LEAD BY PASTOR TIM THOMPSON, 412 CHURCH
March 14 to March 24, 2023
Sample Itinerary – Subject to Change
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Depart US United Airlines (UA 2448V and UA90V) March 14 10:30 AM to Newark arrive 6:55 PM
Depart Newark 11:00 PM arrive March 15 Tel Aviv 3:20 PM (Air cost $1,565 coach and $8,859 Business first)
Arrival Israel – March 15, 2023 3:20 PM
Upon arrival in Tel Aviv airport – you will be greeted by our tour representative and our tour guide in Israel. We shall then stop for a short visit to Old Jaffa (New Testament Joppa) and drive through the Metropolitan of Tel Aviv.
We’ll Be Checking into Hotel Metropolitan, Tel Aviv
March 16, Thur: Caesarea –Mt. Carmel – Megiddo –Galilee
(Breakfast and dinner included)
We check out of hotel after breakfast and drive along the costal to Caesarea Maritima, built by King Herod, Caesarea later became the seat of government for the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate. We visit the excavations of the site including the harbor, the Crusader City, the Amphitheatre, the Hippodrome and the Roman Aqua duct. Continue to Mt. Carmel where Prophet Elijah challenged the Priest of Baal. From here we will drive towards the coastal to Megiddo, a giant fortress and city built by King Solomon. In the New Testament Megiddo (Armageddon) is referred to as the site of the “final battle” mentioned in Revelations 16. Then drive
on to Cana in Galilee, the scene of the wedding feast described in John chapter 2.
Finally, we arrive to Galilee.
We will be staying at Ramot Resort Hotel Sea of Galilee:
March 17, Fri: Mt. Arbel – Magdala– around the Sea of Galilee – Yardenit
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Start the day with a visit to Magdala, the birthplace of Mary Magdalene. Continue to the famous Jesus boat and take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and worship and learn Jewish songs and dance on the boat in the lake of Galilee. Then we shall visit Capernaum, where Jesus dwelt after he left Nazareth and did many signs and wonders. We shall visit the ancient synagogue and the nearby House of Peter. Continue our day with a visit to the Mount of Beatitudes. Then visit Tabgha, where Jesus performed miracle of multiplication and where Peter was reinstalled by the Lord. Before the end of the day, we shall stop in Yardenit, a baptismal site located on the banks of the Jordan River. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
March 18, Sat: Golan Heights –Banias – Tel Dan – Katzrin
(Breakfast & dinner included)
After breakfast, we shall drive up to Golan Heights for a full day tour including the site of Banias, the location of Caesarea Philippi where the Apostle Peter made his great confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ. Then continue to Tel Dan, which is the north most town in biblical Israel, hence the saying: “from Dan to Beer Sheba”. We continue to Mt. Bental where we can view the whole region with the highway to Damascus, Syria. Then we drive to Katzrin, “The town of the Golan” which was established in 1974. Today we will have an opportunity for some wine tasting. We will visit one of the amazing Golan Heights Wineries.
Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
March 19, Sun: Beit She’an – Ancient Shiloh – Jerusalem
(Breakfast & dinner included)
Very early in the morning we say farewell to Sea of Galilee after breakfast and start with a visit Beit Shean, a major city located in the center of crossroad between the Jordan Valley and Jezreel Valley. In the New Testament times the city was one of the Decapolis named Skythopolis. We continue to Ancient Shiloh which held a central place in the biblical history of the children of Israel for more than 300 years and was the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant until the death of Eli the High Priest. It was there where Hana cried out her famous prayer for a child.
From here we drive on up to Jerusalem and check in to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
We’ll be staying at Hotel Prima Kings, Jerusalem
March 20, Mon: Jerusalem
(Breakfast & dinner included)
Today we shall have an EARLY breakfast. Our first visit will be to the Temple Mount, followed by a visit to the Western Wall Tunnels and the Temple Institute. We will have some time for prayer by the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) before we proceed to the City of David, walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel, explore the ancient remains of the water system and pray at the pool of Siloam. From here we proceed to Mt. Zion where we shall visit the St. Peter in Gallicantu (where Peter denied Christ – Mark 14:72). We will also visit the Upper Room and Tomb of King David. Continue and walk through the Jewish Quarter and pass by Hurva Synagogue to Jaffa Gate. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
March 21, Tue: Full day Masada- Ein Gedi – Dead Sea
(Breakfast & dinner included)
We set off this morning on a full day excursion to the Dead Sea area, the lowest spot on the face of the Earth. We drive along the Judean Desert passing by the Inn of the Good Samaritan and the ancient city of Jericho. We drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada, mountain fortress built by King Herod and the site of the last Jewish resistance against the Romans in 73 AC. From here we will continue to Ein Gedi National Park, where young King David hid in a cave when running from Saul and he composed several of his Psalms. We will enjoy a stop on the shores of the Dead Sea where we will have the opportunity to float in the mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea.
We return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.
March 22, Wed: Mt. of Olives – via Dolorosa – Israel Museum – Yad Vashem – Garden Tomb
After breakfast we drive to Mt. of Olives. On top of Mt. of Olives we will be able to view the Golden Gate. Then we shall walk down the Palm Sunday road to the Garden of Gethsemane. We will enter the Old City Walls and walk along the Via Dolorosa (14-Stations of the Cross). Visit also the St. Anne Church and Pools of Bethesda. We continue the drive through the New City of Jerusalem pass by the Knesset and stop by the Menorah. We will visit the Israel Museum with the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are preserved and the Holy Land Model of Jerusalem the way it was in the time of Jesus. We drive to Yad Vashem Museum of the Holocaust which preserves the memory of the 6 million victims of the Shoah. We will end this memorable tour with a visit to the Garden Tomb and Gordon’s Golgotha. Here we shall have some time for praise and communion service.
Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
March 23, Thu: Free day in Jerusalem and Departure to Ben Gurion Airport
Today you will enjoy a free day in Jerusalem with the opportunity for shopping and other private activities. We will meet for a farewell meeting which will be followed by dinner. After dinner we will leave the hotel and drive to Ben Gurion Airport to catch our homebound flight which departs 20 minutes after midnight.
Depart Ben Gurion International
We will depart Ben Gurion International Airport.
Depart Dulles (IAD) 8:30 AM, arrive LAX 11:09 AM.
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