Israel Tours

We hope to be in ISRAEL late in 2010 and may take a group on tour with us:                                                

      We were privileged to be in Israel in 2008   to celebrate the nation's 60^th Anniversary

The Itinerary for future tours is provisional. We will keep you posted as the details of our journey take shape. We have been to Israel many times and want to make this the trip an unforgettable experience for you.  Please also share your thoughts about places you would like to visit.

Tour Features:

• Meeting and assistance at airport
• Round trip airport transfers
• First class accommodations with private bath
• Full Israeli style breakfast – daily
• Dinner daily
• Services of government licensed guide on sightseeing days
• Air conditioned transportation used for touring
• Boat ride on the Galilee, visit to the Jordan River baptismal site 
• Swimming in the Dead Sea
• Visit to the En Gedi spa and its ancient hot springs and mud baths

Children: are welcome. Carol brought Emanuel to Israel with an adult group when he was 7, and it was wonderful and beneficial  for him to see the Bible lands come alive before his eyes at an early age. Prayerfully consider if your children –or grandchildren!-  would benefit and be able to keep up with this very special  yet intense experience.

Day 1

           Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, assistance and transfer to your hotel.

           Dinner and Overnight: Tel Aviv by the ancient Port of Jaffa where Peter visited Cornelius                                     

Day 2

Depart Tel Aviv and drive along the Mediterranean coast to CAESAREA, built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar. Continue to MEGIDDO, one of the chariot cities of King Solomon. Travel along the slopes of Mt. Carmel to HAIFA for a panoramic view of the bay.

            Dinner and Overnight: Tiberias     

Day 3 

             Enjoy a boat ride on the sea of Galilee. Visit CAPERNAUM and see the ancient synagogue where Jesus taught and the stone with the carving of the Ark of the Covenant. Visit TABGHA, where Jesus fed the 5,000, the Church of Multiplication with it’s 4th century mosaic floor. On to the Mount of Beatitudes, which overlooks the Galilee. Travel through the foothills of beautiful Mt. Herman into the GOLAN HEIGHTS on the road that leads to Damascus. Visit the lovely BANIAS SPRINGS at Caesarea Phillipi, where Jesus spent special time apart with his disciples.

    .       Dinner and Overnight:  Tiberias

Day 4

Visit the Jordan River baptismal site at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee. Continue to NAZARETH, where Jesus spent his childhood and to the Church of Annunciation. Pass the Gilboa mountains to BEIT SHEAN where one can see the recently excavated amphitheatre. Travel through the Jordan valley to JERICHO, the first city that was conquered by Joshua and observe the Mt. of Temptations where Jesus spent 40 days in the desert tempted by Satan. Ascend the Judean hills to Jerusalem. 

Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 5

Our day in the HOLY CITY begins as we enjoy the unforgettable view from the top of the Mount of Olives. We will then follow in Jesus footsteps, from the Triumphal entry to the Resurrection, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and King David’s Tomb. View the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Bazaar as we visit shops in the narrow ancient streets of the Old City..

Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 6 

Today we visit the NEW CITY OF JERUSALEM, first to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Next is a visit to the Jerusalem Model, a replica in miniature of Herodian Jerusalem. Visit the Israel Museum to see the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are exhibited. Drive to Ein Kerem, home of John the Baptist, and where Mary visited Elizabeth with baby Jesus in her womb. Continue to BETHLEHEM to visit the site of the Nativity, birthplace of Jesus.

Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

Day 7

Depart Jerusalem through the Judean Mountains and drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to MASADA. Ascend the eastern slope of the mountain in the cable-car and walk on this mountain refuge. Excavations have uncovered luxurious palaces, mosaic floors, a synagogue, biblical scrolls and many fascinating artifacts. Drive to QUMRAN, home of the Essenes and see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Time permitting, an opportunity will be provided for a unique experience to bathe in the DEAD SEA and enjoy the ancient mineral baths and spa at En Gedi.

Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem and Farewell Dinner

Day 8

      Drive through the scenic Judean Hills to Ben Gurion Airport for your departure flight as we meditate on these unforgettable days.

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