Holy Land: Israel Footstep of Jesus 8 Days / 7 Nights

(Tour starts every Sunday from Tel Aviv)

USD 1999 per person based on twin-sharing
(Promo valid now until July 2016 (subject to space availability)

Itinerary:

DAY 1  (Sunday):  Arrival Tel Aviv
Welcome to Israel! Today your Christian pilgrimage tour to Israel begins with your arrival in the Holy Land.   Upon arrival into Ben Gurion International Airport, you are met by our Kenes staff at the airport and transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv for dinner and overnight.

DAY 2  (Monday): Caesarea / Megiddo / Haifa / Acre
Following a delicious Israeli buffet breakfast (which you will enjoy each morning prior of your religious tour prior to departing for your day of touring), depart Tel Aviv. Our pilgrimage begins with a drive north along the coastal plain to Caesarea (Acts 9.30 Acts 10 24-48), capital of Judea under the Romans. Visit the excavations of this ancient city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct. Continue to Megiddo (1 Kings 4.28, 9,15, 2 Kings 23,29 & Revel. 16.16), identified as the site of Armageddon. Visit the archaeological excavations at Megiddo, including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive to the beautiful port city of Haifa, nestled on the Mediterranean Sea, for a panoramic view of the Bahai gardens and Haifa Bay. Continue to Acre (Micah 1.10), capital of the Crusaders for more than a century. Visit the ancient city and harbour before continuing eastwards across the plains of the Galilee to a Kibbutz hotel not far from the Sea Of Galilee for dinner and overnight .

DAY 3  (Tuesday)  : Tiberias / Capernaum / Banias
After a short tour of the Kibbutz grounds our pilgrim tour continues with a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum (Matt. 4.13 13.54, 17.24, Luke 7, Mark 1.2, John 4.46-54). Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha (Matt. 13, Mark .33-45, & John 21), site of the miracle of fish and loaves, and visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Continue to the Mount of the Beatitudes (Matt. 5,6,7,8), where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Drive to the Banias Spring and Waterfall (Matt. 16.13 and Mark 8.27), where Jesus was recognized as The Messiah by His Disciples. Tour the Golan Heights, with its valleys, grazing land and snow capped mountains. Return to Kibbutz for dinner and overnight.
DAY 4  (Wednesday)  : Nazareth / Beit Shean
Begin the day with a drive to Nazareth (Luke 1.26, 4.16-29, Matthew 2.23) via Cana of Galilee (John 2.1-11). In Nazareth, visit the Church of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Workshop, and Mary’s Well. Next on our program is the Jordan River and the Baptismal site Yardenit. Continue to Beit Shean, one of the ancient Decapolis cities (Mark 5.20, 7.31), to visit the Roman theatre. This is the city where Saul and his son Jonathan were nailed to the walls (1st Samuel 31.10). Judges 1.27 also mentions Beit Shean. Continue south along the shores of the River Jordan. Passing Jericho, we proceed westward and climb to the Golden City of Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

DAY 5  (Thursday) : Jerusalem – Old City
Today on our pilgrimage to Jerusalem we visit the Old City of Jerusalem. Our appreciation of this Golden City begins with a panoramic view from the Mount of Olives, overlooking the walls of the Old City and the ancient Jewish cemetery. Visit the Church of All Nations. Proceed to Mount Zion to see the Tomb of King David and the nearby Room of the Last Supper (Mark 14.13, Luke 22. 10-38, Matt 26 17-29, Acts 1.13 and Acts 2 the Pentecost). Enter the Old City to explore the wonders of Jerusalem. Walk through the Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem 2000 years ago. View the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa, where Jesus carried His Cross. Continue to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Matt. 27. 33-57, 28.10). No visit to Jerusalem is complete without a walk through the colorful Arab bazaar (an opportunity to test your negotiating skills). Visit the Garden Tomb. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

DAY 6  (Friday):   Jerusalem – New City And Bethlehem
Today’s program on our holy land pilgrimage is dedicated to exploring the new city of Jerusalem, and Bethlehem.    No pilgrimage tour package to Israel is complete without a visit to the model of ancient Jerusalem. Continue to Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial and museum for the victims of the Holocaust. Enter the site by walking along the Street of the Righteous Gentiles, dedicated to the non-Jews that risked their lives in order to save their Jewish neighbours. Continue to Ein Karem, birthplace of John the Baptist (Luke 1.39-80). This Spanish style church and Mary’s well is where Mother Mary met her cousin Elizabeth. Our Christian pilgrimage next takes us to proceed to to Bethlehem * to visit the Church of the Nativity. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

DAY 7  (Saturday):   Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea
Our last day in Israel on our pilgrimage to the Holy Land begins with a drive through the Judean Desert to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found in 1947 by a Bedouin boy. Visit the ancient city of Qumran and drive along the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, to Massada, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E. Ascend Massada by cable car and visit the food storeroom, water irrigation system and Herod’s Palace. Time and weather permitting we will have an opportunity afterward to float on the Dead Sea waters. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

DAY 8 (Sunday)  Depart Tel Aviv
Our pilgrimage tour package includes the final transfer back to Ben Gurion International Airport for your flight back home.
Note : * visit subject to availability

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Inclusions:
• Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to Hotel in Tel Aviv and from Hotel in Jerusalem to Airport.
• Meeting point on arrival at the Stematzky book store at the Main Arrival Hall at the Ben Gurion Airport
• Six full day touring with all entrance fees as per above itinerary.
• Half Board Basis (buffet breakfast and dinner in hotels).
• Seven nights’ accommodation based on twin-sharing

Listed Hotels:
TEL AVIV  -  Tal Hotel or similar
TIBERIUS -  Kibbutz Lavi net Hotel or similar
JERUSALEM -  Grand Court Hotel  or similar

Excludes:
• International airfare
• Travel insurance
• Tips  (suggested: $12 per person per day)
• Personal expense

Remarks:
• Non-refundable once booked/finalized
• Rates are discounted cash price
• Check payment 
• If using Credit Card – please add 5% to be charged via Pay Pal
• Please call us for the airfare quote
 

Tour code:  TIG - KT