Israel Tour

Laura and Darin Hansen

April 2020

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Land in Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. You will be met and greeted by a representative of Lipkin Tours who will welcome you to

Israel and introduce you to your tour guide and driver. After some light refreshments, we will board our bus and transfer to our Je-

rusalem hotel for orientation, dinner and overnight. On the way we will stop in Haas Promenade to give thanks to the Lord with a

panoramic view of the City.

Overnight in Jerusalem hotel

We start our pilgrimage in Jerusalem with a drive to the top of the Mt. of Olives, from which Jesus ascended to Heaven after his

resurrection. From the top of the Mount there is a magnificent view over all of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the

biblical world. We will then visit the Garden of Gethsemane (time for prayer). We will then visit Yad Vashem, holocaust memorial

museum and travel to the Garden tomb, which is believed by many to be the garden and sepulcher of Joseph of Arimathea, and

therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. Our last visit of the day will be to Mt Zion to the resting place of King David.

Overnight in Jerusalem hotel

We will begin the day with a visit to the City of David archeological museum followed by the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. We will then walk to the Temple Institute to learn about the preparations being made for the Third Temple. We will participate in Temple Mount Sifting Project to help sort through the ruins. We will end the day with a visit the last standing remnant of the an-cient Temple at the Western Wall, a time for prayer and reflection and an underground tour of the Western Wall tunnels. Overnight in Jerusalem

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We will begin our day with a trip to Bethel, the very place where Jacob's Dream of the Ladder took place. From there we will travel to Ancient Shiloh, home to the Tabernacle for 369 years. We will then enjoy an exhilarating ATV ride in the hills of Sa-maria. Our next stop is to Mt Gerizim, there we will learn about the Ancient mountains of blessings and curses. Overnight in Jerusalem hotel

After breakfast we will travel to Genesis Land for a special desert hospitality and camel ride and unique Lunch experience. We will then visit the caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. We will then head south to Masada. Ascent by cable car for an extensive tour of the site, which was the scene of the Jewish resistance against the Romans in the year 73 AD. Overnight in Dead Sea

Free day to relax and enjoy a swim in the Dead Sea, hotel SPA (included) and treatments (not included). Overnight in Dead Sea

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Monday 13

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Easter

Tuesday 14

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Easter

Wednesday 15

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We will begin our day in Ein Gedi to enjoy the beauty and serenity of the waterfalls. We will then spend time enjoying the waterfalls

and surrounding hikes. We will then drive to Kaser al Yehud, in the Jordan Valley, where you will have a chance to baptize in the

waters. Our last visit of the day is to Argaman, to see one of the Ancient Footprints.

Overnight in Galilee hotel

We start our first day in the Galilee with a visit to Mt. Carmel to visit the "Place of Sacrifice" where the Prophet Elijah defeated with the Priests of Baal (1 Kings 18:17-40). Next, a tour of Tel Megiddo (Armageddon), where the Messiah will return to earth and defeat the Antichrist (the "beast") in the battle of Armageddon. We will then drive to the town of Nazareth in the hills of the Galilee where

Jesus grew to manhood (Matth. 2:23). Here we will visit Nazareth Village recreating the village life during the time of Jesus. Overnight in Galilee hotel

We will begin our day at Magdala a unique Holy Land site. We will then travel to Tel Dan, a city mentioned in the Bible, described

as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel, belonging to the Tribe of Dan. Our next stop is at Banias, one of the sources of

the River Jordan, the site of Caesarea Philippi where the Apostle Peter made his great confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ,

the Son of God (Matth. 16:13-17). Following this, we will drive up to the Golan Heights stopping at Mt. Bental, a lookout point where

we can see the "Road to Damascus" .

Overnight in Galilee hotel

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Saturday 18

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Thursday 16

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Arrive back in US

Our first stop of the day will be to The Sea of Galilee, a place rich in memories of the three years of Jesus' ministry was around its

shores. We will enjoy a boat ride across the Sea to visit the ruins of Capernaum, which in Jesus' time was a flourishing border town

and was called "his own city" because of the frequency with which Jesus visited it and the mighty works he did there. We will then

enjoy a St Peters fish lunch. We will travel to Caesarea, where we will see the Aqueducts which brought water into the ancient city.

Our last site of the day will be to the Independence Hall where the Sate of Israel was declared in 1948.

We will end the day with a farewell dinner and then transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for our journey back to the U.S.

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