Israel Tour

DAY 1: DEPARTURE - Departure from US to Tel Aviv via Frankfurt on Lufthansa German Airlines.

DAY 2: FRANKFURT / 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.

DAY 3: NETANYA / CAESAREA / MEGIDDO / NAZARETH / TIBERIAS - Today’s sites include Caesarea with its ancient seaport and Roman theater, Megiddo and the Valley of Armageddon, Mount Carmel, Nazareth, and Cana of Galilee. We arrive in Tiberias at our hotel overlooking the Sea of Galilee for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4: TIBERIAS / SEA OF GALILEE / CAPERNAUM / CAESAREA PHILIPPI - This morning we cross the Sea of Galilee by boat and visit the ancient synagogue at Capernaum. We continue to the Mt. of Beatitudes for an overview of the Sea before continuing to Caesarea Philippi, the Golan Heights and the mouth of the Jordan River at Mt. Hermon. We end our day at the baptismal site on the Jordan River. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

DAY 5: BET SHEAN / EN HAROD / DEAD SEA - This morning we start early traveling south through the Jordan Valley to the city of Bet Shean. We then visit Gideon's Spring at En Harod before continuing south along the shore of the Dead Sea on the lowest road in the world. We arrive at the beautiful Dead Sea Novotel for the balance of the day to relax at the hotel pools, Dead Sea spa, mineral pools or to enjoy other special services including a facial or massage. Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea.

DAY 6: MASADA / QUMRAN / JERUSALEM - This morning we start early to Masada, truly a remarkable piece of history. We proceed to Qumran, the site where a Bedouin shepherd found the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. We continue up to the Holy City of Jerusalem! Enter His gates with gladness! Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

DAY 7: MT. 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 Lions Gate and proceed to visit the famous Church of St. Anne and the Pool of Bethesda. We then make our way to the Sisters of Zion Convent to visit the site of Pilate’s Judgement area in Antonio’s Fortress. We depart the city through the same gate and proceed to Mount Zion, the Upper Room and the Tomb of King David before ending our day at the House of Caiaphas. We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 8: NEW CITY / OLD CITY / WAILING WALL / TEMPLE MOUNT - The Model of the Second Temple, the Valley of the Cross and the Knesset are seen before proceeding to the Old City where we enter through the Zion Gate. We visit the Jewish Quarter, the Herodian Museum, the Temple Museum, and a portion of Hezekiah’s wall. We also visit the Wailing Wall and the Temple Mount where we view the Dome of the Rock, the Al Aksa Mosque and the site where THE TEMPLE stood. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

DAY 9: GARDEN TOMB / VALLEY OF ELAH - Today we begin by visiting the Garden Tomb for an exciting time of praise and worship. We will view Golgatha and then tour the garden itself with a visit to the empty tomb. Time permitting, we will visit the Valley of Elah or Emmaus before arriving at the airport for our short flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Upon arrival we proceed to an airport hotel for a good nights rest.

DAY 10: FRANKFURT / HOME - We depart Frankfurt this morning for our flight home arriving in evening. We will return with memories and new friends to last a lifetime and beyond!