Today we board our coach bus at Calvary Chapel Palm City and drive to Miami International Airport (MIA). 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 where we meet our guide and board our coach bus. We visit Joppa then we drive north to Caesarea Maritima. In Caesarea, we visit the Roman Amphitheatre, hippodrome, and an ancient aqueduct. We transfer to our hotel and spend the remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight Tel Aviv area. Ramada (David’s Harp) Netanya or similar. D.

This morning after breakfast we head to Mt. Carmel, where Elijah confronted Baal and his prophets. Then on to the Jezreel Valley, to Megiddo, the Armageddon Battlefield of Revelation 16. We drive to Nazareth the hometown of Jesus. We enjoy lunch here before traveling on to the Sea of Galilee area. En route we pass Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle. Overnight Sea of Galilee area. Nof Ginnosar or similar. B, L, D.

We begin our day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Then we drive up to the Mount of Beatitudes, a potential site for Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. We visit Capernaum, where we see the remains of the village. We visit Magdala, the hometown of Mary Magdalene, which also boasts the remains of a First Century synagogue. We conclude the day at the Yardenit Baptismal site on the Jordan River, where there will be an opportunity to be baptized. Overnight Sea of Galilee area. Nof Ginnosar or similar. B, D.

This morning we travel to the Golan Heights, an area which was captured by Israel from Syria during the Six Days War. We visit Caesarea Philippi and nearby Tel Dan, which is the site of headwaters of the Jordan River. We will drive by Nimrod’s Castle (crusader-era) as well as Mount Hermon, which marked the northern boundary of the Promised Land conquered by Joshua. Overnight Sea of Galilee area. Nof Ginnosar or similar. B, D.

Today we leave the Sea of Galilee area heading south. We visit Beth Shean, or Scythopolis, as it was called by the Romans. We move on to Gideon’s Spring, 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 visit the Tel of Jericho with its ancient ruins. Overnight Jerusalem. Dan Panorama or similar. B, D.

After breakfast, we begin our day visiting Masada, 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, 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, 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 weather permitting). Overnight Jerusalem. Dan Panorama or similar. B, D.

This morning we ascend the Temple Mount, We visit St. Anne’s and we see the nearby Pool of Bethesda. Then it’s on to 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. We visit the Southern Steps, where we walk on the very stones walked upon by Jesus as he made his way to the temple. At the City of David we visit Jeremiah’s Cistern, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, and the Pool of Siloam. We also experience the Western Wall tunnels. Overnight Jerusalem. Dan Panorama or similar. B, D.

This morning we visit the Israel Museum. We then 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 Shepherd’s Fields. We take in a view of Bethlehem before returning to Jerusalem. Overnight Jerusalem. Dan Panorama or similar. B, D.

We then drive to Mount Zion and visit Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter, including the Herodian Mansion. We see the Western Wall, a portion of the Temple’s Western retaining Wall, as well as the Antonia Fortress, which has been identified as the site of Jesus’ trial. We have free time in the Old City before moving on to visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum. We end our tour with a visit to the Garden Tomb, where we share communion together. Your flight back home may depart late tonight or the following day. If the following day and an overnight is required, overnight Jerusalem. Dan Panorama or similar. B, D.

Your flight home may depart either the previous night or today. If today and time allows, breakfast is included today. We arrive back at MIA, and are taken by coach to Calvary Chapel Palm City.