We will arrive in Tel Aviv.

Once landed, we will proceed to the hotels in Tel Aviv and enjoy dinner together. After dinner, there will be an orientation meeting with worship and prayer.

Overnight: Tel Aviv Hotels (D)

Our first full day will start with seeing the ancient port city of Jaffa and visit Simon the Tanner’s house. 

See  Independence Hall, where David Ben Gurion proclaimed the foundation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948.  

We then depart Tel Aviv and begin your bus trip north along the Mediterranean Sea passing towns that are home to many hi-tech companies.  

Arrive in Caesarea, home to the first gentile converts. Extensive modern archaeological excavations have made viewable stadiums, theaters, temples, palaces, and a giant sea port built out in the Mediterranean. 

Leaving the Mediterranean, we will travel north and ascend Mt. Carmel, where the Prophet Elijah called on God who answered by fire.

Arrive in Galilee.

Dinner and Overnight: Galilee Hotel [D, B]

Exploring Tiberias, we will take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee before visiting the Jesus Boat Museum. 

Continue to the Mount of the Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount.  

Enjoy a St. Peter's fish lunch around the Sea of Galilee. We will make our way to Capernaum and visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue.

Head to Magdala, the site of the First Century Synagogue where it is reported that Jesus actually taught.

This afternoon, you will have the opportunity to be baptized in the Jordan River at the Yardenit Baptismal site.

Dinner and Overnight: Galilee Hotel [B, D]

Depart the Galilee today and head ascend the hills of Jerusalem!

Spend time in worship and communion at the Garden Tomb.

Yom Kippur begins at sundown.

Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem Hotels (B, D)

Observe Yom Kippur in Jerusalem. The entire nation shuts down for a day of prayer and fasting.

As a part of this day of fasting in Israel, everyone dresses in white. Please bring an all white outfit! (Khakis and a white dress shirt for men, white outfits for women - shoulders covered please.)

This is a Day of Rest from touring. The Christian Quarter restaurants are open.

Some may opt to walk to Montefiore Windmill for Prayer + Worship.

Before dinner the tour resumes with a walk to the Western Wall and the Great Synagogue to hear the blowing of the shofar at the close of Yom Kippur.

Overnight: Jerusalem Hotels (B, D)

Today will be a full day in Jerusalem. Journey into the Old City and visit Christ Church. 

Get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pray and walk the Ramparts of the wall.

The day will then be filled touring the Old City. (Bring your best walking shoes!)

Late afternoon, we will be exploring the Jerusalem Market, Machne Yehuda, and then continue touring the Old City. 

This will be our first Shabbat together. Shabbat begins at sundown.

Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem Hotel [B, D]

Travel to Qumran and see where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. We will go to Masada where we will ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the zealots made their last stand against the Romans in 73 AD. And of course - see the Dead Sea!

We will also be exploring the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, the place where David wrote many of his Psalms, and home to beautiful hot springs, fascinating plants and wildlife along with great hiking trails.

Overnight: Jerusalem Hotels (B, D)

Visit Abraham’s Bread feeding center a facility where Israel’s poor are fed daily. We will see firsthand how Eagles’ Wing is partnering with others to help meet the needs of the underprivileged.

The globally televised Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem including a Watchmen on the Wall commissioning ceremony begins in the evening. 

The grand finale will be - Awake Jerusalem - the largest Christian music festival in Jerusalem! It will be a worship filled celebratory extravaganza!

Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem Hotel [B, D]

We will visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum where we can walk through the Children’s Pavilion, visit the museum, and walk down the Avenue of the Righteous.

Our journey then continues to the Forest of Life for a tree planting in preparation for...

The first night of Sukkot ("The Feast of Tabernacles") begins at sundown. Take time to observe the booths outside Jewish homes in Jerusalem. In 2025, Sukkot is October 6-13.

Dinner and Overnight: JerusalemHotel [B, D]

We will finalize our Old City touring:

Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane and the Palm Sunday Walk. 

We will then walk through Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago and along the Via Dolorosa, where Jesus carried his cross. 

Visit the beautiful Church of St. Anne’s where Jesus healed the crippled man by the Pool of Bethesda and the Upper Room on Mt. Zion.

A little shopping and down time, then off to our Farewell Dinner before heading to the Tel Aviv Airport.

Early morning departures to the airport in Tel Aviv. Fly to back to the United States.

*Itinerary is Subject to Change. Considerable, vigorous walking is required for this tour.  Please make note of special needs with your registration.