Itinerary

Sunday, December 7

Depart for Israel

Our spiritual adventure begins as we depart for our long-awaited destination!

Israel

Monday, December 8

Arrival into 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

Tuesday, December 9

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 Arbel - a stunning vista of the Sea of Galilee and sites of Jesus’ public ministry

Overnight

Nof Ginosar Kibbutz – Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee

Wednesday, December 10

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 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
  • 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.
  • Baptism – Yardenit - a unique opportunity to be baptized or re-dedicated in the Jordan River

Overnight

Nof Ginosar Kibbutz – Sea of Galilee

Banias Waterfall

Thursday, December 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, “Thou art 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

Nof Ginosar Kibbutz – Sea of Galilee

Beth She’an

Friday, December 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
  • Jericho Drive-by - a view of the first Canaanite city the Israelites conquered in the Promised Land
  • Qumran - the desert caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
  • Mount Scopus - a panoramic vista overlooking Jerusalem

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Masada

Saturday, December 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
  • Dead Sea - the lowest point on the face of the earth – a unique geological phenomenon
  • Wadi Qilt - the wilderness where Jesus was tempted by Satan

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Garden of Gethsemane

Sunday, December 14

Ancient Treasures

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
  • Bethlehem Overlook - the serene hillside of Bethlehem where shepherds tend their flock.
  • Herodium - a fortress built by Herod the Great which later became his burial site
  • Elah Valley - the famous battlefield of David and Goliath

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Temple Mount

Monday, December 15

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
  • Pool of Bethesda / St. Anne’s Church - the pool where Jesus healed an infirm man
  • 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
  • Israel Museum - the home of Israel’s greatest archaeological treasures
  • Yad Vashem - Israel’s memorial to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Roman Cardo

Tuesday, December 16

Jerusalem in the Time of Christ

Your Day Includes

  • 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)
  • Upper Room - the traditional location of the Last Supper
  • 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
  • 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 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) - tunnel through which David’s forces gained entrance to the city of Jebus
  • Pool of Siloam - the pool built by King Hezekiah where Jesus sent the man born blind to be healed

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Garden Tomb

Wednesday, December 17

The Passion of the Christ

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
  • Rabbinical Tunnel - an underground excavation project which has exposed the full length of the Western Wall
  • 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
  • Church of the Holy Sepulchre - the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion
  • 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
  • Farewell Dinner - a special dinner to rejoice and reminisce over the extraordinary days spent together

Overnight

Dan Panorama Hotel – Jerusalem

Thursday, December 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.