The Ultimate Holy Land Tour with Walk the Bible

1. Day01

   Friday, April 9

   Depart the U.S.

   Our journey of a lifetime begins as we depart the U.S. for Israel on United. We will be served dinner and breakfast en route.

   Meals in flight. Overnight in flight.

   

2. Day02

   Saturday, April 10

   Arrive in Tel Aviv, Caesarea by the Sea

   Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, we will be helped through customs and security. We head for Caesarea Maritima, the majestic seaport, built by Herod the Great in honor of Caesar Augustus.*

   *Note: The visit to Caesarea Maritima depends on the flight’s arrival time.

   Dinner included. Overnight Tel Aviv area. Carlton or similar.

   

3. Day03

   Sunday, April 11

   Beersheba, Ramon Crater, Timna, Wilderness Tabernacle, Border Crossing to Jordan

   After breakfast we proceed to Beersheba, the ancient home of Abraham, to see the ruins and archaeological site. We continue to the Ramon Crater, where we marvel at the vast landscape and learn about the Wilderness wandering of the ancient Israelites. After lunch, we head for Timna and the Wilderness Tabernacle before we cross the border from Eilat into Aqaba and head to our hotel for dinner, relaxation and overnight.

   Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Aqaba. Al Manara or similar.

4. Day04

   Monday, April 12

   Petra

   In the morning, we depart Aqaba and drive to Petra, the ancient Nabatean capital and “Rose Red City half as old as time.” We’ll see the spectacular “city of the dead,” with its famed gorge, ancient streets, temples, dwelling places and tombs carved in solid rock. Our visit includes a two-mile walk through the famous Siq (the natural gorge) to arrive at the Treasury. We can see Roman temple ruins of the Roman city, the Nabatean Judgment Hall, palace tombs, famous Urn Temple and the Roman Amphitheater. A climb of several hundred steps to the “high places” might appeal to the adventurous. We leave Petra and head to the Dead Sea.

   Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Dead Sea. Dead Sea Marriott Resort & Spa or similar.

   

5. Day05

   Tuesday, April 13

   Mount Nebo, Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Dead Sea

   After breakfast, we move to Mt. Nebo, where Moses stood to view the Promised Land. We then visit the baptismal site where John baptized Jesus at Bethany Beyond the Jordan (John 1:26-28). After lunch we spend the afternoon relaxing at our hotel or floating in the Dead Sea. Optional spa treatments are available at our hotel where we enjoy dinner and overnight.

   Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Dead Sea. Dead Sea Marriott Resort & Spa or similar.

   

6. Day06

   Wednesday, April 14

   Border Crossing, Jericho, Mount of Temptation, Gideon’s Spring, Baptism, Beit Shean

   Early in the morning, we cross the King Hussein Bridge into Israel and head for the Tel of Jericho, a favorite spot for archaeologists. We enjoy an excellent view of the Mount of Temptation. Jericho is an excellent location to buy world-famous Hebron pottery. Following a stop for shopping and lunch, we depart for Gan HaShlosha, near Gideon’s Spring, which feeds the Jordan, for our baptism. We conclude the day at the incredible ruins of Beit Shean, featuring eighteen layers of civilization where Saul and his sons were nailed to the city wall (1 Samuel 31:10).

   Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Sea of Galilee area. U Boutique Kinneret or similar.

   

7. Day07

   Thursday, April 15

   Sea of Galilee Boat Ride, Caesarea Philippi, Mount of Beatitudes, Chorazin, Capernaum, Magdala

   We begin the day with a memorable boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Our bus climbs into the Golan Heights where we arrive at the base of Mt. Hermon. Banyas, the Caesarea Philippi of the Bible, is a main water source for the Jordan River. Here Peter made his great declaration about Jesus (Mk. 8:27ff). After lunch, we follow some of the stories in Mark 4-6 about the ministry of Jesus. Our stops include the Mt. of Beatitudes where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. We move on to Chorazin with its extensive ruins, then Capernaum, our Lord’s hometown for two years (Matt. 4:13), and marvel at multitudes that were attracted to the miracles performed by Jesus. We stop at Magdala to see the remnants of a 1st Century synagogue which likely was visited by our Lord.

   Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Sea of Galilee area. U Boutique Kinneret or similar.

   

8. Day08

   Friday, April 16

   Mount Arbel, Nazareth, Megiddo

   An early walk along the shore provides a spectacular memory of sunrise over the Sea of Galilee. We begin the day by climbing the path to Mt. Arbel for a farewell to and majestic view of the lake. We turn to Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus, to visit the Church of the Annunciation, experience Nazareth Village, and see archaeological ruins from the 1st Century. We move on to the Tel of Megiddo, the site of one of Joshua’s victories, which dates to 4,000 B.C. We look down on the Valley of Armageddon, where this period of world history concludes with the final battle (Revelation 16:16), before settling into our hotel in Jerusalem.

   Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Jerusalem. Inbal or similar.

   

9. Day09

   Saturday, April 17

   Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, Shepherd’s Fields, Herodium, Hebron, Ein Karem

   We leave Jerusalem and visit Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built over the site of our Lord’s birth. We visit the Shepherd’s Fields and reflect on the appearance of the angels to announce the birth of Christ to the shepherds (Luke 2:8-18). We visit the Herodium, the majestic man-made mountain outside of Bethlehem, where King Herod’s grave was recently discovered. We head to Hebron to visit the Cave of the Patriarchs, the burial site of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, and Leah. We conclude the day in the beautiful village of Ein Karem, birthplace of John the Baptist.

   Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Jerusalem. Inbal or similar.

10. Day10

    Sunday, April 18

    Masada, Ein Gedi, Qumran, Bethany, Garden of Gethsemane

    We head to the desert and enjoy a stop at Masada, where Jewish zealots met their fate at the hands of the Roman army. We move on to Ein Gedi, the desert oasis where we recall the worship of David in Psalm 63. We visit Qumran, the home of the Essenes and the location for the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. We then visit Bethany, where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11). We conclude the day with a visit to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed the night before His crucifixion.

    Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Jerusalem. Inbal or similar.

    

11. Day11

    Monday, April 19

    Temple Mount, Pools of Bethesda, Pilgrim’s Path, Jerusalem Archaeological Park, Southern Steps, Western Wall, Temple Institute, Israel Museum, Holocaust Museum

    We catch an early bus to the Temple Mount, home to the temples of Solomon and Herod and the current location of the Dome of the Rock, the Mosque of Omar, originally built in the 7th Century, and the Al Aqsa Mosque, used by Muslims for prayer. We visit the Pools of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the lame man (John 5). We walk the Pilgrim’s Path and visit the Jerusalem Archaeological Park, walking among Herodian stones and the Southern Steps from the 2nd Temple period. We spend time at the Western Wall and enter the Jewish Quarter to visit the Temple Institute that reminds us of the preparations being made for the construction of the 3rd Temple. In the afternoon we visit the Israel Museum where we find a model of 1st Century Jerusalem. We conclude the day with a visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, for sobering reminders of the atrocities of the Nazis against the Jews in World War II.

    Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight Jerusalem. Inbal or similar.

    

12. Day12

    Tuesday, April 20

    Garden Tomb, Gordon’s Calvary, Mount of Olives, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Shopping, Farewell Dinner

    We visit Gordon’s Calvary and the Garden Tomb for communion and worship, always a highlight of our tours. We head to the Mt. of Olives for a panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem. We enter the Old City through the Lions’ Gate and pass through the crowded streets as we follow the “Way of Sorrows,” the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and to the tomb of Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Our afternoon features shopping on David Street or optional visits in the Old City. We gather for our farewell dinner before being transferred to Ben Gurion Airport for our late departure home.

    Breakfast and farewell dinner included. Overnight in flight.

    

13. Day13

    Wednesday, April 21

    Arrive in the U.S.

    We arrive back home early this morning, filled with life-changing memories of what it was like to walk in the footsteps of Moses and Jesus during our visit to the Holy Land.

    Meals in flight.

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• Cleveland (CLE)Included
• I plan to book my own flights−$1,900

• How much walking is there?Expect about 2 to 3 miles of walking on a typical touring day, on uneven stone paths and steps. Petra is the longest walking day, starting with a two-mile walk through the Siq to the Treasury, and there is a climb up the path to Mount Arbel. Arrival, flight and departure days have very little walking, and we travel between cities by motor coach.
• Traveling alone?You can have a room to yourself, with a single supplement of $2,150, or share a room. If you would like to share, we will do our best to match you with a traveler of the same gender and a similar age. If no match is found, the single supplement applies.
• What will I spend beyond the price?Lunches (one St. Peter’s Fish lunch is included), drinks at dinners, travel insurance if you choose it, the Israeli ETA travel authorization (about $8), optional spa treatments at the Dead Sea, and your own shopping. A typical lunch costs about $15 to $20. Tips are already included on this trip. We recommend paying for most things by credit card: cards are accepted almost everywhere you will go, and credit card purchases usually come with protection that cash does not. We suggest bringing a couple hundred U.S. dollars in cash for emergencies and small purchases. When a card machine or ATM asks whether to pay in dollars or in the local currency (shekels in Israel, dinars in Jordan), choose the local currency; it is almost always cheaper.
• What if I need to cancel?Cancel in writing. Up to January 9, 2027 (90 days before departure), everything you have paid is returned except $200. After that date, the $450 deposit and any costs we cannot recover are kept. Travel insurance may cover a cancellation, depending on the reason.
• Who is going?This expedition is organized for Walk the Bible and led by Pastor Bob Fetterhoff, President of Walk the Bible.

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