Duration: 10 Days
Dates: December 29, 2025 - January 07, 2026
Departure City: Charlotte, NC (CLT)

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1, December 29th, 2025 (Monday): Departure to Tel Aviv

Day 2, December 30th, 2025 (Tuesday): Arrive in Tel-Aviv
Arrive in Tel Aviv and board a new, climate-controlled motor coach where our guide will greet us and give us an orientation of the land as we travel towards Jaffa. There we will consider the vision of Peter (Acts 10) and start following the sequence of events that lead to the opening of the gates of the early church to Gentiles. As we look at the very place where Jonah ran from the Lord, we will also reflect on our own walk with God. Check into our hotel on the coastal plains of the Mediterranean Sea.
Dinner and overnight in Herzliya (-, D)

Day 3, December 31st, 2025 (Wednesday): Tel-Aviv – Caesarea – Mt. Carmel – Nazareth – Magdala – Tiberias
After a buffet breakfast, we depart the hotel on route to Caesarea Maritima (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 (included) and consider the contest between the Prophet Elijah and the false prophets of Baal (I Kings 18), discussing the reasons why the13 Prophet chose that place for the contest, and the lessons we learn from the story. After a lunch break 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 Magdala (included), the hometown of Mary Magdalene. We check into our hotel on the Sea of Galilee for the next three nights and enjoy another dinner together. Overnight at Sea of Galilee (B, D)

Day 4, January 01st, 2026 (Thursday): Sea of Galilee: Caesarea Philippi – Mt. Hermon – Golan Heights – Kursi - Baptism - Yardenit
After a buffet breakfast, we will drive 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.” 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 Drive to Mt. Hermon.  We descend to Kursi (included) and consider the healing of the Gergasene demoniac.  We will then go to yardenit for baptisms.  We return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at Sea of Galilee (B, D)

Day 5, January 02nd, 2026 (Friday): Mt. Tabor – Boat Ride – Ancient Boat – Mt. of Beatitudes –Capernaum – Primacy of Peter
After a buffet breakfast, we start this morning with a visit Mount Tabor (taxi up/down included) the site of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, during which He began to radiate light and was seen conversing with Moses and Elias. Drive back to the Tiberias and sail on the Sea of Galilee on a replica of an ancient boat (included). We then visit the ancient boat museum (included), containing a recently discovered 2000-year-old fishing boat. Onto Mount of Beatitudes and discuss the Sermon on the Mount. During our lunch break you will have the opportunity to try St. Peter’s fish, commonly eaten by people in Jesus’ day (not included). We will then visit Capernaum (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 then proceed to the Primacy of Peter where Jesus appeared to the disciples the third time after the Resurrection. We return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at Sea of Galilee (B, D)

Day 6, January 03rd, 2026 (Saturday): Sea of Galilee - Gideon’s Spring – Jericho – Bethlehem – Shepherd’s Fields – Church of Nativity – Mt. Scopus – Jerusalem
After a buffet breakfast, we will stop at Gideon's Springs for a short teaching.  we will travel south to  Jericho where we will view the tell and the Mountain of Temptation.  We then travel to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. We will 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. Upon entering Jerusalem, we will have a Genesis welcome before driving to our hotel to check in. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D)

Day 7, January 4th, 2026 (Sunday): Wailing Wall – Western Wall Tunnels at 07:00 am – Bet Arabah - Masada – Ein Gedi – Qumran – Dead Sea – Jerusalem
After a buffet breakfast, we begin our day entering the Old City and a visit to the Western Wall Tunnel (included), a section of the Western retaining wall of the Temple Mount, and Judaism’s holiest site. We will then make a short visit at the Bet Arabah Baptismal site where Jesus was baptized.  Then drive towards the south to visit Masada (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. Then we continue to En Gedi (lookout/ parking included), 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. After that, we visit Qumran (included), the location where the Dead Sea Scrolls were 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. Then we proceed to the Dead Sea where we can enjoy a dip in the relaxing and healing waters (included). Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D)

Day 8, January 5th, 2026 (Monday): Jerusalem: Temple Mount – St. Anne and Pool of Bethesda – Temple Institute – City of David – Shiloh – Jerusalem
After a buffet breakfast, 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. After that we will visit the Church of St. Anne’s (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 (included) where the healing at the pool took place (John 5). We will visit the Temple Institute (included) and view the project aimed at rebuilding the Temple. Visit to the City of David (included) to include Warren Shaft. We then driver to Shiloh (included), an ancient biblical city and Israel’s first religious center, where the Tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant stood. Now an archaeological site with significant ruins. We then return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem (B, D)

Day 9, January 6th, 2026 (Tuesday): Jerusalem: Upper Room – Mt. of Olives – House of Caiaphas – Tower of David Museum – Garden Tomb
After a buffet breakfast, we start our day with a visit to the Upper Room, the place of the Last Supper. We will then go to the Mount of Olives for an orientation over the holy city, pointing out important locations within the Old City, connecting them with Biblical stories and prophecies about the return of Jesus. On our last day in Jerusalem, we will visit the Garden of the Gethsemane (time will be given at the private section of the Garden). We will then continue to the home of the High Priest, Caiaphas (included). We will then visit the Tower of David Museum (included), a historic citadel near Jaffa Gate showcasing Jerusalem’s history through exhibits, archaeological remains, and panoramic city views. After lunch, we will visit the Judgment Hall Ecce Homo (included). We end our day with a visit to the Garden Tomb (included), where we will worship together and celebrate communion.  We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight (B, D)

Day 10, January 7th, 2026 (Wednesday): Flight back home
Today, we travel to the airport for our flight back home with unforgettable memories.

IN CASE OF UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.