CHRISTIAN TOURS TO ISRAEL

Start the day on the Mount of Olives which offers panoramic views of the Old City of Jerusalem. Walk through the Garden of Gethsemane and enter the Church of All Nations, also called the Church of Agony.
Visit the Chapel of the Ascension and the Pater Noster Church, where Jesus taught his disciples the “Our Father”.  Cross the Kidron Valley, pass the Tombs of Absalom and Zechariah. Arrive at Mount Zion, to visit the Room of the Last Supper. Time will be available for a prayer service.
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

Drive to Bethlehem, viewing Rachel’s Tomb.
Enter the Basilica of the Nativity, built on the site of Jesus’ birth. Visit the Model of the City of Jerusalem as it appeared at the time of the Second Temple. 
Depart to Mt. Herzl to visit the Holocaust Museum “Yad Vashem“, a museum in memory of the six million Jews who suffered and died during the Second World War. End the day with communion service in the Garden Tomb.
Dinner and overnight: Jerusalem

Enter the Old City through the Dung Gate. View the Dome of the Rock, where King Solomon’s Temple was located and the rock where Abraham stood to sacrifice Isaac. Stop at the Western Wall. Visit the Ecce Homo Arch and walk along Via Dolorosa to the Pool of Bethesda, house of Pontius Pilate. Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Walk through the Jewish Quarter.
Dinner and overnight:  Jerusalem

Drive South to the Arava Valley to reach Masada.
Ascend by cable car and see the impressive historical site, the last stronghold of the Zealots in their struggle against the Romans.
Travel along the water’s edge below sea level to reach the shores of the Dead Sea. Enjoy the treasures of the Dead Sea in natural thermal springs, sculpture pools, mud baths and a “swim” in the Dead Sea. 
Drive via the Jordan Valley to Jericho, the oldest known city in the Western world. Observe the Monastery of Saint George in Wadi Qelt. See the Mount of Temptation from a distance.

Dinner and overnight:  Jerusalem

Drive north to Tiberius, the capital of the Galilee. Stop at Beit She’an, newly excavated and one of the largest archaeological sites in Israel. Continue to the Jordan Valley for a magnificent view.
Dinner and overnight:  Hotel – Sea of Galilee

Drive to Megiddo, where excavations have unearthed 20 layers of civilization, most likely the site of Armageddon as described in the book of Revelations, where the final battle between the forces of good and evil will take place. 
Have a traditional St. Peter’s fish lunch.
Enjoy a boat-ride on the Sea of Galilee.
Time will be available for prayer service.
Dinner and overnight: hotel – Sea of Galilee

Drive north to the Golan Heights where Israel shares a border with Lebanon.

Enter the Banias Springs’ crystal-clear water, one of the three sources of the Jordan River. 

Visit the Church of the Primacy of Peter, where Jesus prepared bread and fish for his disciples.
Dinner and overnight:  hotel – Sea of Galilee

Visit the Baptismal Site on the Jordan River.
Drive to Capernaum, the hometown of St. Peter. Stop in Tabgha at the Church of the Multiplication on Mount Beatitudes.
Continue to the Village of Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle of converting water into wine at a wedding.
Dinner and overnight:  hotel – Sea of Galilee

Drive along the Jezreel Valley and arrive in Nazareth, home of Joseph and Mary. Enter the Church of the Annunciation built over the traditional site of Joseph and Mary’s home. Nearby is Mary’s well.
Dinner and overnight:  hotel – Sea of Galilee

Drive south to Mount Carmel, where Elijah held a contest against the false prophets of Baal.                                              Go on a sight-seeing tour to Haifa. View the Bahai Gardens.
Drive to Tel Aviv and walk through Jaffa, which is the biblical town of Joppa.
In the late afternoon, enjoy a farewell dinner at a Tel Aviv restaurant.

Depart for the airport.