Experience the Trip of a Lifetime to Israel!

This is going to be an incredible journey to Israel with Pastor Joe Schimmel, Lisa, and Blessed Hope Chapel of Simi Valley, California!

The dates for this tour are truly some of the best times of the year to experience Israel, and Pastor Joe has carefully planned this journey to make sure you are well taken care of while experiencing the incredible biblical, historical, and meaningful sites throughout the Land.

Whether this is your first trip to Israel or a return to the Land you love, this itinerary is designed to give you an unforgettable experience. For first-time travelers especially, you'll visit the significant sites so many people dream of seeing—the places where the pages of Scripture come alive before your eyes.

But this journey is about more than simply seeing the sites. There will also be opportunities to minister, connect with the people of Israel, experience what is happening in the Land today, and respond with “Hineni” — “Here am I” (Isaiah 6:8).

Come ready to walk the Land of the Bible, deepen your faith, serve and encourage others, and experience Israel in a way you will never forget.

You won't want to miss this extraordinary tour filled with experiences, friendships, ministry, and memories that will last a lifetime!

-Airfare out of Portland will be an additional fee per person.  We have 10 seats out of PDX and 10 out of SFO holding.  The tour is based on the SFO airfare.  Flying out of PDX is higher.

-Tour payments are nonrefundable.  Travel insurance is advised.  See the below info about how to obtain travel insurance quotes by emailing Tabitha@AdoptionAirfare.com.

Important Tour Policies & Commitments

Alcohol-Free Tour Commitment
Pastor Joe and Lisa have asked that every participant joining this tour commit to refraining from consuming alcohol for the duration of the tour. By registering, each participant acknowledges and agrees to honor this request.

Deposits, Payments & Refunds
The deposit is nonrefundable for each participant.

Please also understand that beginning approximately 12 weeks prior to departure, some or all tour payments may become nonrefundable as funds are committed and paid to hotels, transportation providers, sites, and other suppliers in Israel.

While we will always make every reasonable effort to recover refundable funds on your behalf if a cancellation occurs, refunds cannot be guaranteed. Once payments have been sent to suppliers in Israel, recovering those funds can become significantly more difficult or may not be possible.

By registering for this tour, participants acknowledge and accept that, depending on the timing and circumstances of a cancellation, they may receive a partial refund or no refund at all.

For this reason, travel insurance is strongly recommended to help protect your investment against eligible unforeseen circumstances.

For information regarding travel insurance options, please email Tabitha@AdoptionAirfare.com.

WELCOME TO ISRAEL!!

Arrival and assistance at Ben Gurion airport. 

Transfer to your coastal hotel which is just a short walk to the Mediterranean Sea. Dinner reception, orientation and rest.  Possible stop at Caesarea Maritima.

Dinner and overnight at your coastal hotel along the Mediterranean Sea.

Waking up on the beautiful Mediteranean sea, it will be time to pack up and check out for an amazing day of touring Israel.

Today we will visit Mt Carmel (Muchraka).
Mt. Carmel was a centre of idol worship, and its outstanding reference in the Bible is as the scene of Elijah's confrontation with the false prophets of Baal (I Kings 18).

Next we will head to Megiddo: Megiddo is an ancient city with future significance. It is located in the middle of the southern Jezreel Valley, in northern Israel. Its prime location gives its inhabitants control over travel from the Mediterranean to the east and a wide scope of the valley below.

Next we will visit the Nazareth Village where you will learn about the childhood of Jesus / Yeshua and his life as a young boy with real life biblical characters to help you understand more of what his life was like as a boy in that region.

After this amazing day of touring, we will drive to the Galilee for Dinner and Overnight at your Galilee Hotel.

Today you are waking up near the Sea of Galilee. Around this Lake the dead were raised, the sick were healed, the poor were comforted, and those oppressed found freedom. The majority of Jesus’ miracles and teachings took place on or around this beautiful lake we call the Sea of Galilee.

We begin by heading over to Mt Arbel where we believe strong evidence supports the idea that this location is where Jesus gave the Great Commission.

Then we will visit the Mt of Beatitudes. Situated on a beautiful hilltop overlooking the Sea of Galilee, you are standing at the traditional site of the Lord Jesus’ longest single teaching recorded in the NT starting with., “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… “

We will enjoy a fish lunch today and a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.

Next we will visit Capernaum, which was home base for the ministry of Jesus in the Galilee. Then we will take an exciting private boat tour of the Sea of Galilee with a special time of devotion, praise and worship!

Then after our refreshing boat ride, we'll be going to the Magdala encounter Chapel where you will visit the home town of Mary Magdalene and a first century synagogue that Jesus surely would have taught in. This town is a favorite for many of our tourists.

After a full day of touring and worshipping the Lord in the beautiful Galilee, we will head back to our Galilee hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4 – SUNDAY, APRIL 4

Northern Israel & the Golan

• Tel Dan

• Caesarea Philippi

• Banias Springs

• Lunch

• Gamla – “The Masada of the North”

Dinner & Overnight: Galilee

Dinner and overnight in the Galilee

Biblical Heartland to the Dead Sea

• Gilgal Argaman – foot-shaped archaeological campsite

• Brief drive by Ein Gedi

• Brief drive by Qumran

Then we will visit the amazing and historical site of Masada where we will journey up to the top in a cable car with incredible views of the Dead Sea. Masada was one of 3 fortified fortresses that King Herod built for pleasure purposes and from which to protect his territories. He built Masada in about 24 BC.

Return to your hotel at the Dead Sea Spa for a relaxing day of

leisure or participate in a Desert Jeep Experience.

Dinner and Overnight at the Dead Sea Spa.

Dead Sea • Tel Arad • Susiya • Jerusalem

• Early morning sulfur ball hike

• Late hotel check-out at 11:00 AM

• Tel Arad

• Lunch at a burger restaurant in Arad – on your own

• Susiya

• Drive to Jerusalem

Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem

Jerusalem hotel for Dinner and Overnight.

Mt. of Olives • Gethsemane • Jerusalem

• Mt. of Olives – panoramic overlook of Jerusalem and the Kidron Valley

• Garden of Gethsemane

• Machane Yehuda Market

• Free time along Jaffa Street and Ben Yehuda Street

• Bus pick-up and transfer back to the hotel

• Free evening

Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem

Dinner and overnight at our Jerusalem hotel.

The City of David & Ancient Jerusalem

• St. Peter in Gallicantu

• Hidden staircase path traditionally associated with Yeshua’s journey

• City of David

• Hezekiah’s Tunnel

• Pool of Siloam

• Pilgrimage Road

• Davidson Center

• Southern Steps

Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem

Dinner and Overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem.

Temple Mount & the Old City

• Temple Mount

• Kotel (Western Wall)

• Falafel and smoothies for lunch – on your own

• Wohl Archaeological Museum

• Burnt House

• Zak’s Antiquities – time for souvenir shopping

Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem

Israel’s Southern Communities

Lunch boxes will be provided today.

• Drive south to Re’im Forest, site of the Nova Festival

• Kibbutz Tkuma

• Time for lunch boxes

• Sderot

• Return to Jerusalem

Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem

Biblical Heartland • Shiloh • Hebron • Bethlehem

• Eshel Hashomron Biblical Gardens

• Shiloh

• Pizza or hummus lunch in Shiloh – included in the package

• Hebron – Cave of Machpelah, if security conditions permit

• Bethlehem

• Shepherd’s Field

Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem

• Free day discover the city on your own, Personal activities, some shopping and resting. 

Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem

Garden Tomb • Israel Museum

• Garden Tomb

• Israel Museum

• Dinner & overnight in Jerusalem

Departure transfer and fly home.