Day 10 - Monday November 15th Jerusalem - Old City & Garden Tomb

Enter the Old City through the Lion’s Gate and begin our walk down the Via Dolorosa, visiting the many Stations of the Cross. Along the way, we visit the Pool of Bethseda, Antonio’s Fortress and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We will walk via the Jewish Quarter to Mount Zion, where we see the Room of the Last Supper and Caipha’s House. We then go on to the Garden Tomb, where we will have a time of prayer and take communion. In the evening, we will enjoy our delicious farewell dinner; Transfer to the Airport for a safe trip home……with UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES!!!

Israel 2018

Day 1 & 2- Sunday-Monday November 6th-7th TRAVEL TO THE HOLY LAND

We will leave Las Vegas and fly across the country and then across the ocean. We arrive in Israel in the afternoon at Ben Gurion International Airport. After passing through customs and claiming our baggage we will meet our guide, board our bus and check into our hotel for a nice dinner and a good nights sleep

Spend the night in Tel Aviv.

Day 8 - Sunday, November 13th Temple Mount - City of David

This morning we will visit the Temple Mount where we can see the Dome of the Rock. We will go on to the Pool of Siloam and the City of David. Continuing on we will go to the Southern Steps of the Temple Mount where you will walk up the original steps that lead from the Kidron Valley to the main entrance into the Temple. We will visit the Western Wall and the Western Wall Tunnels. Dinner and Overnight - Dan Panorama in Jerusalem

Day 9 - Monday November 14th Jerusalem - New City & Bethlehem

We will start the day exploring Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Memorial and Museum. We will drive by the Knesset, The Israeli Parliament building on the way to Israel Museum, where you will visit The Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are preserved and presented. We will also be visiting the Model of the Ancient, Jerusalem. We will stop on a hill looking over the Shepherds Fields and overlooking Bethlehem. If it is possible we may visit Bethlehem.

Day 4 -Wednesday, November 9th TOUR THE GALILEE

Today, we dedicate our time to follow the footsteps of Jesus. We will visit an Ancient boat - a 2,000 year old fishing boat that is similar to the one the disciple used and Jesus rode in. Drive north through the Golan Heights to Caesarea Philippi, the Banias, one of the contributory streams of the Jordan River. Visit Tel Dan where the tribe of Dan disobeyed God’s order and created a golden calf. Drive along the Golan and The Road to Damascus taken by Paul. Continue to the Mt. of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Stop for a delicious St. Peter’s Fish lunch. Take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and have some time to reflect about Jesus and the disciples. Back to the Hotel for dinner and rest

Day 5 - Thursday, November 10th THE CRADLE OF CHRISTIANITY

Start the day at Yardenit, the baptismal site, for a baptism in the Jordan River. Continue to the Sea of Galilee to visit Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ Ministry and walk along the ruins. Then we will go to Tabgha, where the multiplication of the loaves and fishes took place. From there we will visit Magdala, the new archeological site of the Village of Mary Magdalene. Dinner and Overnight - Sea of Galilee

Day 6 - Friday, November 11th Beit Shean- Jordan Valley

After breakfast and checkout we head south towards the Dead Sea Area. We visit Beit Shean, the largest Archeological site in Israel. We will explore this ancient Roman city, It’s Amphitheater and reconstructed streets. Time permitting we will visit the Spring of Gideon under Mt. Gilboa. We will drive to the Dead Sea and visit Qumran, the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continuing on we will go to Engedi, one of the places that David found refuge when he was pursued by King Saul. This was a place many Psalms were written. We will spend the afternoon resting and relaxing and perhaps, float in the Dead Sea. Dinner and Overnight - En Gedi Hotel by the Dead Sea

Day 7-November 12th Shabbat Masada and OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM

We will start the day at Masada, site of the Zealot’s last stand against Rome. Originally, Herod built it as a fortress. So much to see and give you an understanding of the times. Then we ascend to Jerusalem and stop at the top of Mt. Olive and look over the City from the East. We will walk down the traditional Palm Sunday path to the Church of Dominus Flevit continue to the Garden of Gethsemane and visit the Church of all Nations. Spend some time in the Private Garden for prayer. Check into our hotel. Dinner and Overnight at Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem

Day 3 - Tuesday, November 8th Jaffa, CASESAREA, MT. CARMEL-MEGIDDO-NAZARETH-

After a rich Israeli breakfast, we will visit Joppa (present day Jaffa) the port from which Jonah departed and became acquainted with the whale. The principal reason though, will be to visit the house of Simon the Tanner, on whose roof Peter had his vision that led to the conversion and baptism of Cornelius. Then we drive to Caesarea where we explore the ruins of the Roman & Crusader City. Built by Herod the Great Caesarea is where Paul was imprisoned and tried and where Cornelius was converted. Continuing to Mt. Carmel, site of Elijah the Prophet’s dramatic contest against the false prophets of Baal. We will go on to Megiddo and visit Tel Megiddo. Here we can see the remains of King Solomon’s Stables, an altar from the time of Abraham, and the magnificent water tunnel. We will drive by Nazareth, stop on Mt. Precipice to look over the city where Jesus spent most of His childhood. Dinner and overnight by the Sea of Galilee