Duration: 10 Days
Dates: March 22, 2021 to April 3, 2021
Departure City: Atlanta, Georgia

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Detailed Itinerary

monday– march 22: Arrival Tel Aviv – Overnight in Tel Aviv. Welcome to Israel! We will arrive in Ben Gurion Airport where we meet our local guide and transfer.

Tuesday-march 23: Jaffa-Caesarea – Muhraqa – Megiddo – Nazareth Village - Tiberias
We will start today with Jaffa, considering Jonah and the vision of Peter. then drive to Caesarea Maritima (entrance included), where we will visit the magnificent city with Roman, Byzantine, and Crusader ruins. Here we will elaborate on the story of the baptism of Cornelius, the first gentile converts into Christianity (Acts 10), and on the travels of Paul — those events that led Caesarea Maritima to become the springboard of Christianity to the West. We will then continue to Mount Carmel (entrance included) and consider the contest between the Prophet Elijah and the false prophets of Baal (I Kings 18), discussing the reasons why the Prophet chose that place for the contest, and the lessons we learn from the story. We then travel to Megiddo (entrance included) and explore the Tel that goes back in history to 4000 BC, looking at ruins from the times of King Solomon and King Ahab. Overlooking the Armageddon Valley, we will also discuss the reasons why we believe this will be the setting for the final battle between good and evil mentioned in Revelation 16:16. we travel to Nazareth where we will climb the Mount of Precipice, the brow of the hill on which the city was built (Luke 4). There we will reflect on the rejection of Jesus by his family and friends in Nazareth. In addition to discussing Jesus’ boyhood we will also consider the life and times of Deborah (Judges 4). We will then visit Nazareth Village (entrance included), a reconstruction of an ancient village from the time of The Lord. We check into our hotel on the Sea of Galilee for the next three nights and enjoy another dinner together. (B, D)

wednesday-march 24: Sea of Galilee – Boat Ride & Jesus Boat Museum-Caesarea Philippi – Mt. Beatitudes – Capernaum - Baptism
After a buffet breakfast, we start our day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. We we travel to We then proceed to the Mount of Beatitudes and discuss the Sermon on the Mount Caesarea Philppi is next with the confession of Peter )Mathew 16). We will then have lunch where you will have the opportunity to try St. Peter’s fish, commonly eaten by people in Jesus’ day on your own. We will then visit Capernaum (entrance included), Jesus’ Galilean ministry base. There we will see the house of Peter’s mother in law, in addition to other ruins of the village. We will stand in the ruins of the ancient synagogue where Jesus was confronted by the demoniac. We end our day with a visit to baptismal site where you will get a chance to be baptized in the Jordan River. We return to our hotel. Dinner included. (B, D)

thursday-march 25: Beit Shean – Jordan River – Tel Jericho – Mt. Scopus- Old Roman road
After a buffet breakfast, we leave the area of Galilee, following the Jordan Valley Road to Beth Shean (entrance included), the capital of the Decapolis. There we will see the ruins of the Roman and Byzantine cities. We will also discuss the demise of King Saul and his sons, whose bodies were hanged on the walls of Beth Shean. We will then continue traveling south to the actual location where John the Baptist was baptizing on the Jordan River. Jericho will be our next stop, where we will visit the Tel of Jericho (entrance included) with its ancient ruins, pointing out what possibly could be the foundations of the ramparts that Joshua and the Israelites brought down. we travel to the Old Roman Road (The valley of the shadow of death), where we will consider the setting for the Parable of the Good Samaritan. From there we will go up to Jerusalem, and have a Genesis Welcome to the Holy City. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

friday-march 26: Wadi Elah-En Gedi – Qumran-Dead Sea swim
After a buffet breakfast, we begin our day visiting the valley of Elah where David and Goliath met. we then will travel to Ein Gedi, the oasis in the desert where the meeting between David and King Saul took place (I Samuel 24) and where many of the psalms were written by David. we visit Qumran (entrance included), the location where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found by a Bedouin boy back in 1947. There we will see the caves and other buildings that the Essenes, the group of Jews who wrote the scrolls, lived. We end our day with a swim in the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

saturday- march 27: Mount of Olives – Gethsemane – Davidson Centre – Bethlehem – Shepherd’s Field
After a buffet breakfast, we begin our day with an orientation over the holy city from the Mount of Olives, pointing out important locations within the Old City, connecting them with Biblical stories and prophecies about the return of Jesus. We will then walk down the Palm Sunday Procession road to the Garden of Gethsemane, where the passion of Jesus began. Each of us will be given some personal time in a private section of the Garden. We will then visit the Southern Wall excavations (entrance included) where ruins of the retaining walls of the Temple Mount are still visible. We will then gather at the teaching steps, the main entrance to the Temple where Rabbis met and taught their disciples. we then travel to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. We begin with a visit to the Shepherds fields where the angels appeared to the shepherds and announced the birth of Our Lord. These fields are also the setting of the Book of Ruth. We will then travel to the Church of the Nativity and view the actual place where Our Lord was born. Time will then be given to shop for olive wood and other items. We return to our hotel. Dinner included. (B, D)

sunday- march 28: Western Wall Tunnels – Temple Mount – St. Anne – Via Dolorosa Ecce Homo – Israel Museum
After a buffet breakfast, we begin our day entering the Old City and a visit to the Western Wall, a section of the Western retaining wall of the Temple Mount, and Judaism’s holiest site. We will ascend the Temple Mount, discussing its connection to both the Old and New Testaments. We will also discuss why it is considered the third holiest site in Islam. Leaving the Temple Mount, we will visit the Church of St. Anne’s (entrance included), a perfectly intact Crusader church. It is a wonderful place to gather and sing a song (sometimes with fellow Christians from all over the world). There, we will also visit the pools of Bethesda where the healing at the pool took place (John 5). We will then walk the Via Dolorosa (The Way of Suffering), the actual path that Jesus walked from the Antonia Fortress (entrance included) to the crucifixion site. We will also visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jesus’ tomb. we travel to the Israel Museum (entrance included) where we will visit the Second Temple Period Model of Jerusalem, a 1:50 scaled model of the city from the year 66 AD. We will also visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are on exhibit, in addition to the archeological section where many artifacts are displayed, we will play special attention to those items that relate to Bible history. We then return to our hotel. Dinner included. (B, D)

monday-march 29: City of David – Mt. Zion – Judgement Hall-Garden TombAfter a buffet breakfast, we begin our day with a visit to the original location of the city of Jerusalem, going back in history 3000 years. We will also visit Hezekiah’s tunnel (entrance included), a 1749-foot-long tunnel that was dug by King Hezekiah as he prepared for the Assyrian King Sancharib’s invasion in 701 BC. Those interested in walking the foot-deep water tunnel will have the chance to do so. We will visit the Upper Room, the place of the Last Supper and also the home of the High Priest, Caiaphas (entrance included). We will then visit the Judgement Hall where Jesus stood before Pilate. We end our day with a visit to the Garden Tomb, where we will worship together and celebrate communion. We return to our hotel for our last Dinner provided. (B, D)

tuesday – march 30 DEPARTURE or rome extension
will travel to the airport and return home with unforgettable memories, amazing new friends and a life-changing understanding of the Bible. Optional extension to Rome.

Wednesday - march 31: rome

thursday - april 1: rome

friday - april 2: rome

saturday - april 3: departure