DAY 1: - DEPARTURE:
Depart from Dallas/Fort Worth to Tel Aviv on Continental
Airlines via Newark.
DAY 2: - NEWARK / TEL AVIV / TIBERIAS:
SHALOM! Welcome Home! We arrive in HIS LAND this
morning. Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, we
will be met and assisted through customs. We then
continue to Caesarea with its ancient seaport
and Roman theater, Megiddo, Valley of Armageddon
and Mt. Carmel. We arrive in Tiberias at our hotel
overlooking the Sea of Galilee for dinner and
overnight stay.
DAY 3: - TIBERIAS / SEA OF GALILEE /
CAPERNAUM:
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. We end our day at the baptismal site
on the Jordan River known as Yardenit. Dinner
and overnight Tiberias.
DAY 4: - TIBERIAS / GOLAN HEIGHTS / CAESAREA
PHILIPPI:
We will travel north to Golan Heights, Caesarea
Philippi, the mouth of the Jordan River and Tel
Dan. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
DAY 5: - BET SHEAN / JERUSALEM:
This morning we travel south through the Jordan
Valley to the city of Bet Shean and continue to
Gideon’s Spring at En Harod. We then “go
up to Jerusalem” to The Holy City! Enter
HIS gates with gladness! Time permitting we will
stop at one of the many gift stores to shop before
arriving at our hotel in Jerusalem for dinner
and overnight stay.
DAY 6: - JERUSALEM / MOUNT OF OLIVES
/ GETHSEMANE / OLD CITY:
Today we drive 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 7: - 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 8: - MASADA / QUMRAN / DEAD SEA:
We depart Jerusalem and proceed through the Judean
Wilderness to Qumran, the site where a Bedouin
shepherd found the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. We
travel south along the shore of the Dead Sea on
the lowest road in the world to Masada, truly
a remarkable piece of history. En Gedi, a beautiful
oasis on the shores of the Dead Sea is our last
stop before returning to Jerusalem for dinner
and overnight stay.
DAY 9: - 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. We will have a late check-out and
dinner before departing to the airport for our
flight to Newark.
DAY 10: - HOME:
Upon arrival in Newark, we change planes and continue
on to Dallas/Fort Worth. 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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