Itinerary

Monday, November 4

Depart the U.S.

Our spiritual adventure begins as we depart from the U.S. for our long-awaited destination!

Israel

Tuesday, November 5

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

West Boutique Hotel – Ashdod

Wilderness of Zin

Wednesday, November 6

The Wilderness

Your Day Includes

  • Sde Boker - a kibbutz in the Negev Desert best known as the home and burial ground of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion
  • Wilderness of Zin - the rugged Negev desert where the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land
  • Avdat - the ancient Nabatean city located in the Wilderness of Zin
  • Makhtesh Ramon - an immense depression in the Negev Desert forming a crater 25 miles long, 6 miles wide, and 2,400 feet deep
  • Wilderness of Paran - another of the deserts where the children of Israel wandered before entering the Promised Land

Overnight

Vert Eilat – Eilat

Petra, Jordan

Thursday, November 7

Petra - A World of Wonder

Your Day Includes

  • Petra - the ancient Nabataean city, hidden amid the dramatic rock formations of Wadi Musa. Explore the Petra Treasury, a magnificent facade carved out of the red-hued rock more than 2,000 years ago. Also, optional hiking through the city to see a Roman – style theater, temples, colonnaded streets, and the impressive Ad-Deir Monastery.
  • Border Crossing (South) – Aqaba

Overnight

Vert Eilat – Eilat

Timna

Friday, November 8

Southern Israel

Your Day Includes

  • Timna Park - home of Egypt’s ancient copper mines and the red-hued Pillars of Solomon rock formations
  • Tabernacle in the Wilderness - an exact replica of the Israelite tabernacle
  • Arad - the ruins of a temple patterned after God’s Temple in Jerusalem
  • Beersheba - the southernmost city of biblical Israel and the occasional home of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  • Tel Lachish - a strategic city in the Judean foothills and the location of several important battles

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Jericho

Saturday, November 9

Up to Jerusalem

Your Day Includes

  • Road to Emmaus - the traditional location of the road where Jesus appeared to two of His disciples after His resurrection
  • Nebi Samwil - the traditional tomb of prophet Samuel
  • Jericho - the first Canaanite city the Israelites conquered in the Promised Land
  • Wadi Qilt - the wilderness where Jesus was tempted by Satan

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Herodium

Sunday, November 10

Jerusalem, O Jerusalem

Your Day Includes

  • Herodium - a fortress built by Herod the Great which later became his burial site
  • Bethlehem – Church of the Nativity - traditional site of the birth of Jesus
  • 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
  • Pilgrim Road - the route utilized by Jewish worshipers as they would come to Jerusalem for the feasts. The first-century road leads from the Pool of Siloam up to the site of the Second Temple
  • Ketef Hinnom Excavations - a First Temple tomb complex where two silver amulets containing the earliest Scriptural quotation from Numbers 6:24 – 26 were discovered

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Garden of Gethsemane

Monday, November 11

Ancient Treasures

Your Day Includes

  • Israel Museum - the home of Israel’s greatest archaeological treasures
  • Garden of Gethsemane / Private Garden - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed
  • Shiloh - the original location of the Ark of the Covenant in Israel

Overnight

Magdala Hotel – Migdal

Nazareth Village

Tuesday, November 12

Nazareth

Your Day Includes

  • Mount Precipice - a panoramic vista overlooking the Jezreel Valley from Nazareth
  • Nazareth Village with Biblical Lunch - a reenacted first-century Galilean village
  • Mount Arbel - a stunning vista of the Sea of Galilee and sites of Jesus’ public ministry
  • 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

Magdala Hotel – Migdal

Sea of Galilee

Wednesday, November 13

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
  • Tabgha - the traditional (but highly disputed) place where Christ multiplied the loaves and the fishes
  • Mount of Beatitudes - the traditional place where Christ delivered the Sermon on the Mount, including the Beatitudes
  • Chorazin - the community Jesus rebuked for their lack of faith
  • Capernaum - the town and synagogue where Jesus preached during His Galilean ministry
  • Bethsaida - the city known as the “house of fishing” at the time of Christ

Overnight

Magdala Hotel – Migdal

Jaffa

Thursday, November 14

To the Coast

Your Day Includes

  • Neot Kedumim Biblical Gardens - a Biblical landscape reserve in Israel, re-creating the physical setting of the Bible through hands-on demonstrations of the wildlife and agriculture described in Scripture
  • Jaffa - the ancient Mediterranean seaport of Joppa, where Jonah set sail and Peter had his vision prompting him to share the gospel with Cornelius
  • Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Tel Aviv

Friday, November 15

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.