LOCATION | DATES | HOTEL |
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Netanya | Apr. 24, 2025 | Island Suites |
Tiberias | Apr. 25-27 2025 | Nof Ginosar |
Jerusalem | Apr. 28- May 2, 2025 | Inbal Hotel |
TOUR PACKAGES PER PERSON | PRICE |
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$5609.00 |
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Today we depart the US for our flight to Tel Aviv, Israel.
We land at Ben Gurion Airport and after passport control and baggage claim you will meet your representative who will direct you to your guide. Board your bus and if time permits take a scenic drive through Jaffa, the oldest port in the world. Jonah set sail for Tarshish from Jaffa but was swallowed by a whale. Jaffa was also the home of Tabitha, who was raised from the dead by Peter. Peter had his vision here while lodging in the home of Simon the Tanner. After the short tour you will drive through the modern city of Tel Aviv heading north to Netanya where you will check into your hotel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea for dinner and overnight
Today we begin where the baptism of Gentiles began at Caesarea Maritima. You will see the sunken harbor, the hippodrome, the theatre and the Roman aqueduct. Then drive to Muhraka ("burnt offering") on Mt. Carmel and have a short hike to Muhraka Church and go up to its roof to have a magnificent panorama of the Plain of Jezreel (Esdraelon). (Focus on I Kings 18, the confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal.) After surveying the Plain of Jezreel we drive inland heading northeast to the Jezreel Valley (Esdraelon). Stop at Megiddo - har megiddo in Hebrew, which gave its name to Armageddon. It is King Solomon’s regional capital, Megiddo’s fortifications, water system, palaces, stables and dwellings spanning thousands of years and its great biblical significance have made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The excavations that inspired James Michener's book "The Source" you will drive down to Nazareth and your first stop will be at Nazareth Village, a first-century farm and village presenting the life, times and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth for all the world. You will then spend some time getting acquainted with Jesus’ hometown, visiting its spring, where Mary would have done her family’s laundry, in the ancient village, to the Church of the Annunciation. Ascend Mount of the Precipice at the brow to an overlook surveying the Valley of Jezreel with a view of Mt. Tabor, the connection to the Carmel range and the relation to the town of Nazareth down the hill. Continue on to Cana, commemorating Jesus' transformation of water into wine. Drive down to Tiberias and check into your hotel for dinner and the next three overnights.