Duration: 10 Days
Dates: October 31, 2021 to November 9, 2021
Departure City: San Francisco, CA (SFO)

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Sunday, October 31
Leave out of SFO on a direct flight to TLV 

Day 2: Monday,  November 1 - Tel Aviv
Upon arrival into Tel Aviv, we will be met by a representative who will assist us with passport control, we will then board our bus and drive to Tel Aviv. Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv. (D) 

Day 3: Tuesday, November 2 - Caesarea-Nazareth– Megiddo – Mt. Carmel
Today we check out from our hotel and start our day visiting the following Biblical sites: Caesarea Maritima  the springboard of Christianity to the West (Acts 9 & 25), Mt. Carmel (1 Kings. 18), Megiddo (Armageddon; 1 Kgs. 9:15; Rev. 16:16) and Nazareth - Mount of Precipice (Luke 1 & 2), We proceed to Tiberias for Dinner and overnight. (B, D) 

Day 4: Wednesday, November 3 - Mount Arbel- Caesarea Philippi - Tel Dan - Road to Damascus
This morning we drive to the northern part of the country to start at Caesarea Philippi where Peter confessed his faith in The Lord (Mathew 16), we also have a chance to hike to the water falls there. We will then continue further north to visit Tel Dan where the golden calves were set and enjoy another nature hike. We then continue driving to the border with Syria and consider the conversion of Paul as he was on his way to Damascus. We then return to the Sea of Galilee area to look at the amazing view of the lake from the top of Mount Arbel, with the opportunity to hike down the mountain for those interested. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. (B, D) 

Day 5: Thursday, November 4 - Mt. of Beatitudes – Tabgha – Capernaum – Boat Ride & Museum, Baptism
This morning we rise at our hotel on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Today will include many Biblical sites along the shore of the Sea of Galilee: e.g., Capernaum (Matt. 4:13), Mount of Beatitudes (Matt. 5-7), the Primacy of Peter (John 21). Lunch of St Peter’s Fish. We will also visit The Jesus Boat exhibition; Sunset boat ride across the Sea of Galilee, and the Baptismal Site (chance to be baptized in the Jordan River for those interested); Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. (B, D) 

Day 6: Friday, November 5 - Bet Shean-Jericho- Old Roman-Road - Jerusalem
Today we leave Galilee to visit Bet Shean where we will visit Roman ruins and discuss the significance of this city and its connection with King Saul. We will then continue on the Jordan Valley Road Jericho to discuss the history of the city that was conquered first by Joshua and the Israelites. We will then stop at the Old Roman Road that Jesus and others would have traveled on as we make our way up to Jerusalem. We will then enter Jerusalem and have a Genesis welcome on Mount Scopus as you get your first view of the Holy City. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D) 

Day 7: Saturday, November 6 - Mt. Olives – Garden of Gethsemane – House of Caiaphas – Mt. Zion – Bethlehem – Shepherds Fields
Today we begin our tour with an orientation of the City of Jerusalem form the Mount of Olives. We will then go to Gethsemane with its ancient olive grove, and there visit the Church of Agony, where Jesus prayed and was arrested (private time will be given in the private section of the Garden). Drive to Mt. Zion where we will visit the Upper Room, where Jesus spent those last momentous hours with His disciples before His passion, and it was also here where the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples on Pentecost. We visit the house of Caiaphas (entrance included), where Jesus was tried and where Peter denied Our Lord. We end our day with a visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity where Our Lord was born and Shepherd’s Fields. Time will be given for shopping. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D) 

Day 8: Sunday, November 7 - Masada – Ein Gedi – Qumran – Jericho
After Breakfast, Leaving Jerusalem, we will descend down to the Dead Sea and the wilderness of Judah. Our first stop will be Masada  where we will ascend high upon the wilderness mountain by way of the cable car to the fortress built by King Herod. Here we survey the ruins of the fortifications, waterworks, synagogue, temples and palaces. Following the road north along the western shore of the Dead Sea, we will stop at Ein Gedi where David hid from King Saul (I Samuel 24). Continuing north, we will stop at Qumran and the possible settlement of the first century sect known as the Essenes, the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls. From there we will go to the city of Palms, Jericho the oldest existing city on earth. Here we will see Tel Jericho (entrance included) and the Mount of Temptation. Back to Jerusalem, dinner and Overnight. (B, D) **We will have a meeting with an Israeli peace activist who will discuss the Israeli/ Palestinian relationship and have some time for Q&A. 

Day 9: Monday, November 8 - Wailing Wall - Western Wall Tunnels – City of David - Davidson Center -St. Anne- Temple Mount –Via Dolorosa – Garden tomb
After breakfast, we will ascend the Temple Mount, the 35-acre temple area purchased by King David (2 Sam. 24:18-25) On this site now stands the magnificent Dome of the Rock (the third holiest shrine in all Islam) and the El Aksa Mosque. we will enter Jerusalem through the Dung Gate and walk to the holiest site in the whole Jewish world, the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) of Herod’s temple. At this point we will enter the Rabbinical Tunnel where we get as close to the temple as allowed without being on the Temple Mount. Here you will see the foundation stones of Herod’s wall surrounding the Temple Mount. When we exit the Rabbinical Tunnel, we will make our way from the temple area. We will then visit the City of David and consider the origins of the city of Jerusalem, here you will have the chance to walk through Hezekiah’s tunnel, a 1749-footlong tunnel that was built by King Hezekiah as he fortified the city of Jerusalem against the Assyrian King Sennacherib. We will then visit the Southern Steps, the main entrance to the Temple and the Teaching steps where Rabbis such Gamaliel used to teach. We will proceed to St. Stephen’s Gate to visit the Church of St. Anne (entrance included), which is also the site of the Pools of Bethesda (John 5). We then walk the Via Dolorosa to the Sisters of Zion Convent (to see the Pavement where Jesus stood as he was being tried by Pilate) and the Ecce Homo Arch, and then follow the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected. Late in the afternoon we will visit the Garden Tomb and celebrate a communion service. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D) 

Day 10: Tuesday, November 9 - Return home 
Today we leave Jerusalem on an international flight back home with unforgettable memories. (B)