Detailed Itinerary

Day 1, March 09th, 2026 (Monday): Departure to Tel Aviv 

Day 2, March 10th, 2026 (Tuesday): Arrive in Tel Aviv – Jerusalem 
Welcome to Land of your Bible! We arrive in Tel Aviv, upon arrival we will meet our representative who will assist us through customs, then we will meet our local guide and driver. Transfer to our hotel in Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (-, D).

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Day 3, March 11th, 2026 (Wednesday): Temple Mount – St. Anne’s Church & Pool of Bethesda – Israeli Museum – Bethlehem & Shepherd’s Fields 
Quick buffet breakfast. Leave the hotel and drive towards the Old City to Temple Mount. Visit Temple Mount where the Jewish temple stood until it’s destruction in 70 A.D. Here we reflect over Jesus’ ministry at the Temple of Jerusalem, seeing the Dome of the Rock, a possible location of the Holy of Holies. Visit 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). Later on 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. We then travel to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus and have lunch on our own. Visit Shepherd’s Field 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. Then, Visit the Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity built over the Cave of Christ’s Birth, we will view the actual place where Our Lord was born. Return to Jerusalem. Our last stop is visiting the Western Wall, called the Wailing Wall, a section of the Western retaining wall of the Temple Mount, and Judaism’s holiest site. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D). 

Day 4, March 12th, 2026 (Thursday): Mount of Olives panoramic view – Kidron Valley – City of David – Mt. Zion (Upper Room, David Tomb) – Jewish Quarter – Wailing Wall – Southern Wall Excavations 
Start the day with a visit to the Mount of Olives for a breath taking view of Jerusalem and a panoramic photo. Our guide will point the most important sites in Jerusalem, then we will walk the Palm Sunday Road. Later on we will walk along the Kidron Valley following the footsteps of Our Lord, seeing Absalom Tomb, Gihon Spring and Water Gate. We will then visit the City of David, original location of the city of Jerusalem with its famous Hezekiah's Tunnel. We reach remains of the Pool of Siloam (included), accidentally discovered about ten years ago, which is the place where Jesus instructed the blind man to wash the mud off his eyes. Proceeding to Mount Zion, we visit the Cenacle, that commemorates the Upper Room in which Jesus shared the Last Supper with the disciples. Then, visit also King David’s tomb, a site which is considered to be the place of burial of biblical king. Visit the Jewish Quarter and visit the Western Wall, a section of the Western retaining wall of the Temple Mount, and Judaism’s holiest site. Visit the Southern Wall excavation site (entrance included). Here we will walk on the very stones where Jesus trod to Herod’s “second temple”, and see the place where our Savior taught the Scriptures. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D).

Day 5, March 13th, 2026 (Friday): Masada – Ein Gedi – Qumran – Dead Sea swim – Jerusalem
After buffet breakfast, we visit Masada (entrance & cable car included), the fortress built by King Herod the Great and made famous by the Zealots in 73/74 AD with the standoff against the Romans. We visit the fortress and see the ruins that are considered a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. We proceed to Ein Gedi (lookout / parking included), an oasis in the desert where the meeting between David and King Saul took place (I Samuel 24) and where some of the psalms were written by David. After lunch on our own, we visit Qumran (entrance included), where we see the caves where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered and the buildings that formed the Essenes. Have some time to float in the Dead Sea (access to the beach included) (weather permitting). Return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D).

Day 6, March 14th, 2026 (Saturday): Garden of Gethsemani – St. Peter in Gallicantu – Ecce Homo – Via Dolorosa – Holy Sepulcher – Garden Tomb 
After buffet breakfast, we start our day with visiting the Garden of Gethsemane where amid the 2000 years old olive trees we see the Rock of Agony on which Jesus prayed and the nearby Gethsemane cave where Jesus often spent the night sat and where he was arrested at the hands of the High Priest guards. There we will pause for a prayer time in private garden (subject to confirmation). Visit House of Caiaphas, the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (entrance included), where we can see parts of the streets that Our Lord was dragged on by his capturers. We will have a chance to visit and pray at the dungeon where He was kept overnight. After lunch on our own, we reach Ecce Homo (entrance included), the site named for Pontius Pilate's words “Behold the man”, where Jesus was beaten, crowned with thorns and clothed in a purple robe. We see the Stone Pavement called Lithostratos and have sometime for prayers and meditations. We walk the Via Dolorosa following Christ passion toward the church of the Holy Sepulcher. Visit Garden Tomb (donation included), a peaceful spot where we can remember Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection. We see the Calvary and the empty Tomb. Celebrate communion service at the Garden at the empty Tomb (subject to confirmation). Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D).

Day 7, March 15th, 2026 (Sunday): Jericho – Baptismal Site – Beit She’an – Sea of Galilee 
After buffet breakfast, check-out and depart to Jericho. Visit Tel Jericho (entrance included), where we will see the location of city from the town of Joshua, view the Mount of Temptation. Then, enjoy panoramic tour of Jericho, seeing the Sycamore Tree reminding us of the encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus. We will then continue traveling to the actual location where John the Baptist was baptizing on the Jordan River. Proceed to Beit She’an. En route, lunch on your own. Visit Beit She’an (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 Beit Shean. Drive to the Sea of Galilee. Check in at our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias (B, D).

Day 8, March 16th, 2026 (Monday): Mount of Beatitudes – Magdala – Capernaum – Ancient Boat & Boat Ride 
After breakfast, we begin our day on the Mount of Beatitudes where we enjoy its enchanting gardens and reflect over Jesus’ teachings of the Sermon on the Mount. Passing through Tabgha, visit the Church of St Peter’s Primacy, where Jesus appeared to his disciples the third time after the Resurrection. We will then visit Magdala (entrance included), the hometown of Mary Magdalene. During lunch break on your own you will have the opportunity to try St. Peter’s fish, commonly eaten by people in Jesus’ day (lunch not included). Visit Capernaum (entrance included), hometown of Jesus as described by the Gospel, also Jesus’ Galilean ministry base. There we will see the house of Peter’s mother in law and the ancient synagogue where many of Jesus’ teachings took place. Visit the ancient boat museum (entrance included), containing a 2000-year old fishing boat which is a good example of how the boats looked like in Jesus’ time. We will then sail on the Sea Of Galilee on a replica of that boat. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias (B, D).

Day 9, March 17th, 2026 (Tuesday): Tel Hazer – Tel Dan – Caesarea Philippi – Yardenit 
After a buffet breakfast, we begin our day with traveling to the northern boundary of Israel. Our First stop will be Tel Hazer (included), where we will view the ruins of the largest Canaanite city and the only place that Joshua burned. This is one of three cities mentioned in the Book of Kings as part of the building activities of King Solomon. We will visit the location of the altar where the golden calf was placed by King Jeroboam. There we will discuss the downfall and idolatry of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. We will move on to Tel Dan (included) and visit the Dan Stream, the largest tributary of the Jordan River and possibly the place where Psalm 42 was written (“As the dear pants for the water brook, so my soul pants for Thee...”). We will then continue to Caesarea Philippi (included), where we will visit the ruins of the pagan altars and consider the confession of Peter in Matthew 16 (“Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” You will be invited to a self-hosted lunch where you will have the option to try falafel, a typical Middle Easter meal. We will drive further north to the border with Syria where we will consider the dramatic conversion and life-transformation of Saul of Tarsus: The Apostle Paul. We then travel to the baptismal site of Jesus on the Jordan River. You will be offered the opportunity to be baptized in the waters of the Jordan in an available location picked by your host and guide. We then spend the evening in our hotel on the Sea of Galilee. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias (B, D).

Day 10, March 18th, 2026 (Wednesday): Nazareth (Mt. Precipice) – Megiddo – Muhraqa Caesarea Maritima – Herzliya 
Buffet breakfast and check-out. 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). On to Megiddo. Visit Tel Megiddo “Armageddon” (entrance included), reflecting over the future end of days battle between good and evil mentioned in Revelation 16:16 and the return of Christ. Along our visit we would see the Solomon city gate, stables and palaces from the times of Ahab, high place and the impressive water system dating to the 9th century BC. Visit Mount Carmel, Muhraqa – The Place of Fire (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. After lunch on your own visit Caesarea Maritima (entrance included), a 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. After dinner, we travel to the airport for our flight back home.

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