DATE |
TENTATIVE
DAILY ITINERARY |
| TUES,
NOV 10
Tour
originates in
Newark,
NJ |
Depart
Newark International Airport for Tel Aviv, Israel.
International
Flight Schedule: Continental
#90
Departs
Newark (EWR): 3:50 p.m.
Arrives
Tel Aviv (TLV): 9:15 a.m. (next day) |
| WED,
NOV 11
Dan Panorama Hotel
Tel
Aviv |
Morning arrival
at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Begin
your pilgrimage by visiting the Road to Emmaus, the Valley
of Ellah and Old Jaffa. Transfer to the hotel with a free
afternoon and briefing session before dinner. |
| THURS,
NOV 12
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 and then proceed to our hotel in northern Israel. |
| FRI,
NOV 13
Ginosar Inn
Sea
of Galilee |
Visit Tel Dan
at a glance, Caesarea Philippi, Mount Hermon, via Nimrod
Castle to a road that goes to Damascus. Lunch will
be on your own in Rosh Pina, and then we'll visit the spot
where Jesus fed 5,000. We'll see Capernaum and then
go to our guesthouse via boat across the Sea of Galilee
and visit the "Jesus Boat" museum. |
SAT,
NOV 14
Ginosar Inn
Sea
of Galilee |
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. |
| SUN,
NOV 15
Ramada Hotel
Jerusalem |
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.
Tour Masada before enjoying a chance to "float"
in the Dead Sea and lunch on your own. Then drive
to Mount Scopus for a short "Welcome to Jerusalem"
ceremony, visit the model of ancient Jerusalem in the Israel
Museum and the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea scrolls
are displayed. |
MON,
NOV 16
Ramada 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 Middle Eastern lunch and shopping
before touring the Church of the Nativity. Return to
Jerusalem. |
| TUES,
NOV 17
Ramada 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 the Lion's Gate to visit
the Pool of Bethesda before continuing to the Yad Vashem
Holocaust Memorial. Drive to downtown modern Jerusalem and
enjoy some free time for shopping and lunch on your own
on Ben Yehuda Pedestrian Street. 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 18
In flight
|
Enjoy
a free day with lunch and dinner on your own before an evening
departure 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): 4:55 a.m. (next day) |
| THUR,
NOV 19
Arrival in Newark, NJ and homeward bound |
Early
arrival in Newark International Airport. Connect with
your domestic flights home. |
