Itinerary

Wednesday, April 2

Depart the U.S.

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

Israel

Thursday, April 3

Welcome to Israel

Your Day Includes

  • Arrive Tel Aviv (TLV) - you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel

Overnight

Vert Lagoon Netanya – Netanya

Caesarea Aqueduct

Friday, April 4

Caesarea by the Sea

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 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 vista overlooking the Jezreel Valley from Nazareth
  • 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

Scots Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee

Saturday, April 5

Around the Sea of Galilee

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.”
  • 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
  • Boat Ride – Sea of Galilee - sail the Sea of Galilee in a replica of a boat from Jesus’ time

Overnight

Scots Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Beth She’an

Sunday, April 6

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
  • Qasr el Yahud - the traditional site on the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist
  • Qumran - the desert caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered

Overnight

Herods Hotel – Dead Sea

Garden of Gethsemane

Monday, April 7

Up to Jerusalem

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
  • Jericho - a view of the first Canaanite city the Israelites conquered in the Promised Land
  • 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 / Private Garden - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed

Overnight

Mamilla Hotel – Jerusalem

Southern Temple Steps

Tuesday, April 8

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 Bethesda / St. Anne’s Church - the pool where Jesus healed an infirm man
  • 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)
  • Roman Cardo - the ancient Roman main street through the Old City
  • Hezekiah’s City Wall - wall built by King Hezekiah to prepare for the Assyrian invasion
  • Southern Temple Steps - part of extensive excavations that have unearthed steps from the time of Jesus leading up to the Temple Mount

Overnight

Mamilla Hotel – Jerusalem

Garden Tomb

Wednesday, April 9

Israel: Yesterday & Today

Your Day Includes

  • Model of Herodian Jerusalem - a model of Herodian Jerusalem as it looked at the time of Christ
  • Shrine of the Book - a section of the Israel Museum housing the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • 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
  • Garden Tomb - a memorable communion service and an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Christ was buried

Overnight

Mamilla Hotel – Jerusalem

Herodium

Thursday, April 10

Ancient Treasures

Your Day Includes

  • Kiryath Jearim - the biblical city best known for holding the Ark of the Covenant from the time of Samuel until the time of David
  • Elah Valley - the famous battlefield of David and Goliath
  • Beth Guvrin / Maresha - a fortified city from the First Temple period and an extensive cavern complex carved beneath the earth
  • 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

Overnight

Mamilla Hotel – Jerusalem

Western Wall

Friday, April 11

Jerusalem, O Jerusalem

Your Day Includes

  • 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
  • Tower of David Museum - a fortified citadel and museum which presents the fascinating story of Jerusalem’s history
  • Tour Christ Church
  • Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together

Overnight

Mamilla Hotel – Jerusalem

Saturday, April 12

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.