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Day 1:Depart the United States on your way to Tel Aviv.
Day 2: Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, where our representative will
greet you and provide instructions about the remainder of your trip
in the Holy Land. Proceed to our hotel on
the Mediterranean for an overnight stay.
Day 3: Drive along the coast to Caesarea where Paul was imprisoned
and Cornelius was baptized. Visit the Roman amphitheatre,
the aqueduct, and the Crusader ruins. Drive via Megiddo
(the biblical Armageddon) through the Jezreel valley to visit
Mount Tabor- the Transfiguration Mountain according to the tradition,
through Nazareth to Canna where Jesus's first miracle took place.
Overnight stay in Galilee.
Day 4: Tour the Sea of Galilee. Visit Capernaum and Simon Peter's
house, the Mount of the Beatitudes, and Tabgha the site of the
multiplication of the loaves and fishes.Take a boat ride across the
Sea of Galilee and enjoy a lunch of St. Peter's fish in Tiberias.
Later, walk along the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized and
renew your baptismal promises. Overnight stay in Galilee.
Day 5 Drive south through the beautiful Jordan Valley and visit the
newly excavated Beth Shean ,the Roman capital of Palestine. Drive
near Jericho and view the Mount of the Temptation. Ascend to Jerusalem
for an overnight stay.
Day 6: In Jerusalem we visit the Mount of Olives, the Garden of
Gethsemane, and the Garden Tomb.
Visit Mount Zion and the room of the Last Supper. Drive to Bethlehem
to visit the ancient Church of the Nativity. Overnight stay in Jerusalem.
Day 7 To Masada, site of the Zealots last stand against the Romans
following the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Later, drive to En Gedi to experience the salty waters of the Dead Sea. Continue to the Qumran
caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Back to Jerusalem for
an overnight stay.
Day 8 : Walk into the Old City of Jerusalem. Experience the Christian,
Jewish, Muslim, and Armenian religious quarters and the underground excavations.
See the Temple ruins and the new David Citadel Museum amidst the buildings of old Jerusalem. Later, continue along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Overnight stay in Jerusalem
Day 9 A free day. Your guide will direct you to places you may visit at
your own places or do your last shopping. An afternoon drive to Jaffa, to visit St. Peter's Church and the house of Simon the Tanner. Enjoy a farewell dinner and transfer to the airport for our late flight back to the United States
Day 10: Arrive in the United States
7 nights in Israel, translates in to a 10-day tour from USA,
if the return flight is just before or just after midnight of the 8th night in Israe
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