DATE |
TENTATIVE
DAILY ITINERARY |
| MON,
NOV 8
Tour
originates in
Newark,
NJ |
Depart
Newark International Airport for Tel Aviv, Israel.
International
Flight Schedule: Continental
#84
Departs
Newark (EWR): 3:55 p.m.
Arrives
Tel Aviv (TLV): 9:15 a.m. (next day) |
| TUES,
NOV 9
Dan Panorama Hotel
Tel
Aviv |
Morning arrival
at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Begin
your pilgrimage by visiting Old Jaffa. Transfer to the hotel
with a free afternoon (lunch on your own) and briefing session
before dinner. |
| WED,
NOV 10
HaArazim Hotel
Metula |
Begin the morning
with a drive up to Caesarea by the Sea to see the archaeological
sites there, then drive to Mount Carmel to see Elijah's
monastery. Afterwards, we'll have a special Druze
lunch, drive to the Haifa lookout (via Acco and Hazor) and
the Naphtali mountains overlook before arriving at our hotel
in northern Israel. |
| THUR,
NOV 11
Gai Beach Hotel
Tiberias |
Visit Tel Dan
at a glance, Caesarea Philippi, Mount Hermon, via Nimrod
Castle to a road that goes to Damascus. Enjoy lunch
in Rosh Pina, and then we'll visit the spot where Jesus
fed 5,000. We'll see the Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha,
Capernaum, then go via boat across the Sea of Galilee and
visit the "Jesus Boat" museum before arriving
at our hotel. |
FRI,
NOV 12
Gai Beach Hotel
Tiberias |
Start
the day with a drive via Cana of Galilee to Nazareth, Jezreel
and Gideon's Spring, ride up to the top of Mount Tabor and
enjoy a spaghetti lunch in the monastery, experience a baptismal
service in the Jordan River, and return to Ginosar. |
| SAT,
NOV 13
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Ein
Bokek, Dead Sea |
Visit
the ruins at Beit Shean, then head to the Dead Sea and view
the caves of Kumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
Visit the Ahava Dead Sea Cosmetics factory and have lunch
at Ein Gedi before taking a trolly ride up to the top of
Masada for a fascinating tour of what once belonged to King
Herod. Continue on to Ein Bokek for your evening stay
and a chance to "float" in the Dead Sea. |
|
SUN,
NOV 14
Dan Panorama Hotel
Jerusalem
|
The day begins with stops at Tel
Arad, the Beit Govrin caves, the Valley of Ellah, the Road
to Emmaus. Enjoy a special lunch at Neve Ilan before
traveling to Mount Scopus for a "Welcome to Jerusalem"
ceremony. Then visit the model of ancient Jerusalem
in the Israel Museum before ending the day with a tour of
the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial--the largest of its kind
in the world. |
| MON,
NOV 15
Dan Panorama Hotel
Jerusalem
|
Enter
the Old City through the Dung Gate, go to the Temple Mount
and Wailing Wall, walk through the Rabbi's Tunnel and the
Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the
Kardo. Take a short bus ride to Bethlehem and enjoy
a special Middle Eastern lunch and shopping before touring
the Church of the Nativity. Return to Jerusalem to
see the Government House lookout. |
|
TUES,
NOV 16
Dan Panorama Hotel
Jerusalem
|
Ascend the Mount of Olives to
visit Dominus Flevit, walk the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden
of Gethsemane. Ride back to the Old City and enter through
Lion's Gate to visit the Pool of Bethesda. Have lunch
on your own at Christ Church. Our last stops include
the House of Caiaphas--the High Priest, and the Garden Tomb
for a special communion service. The day ends with dinner
and a farewell meeting. |
| WED,
NOV 17
In flight |
Tour
the Citadel Museum by Jaffa Gate, rest of the day free with
lunch on your own; in the evening dinner on your own at
Mamilla Mall overlooking the walls of the Old City before
departing for Tel Aviv to the Ben Gurion International Airport
for our flight back to Newark.
International
Flight Schedule: Continental
#91
Departs
Tel Aviv (TLV): 11:40 p.m.
Arrives
Newark (EWR): 4:50 a.m. (next day) |
| THUR,
NOV 18
Arrival in Newark, NJ and homeward bound |
Early
arrival in Newark International Airport. Connect with
your domestic flights home. |
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