DATE |
TENTATIVE
DAILY ITINERARY |
| Sunday,
Oct 14
Tour
originates at the
Newark
(NJ) Int'l Airport |
Depart
the USA at Newark Int'l Airport (EWR) for Tel Aviv, Israel
(TLV).
International
Flight Schedule:
Continental
#84 - Departs
EWR 3:55 p.m.
Arrives TLV 8:25
a.m. (next day)
|
| Monday,
Oct 15
Dan Panorama Hotel Tel
Aviv, Israel |
Morning
arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
Begin your pilgrimage by visiting Old Jaffa, then transfer
to the hotel and enjoy a little free time before a briefing
session before dinner. |
| Tuesday,
Oct 16
HaArazim Hotel Metula,
Israel |
Begin the morning
with a drive up to Caesarea by the Sea to see the archaeological
sites there, then enjoy lunch in Megiddo before riding up
to Mount Carmel to see Elijah's monastery. Afterwards,
we'll drive to the Haifa lookout (via Acco and Hazor) and
the Naphtali mountains overlook before arriving at our hotel
in northern Israel. |
| Wednesday,
Oct 17
Ginosar Inn Sea
of Galilee, Israel |
Visit Tel Dan
at a glance, drive to Caesarea Philippi and the headwaters
of the Jordan River, drive by Nimrod Castle lookout to a
road that goes to Damascus. Enjoy lunch in Korazim, visit
the Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Tabgha, and sail to
Ginosar and tour the "Jesus Boat" museum. |
Thursday,
Oct 18
Ginosar Inn Sea
of Galilee, Israel |
Start
the day with a drive via Cana of Galilee to Nazareth, Jezreel,
Gideon's Spring, enjoy a falafel lunch and the archaeological
sites in Beit Shean, experience a baptismal service in the
Jordan River, and return through Tiberias to Ginosar. |
| Friday,
Oct 19
International Hotel
Amman,
Jordan |
Early
departure from Ginosar heading for Jordan by way of the
Sheik Hussein bridge, cross the border into Jordan, stop
in Jerash with a Jordanian lunch, on to Amman and a brief
tour of the city.
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Saturday,
Oct 20
Beit Zamman Hotel
Petra,
Jordan |
Leave
Amman for a drive to Petra with stops in Mount Nebo, Madaba
(and lunch), down the King's Highway to the Karak Crusaders
Castle before entering Petra.
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Sunday,
Oct 21
Crowne Plaza Hotel Eilat,
Israel |
Morning
tour of the fascinating Petra, enjoy a middle-eastern lunch,
leave Petra and cross the border into Eilat, Israel by the
Red Sea for the evening.
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Monday,
Oct 22
Dan Panorama Hotel
Jerusalem
|
Drive
from Eilat to Masada by way of the Arava Valley. Take
a trolly ride up to Masada for a fascinating tour of what
once belonged to King Herod. Visit the Ahava Dead Sea Cosmetics
Factory, have lunch at Mineral Beach by the Dead Sea and
enjoy a chance to "float" in the salty water.
Drive by Kumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found and
on to Jerusalem's Mount Scopus for a "Welcome to Jerusalem"
ceremony, and visit the Israel Museum to see the Dead Sea
Scrolls and the model of Ancient Jerusalem.
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Tuesday,
Oct 23
Dan Panorama Hotel
Jerusalem
|
Enter Jerusalem's "Old City"
through the Dung Gate, walk to the Temple Mount and Wailing
Wall, walk through the Rabbi's Tunnel and the Via Dolorosa
to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Kardo and Jewish
Quarter for a bagel lunch. Take a short bus ride to Bethlehem
and visit the Church of the Nativity and enjoy shopping in
the city. Return to Jerusalem to see the Government House
lookout. |
Wednesday,
Oct 24
Dan Panorama Hotel
Jerusalem
|
Begin the tour day by ascending
the Mount of Olives. Walk the Palm Sunday Road and stop
at Dominus Flevit and continue to the Garden of Gethsemane
and the Church of All Nations. Ride back to the Old
City and enter through Lion's Gate to visit the Pool of Bethesda,
then tour the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial--the largest of
its kind in the world. Visit Herod's Family Mausoleum,
have lunch, and visit the Upper Room of the Last Supper before
our two last stops which include the House of Caiaphas, the
High Priest, where Christ was held before the Crucifixion,
and the Garden Tomb for a special communion service.
The day ends with dinner and a farewell meeting. |
| Thursday,
Oct 25
In flight |
Enjoy
a free day in Jerusalem with lunch and dinner on your own
before departing for Tel Aviv to the Ben Gurion International
Airport for our flight back to the USA.
International
Flight Schedule:
Continental
#91 - Departs
TLV: 10:40 p.m.
Arrives EWR 4:50 a.m. (next day) |
| Friday,
Oct 26
Arrival in USA and homeward bound |
Early
arrival at Newark Int'l Airport. Connect with your
domestic flights home. |
