Tour members depart North America for our flights to Israel. After take-off, we will be served meals according to flight schedule.

We arrive in Tel Aviv, where we are met by our agent who assists us through customs and security. We are then transferred to our moto-coach for our drive to the Galilee, passing enroute through the town of Nazareth, before we arrive at our hotel overlooking the beautiful Sea of Galilee, where we will enjoy a poolside welcome reception and then overnight for the next three nights. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

The Sea of Galilee is rich in memories of the three years of Jesus’ ministry around its shores. We begin this day with a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to visit the ruins of Capernaum which in Jesus’ time was a flourishing border town and was called “His own city” because of the frequency with which Jesus visited it and the mightier works He did there. Next we visit the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes and the Chapel of the Primacy at Tabgha. We stop for a while on the Mount of Beatitudes, the scene of the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5). We will include a special lunch stop of St. Peter’s Fish today in a restaurant on the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee. We continue our drive around the shores of the Sea of Galilee and up to the Golan Heights stopping at the lookout point where we can see the “Road to Damascus.” Our next stop is at one of the source of the River Jordan at Banias, which is the site of Caesarea Philippi where the Apostle Peter made his great confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God (Matt. 16:13-17). Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

After breakfast we begin our sightseeing of the Sea of Galilee, with a drive through the beautiful landscape of Lower Galilee, the scene of much of Christ’s ministry and the home of many of the disciples, to Mt. Tabor, the Mount of Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-8). From the top of the Mount there is a wonderful panoramic view which extends from Mt. Hermon in the north to the hills of Samaria in the south. We drive on past the small town of Nain, where Jesus raised the widow’s son (Lk. 7:11-17). Next we drive to the foot of Mt. Gilboa, stopping for a moment at the Spring of Ein Harod where Gideon the Judge, collected his people to fight the Midianites (Judges 7:4-7). Next we visit the excavations of the ancient Israelite city of Beit Shean. In New Testament times it became one of the 10 cities of the Decapolis. Before returning to our hotel we will have a special baptismal service on the banks of the River Jordan. We return back to our hotel in time for dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

After breakfast we leave the Galilee and make our way to Jerusalem. Our first stop will be in Cana, the scene of the wedding feast, where Jesus turned the water into wine (John 2:1-11). Afterwards we have a short drive to the town of Nazareth, a town in the hill country of Galilee where Jesus grew to manhood (Matt. 2:23), and visit the Basilica of the Annunciation. We drive on across the “Plain of Armageddon” for our next stop on Mt. Carmel where we shall visit the “Place of Sacrifice” where the Prophet Elijah had an encounter with the Priests of Baal (1 Kings 18:17-40). We continue our sight-seeing with a visit to the view the ruins of Caesarea Maritima, which was the seat of government of the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate. Time permitting, we will then drive southwards through the modern metropolis of Tel Aviv for Jaffa, (New Testament Joppa) where the Apostle Peter had a vision, while sitting on the rooftop of the House of Simon the Tanner, and he received God’s command to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles. We make our way up to Jerusalem, the city of God, and take a first glimpse of the city from the heights of Mt. Scopus before checking into our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

After breakfast this day we will start our pilgrimage in Jerusalem with a drive to the top of the Mt. of Olives, from which Jesus ascended to heaven after His resurrection. From the top of the Mount there is a magnificent view over all of 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) enroute to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of Al Nations where Christ prayed on the night of His betrayal (Luke 22:40-46). Next we will enter within the old walled city of Jerusalem and walk in the footsteps of our Lord as He bore the burden of our sins to the Cross at Golgotha. We then walk on along the Via Dolorosa, following the 14 Stations of the Cross from Pilate’s Judgment Hall to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. After lunch we will visit the last standing remnant of the ancient Temple at the Western (Wailing) Wall and visit some of the exciting Archeological sites in and around the Old City. We end this memorable day of our tour of Israel with a visit to the Garden Tomb and Gordon’s Golgotha before returning to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

We start this day with a visit to Mt. Zion where we will stop to see the Upper Room, the Tomb of King David and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu which is built over the Palace of Caiaphas, the High Priest, who imprisoned Jesus and interrogated Him before His trial before Pontius Pilate (Luke 22:54). Next we will drive through the New City, passing the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament building), and on into the hill country to a “city of Judah” which today is called Ein Karem. Here we will visit the Church of the Visitation, which by tradition is built over the house of Zacharias, where the Virgin Mary came to visit her cousin Elisabeth (Luke 1:39-80). Here John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, was born. Afternoon drive to Bethlehem, the royal city of David, to kneel at the place of the birth of Christ in the Grotto of the Nativity. We visit also the Shepherd’s Field where the Angel of the Lord appeared to the Shepherds on that first Christmas Eve and announced the birth of the Savior (Luke 2:8-18). Finally we drive past Rachel’s Tomb and return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we begin our sightseeing with our first visit to the City of David, where the recent excavations have been made of this incredible city. From here a short walk takes us to Hezekiah’s Tunnel & Shaft. We will have an opportunity to walk through the shaft portion and then make our way to the recently excavation of Pool of Siloam. Afterwards we have a short drive to the Old City, where we walk to the Eastern Gate area and then onto the Pools of Bethesda and St. Anne’s Church. We return back to our hotel in time for dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

[7PM Worldwide Miracle, Healing and Victory Prayer Cloth Service Live from King of Kings Church Pavilion]

After breakfast we drive down through the Judean desert and past the “Inn of the Good Samaritan” to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on the face of the Earth. We drive around the shores of the Dead Sea passing Ein Gedi enroute to the mountain fortress of Massada. Ascend by cable car for an extensive tour of the site which was the scene of the last Jewish resistance against the Romans in the year 73 AD. We return to the shores of the Dead Sea and have an opportunity for a bathe in mineral rich waters before visiting the archaeological remains of the Qumran settlement, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written over 2000 years ago. Return to Jerusalem for dinner.

Today is a day of leisure in Jerusalem with time for shopping and other private activities, where you can explore on your own or revisit places of most interest. Or you may choose not to have a free day as part of your Israel tour, and instead have an optional sightseeing tour for $50 per person, which includes a visit to Yad Vashem memorial to the victims of the holocaust. Breakfast at the hotel. Remainder of the afternoon is at leisure. In the evening we take our leave from Jerusalem and check in for our homebound flight in Ben Gurion Airport for our return flight back to the USA, rejoicing and putting our trust in the Lord, remembering the words of the Psalmist in Psalm 125:1: “They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed but abided forever.”

We arrive back to the USA the same day. The close of an unforgettable tour, we bring with us memories of the Old and New Testament, a renewal of our faith, and a great understand of the life and ministry of our Lord.