Day 1 –
Today we embark on our Journey to the Holy Land. Prepare yourself for a life-changing experience. Get some rest on the flight…tomorrow you will be walking where Jesus walked!
Day 2 – Ben Gurion Airport/Jerusalem
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by your ITP representative and transferred to your hotel.
Dinner & Overnight at Grand Beach Hotel, Tel Aviv.
Day 3 – Caesarea/Nazareth/Jordan River
Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region. See the excavations of the Crusaders' city, the aqueduct, and the amphitheatre, which has been restored as a concert venue. Proceed to Nazareth, via Cana of Galilee. In Nazareth, we shall visit the Church of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Workshop and Mary’s Well. Then drive along the Jordan River to the baptismal site, were you will have the opportunity to participate in a baptism ceremony.
Dinner & Overnight at Kibbutz Kfar Giladi Guesthouse
Day 4 –Tiberius/Capernaum/Banias
After a short tour of Tiberius, take a boat ride to Capernaum. Visit the remains of this 2nd Century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the “Miracle of Fishes and Loaves” and visit the Church of Multiplication, with its 4th Century mosaic floor. Continue to Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Drive to the Banias, where Jesus was recognized a Messiah by his disciples, and enjoy the springs and waterfalls. Tour the Golan Heights.
Dinner & Overnight at Kibbutz Kibbutz Kfar Giladi Guesthouse
Day 5 – Qumran/Massada/Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where Jewish inhabitants made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float in the Dead Sea.
Dinner & Overnight at Grand court Hotel, Jerusalem.
Day 6 –Jerusalem-The Old City
Travel north to Jerusalem, stopping at the Mount of Olives, for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Visit the tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Quarter and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem* to visit Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity.
Dinner & Overnight at Grand court Hotel, Jerusalem.
Day 7 –Around Jerusalem, Bible Times, Holocaust Museum
Passing by the Protestant Cemetery, we visit the "Upper Room," just outside the Zion Gate, where the disciple whom Jesus loved laid his head on His breast and where later Thomas cried, "my Lord and my God." An interesting and educational time awaits us at the Israel Museum. Walk through collections of centuries-old Israeli artifacts including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and a then a guided walk through an accurately detailed model of biblical Jerusalem will help to summarize what you have experienced in recent days. We conclude the day with a visit to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Museum, for a needed reminder of what the Jews have suffered as a people. Travel along the Path of the Patriarchs and do some touring through antiquities and modern communities in Gush Etzion. Continue to Efrat for hotel check-in. Evening: Take part in a program of Christian-Jewish dialogue and fellowship at Efrat’s Center of Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation, staffed by extremely knowledgeable Orthodox Jews.
Dinner & Overnight at Grand court Hotel, Jerusalem.
Day 8 –Tel Aviv / Ben Gurion Airport.
After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
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