Itinerary
Tuesday, October 6
Depart the U.S.
Our spiritual adventure begins as we depart from the U.S. for our long-awaited destination!
Wednesday, October 7
Arrival into 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
Thursday, October 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)
- Nazareth Village - a reenacted first-century Galilean village
Accommodations
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Friday, October 9
Northern Israel
Your Day Includes
- Gamla / Valley of Tears - a city famous for its strong defense against the Romans in the Jewish Revolt of AD 66
- Caesarea Philippi - where Peter professed, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Tel Dan - the northernmost city of Israel and the location of one of King Jeroboam’s golden calves
Accommodations
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Ancient Dan
Sea of Galilee
Saturday, October 10
Around the Sea of Galilee
Your Day Includes
- Mount Arbel - a stunning vista of the Sea of Galilee and sites of Jesus’ public ministry
- 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.
- 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 - the traditional place where Christ delivered the Sermon on the Mount, including the Beatitudes
- Capernaum - the town and synagogue where Jesus preached during His Galilean ministry
Accommodations
Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee
Sunday, October 11
Down to the Dead Sea
Your Day Includes
- Tel Shiloh - the original location of the Ark of the Covenant in Israel
- Qasr el Yahud - the traditional site on the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist
- Dead Sea Swim - the lowest point on the face of the earth – a unique geological phenomenon
Accommodations
Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea
Shiloh
Elah Valley
Monday, October 12
Shephelah
Your Day Includes
- Tel Lachish - a strategic city in the Judean foothills and the location of several important battles
- Beth Guvrin / Maresha - a National Park including an extensive cavern complex carved beneath the earth, burial caves, and a Tel from the First Temple period
- Elah Valley - the famous battlefield of David and Goliath
- Tel Azekah - the ruins of a city overlooking the Elah Valley in which David killed Goliath
Accommodations
Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea
Tuesday, October 13
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
- Qumran - the desert caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
- Bedouin Tent Experience – Genesis Land (Eretz Bereshit) - an interactive explanation and demonstration of life in Abraham’s desert encampment during biblical times
Accommodations
Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem
Masada
Southern Temple Steps
Wednesday, October 14
Israel: Yesterday & Today
Your Day Includes
- Temple Mount - where the second Jewish Temple once stood, now home of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque
- 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
- 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
- Jewish Quarter
- Hezekiah’s City Wall - wall built by King Hezekiah to prepare for the Assyrian invasion
- Roman Cardo - the ancient Roman main street through the Old City
Accommodations
Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem
Thursday, October 15
Jerusalem, O Jerusalem
Your Day Includes
- Yad Vashem - Israel’s memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust
- 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
- Shrine of the Book - a section of the Israel Museum housing the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Shepherds’ Field - a serene hillside overlooking Bethlehem where shepherds tended their flock
- Western Wall Tunnel - an underground excavation project which has exposed the full length of the Western Wall
Accommodations
Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem
Western Wall
Garden Tomb
Friday, October 16
The Passion of the Christ
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 / Private Garden - the traditional location where Jesus prayed the night he was betrayed
- 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
- 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
- Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together
Accommodations
Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem
Saturday, October 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.