DAY 2 - Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and transfer to our hotel. After dinner we will have a short welcome meeting. Good night sleep in our hotel in Tel-Aviv. 

DAY 3 - Jaffa / Caesarea / Mount Carmel / Nazareth / Nazareth Village / Mount of Precipice / Sea of Galilee.  We start our day visiting Jaffa. This is a place for beginnings, both of many tours of Israel, and in the Bible. Jonah’s journey, Tabitha’s restoration to life, and Peter’s conversion of Gentiles all began here. In Jaffa, Peter was divinely led to preach the Gospel to the gentiles at Caesarea. After, we will travel to Caesarea, the port-city built by King Herod. We will walk through the Roman Aqueduct and the Theatre. It was in Caesarea that Cornelius became the first Gentile convert to the new covenant, and where Paul was imprisoned before being taken to Rome for trial. We will continue to Mount Carmel. On this mount, Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal. Next, we will travel to Nazareth, where Jesus lived as a young boy, and we will visit Nazareth Village, a wonderful recreation of Biblical times. We will also visit the Mount of Precipice, where Luke describes how Jesus was rejected by those in the Synagogue after He taught them. Filled with anger they “led Him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast Him down headlong”. Dinner and overnight in Galilee. 

DAY 4 - Boat ride / Synagogue in Capernaum / Tabgha / Mt. of Beatitudes / Magdala / Baptism site at the Jordan River / Baptisms. After breakfast, we descend and take a boat ride to Capernaum to visit the ruins of an ancient Synagogue. We then continue to Tabgha, the site of the multiplication of the loaves and the fish, Mount of Beatitudes, and Magdala - home of Mary Magdalene. Our last visit today will be the Baptism site at the Jordan River, where those who wish, may be baptized. Dinner and overnight in Galilee. 

DAY 5 - Caesarea Philippi / Golan / Agamon - a huge bird’s sanctuary. Today we visit the tel of Dan, one of ancient Israel's boundary markers - "From Dan to Beersheba". Journey to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter proclaimed, "You are the Christ". Next, we will travel through the Golan Heights and better understand their strategic importance to the security of Israel. In the afternoon we will visit Agamon Hula, called "a paradise for birds and people": Some 500 million birds of 400 species, including these white pelicans, migrate through this valley in Israel every migration season. The valley is surrounded by the Golan, the Korazim, and the Metulla Heights and the Lebanon and the Naphtali mountain ranges in the northern part of Israel, and is in the center of the Afro-Syrian Rift –– one of the most significant bird migration routes in the world. Dinner and overnight in Galilee. 

DAY 6 - Megiddo / Yad Hashmona, (Biblical Garden) / Shopping and lunch at the Marketplace in Jerusalem / King of Kings Church. After breakfast we will go to Megiddo - the Biblical city overlooking the Valley of Armageddon. visit the archaeological excavations including the well preserved water supply system. After, we will travel to Yad HaShmona, nestled in the Judean hills about 10 miles west of Jerusalem. This is a Biblical Garden that provides visitors with hands-on exposure to the manners and customs of the ancient Israelites. Today we will go shopping and have lunch at the Marketplace in Jerusalem. Today we will visit King of Kings Church in Jerusalem for the 5 PM Sunday Service. After the Service we will travel to the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea. 

DAY 7 - Free day at the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea. 

DAY 8 - Masada / Factory of Dead Sea Products / Jericho / Mount of Temptation / Inn of the Good Samaritan / Mount Scopus / Jerusalem. Today we will visit Masada. We ascend the mountain by cable car. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel, on top of an isolated rock plateau on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BC. It was in Masada that the Jews came to defy the Romans, after a long and drawn-out siege by the Roman army. We will take you through the important archaeological sites bringing this dramatic historical moment to life for you. Next, we will visit the factory of Dead Sea products. Dead Sea Premier’s products are scientifically developed by expert dermatologists and chemists who specialize in aging and skin biology. We will continue to Jericho. Jericho is described in the Old Testament as the "City of Palm Trees." It is known in Judeo-Christian tradition as the place of the Israelites' return from bondage in Egypt, led by Joshua, the successor to Moses. In Jericho, we will ascend to the Mount of Temptation by cable car. As recorded in the Gospels the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert. While he fasted, the devil tempted Him three times to prove His divinity by demonstrating his supernatural powers. Tradition dating from the 12th century places two of the devil’s tempting on the Mount of Temptation. In our way to Jerusalem, we will stop at the Inn of the Good Samaritan. Dinner and overnight in our hotel in Jerusalem. 

DAY 9 - Mount of Olives / Garden of Gethsemane / Church of All Nations / City of David / Pool of Siloam. Today we will stand atop the Mount of Olives, where Jesus ascended into heaven 40 days after His resurrection. We will pass by the Chapel of the Ascension which marks the traditional site. We will pray in the Garden of Gethsemane among Olive Trees in the Kidron Valley across from the walls of Jerusalem. We will visit the Church of All Nations, officially named the Basilica of the Agony, located at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem next to the Garden of Gethsemane. The Church enshrines a section of stone in the Garden of Gethsemane that is believed to be where Jesus prayed on the night of His arrest. Today we also visit the City of David and the Pool of Siloam. Overnight in our hotel in Jerusalem. 

DAY 10 - Jerusalem – the New City / Menorah / Holocaust Museum / Wailing Wall / Rabbi’s Tunnel / Mount Zion / House of Caiaphas / Shopping Mall. After breakfast we visit the modern city of Jerusalem, the famous Menorah near the Israeli Parliament (Knesset), the Yad Va Shem Museum (the Holocaust Museum). We will visit the Wailing Wall (the Western Wall) - the last remains of the Temple built by King Herod and the Rabbi’s Tunnel which exposes to you the unique size of the Wailing Wall. Continue to Mount Zion (King David's tomb) and the Upper Room, site of the Last Supper. Nearby is the house of Caiaphas. If time permits we will visit the new Shopping Mall in Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in our Hotel in Jerusalem. 

DAY 11 - Bethlehem / Church of the Nativity and Milk Grotto / Shepherds field / Jerusalem- the Old City / Davidson Center / the Pool of Bethesda / the Way of Suffering / Garden Tomb / Communion. In the morning we visit the "little town of Bethlehem" and its' Church of the Nativity and Milk Grotto. We also visit the Shepherds field. We continue to visit Jerusalem – the Old City, including the Way of Suffering and the Garden Tomb, where we celebrate the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ with Communion and a time of praise. Dinner and overnight in our Hotel in Jerusalem. 

DAY 12 - Transfer to the airport for our flight back home.

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