Itinerary
Saturday, March 6
Depart the U.S.
Our spiritual adventure begins as we depart from the U.S. for our long-awaited destination!
Sunday, March 7
Welcome to 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!
Accommodations
Vert Lagoon Netanya – Netanya
Israel
Caesarea Aqueduct
Monday, March 8
Caesarea by the Sea
Your Day Includes
- Caesarea Aqueducts - the ruins of a Roman aqueduct built to supply the ancient city of Caesarea with fresh water
- Caesarea - the place where Peter first took the gospel to the Gentiles, and where Paul was imprisoned and evangelized to his captors
- 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)
- 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
David’s Harp Galilee Resort – Sea of Galilee
Tuesday, March 9
Around the Sea of Galilee
Your Day Includes
- Mount Arbel - a stunning vista of the Sea of Galilee and sites of Jesus’ public ministry
- 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
- Ancient Galilee Boat - a fishing boat dating back to the 1st century, discovered on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
- 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
Accommodations
David’s Harp Galilee Resort – Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Nazareth Village
Wednesday, March 10
Nazareth Village
Your Day Includes
- 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.
- Sepphoris - the ruins of a wealthy Roman city with an extensive mosaic collection
- Nazareth Village with Biblical Lunch - a reenacted first-century Galilean village
- Baptism – Yardenit - a unique opportunity to be baptized or re-dedicated in the Jordan River
Accommodations
David’s Harp Galilee Resort – Sea of Galilee
Thursday, March 11
Northern Israel
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, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Chorazin - the community Jesus rebuked for their lack of faith
- Golan Heights - a view of Paul’s route to Damascus and the site of recent conflicts between Israel and Syria
- Katzrin - a restored ancient Taldumic village located in the Golan Heights
Accommodations
David’s Harp Galilee Resort – Sea of Galilee
Ancient Dan
Beth She’an
Friday, March 12
Down to the Dead Sea
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
- Spring of Harod - the place where Gideon chose his 300 men for battle
- Shiloh - the original location of the Ark of the Covenant in Israel
- Bethel - the city where Jacob had his dream of a ladder stretched to heaven
Accommodations
Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea
Saturday, March 13
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
- Swim in the Dead Sea - experience the most floatable body of water in the world
Accommodations
Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea
Masada
Garden of Gethsemane
Sunday, March 14
Up to Jerusalem
Your Day Includes
- 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
- 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
- Via Dolorosa - the “way of the cross” leading to the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion
Accommodations
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Monday, March 15
Jerusalem in the Time of Christ
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
- 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
- Pilgrimage Road - this first-century road travelled by Jewish worshipers as they would come to Jerusalem for the feasts 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
- Zion Gate - a bullet-riddled gate to the Old City which stands as a testament to the modern struggle of the Israeli people
- Yad Vashem - Israel’s memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust
Accommodations
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Southern Temple Steps
Garden Tomb
Tuesday, March 16
Jerusalem, O Jerusalem
Your Day Includes
- Garden Tomb - a memorable communion service and an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Christ was buried
- Bethlehem Overlook - the serene hillside of Bethlehem where shepherds tend their flock.
- Israel Museum - the home of Israel’s greatest archaeological treasures
- 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
- Machane Yehuda Market - often referred to as “The Shuk”, a popular marketplace in Jerusalem for locals and tourists alike
- Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together
Accommodations
Inbal Hotel – Jerusalem
Wednesday, March 17
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.