Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Meet your guide and driver for the tour before transferring to the hotel for dinner and overnight.  Passover

Lodging: 

LEONARDO CITY TOWER

Zisman Shalom St 14,

Ramat Gan, Israel

Phone:  +972 37 544444

https://www.leonardo-hotels.com/ramat-gan/leonardo-city-tower-tel-aviv

We will visit Caesarea Maritima, the ancient Herodian port where Peter brought the Gospel message to Cornelius.  Paul was also imprisoned in Caesarea before being taken to Rome for trial.  We’ll also see Mount Carmel (Muchracah) where Elijah fought the prophets of Baal and Megiddo, the ancient Tel in the Jezreel Valley where many layers of Biblical history are present.  Late in the afternoon, we’ll visit Mount Precipice overlooking Nazareth and Cana before arriving at the hotel for the night.  Today’s tour also includes a special Falafel lunch. Passover

Lodging:

MAGDALA

Migdal Junction P.O.Box 366 149500 Migdal,

Phone:  972-4-620-9900

https://www.danhotels.com/

Thursday’s tour will begin with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked, and His disciples fished.  We will also visit the First Century Boat Museum to see the remains of a fishing boat from the time of Jesus; the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Galilee region where it is believed Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount; Capernaum, Peter’s home town and the location of the ruins of Peter’s house; and Magdala, Mary Magdalene’s village located on the shores of the lake.  Our day will conclude with a visit to the baptismal site on the Jordan River called Yardenit before arriving at the hotel for the night.  Today’s tour includes a special lunch of St. Peter’s Fish.  Passover

Lodging

MAGDALA

Migdal Junction P.O.Box 366 149500 Migdal,

Phone:  972-4-620-9900

https://www.danhotels.com/

Israel’s northern border with Lebanon awaits us on Friday.  We’ll see the head springs of the Jordan River at Tel Dan, an ancient town of the tribe of Dan.  This town contains ancient city gates, one of which mentions Abraham.  We will also visit the Banias (Caesarea Philippi) Nature Reserve below Mount Hermon.  Here, Peter recognized Jesus as the Messiah.  Our day will conclude with a visit to Tabgha and Kursi before arriving at the hotel for the night.

Lodging:

MAGDALA

Migdal Junction P.O.Box 366 149500 Migdal,

Phone:  972-4-620-9900

https://www.danhotels.com/

This morning, we will travel south through the Jordan River Valley.  Our first stop is the ruins of Beth She’an, an ancient Roman city of the Decapolis near Mount Gilboa.  Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle near here.  Our tour will continue south past Jericho to the site of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.  We will end our day by checking into our Dea Sea hotel with enough time to enjoy the hotel spa and swim in the medicinal waters of the Dead Sea which is below sea level and holds the title of Earth’s lowest elevation on land.  Possibility of late Check In Due to the Sabbath

Lodging:

Herods Dead Sea

Dead Sea, Neve Zohar

Phone:  972-8-659-1591

https://www.herods.co.il/herods-hotels/herods-dead-sea

Sunday morning, we will ascend to Masada, a Herodian fortress where Jewish rebels held out against the forces of Rome in 73 and 34 AD.  After, we will continue to the oasis of Ein Gedi where David hid from Saul.  We will travel through the Judean wilderness and pass the Inn of the Good Samaritan and view the City of Gold, Jerusalem, from Mount Scopus before checking into our hotel in Jerusalem.

Lodging:

Dan Jerusalem

Lehi Street 32

Jerusalem

Phone:  972-2-533-1234

https://www.danhotels.com/

(Early morning visit to the Temple Mount if the site is open.)  This morning, we will visit the City of David Archaeological site which includes Hezekiah’s Tunnel.  This is the site of the Jebusite city conquered by King David.  David later made this city his capital.  We will continue up to Mount Zion and visit the Upper Room where Jesus had His last supper with the disciples.  On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit fell upon the disciples here.  You will also see the entrance to what some believe is David’s Tomb.  After, we will enter the Old City portion of Jerusalem through the Zion gate and into the Jewish Quarter to visit the Cardo, Broad Wall, Western Wall, and the Southern Steps of the Temple before returning to our hotel.

Lodging:

Dan Jerusalem

Lehi Street 32

Jerusalem

Phone:  972-2-533-1234

https://www.danhotels.com/

Tuesday’s tour will begin with a drive past the Supreme Court and a view of the Knesset and the Knesset Menorah.  We will also stop at the Israel Museum, home of the Second Temple Period Model and the Shrine of the Book (Qumran scrolls), and Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum.  In the afternoon, we’ll view Bethlehem and the Shepherds’ Field before returning to our hotel.

Lodging: 

Dan Jerusalem

Lehi Street 32

Jerusalem

Phone:  972-2-533-1234

https://www.danhotels.com/