an underground excavation project which has exposed the full length of the Western Wall
- Western “Wailing” Wall - a section of the Temple Mount foundation dating back to the 2nd Temple Period and the most sacred Jewish site in Jerusalem
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Tuesday, October 31
Jerusalem, O Jerusalem
Your Day Includes
- Temple Mount - where the second Jewish Temple once stood, now home of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Pool of Bethesda / St. Anne’s Church - the pool where Jesus healed an infirm man
- Antonia Fortress / Ecce Homo - the traditional location where Jesus was beaten and mocked with a crown of thorns
- Southern Temple Steps (Ophel Excavations) - part of extensive excavations that have unearthed steps from the time of Jesus leading up to the Temple Mount
- City of David Excavations – Movie / Overlook - the original site of King David’s capital of Israel
- Warren’s Shaft - part of the water system connected to the Gihon Spring
- Canaanite Tunnel (dry)
- Hezekiah’s Tunnel (wet) - historic and amazing tunnel dug by Hezekiah to survive the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
- Pool of Siloam - the pool built by King Hezekiah where Jesus sent the man born blind to be healed
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Wednesday, November 1
Israel: Yesterday & Today
Your Day Includes
- Israel Museum - the home of Israel’s greatest archaeological treasures
- Shrine of the Book - a section of the Israel Museum housing the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Model of Herodian Jerusalem - a model of Herodian Jerusalem as it looked at the time of Christ
- Yad Vashem - Israel’s memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust
- Gath - one of the five principle cities of the Philistines
- Elah Valley - the famous battlefield of David and Goliath
- Kiryath Jearim - the biblical city best known for holding the Ark of the Covenant from the time of Samuel until the time of David
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Thursday, November 2
The Passion of the Christ
Your Day Includes
- Bethlehem – Church of the Nativity - traditional site of the birth of Jesus
- Shepherds’ Field - a serene hillside overlooking Bethlehem where shepherds tended their flock
- Garden Tomb - a memorable communion service and an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Christ was buried
- Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Friday, November 3
Ancient Treasures
Your Day Includes
- Via Dolorosa - the “way of the cross” leading to the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre - the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion
- Free Time – Old City of Jerusalem - walk through the winding streets and colorful markets within the city walls of old Jerusalem
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Saturday, November 4
Homeward Bound
With heart-changing memories of our walk in the footsteps of history, we arrive back home. May we never be the same!
*Itinerary is subject to change. To best serve the group, the schedule may be altered or substitutions made at the discretion of your tour leader and guide.