Itinerary
Wednesday, June 15
Depart
Our spiritual adventure begins as we depart from the US/Canada for our long-awaited destination! If you are arriving from an alternate country, please refer to the FAQs for specified arrival/departure information.
Thursday, June 16
Arrival into Israel
Your Day Includes
- Arrive Tel Aviv (TLV) - you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel
- Welcome Dinner - enjoy dinner and fellowship as you rest and prepare for the incredible journey awaiting you!
Overnight
Herods Hotel – Tel Aviv
Friday, June 17
Shephelah
Your Day Includes
- Beth Shemesh - where the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant to the Israelites
- Elah Valley - the famous battlefield of David and Goliath
- Tel Lachish - a strategic city in the Judean foothills and the location of several important battles
- Beersheba - the southernmost city of biblical Israel and the occasional home of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
- Arad - the ruins of a temple patterned after God’s Temple in Jerusalem
Overnight
Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea
Saturday, June 18
The Judean Wilderness
Your Day Includes
- Ein Gedi Oasis with Hike - hike across streams and rocks to the caves at Ein Gedi where David, in his exile, encountered King Saul
- Masada - the impenetrable fortress where Jewish zealots made a final stand in their revolt against Rome
- Half Day Free
Overnight
Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea
Sunday, June 19
Jordan River Valley
Your Day Includes
- Qumran - the desert caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
- Jericho - the first Canaanite city the Israelites conquered in the Promised Land
- 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
- Up to Galilee
Overnight
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Monday, June 20
Around the Sea of Galilee
Your Day Includes
- Boat Ride – Sea of Galilee - sail the Sea of Galilee in a replica of a boat from Jesus’ time
- Ancient Galilee Boat - a fishing boat dating back to the 1st century, discovered on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
- 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
- Tabgha - the traditional (but highly disputed) place where Christ multiplied the loaves and the fishes
- 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.
- Bethsaida - the city known as the “house of fishing” at the time of Christ
- Kursi Overlook - the traditional site where demons entered the swine after being cast out of the demoniac
Overnight
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Tuesday, June 21
Northern Israel
Your Day Includes
- Chorazin - the community Jesus rebuked for their lack of faith
- Hazor - a powerful city captured and destroyed by Joshua
- Tel Dan - the northernmost city of Israel and the location of one of King Jeroboam’s golden calves
- Caesarea Philippi - where Peter professed, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Golan Heights - a view of Paul’s route to Damascus and the site of recent conflicts between Israel and Syria
Overnight
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Wednesday, June 22
The Jezreel Valley
Your Day Includes
- Mount Precipice - a panoramic vista overlooking the Jezreel Valley from Nazareth
- Megiddo - a strategic city overlooking the gathering place for the world’s end-time armies (Armageddon)
- Mount Carmel - the mountain on which Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal
- Spring of Harod - the place where Gideon chose his 300 men for battle
- Baptism – Yardenit - a unique opportunity to be baptized or re-dedicated in the Jordan River
Overnight
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Thursday, June 23
Up to Jerusalem
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
- Jewish Quarter
- Yad Vashem - Israel’s memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Friday, June 24
Jerusalem, O Jerusalem
Your Day Includes
- 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) - 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
- Southern Temple Steps - part of extensive excavations that have unearthed steps from the time of Jesus leading up to the Temple Mount
- 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)
- Shepherds’ Field - a serene hillside overlooking Bethlehem where shepherds tended their flock
- Herodium - a fortress built by Herod the Great which later became his burial site
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Saturday, June 25
Israel: Yesterday & Today
Your Day Includes
- Model of Herodian Jerusalem - a model of Herodian Jerusalem as it looked at the time of Christ
- 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
- 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
- Church of All Nations - Traditional site, next to the Garden of Gethsemane that enshrines a section of bedrock where Jesus is said to have prayed before his arrest
- Garden of Gethsemane / Private Garden - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed
- Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Sunday, June 26
The Passion of the Christ
Your Day Includes
- 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
- Western Wall Tunnel - an underground excavation project which has exposed the full length of the Western Wall
- 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
- Garden Tomb - a memorable communion service and an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Christ was buried
Overnight
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Monday, June 27
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.