Itinerary
Tuesday, February 10
Depart the U.S.
Our spiritual adventure begins as we depart from the U.S. for our long-awaited destination!
Wednesday, February 11
Welcome to Israel
Your Day Includes
- Arrive Tel Aviv (TLV) - you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel
Accommodations
Isrotel Gomeh – Migdal
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Thursday, February 12
Around the Sea of Galilee
Your Day Includes
- Mount of Beatitudes - the traditional place where Christ delivered the Sermon on the Mount, including the Beatitudes
- Boat Ride – Sea of Galilee - sail the Sea of Galilee in a replica of a boat from Jesus’ time
- 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
- Chorazin - the community Jesus rebuked for their lack of faith
- Bethsaida - the city known as the “house of fishing” at the time of Christ
- 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.
Accommodations
Isrotel Gomeh – Migdal
Friday, February 13
Up to Jerusalem
Your Day Includes
- Qasr el Yahud - the traditional site on the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist
- Wadi Qilt - the wilderness where Jesus was tempted by Satan
- Up to Jerusalem
- 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 - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed
Accommodations
David Citadel Hotel – Jerusalem
Garden of Gethsemane
Garden Tomb
Saturday, February 14
The Passion of the Christ
Your Day Includes
- Lions’ Gate - the traditional site of the stoning of St. Stephen
- 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
- 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
- Jewish Quarter
- Roman Cardo - the ancient Roman main street through the Old City
- 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)
- Garden Tomb - a memorable communion service and an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Christ was buried
Accommodations
David Citadel Hotel – Jerusalem
Sunday, February 15
Jerusalem in the Time of Christ
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 Siloam - the pool built by King Hezekiah where Jesus sent the man born blind to be healed
- 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
- Southern Temple Steps - part of extensive excavations that have unearthed steps from the time of Jesus leading up to the Temple Mount
- 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
Accommodations
David Citadel Hotel – Jerusalem
Temple Mount
Nazareth Village
Monday, February 16
Caesarea by the Sea
Your Day Includes
- Mount Precipice
- Nazareth Village - a reenacted first-century Galilean village
- Caesarea - the place where Peter first took the gospel to the Gentiles, and where Paul was imprisoned and evangelized to his captors
- Jaffa - the ancient Mediterranean seaport of Joppa, where Jonah set sail and Peter had his vision prompting him to share the gospel with Cornelius
Accommodations
Dan Hotel – Tel Aviv – Tel Aviv
Tuesday, February 17
Athens, Greece
Your Day Includes
- Arrive Athens (ATH)
- Acropolis - a high, rocky outcrop rising above the city of Athens which is home to several historic temples including the Parthenon
- Roman Forum - built during the reign of Julius Caesar and his successor Augustus as an extension to the older Agora, this became the city’s trade center
- Mars Hill - the location where Paul preached about idolatry and the altar to the “unknown God”
- Ancient Agora – Athens - ancient meeting ground or marketplace of Athens, and the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora, located to the northwest of the Acropolis
Accommodations
Electra Palace Hotel – Athens
Acropolis
Corinth
Wednesday, February 18
Corinth & Athens
Your Day Includes
- Corinth - the decadent city where Paul lived for 18 months and wrote the book of Romans
- Corinth Canal - also known as the Isthmus of Corinth, the canal connects the Ionian and the Aegean Seas making the passage of cargo and passenger ships much quicker
- Greek Forum
- Plaka – Time at Leisure - a neighborhood built around the ancient Agora and a great place for people watching and souvenir shopping
Accommodations
Electra Palace Hotel – Athens
Thursday, February 19
The Catacombs
Your Day Includes
- Arrive Rome (FCO) - you will be met at the airport and introduced to your guide and driver
- St. Paul’s Basilica
- Catacombs - curious underground caves where early Christians worshipped in secret and buried their dead
- Old Appian Way - constructed in 312 BC, this road was used to transport Roman military throughout the country
Accommodations
Marriott Grand Hotel Flora – Rome
Rome Catacombs
Colosseum
Friday, February 20
Ancient Rome
Your Day Includes
- Colosseum - the largest amphitheater ever built and the symbol of the Eternal City
- Circus Maximus - situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills and was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome
- Roman Forum - the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs
- Arch of Titus - located in the Roman Forum, this arch commemorates the sack of Jerusalem in 70 AD to humiliate the defeated Jewish people, and depicts the vast riches of the plundered Jewish temple
- Mamertine Prison - where apostles Paul and Peter were imprisoned before their deaths
- Pantheon - a former Roman temple, now a church
Accommodations
Marriott Grand Hotel Flora – Rome
Saturday, February 21
Vatican City
Your Day Includes
- St. Peter’s Cathedral
- Vatican City - the small, independent state where we will see the exceptional collection of artwork from every era. We will admire the fascinating Candelabra Gallery, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Rooms of Raphael, and finally the inspiring Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s masterpieces, such as the extraordinary frescoed ceiling and The Last Judgment.
- Sistene Chapel
- Free Afternoon in Rome
- Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together
Accommodations
Marriott Grand Hotel Flora – Rome
Basilica of St. Peter
Sunday, February 22
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.