Day 1 - Departure

We depart from our home town on our overnight flight to Tel Aviv. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Relax and enjoy.

Day 2 – Rome

Upon arrival to Rome enjoy a Panoramic sightseeing tour of the city. Transfer to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3 – Rome

We begin the day with a tour to the Vatican at St. Peter’s Square. Visit the Sixteen Chapel, the Coliseum, Mars Hill, The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Trevi Fountain, the famous House of Borghesi, and shop along Via Veneto. Late night departure to Tel Aviv. Upon arrival we will be met and transferred to our hotel for an overnight stay.

Day 4 – Tiberias

After breakfast, we begin our journey northward by motor coach along the Mediterranean Sea to Caesarea. This ancient city was built in honor of Caesar by Herod the Great, and was the capital of the Romans in the Holy Land for nearly 500 years. See the Crusader City and the fantastic aqueduct before continuing to Haifa, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. We will drive to the crest of Mt. Carmel, through the Jezreel Valley and arrive at the site of Megiddo, one of King Solomon’s “chariot cities”, and, according to scripture, the location for the last battle in history. See Gideon’s brook, the “Well of Herod”, and continue on to Cana and into Nazareth, Jesus’ boyhood home, where you will visit the Church of Annunciation. Then, we continue onto Tiberias for dinner and an overnight stay. .

Day 5 – Tiberias

There is nothing quite like witnessing a sunrise on the Sea of Galilee. Although there are many places which we must admit are traditional, you can be sure that the Lord Jesus walked down these shores. After a sunrise service and breakfast, visit the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the Sermon on the Mount;Tabgha, the Chapel dedicated to the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes. Continue on to the ruins at Capernaum, then the Synagogue and the house of Simon Peter. Continue north to Caesarea Philippi and Mt. Hermon, the probable site of the transfiguration. Visit the Golan Heights which borders Israel, Lebanon and Syria. Cross the Sea of Galilee by motorboat. We end the day with a stop at the Jordan River, where a baptismal service is possible. Return to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 6 - Jerusalem

This morning will begin with a stop at Mt. Tabor, and Devoria the home of the prophetess Deborah. Continue to Gergesa, and then head south to Beth Shean. Stop to see the most recent excavations and discoveries from the Roman era. Our trip then takes us “up into Jerusalem” and continues on into Bethlehem. See Shepherd’s Fields, and the Field’s of Ruth and Boaz. Visit the Church of Nativity, built over the stable where Jesus was born and the Church of Visitation. Take some time for light shopping and then return to Jerusalem for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 7– Jerusalem

Today we see the Old City…the high point of our entire tour. Enter the Old City through the Eastern Gate and begin a walking tour which takes us through St. Stephen’s Gate to the Pool of Bethesda. Continue to the Temple area of Mt. Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock (entry not permitted) and the Western Wall. Walk through the Old City’s bazaars and through the Cardo. Enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. View the Tower of David, the Citadel, and King David’s Tomb. Visit the Jewish quarter, before we leave the city through Jaffa Gate. Visit Mt. Zion and the Upper Room. Our next stop will be the Garden Tomb and Golgotha, Place of the Skull, where a worship service is possible. Our evening ends with a visit of the Garden of Gethsemane. We return to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 8 – Mesada

We begin the day with an early morning departure as we head south from Jerusalem. We dip 1300ft. below Sea level to the lowest spot on earth known as the Dead Sea. Take some time to float on this mineral rich body of water, before we climb to Masada. Ascend the mountain by cable car ride to the remarkable ruins of the fortress built by Herod the Great. From 70 -73A.D. Jewish zealots made their last stand against the Romans. We end the tour by a visit to the Caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 9 – St. Catherine

This morning we transfer to Rafah Border to make our way across the Sinai Desert to St. Catherine Monastery. Upon arrival we transfer to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 10 – Cairo

Early risers will enjoy a spectacular view of a morning sun rise from the Monastery up on top of the Mountain. Take the opportunity to conduct a morning prayer service on top of the mountain. Don't miss this opportunity of a lifetime, nowhere in the world will you witness this remarkable sunrise. After breakfast we will make our way to magnificent Cairo. Upon arrival to Cairo we will be transferred to our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 11 - Cairo

After breakfast we begin a full day of touring which start with a visit to the wonderfu Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza. Visit the great archaeological area of Sakkara and Memphis where you can see the famous Step Pyramid. See the Solar Boat. Visit the Hanging Church, the Coptic Museum, San Sergius Church built on the site where Jesus was sheltered. Continue to Ben Ezra Synagogue and Citadel. Tour the Egyptian Archeological Museum, to see the collection of Tut Ankh Amun treasures, the Citadel of Saladin, the Alabaster Mosque Of Mohammad Ali; we end the day at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Tonight enjoy an authentic dinner aboard the Nile River where we set sail for a dinner cruise. Overnight will be at our hotel in Cairo

Day 12– Return

Our final flight home from this wonderful trip of a lifetime.