Evangelical Tour of Israel - 9 Days

Tour Jaffa (the port city where Jonah and Simon Peter visited). Travel to Caesarea (home of the centurion Cornelius and where Paul stood trial). View the ruins of Roman, Byzantine and Crusader times. Pray at Mt. Carmel where Elijah challenged the 450 prophets of Baal. Continue to Megiddo and the Valley of Armageddon, mentioned in Daniel and Revelation. Overnight in the Galilee area.

Have morning quiet time at the Mt. of Beatitudes (where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount), then visit the ruins of Korazim and Capernaum (towns where Jesus visited many times). Have St. Peter's fish lunch and visit Tel Dan (from Israel's early settlement). See the Jordan headwaters at Caesarea Phillipi (where Peter proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah) and the Golan Heights. Overnight in the Galilee area.

Drive through Cana (where Jesus did his first miracle) and visit the Nazareth Village. See the excavated boat from Jesus' day at Kibbutz Ginosar and sail on on the Sea of Galillee. Have the opportunity to be baptized in the Jordan at the Yardenit, visit the Kinneret Date Factory to taste and learn about this Biblical delicacy. Relax in the hot springs near Tiberias where Roman and Ottoman dignitary used to bathe. See the beautiful light show at the Tiberias Promenade. Overnight near the Sea of Galilee.

Visit Mt. Gilboa, overlooking where Gideon fought the Midianites and Ein Herod (where it is believed he chose his 300 men). Next, go to Jericho to see the remains of the walls and city that Joshua took. Continue to Qumran (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered). Relax in the Dead Sea. Overnight in a hotel along the Dead Sea.

Ascend Masada by cable car. Explore the ancient excavation of Herod's Palaces, bathhouse, the storerooms, the ramp, and an ancient synagogue. See the remains of Sodom and pillars of salt. Hike along the springs of Ein Gedi (where David hid from King Saul). Overnight in Jerusalem.

In the morning, ascend the Mount of Olives for a breathtaking panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem. Descend to the Garden of Gethsemane. Walk along the "last way" to Mt. Zion. Visit the Pool of Bethesda, Caiphas' house (where Peter denied his Lord three times), the Last Supper Room and King David's Tomb on Mt. Zion. Walk along the Via Dolorosa and pray at the Garden Tomb. After lunch, tour Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum. Visit the Shepherd's Fields in Bethlehem and the Tomb of Rachel. Return to Jerusalem for overnight. 

Visit the Western Wall, the tunnel and the Temple Mount. See the items that will be used in the next Temple at the Temple Institute. Walk on the southern steps that led to the Temple and visit the Davidson Center.  Tour the City of David and Hezekiah's Tunnel. Shop in the colorful Jerusalem bazaars. See a light show about Jerusalem's history at David Citadel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Transfer from the Jerusalem hotel to the Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

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