The day has arrived and we board our transfer at Calvary Chapel Palm City and begin our journey to Miami. Upon arrival at MIA we check in for our flight and begin our overnight journey to Israel.

We arrive in Israel at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport. We meet our guide (expected to be Kenny), who will remain with us throughout our time in Israel, and board our coach bus. Time permitting, we visit Joppa, where Peter had his vision on the rooftop of the house of Simon the Tanner. We transfer to our hotel and spend the remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight Tel Aviv area. Leonardo Plaza City Tower or similar. D.

This morning after breakfast we head to Caesarea Maritima (included), where we visit this magnificent ancient city, including the Roman Amphitheatre, hippodrome, and an ancient aqueduct. We move on to Mt. Carmel (included), where Elijah confronted Baal and his prophets. Then on to the Jezreel Valley, to Tel Megiddo (included), from where we will take in views of the Armageddon Battlefield of Revelation 16. We continue to the Sea of Galilee area and visit Magdala (included), the hometown of Mary Magdalene, which boasts the remains of a First Century synagogue. Overnight Sea of Galilee area. Nof Ginosar or similar. B, D.

This morning we travel to Tel Dan (included), which is the site of headwaters of the Jordan River and of an important ancient city, and nearby Caesarea Philippi (included), where Peter made his famous confession of Christ. We will drive through the Golan Heights, an area which was captured by Israel from Syria during the Six Days War. We will pass by Nimrod’s Castle (crusader-era) as well as Mount Hermon, which marked the northern boundary of the Promised Land conquered by Joshua. We conclude the day at the Yardenit Baptismal site on the Jordan River, where there will be an opportunity to be baptized in the same river as was Jesus (please note that Yardenit charges approximately 20 USD to rent baptismal gowns and for access to the changing rooms). Overnight Sea of Galilee area. Nof Ginnosar or similar. B, D.

We begin our day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (included). We visit the Mount of Beatitudes, a potential site for Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. We visit Capernaum (included), where we see the remains of the village, including the synagogue and the house where Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law. We drive to Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, where we visit Nazareth Village (included), a re-creation of life in Nazareth at the time of Jesus, and enjoy lunch together (included). We return to the Sea of Galilee area, passing Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle. Overnight Sea of Galilee area. Nof Ginosar or similar. B, L, D.

Today we leave the Sea of Galilee area heading south. We visit Beth Shean (included), or Scythopolis, as it was called by the Romans. We move on to Gideon’s Spring (included), where Gideon chose 300 men for battle. We continue traveling south until we come to Qasr al Yahud on the Jordan River, the area where the Israelites entered the Promised Land and where Jesus was baptized. We continue to Jerusalem and visit the Davidson Center and the Southern Steps (included), where we walk on the very stones walked upon by Jesus as he made his way to the temple. Overnight Jerusalem. Grand Court or similar. B, D.

This morning we ascend the Temple Mount, where the first and second Jewish Temples once stood. We see the Western Wall, a portion of the Temple’s Western retaining Wall, and Judaism’s holiest site. We also experience the Western Wall tunnels (included). We visit St. Anne’s and we see the nearby Pool of Bethesda (included), where, John 5 recounts, Jesus healed a disabled man. We visit Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter, including the Herodian Mansion (included). At the City of David (included) we visit Jeremiah’s Cistern, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, and the Pool of Siloam. Overnight Jerusalem. Grand Court or similar. B, D.

This morning we visit Yad Vashem (included), Israel’s Holocaust Museum, along with the Israel Museum (included) where we see an impressive model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. We travel to the Elah Valley, the site of David’s confrontation with Goliath. We visit Beth Shemesh and Philistine Country before making our way to the Shepherds’ Field, where the birth of Jesus was announced to the shepherds and where some of the events from the book of Ruth took place. We take in a view of Bethlehem before returning to Jerusalem. Overnight Jerusalem. Grand Court or similar. B, D.

After breakfast, we begin our day visiting Masada (included), the fortress built by King Herod the Great. We see the ruins that are considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We continue to Ein Gedi (lookout / parking fee included), the oasis in the desert where the meeting between David and King Saul took place and where many of the psalms were written by David. This afternoon we visit Qumran (included), the location where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found by a Bedouin boy in 1947. There we will see the caves and other buildings where the Essenes, the group of Jews who wrote the scrolls, lived. We will visit the Dead Sea, and take some time to float (time and conditions permitting, access to the beach included). Overnight Jerusalem. Grand Court or similar. B, D.

We begin our day on the Mount of Olives, where we take in an incredible view of Jerusalem, Mount Moriah, and the Dome of the Rock. We walk along the Palm Sunday Road, stopping at Dominus Flevit. We will visit the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus agonized on the night before his crucifixion. On Mount Zion we visit the Cenacle, the traditional site of the Last Supper, and Gallicantu (included), where Peter denied Christ three times. We continue to the Old City and visit the Antonia Fortress (included), which has been identified as the site of Jesus’ trial. We end our tour with a visit to the Garden Tomb (donation included), where we share in the Lord’s Supper together. Overnight Jerusalem. Grand Court or similar. B, D.

Today we head to the airport and begin our journey home. If time allows, breakfast is included today. Later today we will arrive back in Miami (MIA), where we will board our transfer and drive back to Calvary Chapel Palm City.