2023 Tour Itinerary
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Tues Feb 28
Tel Aviv
Welcome to Israel!
Morning flight arrival at Ben Gurion Airport .
After border formalities we meet with the Immanuel Tours representative and proceed to the bus, where we shall meet Lior the tour guide and David the bus driver. We will start the tour with a visit to Old Jaffa (New Testament Joppa). Stop for a panoramic view over Tel Aviv before we drive on to the Renaissance Hotel in Tel Aviv for dinner and overnight. Orientation meeting will be held after dinner.
sAT March 4
Tiberias
Today we will focus on sites around the Sea of Galilee, rich in memories of the three years of Jesus’ Ministry around its shores. After breakfast we will have a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Kibbutz Ginosar. Here we will visit the Jesus Boat Museum. From here we drive to Mt. Beatitudes , the site of the Sermon on the Mount. Drive on to Tabgha with the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes. Continue to Capernaum, where Jesus dwelt after he left Nazareth and did many signs and wonders, to visit the ancient synagogue and the nearby House of Peter. Drive to Magdala, the birthplace and home of Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:1-2). We end this day at the Yardenit Baptismal Site. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
wed March 8
Jerusalem
Early morning visit to the Temple Mount. This is followed by a visit to the Western Wall Tunnels and the Temple Institute and the Cardo for shopping.
Afternoon visit to the Davidson Center with the South Walls archaeological park. End this day with a visit to the City of David with Hezekiah’s Tunnel and Pool of Siloam Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Evening : drive to the Notre Dame Rooftop Restaurant- Wedding Vows Renewal and special dinner. We return to the Hotel for overnight
Sun. March 12 Jerusalem
Today is the last touring. After breakfast we will check out of our rooms and the luggage will be stored at the Hotel Luggage Room. We set off to visit the Friends of Zion Museum Followed by some free time for last minute shopping in the Old City and other private activities.
7:30 PM - transfer to Ben Gurion Airport.
Wed March 1
Galilee
Check out after breakfast and start the tour with a drive along the coast to Caesarea, visiting the 1st century synagogue, the bird mosaic & archaeological excavations. We will visit Mt. Carmel and on to Megiddo–Armageddon. We drive on to the Mt. Precipice the mountain from which the Nazareth people were trying to push Jesus off. Our last site for the day will be at Sepphoris “The Jewel of Galilee”. Galei Kineret Hotel for dinner and overnight.
suN. March 5
Dead Sea
Check out of hotel after breakfast. Our first stop will be at Jericho, where the “walls came tumbling down.” Jericho is most remembered for Israel’s first conquest when entering the Promised Land. Joshua led Israel and God brought the walls down . It was from Jericho that Elijah crossed the Jordan and went to heaven in the chariot (2 Kings 2). Jesus healed two blind men when leaving Jericho (Mark 10:46). We will visit the glass store before we continue to Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. After lunch we drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to the Vert Hotel. Enjoy this beautiful hotel and make sure to pre-book one of their SPA treatments. Or you may enjoy a float in the mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight
Thurs. March 9
Jerusalem
Full day tour to Samaria . We will travel through the land of the Tribe of Benjamin. Our first stop will be at Beit El where Jacob said “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the House of God and this is the gate of Heaven” (Genesis 28:17). We arrive at ancient Shilo which held a central place in the biblical history of the children of Israel 369 years and was the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant until the death of Eli the High Priest. Next we visit Mt. Gerizim, the Mount of Blessing, which is sacred to the Samaritans.
Dinner and overnight at the Inbal Hotel.
Thur March 2
GOLAN
We will start the day with a visit to Tel Dan and Caesarea Philippi (Banias). We continue to Gamla, the Land of the Giants on the Golan Heights. Enjoy a visit to the Olive factory before we will experience a Druze Lunch and continue to the Golan Winery for wine tasting. Mt. Bental with a view to Kuneitra in Syria. We drive back to the Galei Kineret Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Mon. March 6
Jerusalem
We check out of the hotel and drive to Massada fortress. Visit Ein Gedi Desert Oasis. We will enjoy a 2 hour 4x4 Jeep ride. The route will begin along the Good Samaritan hills, taking a sharp turn eastward toward the Og valley and its awe- inspiring canyons. A breathtaking and challenging riverbed ride will then lead participants to the “cave” (an ancient cistern). A series of exciting obstacles will lead us down into the canyon bed, and en route we will pass along fortifications dating back to time periods ranging from the Crusades to the Six-Day War. One of the most breathtaking viewpoints in the northern Judean Desert, from which one can see the northern Dead Sea, Jericho, the Hurkanya Valley and Muntar Mountain. We will continue in the direction of a Jahalin tribe Bedouin encampment. Now we start our ascent to Jerusalem. Our first stop is the Shrine of the Book & Holy Land Jerusalem model, in scale at the time of Jesus. Check in to the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.
Fri. March 10
Jerusalem
After breakfast we start the day with a visit to Yad Vashem Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. From here we continue to Khirbet Hanut ("ruins of the rest place") was a station along the ancient road ascending from the valley of Elah.
This road was part of the Roman road from the coast city of Ashkelon, via Beit-Guvrin, to Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
Sections of the Roman road, named "Caesar Way", can be seen along the modern road, carved into the rock. On this road Apostle Phillip met the Ethiopian Eunuch who had been seeking God through the Scriptures.
We arrive at Beit Guvrin where we will take part in an archaeological dig. We end this day with a drive to the Elah Valley where David killed Goliath (1 Samuel 17). Visit the excavation site of the fortified city , Queiyafa, where gates and artifacts dating to the time of David (around 1000 B.C.) were unearthed. Return to Jerusalem.
FRI March 3
Tiberias
We drive to Chorazim, a town rebuked by Jesus for its lack of faith. We drive on to Bethsaida, hometown of Apostle Peter and Andrew. We drive on around the Sea of Galilee to Kursi, located on the Golan Heights slopes where Jesus cured two madmen. Then we drive along the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean. In New Testament times this city became one of the 10 cities of the Decapolis. We end this day with a visit to Ein Harod, Gideon’s Spring, where Israel’s first king, Saul, and his son Jonathan fell in battle to the Phillistines. It was at the waters of Ein Harod that Gideon collected his people, in accordance with God’s command.
Tues. March 7
Jerusalem
We start this morning on top of Mt. of Olives where we will have a majestic view over all of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the biblical world.
We will walk down the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane (private garden) . We drive on to Herodion, located south of Jerusalem on the edge of the Judean Desert. This site is one of the most fascinating antiquities sites in the country. It was built by King Herod as a combined palace and powerful fortress. We continue to Bethlehem, the royal city of David, where Jesus was born (Luke 2). Return to the Inbal Hotel for dinner.
Evening excursion: New night show (King David) at the David Citadel.
Sat. March 11
Jerusalem
After an Early breakfast we start this day with a visit to the Old City through the Lions Gate and visit the Pools of Bethesda, Fortress of Antonia at Ecce Homo, Holy Sepulchre with the roof top of the Ethiopian Monks. We will visit Mt. Zion with the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, the House of Caiaphas (John 18:19-27), where Jesus was interrogated by the High Priest. Next we will visit the Room of the Last Supper and the Tomb of King David. Next we will visit the Shroud Exhibit at the Notre Dame center. We end this day with a visit to the Garden Tomb and Gordon’s Golgotha where we will have communion. This evening we will have the FAREWELL DINNER in a private dining room at the Inbal Hotel.