Israel – Walk through Land of the Bible

ITINERARY

• DAY 1

  Welcome to Israel!

  A representative will meet and assist with the formalities. Transfer to your hotel in Tiberias for dinner and overnight.

  What's included?

  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Transfer
• DAY 2

  Tiberias - Sea of Galilee

  Wake up to the evocative landscape of Galilee, the backdrop of Jesus’ public ministry. Begin with a view of the lake from the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Walk down to the shore of the Sea of Galilee to visit Tabgha and the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, as well as the place of the miraculous catch of fish and Jesus’ appearance to the disciples after the Resurrection. Continue to Capernaum to visit the ruined town, including the Ancient Synagogue and House of St Peter, where Jesus taught and performed miracles. This walk is part of the Kinneret Trail, which rings most of the lake. Stop at the ancient pool known as Job’s Bath, its warm waters have long been associated with healing. Nearby is Job’s Waterfall, an impressive 4 meter-high cascade that flows into the Sea of Galilee. Continue around the Sea of Galilee to Kursi, the site of the Miracle of the Swine. The day ends at Yardenit, on the banks of the Jordan River, where pilgrims go to be baptized.
  
  Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 3

  Tiberias - Banias - Tel Dan - Golan Heights

  A boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to the famous 2,000-year-old Jesus Boat in its unique museum. Head next to the fertile Hulah Valley, then to the Golan Heights and Nimrod Fortress, a medieval stronghold. Its many nooks and crannies offer incredible views. The first walk of the day is downhill to Caesarea Philippi and Banias, a source of the River Jordan, and the location of the ruins of Roman pagan temples. Close by, Peter recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and Jesus responded: “On this rock, I will build my church.” Then visit the thundering Banias Waterfall. Onward to Tel Dan, its ancient Biblical walls and other ruins nestle in a beautiful, shady nature reserve. Explore Dan’s High Place and see “Abraham’s Gate”, one of the oldest arches in the world.
  
  Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 4

  Mount Tabor - Nazareth - Megiddo - Caesarea - Jerusalem

  Another magnificent day immersed in the Bible with a visit to Mount Tabor and the Church of the Transfiguration. A walk from the Cave of Melchisedek to Crusader fortifications. Continue to Nazareth, the boyhood city of Jesus to visit the magnificent Basilica of the Annunciation, marking the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary, and Mary’s Well. Continue to Megiddo, Armageddon of the Book of Revelation, to see the ancient walls, palaces, and stables of the Israelite kings and walk through the millennia-old water system. Drive to Caesarea, on the Mediterranean, and visit the ancient port city where Peter converted the first gentiles, and Paul was kept under house arrest before setting sail for Rome.
  
  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 5

  Jerusalem Old City

  Take in Jerusalem’s sacred highlights. Begin with the inspiring view of the holy city from the Mount of Olives, followed by the Palm Sunday Walk down to the Garden of Gethsemane. Enter the Old City through Lion’s Gate and, after visiting the Pools of Bethesda and the Church of St Anne, begin a walk in the footsteps of Jesus on the Via Dolorosa, starting at the Praetorium and pausing at the Stations of the Cross. The walk includes a visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, marking the site of Calvary and Jesus’ Tomb. Continue through the Jewish Quarter to visit the Western Wall, the most sacred spot in the world to Jews.
  
  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 6

  Jerusalem Old and New

  Back to the Old City for an exciting bird’s eye view of many of yesterday’s highlights on the Ramparts Walk from Jaffa Gate to Damascus Gate. Continue to the Israel Museum to see the famed Dead Sea Scrolls and the scale model of Jerusalem, as it looked in Jesus’ time. Then, a drive-through Ein Karem, the birthplace of John the Baptist, to enjoy a nature walk on Mount Sataf, with its spring and ancient agricultural terraces and beautiful vistas of the Judean Hills and the monastery of St John.
  
  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 7

  Negev - Avdat - Dead Sea

  Begin with a drive through the northern Negev to Tel Beersheva, with its amazing ancient walls, dwellings, and water system built by the Judean kings. A visit to the wilderness where God saved Ishmael’s life as he wandered with his mother Hagar. Continue south to walk through the Avdat Valley along a stream surrounded by towering cliffs to the Avdat Waterfall. If time permits, a visit to the tomb of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, overlooking the Wilderness of Zin. Continue to the Dead Sea.
  
  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 8

  Masada - Ein Gedi - Qumran

  An early start, before dawn, to walk up the ancient Snake Path to Masada and view a magnificent desert sunrise over the Mountains of Moab. Followed by a tour of the famed fortress, now a Unesco World Heritage Site, where Jewish rebels made their last stand against the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago. In the afternoon, a walk through the oasis of Ein Gedi, where David hid from King Saul to the David Waterfall. Continue north to see the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
  
  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 9

  Jerusalem - Tel Aviv Airport

  Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure. A representative will assist with the formalities.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Transfer