“Walking
Where Jesus Walked”
May 4 - 14, 2009 Itinerary
DAY 1: - DEPARTURE:
Depart from DFW to Tel Aviv on Delta Airlines
via Atlanta.
DAY 2: - ATLANTA/ TEL AVIV:
SHALOM! Welcome Home! We arrive in HIS LAND this
afternoon. Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport,
we will be met and assisted through customs. We
then proceed to our hotel on the shores of the
beautiful, blue Mediterranean for dinner and overnight
stay.
DAY 3: - TEL AVIV / CAESAREA / MEGIDDO
/ TIBERIAS:
Today’s sites include Caesarea with its
ancient seaport and Roman theater, Megiddo and
the Valley of Armageddon and Mount Carmel. We
arrive in Tiberias at our hotel overlooking the
Sea of Galilee for dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 4: - TIBERIAS / SEA OF GALILEE /
CAPERNAUM / CAESAREA PHILIPPI:
This morning we cross the Sea of Galilee by boat
landing at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar where we will view
the ancient Jesus Boat. We continue to Tabgha
and the Mt. of the Beatitudes before arriving
at Kibbutz En Gev for a lunch of St. Peter’s
fish. Later we will visit Capernaum with its ancient
synagogue. Time permitting we will travel north
to Caesarea Philippi and the mouth of the Jordan
River. We end our day at the baptismal site on
the Jordan River known as Yardenit. Dinner and
overnight stay in Tiberias.
DAY 5: - TIBERIAS / AMMAN JORDAN:
This morning we depart Tiberias traveling south
through the Jordan Valley. We then cross into
Jordan via the Allenby Bridge and visit Jerash
one of the most complete ruins of any Greek-Roman
city in the world. We then make our way to Mt.
Nebo where Moses viewed the Promised Land. Dinner
and overnight in Amman.
DAY 6: - AMMAN / PETRA:
After breakfast at our hotel, we depart for Petra,
the “Red Rock City”. We will stop
at Wadi Musa then continue our journey through
the canyon into Petra by horseback. Petra was
the ancient capital of the Nabateans from the
3rd Century B.C. to the 2nd Century B.C. Dinner
and overnight in Petra.
DAY 7: - PETRA / QUMRAN / DEAD SEA:
We depart Petra and proceed to the Allenby Bridge
to cross into Israel. We then travel through the
Judean Wilderness to Qumran, the site where a
Bedouin shepherd found the Dead Sea Scrolls in
1947. We arrive at the beautiful Dead Sea hotel
for the balance of the day to relax at the hotel
pools, Dead Sea spa, mineral pools or to enjoy
other special services such as a facial or massage.
Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea.
DAY 8: - MASADA / JERUSALEM / MOUNT OF
OLIVES / GETHSEMANE / OLD CITY:
This morning we start early to Masada, truly a
remarkable piece of history, before proceeding
up to the Holy City of Jerusalem! Enter His gates
with gladness! We continue to the top of the Mount
of Olives for a view of Jerusalem before taking
the Palm Sunday path to the Garden of Gethsemane.
We have a very special prayer service in a private
garden next to Gethsemane. We then enter the Old
City through the Lion’s Gate and visit the
famous Church of St. Anne with its rich, deep
acoustics and the Pool of Bethesda. Later we make
our way to the Sisters of Zion Convent to visit
the site of Pilate’s Judgment Hall in Antonio’s
Fortress. We depart the city through the same
gate and proceed to Mt. Zion where we visit the
Upper Room and the Tomb of King David before ending
our day at the house of Caiaphas.
DAY 9: - NEW CITY / OLD CITY / WAILING
WALL / TEMPLE MOUNT / SOUTHERN WALL EXCAVATIONS:
We visit the Jewish Quarter, the Herodian Museum
and the Western Wall. We then ascend the Temple
Mount and view the Dome of the Rock, the Al Aksa
Mosque and the site where THE TEMPLE stood.
DAY 10: - GARDEN TOMB / JERUSALEM:
Today we visit the Garden Tomb for an exciting
time of praise and worship. We will view Golgotha
and then tour the Garden itself with a visit to
the empty tomb. After lunch we will visit additional
sites to be determined by our guide before returning
to our hotel to check out. We will have a special
farewell dinner before arriving at the airport
for our overnight flight to Atlanta.
DAY 11: - HOME:
This morning we arrive in Atlanta. After a plane
change, we continue on to DFW. We will return
with memories and new friends to last a lifetime
and beyond!
Please Note - If A Passenger Is Unable To
Get On And Off The Bus And Walk Without The Assistance
Of Another Individual, The Passenger Must Bring
Someone With Them To Assist Them.
NOTE: The actual daily itinerary is subject
to adjustment at the discretion of the tour operator.
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