HOLY LAND TOUR

DAYS 1-2: TRAVEL DAY

DAY 3: CAESAREA / NAZARETH

• Breakfast
• Travel to Caesarea
• Explore the Roman Amphitheatre & Aqueducts (Acts 25)
• Travel to Nazareth (Luke 4:16)
• Visit the Church of Annunciation
• Continue on to the Sea of Galilee
• Dinner

DAY 4: GALILEE

• Breakfast
• Visit Kibbutz Nof Ginosar to the Ancient Boat of Ginosar
• Journey out onto the Sea of Galilee by boat (Matthew 14:26)
• Lunch
• Spend time in prayer and worship at the Mount of Beatitudes (Matthew 5, 6, & 7)
• Explore Capernaum, one of Jesus’ bases of ministry (Luke 7)
• Stop by Tabgha and the Church of the Loaves and Fishes (Matthew 14:13-21)
• Travel to the Jordan River baptisms (Matthew 3:1-6)

DAY 5: BEIT SHE’AN / JERICHO

• Breakfast and check out of hotel
• Depart for Beit She’an and explore the ancient Roman city (1 Chronicles 7:29)
• Travel to Jericho and stop for lunch on the way
• Visit the ruins of Jericho (Joshua 6)
• Continue on to Jerusalem
• Dinner

DAY 6: DEAD SEA*    

*Today, you will want to pack a towel and a change of clothes for an optional swim in the Dead Sea.

• Breakfast
• Depart to visit Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
• Continue South towards Masada and stop for lunch
• Take a cable car to visit the palace of Masada
• Head north to take an optional dip in the Dead Sea (Genesis 14:3)
• Head back to Jerusalem
• Take a break at the hotel to freshen up
• Dinner

DAY 7: JERUSALEM    

• Breakfast
• Head to the Haas Promenade for a panoramic view of Jerusalem
• Learn about the Haas Promenade and Mount Moriah (2 Chronicles 3:1)
• Continue on to the Mount of Olives
• Standing on the Mount of Olives, you can see the Dome of the Rock (Zechariah 14:4)
• Visit the Chapel of the Ascension and spend time in the Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:44)
• Break for lunch
• View the cave revered as Jesus’ birthplace (Matthew 2/Luke 2)
• A time of prayer and worship at Shepherd’s Field (Luke 2:8-20)
• This afternoon enjoy some free time in the city for shopping
• Dinner

DAY 8: JERUSALEM

• Breakfast
• Depart for the day
• Visit the revered Upper Room and David’s Tomb (1 Kings 2 & Luke 22:7-39)
• Witness the Pool of Bethesda and worship in St. Anne’s Church (John 5)
• See the view Herod’s Antonia Fortress once had
• Walk the Via Dolorosa ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Matthew 15)
• Break for lunch
• Walk through the Cardo
• Travel to the Southern Wall excavations of the ancient Temple, the Teaching Steps, and the Western Wall
• Dinner

DAY 9: ELN KAREM / GARDEN TOMB    

• Breakfast
• Head out to Ein Karem to explore the birthplace of John the Baptist, where Mary visited Elizabeth (Luke 1)
• Return to Jerusalem and break for lunch
• Take time to shop at the Jaffa Gate (make sure to haggle for the best prices!)
• Visit the Garden Tomb and spend time in prayer and worship (Matthew 27:33-35)
• Dinner

DAY 10: TRAVEL DAY    

• Hotel check out
• Head to the airport to begin the journey home