Journey to the Land of the Bible
Itinerary
Monday, April 27
Depart for the Land
After much prayer and anticipation, our journey to the Land of the Bible begins!
Israel
Tuesday, April 28
Welcome to the Land
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 exciting time ahead!
Overnight
Yad Hashmona – Outside Jerusalem
Elah Valley
Wednesday, April 29
David and Goliath
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, where several important battles took place
Overnight
Yad Hashmona – Outside Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Thursday, April 30
Down to the Dead Sea
Your Day Includes
- Wilderness of Zin and Paran - the rugged Negev desert where the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land
- Arad - an ancient desert city, with ruins of a replica temple patterned after the Temple in Jerusalem
- Dead Sea - the lowest point on the face of the earth and a unique geological phenomenon
- Swim in the Dead Sea - Experience like never before in the most floatable body of water in the world!
Overnight
David Dead Sea Resort & Spa – Dead Sea
Masada
Friday, May 1
The 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
- Qumran - the desert caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
- Jericho - the first Canaanite city conquered by the Israelites in the Promised Land
Overnight
Magdala Hotel – Migdal
Sea of Galilee
Saturday, May 2
Around the Sea of Galilee
Your Day Includes
- Magdala - the fishing village of Mary Magdalene and one of the oldest synagogues discovered in the Galilee area
- Mount Arbel - a stunning vista overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the area Jesus did most of his ministry
- Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee - sail the Sea of Galilee in a replica of a boat from Jesus’ time
- Capernaum - Jesus’ hometown during his Galilean ministry
- Tabgha - a likely area where Jesus first called some of his disciples
- Bethsaida - the city known as the “house of fishing” at the time of Christ
- Chorazin - the community Jesus rebuked for their lack of faith
Overnight
Magdala Hotel – Migdal
Ancient Dan
Sunday, May 3
Northern Israel
Your Day Includes
- Mount of Beatitudes - the traditional place where Christ delivered the Sermon on the Mount, including the Beatitudes
- 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.”
- Golan Heights - a view of Paul’s route to Damascus and the site of recent conflicts between Israel and Syria
- Kursi Overlook - the traditional site where Jesus cast demons out of a possessed man and into a herd of swine
Overnight
Magdala Hotel – Migdal
Caesarea Aqueduct
Monday, May 4
The Battlefields
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
- Caesarea Aqueducts - the ruins of a Roman aqueduct that was built to supply the ancient city of Caesarea with fresh water
- 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)
- Mount Precipice - a panoramic view overlooking Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley
Overnight
Magdala Hotel – Migdal
Beth She’an
Tuesday, May 5
Up to Zion
Your Day Includes
- Beth She’an - the city where the Philistines displayed the bodies of King Saul and his sons
- Spring of Harod - the spring where Gideon was led by God to choose 300 men for battle
- 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
- Model of First-Century Jerusalem - a large-scale model of Jerusalem as it would have looked like at the time of Christ
- Israel Museum - the home of Israel’s greatest archaeological treasures
- Shrine of the Book - the section of the Israel Museum that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls
Overnight
The Sephardic House – Jerusalem
Temple Mount
Wednesday, May 6
City of the Great King
Your Day Includes
- Temple Mount - where the second Jewish Temple once stood, now home of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Western Wall Tunnel - an underground excavation project exposing the full length of the Western Wall
- Western or “Wailing” Wall - a section of the Temple Mount foundation dating back to the 2nd Temple Period and the most sacred Jewish site in Jerusalem
- Lunch / Free Time - walk through the winding streets and colorful markets within the city walls of old Jerusalem
- City of David Excavations - the original site of the capital of Israel during King David’s reign
- Warren’s Shaft - part of the water system connected to the Gihon Spring
- Hezekiah’s Tunnel (wet) - an amazing tunnel Hezekiah dug to survive the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
- Pool of Siloam - the pool where Jesus sent the man born blind to be healed
- Garden of Gethsemane - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed
Overnight
The Sephardic House – Jerusalem
Herodium
Thursday, May 7
Israel: Yesterday & Today
Your Day Includes
- Bethlehem - traditional site of Jesus’ birth
- 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
- Yad Vashem - Israel’s memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust
Overnight
The Sephardic House – Jerusalem
Garden Tomb
Friday, May 8
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 a paralytic man
- 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
- Communion at the Garden Tomb - Experience a memorable communion service and see an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Jesus would have been buried.
- Southern Temple Steps - part of extensive excavations unearthing steps from the first century, which lead up to the Temple Mount
- Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together
Overnight
The Sephardic House – Jerusalem
Saturday, May 9
Depart for Home
We depart for home after our transformational walk through the Land of the Bible.
*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.