Itinerary

Thursday, April 4

Depart the U.S.

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

Amman

Friday, April 5

Amman

Your Day Includes

  • Arrive Amman (AMM)
  • Welcome Dinner - enjoy dinner and fellowship as you rest and prepare for the incredible journey awaiting you!

Overnight

Marriott Hotel Amman – Amman

Mount Nebo

Saturday, April 6

Journey Through Jordan

Your Day Includes

  • Mount Nebo - where Moses once stood as he saw the Promised Land that he was not allowed to enter
  • Bethany beyond the Jordan - the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus; the place where Moses spoke to the Israelites for the final time before they crossed the Jordan into the Promised Land
  • Machaerus - the place where John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded

Overnight

Movenpick Resort – Petra

Petra, Jordan

Sunday, April 7

Petra - A World Wonder

Your Day Includes

  • Petra - the ancient Nabataean city, hidden amid the dramatic rock formations of Wadi Musa. Explore the Petra Treasury, a magnificent facade carved out of the red-hued rock more than 2,000 years ago. Also, optional hiking through the city to see a Roman – style theater, temples, colonnaded streets, and the impressive Ad-Deir Monastery.

Overnight

Movenpick Resort – Petra

Petra

Monday, April 8

Eliat

Your Day Includes

  • Border Crossing (South) – Aqaba
  • Free Afternoon
  • Red Sea Dinner Cruise

Overnight

Isrotel King Solomon Hotel – Eilat

Dead Sea

Tuesday, April 9

Down to the Dead Sea

Your Day Includes

  • Timna Park - home of Egypt’s ancient copper mines and the red-hued Pillars of Solomon rock formations
  • Tabernacle in the Wilderness - an exact replica of the Israelite tabernacle
  • Up to the Dead Sea
  • Swim in the Dead Sea - experience the most floatable body of water in the world

Overnight

Isrotel Ganim Hotel – Dead Sea

Masada

Wednesday, April 10

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
  • Jericho - 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

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Old City, Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s Old City

Thursday, April 11

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
  • Yad Vashem - Israel’s memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust
  • Bethlehem Overlook - the serene hillside of Bethlehem where shepherds tend their flock.
  • Shepherds’ Field - a serene hillside overlooking Bethlehem where shepherds tended their flock
  • 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

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Western Wall

Friday, April 12

Ancient Treasures

Your Day Includes

  • Western Wall Tunnel - an underground excavation project which has exposed the full length of the Western Wall
  • 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
  • Southern Temple Steps - part of extensive excavations that have unearthed steps from the time of Jesus leading up to the Temple Mount
  • 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

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Elah Valley

Saturday, April 13

Jerusalem in the Time of Christ

Your Day Includes

  • 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
  • Free Time – Old City of Jerusalem - walk through the winding streets and colorful markets within the city walls of old Jerusalem
  • 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

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Temple Mount

Sunday, April 14

The Passion of the 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
  • 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
  • Garden Tomb - a memorable communion service and an ancient tomb similar to the one in which Christ was buried
  • 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

Overnight

Gai Beach Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee

Monday, April 15

Around the Sea of Galilee

Your Day Includes

  • Ancient Galilee Boat - a fishing boat dating back to the 1st century, discovered on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
  • 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
  • Mount of Beatitudes - the traditional place where Christ delivered the Sermon on the Mount, including the Beatitudes
  • 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.
  • Mount Arbel - a stunning vista of the Sea of Galilee and sites of Jesus’ public ministry

Overnight

Gai Beach Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Ancient Dan

Tuesday, April 16

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.”
  • Banias Waterfall - one of the headwaters of the Jordan River
  • Golan Heights - a view of Paul’s route to Damascus and the site of recent conflicts between Israel and Syria

Overnight

Gai Beach Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Caesarea Aqueduct

Wednesday, April 17

Galilee to the Mediterranean

Your Day Includes

  • Megiddo - a strategic city overlooking the gathering place for the world’s end-time armies (Armageddon)
  • Mount Carmel - the mountain on which Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal
  • 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
  • Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together

Overnight

Sadot Hotel – Tel Aviv

Thursday, April 18

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.