Monday, October 28

Depart the U.S.

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

Tuesday, October 29

Welcome to Israel

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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

Herbert Samuel – Opera – Tel Aviv

Wednesday, October 30

Tel Aviv

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Your Day Includes

• Free Day in Tel Aviv - A free day to explore the most cosmopolitan of Israel’s cities – known for its Mediterranean beaches, vibrant nightlife, and modern architecture.

Overnight

Herbert Samuel – Opera – Tel Aviv

Thursday, October 31

Caesarea by the Sea

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Your Day Includes

• Jaffa - the ancient Mediterranean seaport of Joppa, where Jonah set sail and Peter had his vision prompting him to share the gospel with Cornelius
• Caesarea - the place where Peter first took the gospel to the Gentiles, and where Paul was imprisoned and evangelized to his captors
• Nazareth – Church of the Annunciation
• Mount Arbel - a stunning vista of the Sea of Galilee and sites of Jesus’ public ministry

Overnight

David’s Harp Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Friday, November 1

The Cursed Cities

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Your Day Includes

• Bethsaida - the city known as the “house of fishing” at the time of Christ
• Chorazin - the community Jesus rebuked for their lack of faith
• Capernaum - the town and synagogue where Jesus preached during His Galilean ministry
• Free Afternoon

Overnight

David’s Harp Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Saturday, November 2

Northern Israel

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Your Day Includes

• 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.”
• 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

David’s Harp Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Sunday, November 3

Around the Sea of Galilee

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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 - teaching on Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, while overlooking the traditional Mt. of Beatitudes
• Baptism – Yardenit - a unique opportunity to be baptized or re-dedicated in the Jordan River

Overnight

David’s Harp Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Monday, November 4

Down to the Dead Sea

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Your Day Includes

• 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
• Ein Gedi Oasis with Hike - hike across streams and rocks to the caves at Ein Gedi where David, in his exile, encountered King Saul

Overnight

Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea

Tuesday, November 5

The Judean Wilderness

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Your Day Includes

• Masada - the impenetrable fortress where Jewish zealots made a final stand in their revolt against Rome
• Free Time – Dead Sea

Overnight

Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea

Wednesday, November 6

Up to Jerusalem

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Your Day Includes

• Mount of Olives - a hill overlooking Jerusalem from the east where Jesus ascended to heaven
• Pool of Bethesda / St. Anne’s Church - the pool where Jesus healed an infirm man
• City of David Excavations- Movie / Overlook - the original site of King David’s capital of Israel
• Hezekiah’s Tunnel (wet) - historic and amazing tunnel dug by Hezekiah to survive the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
• Canaanite Tunnel (dry)
• Pool of Siloam - the pool built by King Hezekiah where Jesus sent the man born blind to be healed
• 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

Overnight

The Orient Jerusalem – Jerusalem

Thursday, November 7

Jerusalem in the Time of Christ

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Your Day Includes

• Southern Temple Steps - part of extensive excavations that have unearthed steps from the time of Jesus leading up to the Temple Mount
• 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 - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed
• 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
• Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together

Overnight

The Orient Jerusalem – Jerusalem

Friday, November 8

Jerusalem, O Jerusalem

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Your Day Includes

• 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)
• Antonia Fortress / Ecce Homo - the traditional location where Jesus was beaten and mocked with a crown of thorns
• 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
• Garden Tomb - a memorable communion service and an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Christ was buried
• Free Time – Old City of Jerusalem - free time to bargain with shopkeepers, return to a site that held special meaning, or sip Turkish coffee at a sidewalk café

Overnight

The Orient Jerusalem – Jerusalem

Saturday, November 9

Homeward bound

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With heart-changing memories of our walk in the footsteps of history, we arrive back home. May we never be the same!