Departure on your way to Israel the Land of the Bible.

Welcome to the land of Israel. On arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport, our representatives will meet and assist you. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv — Israel’s largest modern city. Check in for dinner and overnight rest. The hotel is located near the Mediterranean shore and Tel Aviv’s vibrant city center. Time permitting, visit the artistic neighborhood of Neve Tzedek.

• Airport transfer from Ben Gurion International Airport to your hotel
• Dinner at your hotel
• 5★ Deluxe or 4★ First Class hotel accommodations

Morning visit to Old Jaffa — one of the world’s oldest port cities, where cedars from Lebanon arrived to build Solomon’s Temple (2 Chr 2:16) and where Peter raised Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9:36-43). Continue north along the coast to Caesarea Maritima (Acts 9:30; 10:24-48), center of early Christians under the Romans. Visit the Roman theatre and aqueduct.

Stop at Mount Carmel where Elijah challenged the False Prophets (1 Kings 18:16-24). Continue to Megiddo / Armageddon (Revelation 16), visit the archaeological excavations. Drive through the Jezreel Valley to Nazareth and the view from Mount Precipice, the Basilica of Annunciation, and Cana of Galilee where Jesus turned water into wine (John 2). Arrive at the beautiful Sea of Galilee, Tiberias.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide, all entrance fees & attractions per itinerary
• Dinner & overnight at Sea of Galilee hotel

Special visit to Magdala (Matt 15:39), home of Mary Magdalene, where the oldest excavated synagogue in the Galilee was found. Board a wooden boat and sail the Sea of Galilee as the disciples did 2,000 years ago. Dock at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar and visit the Ancient Jesus Boat — a 2,000-year-old vessel used at the time of Jesus.

Drive to the Golan Heights and visit Banias / Caesarea Philippi (Matt 16:13) where Jesus said "On this rock I will build my Church." Continue to the Hula Valley and Upper Galilee, then to Yardenit on the Jordan River, where believers celebrate the baptism of Jesus (Matt 3:13-17).

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide, all entrance fees & attractions
• Special St. Peter Fish Lunch in the Galilee
• Dinner & overnight Sea of Galilee

Visit the Mount of Beatitudes (Matt 5-8) where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, and see the famous Church of the Beatitudes chapel. Visit Tabgha — site of the Feeding of the 5,000 (John 21), Church of Multiplication with its 4th-century mosaic floor. Continue to Capernaum (Matt 4:13) — Jesus’ home and center of his ministry, where Peter’s mother-in-law was healed (Luke 4:38-40).

Drive through the Valley of Beit She’an (Mark 5:20) and view the impressive archaeological site. Continue through the Jordan Valley past Jericho to the Dead Sea — the lowest place on earth. Check in at the Enjoy Dead Sea Hotel and receive in-room spa gift products courtesy of the hotel. Enjoy optional spa treatments, swim and float on the Dead Sea.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Dead Sea spa gift products (mineral mud & salt pack) courtesy of Enjoy Dead Sea Hotel
• Certified guide, all entrance fees & attractions
• Dinner & overnight Dead Sea

Ascend by cable car to the 1,500-ft mountaintop fortress of Masada — last stronghold of the Jewish rebellion. Discover the first-century Synagogue, King Herod’s Bathhouse and other sites atop. Continue to the oasis of Ein Gedi where David hid from Saul (1 Sam 23), then to Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947.

Continue to the Golden City of Jerusalem. Panoramic view from Mount Scopus and a moment for prayer. Continue to your hotel, conveniently located within walking distance of the Old City.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide, all entrance fees & attractions
• Dinner & overnight Jerusalem

From the top of the Mount of Olives (Acts 1) view across the Kidron Valley to the Eastern Gate. Pass the Pater Noster Church, visit Dominus Flevit — "The Lord wept" (Luke 19:41-44). Descend Palm Sunday Road to Gethsemane (Mark 14:32) where 2,000-year-old olive trees from the time of Christ still stand.

Visit the Western Wall and the Western Wall Tunnels. Continue to St. Anne Church and the Pool of Bethesda (John 5) where Jesus healed the paralytic. Walk all 14 Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa, concluding at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Matt 27). Afternoon free for the colorful bazaars. Shabbat dinner at the hotel.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide, all entrance fees & attractions
• Shabbat Dinner at your hotel

Begin at Mount Zion — visit the Upper Room (Luke 22), Lord’s Supper site, King David’s Tomb, and walk the Jewish Quarter. Drive through the New City, pass the Knesset, and continue to Ein Kerem, birthplace of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80), and visit the Church of the Visitation.

Continue to Bethlehem where Jesus was born (Matt 2:1-5). Visit the Church of the Nativity and see the Shepherd’s Field where the angel appeared (Luke 2:8-20). In the afternoon, visit The Garden Tomb (1 Cor 15) for prayer and reflection, celebrating the Resurrection of Christ. Farewell dinner at the hotel.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide, all entrance fees & attractions
• Farewell dinner at your hotel

Enjoy a free day in Jerusalem. After breakfast, check out by noon and store luggage at the hotel. Visit holy sites, colorful bazaars, Yad Vashem, the Israel Museum, Ben Yehuda Street, or Machane Yehuda market at your own pace. Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport 4 hours prior to your flight.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Transfer from Jerusalem hotel to Ben Gurion International Airport

If your flight departs in the morning you will arrive home the same day. If it departs at night, you arrive the following day. Arrive home and start planning your next memorable trip to the Holy Land with Israel Tourism Consultants.

Please Note: We may need to modify or adjust the order of the itinerary to ensure the safety, security, and comfort of all passengers due to unforeseen circumstances.