Itinerary

Tuesday, May 10

Depart the U.S.

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

Israel

Wednesday, May 11

Welcome to Israel

Your Day Includes

  • Arrive Tel Aviv (TLV) - you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel
  • Jaffa - the ancient Mediterranean seaport of Joppa, where Jonah set sail and Peter had his vision prompting him to share the gospel with Cornelius

Overnight

Vert Lagoon Netanya – Netanya

Caesarea Aqueduct

Thursday, May 12

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

Overnight

Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee

Friday, May 13

Around the Sea of Galilee

Your Day Includes

  • 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 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
  • Tabgha - the traditional (but highly disputed) place where Christ multiplied the loaves and the fishes
  • Capernaum - the town and synagogue where Jesus preached during His Galilean 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.
  • Primacy of Peter Church - the traditional place where Christ prepared a meal for His disciples and instructed Peter to care for His sheep
  • Baptism - a unique opportunity to be baptized or re-dedicated

Overnight

Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee

Ancient Dan

Saturday, May 14

Northern Israel

Your Day Includes

  • 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, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  • Nimrod’s Castle - a mountaintop stronghold from the period of the Crusades
  • Golan Heights - a view of Paul’s route to Damascus and the site of recent conflicts between Israel and Syria

Overnight

Ramot Resort – Sea of Galilee

Beth She’an

Sunday, May 15

Down to the Dead Sea

Your Day Includes

  • Spring of Harod - the place where Gideon chose his 300 men for battle
  • 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
  • Swim in the Dead Sea - experience the most floatable body of water in the world

Overnight

Isrotel Nevo Hotel – Dead Sea

Qumran

Monday, May 16

Genesis Land

Your Day Includes

  • Masada - the impenetrable fortress where Jewish zealots made a final stand in their revolt against Rome
  • Ein Gedi Oasis – Overlook - a view of the waterfalls and desert caves 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

Overnight

Dan Jerusalem Hotel – Jerusalem

Southern Temple Steps

Tuesday, May 17

Jerusalem, O Jerusalem

Your Day Includes

  • Temple Mount - where the second Jewish Temple once stood, now home of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque
  • Rabbinical Tunnel - an underground excavation project which has exposed the full length of the Western Wall
  • 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
  • Southern Temple Steps - part of extensive excavations that have unearthed steps from the time of Jesus leading up to the Temple Mount
  • City of David – 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 Jerusalem Hotel – Jerusalem

Elah Valley

Wednesday, May 18

Little Town of Bethlehem

Your Day Includes

  • Elah Valley - the famous battlefield of David and Goliath
  • Beth Shemesh - where the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant to the Israelites
  • Shepherds’ Field - a serene hillside overlooking Bethlehem where shepherds tended their flock
  • Bethlehem Overlook - traditional site of the birth of Jesus
  • 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

Overnight

Dan Jerusalem Hotel – Jerusalem

Garden Tomb

Thursday, May 19

The Passion of the Christ

Your Day Includes

  • Zion Gate - a bullet-riddled gate to the Old City which stands as a testament to the modern struggle of the Israeli people
  • Temple Institute - an institution focused on the history of Israel’s past temples and the implications for Israel’s future
  • Herodian Mansion / Wohl Museum of Archaeology - the excavated ruins of an elaborate palace from the time of Herod; traditionally thought to be Caiaphas’ House
  • 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
  • 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
  • Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together

Overnight

Dan Jerusalem Hotel – Jerusalem

Friday, May 20

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.