November 9 – Depart New York

Today, we depart the USA. Appropriate meals will be served on the flight.

November 10 – Arrive Tel Aviv

We arrive in Tel Aviv this afternoon. Our guide will meet us, and we will then be transferred to the Olive Tree Hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

November 11 – Jerusalem sightseeing

This morning, after breakfast, we will visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Later, we will visit Shepherds’ Field, where the angels announced the birth of Jesus. Continue to visit the one acre model of Jerusalem. Dinner and your overnight stay are at your hotel.

November 12 – Jerusalem sightseeing

Today, we tour the old city, visiting the Cardo, walking on the ancient stones that, without question, our Lord walked upon. We will visit the Temple Institute. Later, we visit the “Wailing” (Western Wall) and walk the “Rabbis Tunnel” and the Davidson Center. Return to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

November 13 – Jerusalem sightseeing

This morning, we will visit the Temple Mount, Solomon’s Quarries, and the Mount of Olives. Later, we walk the “Palm Sunday” road to see where the Lord prayed and where He was betrayed. We will wind up this busy day with communion at the Garden Tomb, one of the traditional sites of the crucifixion and burial of our Lord. Then, we will return to the hotel for dinner and our overnight stay.

November 14 – Jerusalem

Today, we will visit ancient Shiloh, where the original “tent of meeting,” or the Temple, was located, and where the Israelites worshiped. After a brief visit there, we will make our way to Jericho, the oldest continually inhabited city in the world. On the way back to Jerusalem, we will have time for a quick stop for photos at the Good Samaratin Inn. Dinner and overnight will be at our hotel.

November 15 – Qumran, Masada, Ein Gedi and Dead Sea

This morning, we travel south to the Dead Sea area, where we visit the village of Qumran, Masada, Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea. We will continue to Tiberius for dinner and overnight.

November 16 – The Galilee

Today, we travel to Caesarea Philippi and then continue to Tel Dan. Later, we visit the Golan Heights, where we will look over into the country of Syria, which they once occupied, often shooting into Israel, before Israel conquered it in the Six-Day War. We will pass the site where Jesus drove the demons out of the demoniac. We return to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

November 17 – The Galilee

This morning, we will visit Magdala, the home of Mary Magdelene. We will then continue to Capernaum, where we will visit the excavations of Peter’s House and the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus taught His followers. After spending the day there, we will return to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

November 18 – Mount Precipice, Meggido, Mount Carmel

Today we journey through Cana, where Jesus performed His first miracle. We will view Mount Precipice, where the people threatened to throw Jesus down, after he read the Scripture, proclaiming that He was the Messiah. We continue to Megiddo, the Biblical site of the Battle of Armageddon. We will stop on Mount Carmel, where Elijah called down fire on the false prophets. We will continue to our hotel in the Netanya area for dinner and overnight.

November 19 – Caesarea by the Sea

Today we will enjoy Caesarea by the Sea and return to the hotel to freshen up before we check out and transfer to the airport for our flight back to the USA

November 20 – Arrive in the USA