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The journey to Jerusalem is more than sightseeing and mere tourism, it is a spiritual journey and exercise that will strengthen faith and deepens ones relationship with God, seeing and experiencing some of the biblical event and places.

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Day 1: 

We meet and get assistance from our ground handler’s representative – “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the lord” (Ps. 118:26).  

From Ben Gurion Airport, we drive to Tel Aviv and adjacent Joppa (Act 9:36,10:5, 11:5,11:13), visiting the Local Basilica built on the location of Simon the Tanner’s house where the impure animals vision took place. We drive North to Caesarea Maritima to visit the Roman Theater, Herod’s Palace, the Palace of the Roman Procurator (Acts 23:23 and Act26:23 – Paul; Acts 10:20-48 – Peter and Cornelius), the Amphitheater and the Crusaders’ City and Harbour.

Afterwards, we proceed to Mount Carmel to visit the Monastery of the Muhraka, where Elijah fought with Baal priests. From the roofs of this Monastery, we have a beautiful view of the Jezreel plain. Through the Druze villages, Daliyat El Carmel and Usifiya, we proceed to Haifa for a panoramic view of the city and the harbour.

Day 2:

We visit Mt. Precipice where the wrathful inhabitants of Nazareth wanted to cast Jesus down headlong. 

Then, we continue to cross the “Plain of Armageddon” and drive to the Cana Wedding Church, moving on to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, nearby Church of St. Joseph with the traditional Home of the Holy Family and Mary’s Well.

Next, we drive through the beautiful landscape of lower Galilee, the home of many of Jesus’ disciples. Driving on Mt Tabor, the Mount of the Transfiguration (Matt. 17; 1-8), will be our last activity of the day. The top of the Mountain boasts wonderful panoramic view.

Day 3:

We start this day with a boat trip across the Sea of Galilee and the tour at Kibutz Ginosar with a visit to the ancient Boat Museum.  

We drive around the western shores to visit the Pilgrim Shrines of the NW Shores, the Mt. Of Beatitudes (the scene of the Sermon on the Mount), and to Tabgha to visit the church of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the nearby Chapel of the Primacy. This is followed by a visit to the ruins of the ancient town of Capernaum which in Jesus’ days was a flourishing border town, also known as his own city (Matt. 4:13).

Day 4:

After Breakfast, we continue to the Yardenit Baptism Site located on the banks of the Jordan River. We’ll then drive to Jericho, the most ancient city in the world. We drive on, stopping in the shade of Sycamore Tree of the kind which Zacchaeus climbed in order to see Jesus (Lk. 19: 1-10). Also, we view the Qarantal Monastery Climb by cable car to Mt. Temptation and visit Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found. Afterwards, we will proceed towards the shores of the dead sea to enjoy a swim in the unique water of Dead Sea

Day5:

After Breakfast, we proceed to Bethlehem to visit the church of the Nativity (Luke 2:1-7) after which we return to Jerusalem and drive to the top of the Mount of Olives from which Jesus ascended to heaven after his resurrection. From the Mount, there is a magnificent view over all ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the biblical world. We visit the holy shrines on the Mount and walk on down the “Palm Sunday Road” visiting the Chapel of Dominus Flevit (Jesus wept) en route to the Garden of Gesthsemane and the Church of All Nations where Christ prayed.

Day 6:

We enter within the walls of the Old city of Jerusalem and walk in the footsteps of our Lord as he bore the burden of our sins to the cross at Golgotha. Then, we walk through the Zion Gate into the old walled city and visit the JEWISH Quarter, the Roman Cardho and Nehemiah’s Wall. Afterwards, we visit the Western Wall of Herod’s Temple, the pools of Bethesda where Jesus healed the man who had been crippled for 38 years (John 5:1-9) and walk through the 14 Stations of the Cross from Pilate’s Judgment Hall to the empty tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Day 7:

After breakfast, we drive to Mt. Zion to visit the Upper Room and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, which is built over the ruins of the Palace of Caiaphas, the High priest before whom Jesus was brought for trial (Mark 14:53-65). We then visit Ein Karem, birth place of John the Baptist, 

Visit to the TIME ELEVATOR. 

Day 8:

We proceed to Yad Vashem, the Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Next, we drive to the Israel Museum with its Shrine of the Book (where the Dead Sea scrolls are kept), see the Model of Jerusalem as it was at the time of the Second Temple, then see the Menorah in front of the Knesset – the Israeli Parliament – and return to the hotel for an overnight. 

We end this eventful day with a visit to the Garden Tomb and Gordon’s Golgotha. 

We will have a festive ceremony with Tour Staff, cutting the cake and receive certificates and JP badges.

Day 9:

After breakfast, we drive to the airport for our flight back home.