HOly Land Tour
Thursday, January 5 - Sunday, January 15, 2023
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LAND AND AIR COST:
• Cost Per Person Based on Two Adults Sharing Room ◦ 15 - 19 Passengers Per Coach: $3359 ◦ 20 - 24 Passengers Per Coach: $3279 ◦ 25 - 29 Passengers Per Coach: $3139 |
To Know Before Registering
- Due Date Information:
- Deposits Due: Monday, September 12, 2022- $300 per person 150 days prior to departure or $300 per person at time of reservation if using online reservation platform
- Final Payment deadline: Friday, October 7, 2022
- Status Review: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 (120 days prior)
- If you are registering for a single room, please proceed at the Register Button below.
- If you are registering and would like a roommate, and you know who that roommate is - please register together. The best way to do this is via phone - DO NOT REGISTER ONLINE! Please call the registration desk at 167-585-5100. Make sure to reference the group # 2159044
- Gate 1 Travel Reservation # 2159044
- If you have any questions, contact Juston
Day 1 Thursday, January 05, 2023
Depart Charlotte NC for Israel
Day 2 Friday, January 06, 2023
Once you arrive, you will be welcomed at the Tel Aviv airport by our representative and transferred to your hotel in one of our coastal cities. Dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Tel Aviv or Netanya
Meal: Dinner
Day 3 Saturday, January 07, 2023
Breakfast at your hotel. This morning visit the Roman Aqueduct and Theatre at Caesarea, a center of early Christianity (Acts 10) and where Paul was imprisoned for two years (Acts 23:33). View Mount Carmel and recall Elijah’s dramatic victory over the prophets of Baal (I Kings 18). Follow an ancient caravan route through the Jezreel Valley to Tel Megiddo, an exciting
archaeological dig with layers of twenty different cities, all built on top of each other. Conclude your day in Nazareth, Jesus’ boyhood home (Matt. 2:23). We now make our way to the Sea of Galilee.. Check into your hotel which will be home for the next 3 nights.
Overnight: Sea of Galiee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 Sunday, January 08, 2023
After breakfast see Mount Arbel (Isaiah 9:2) on your way towards the Sea of Galilee. This was a major pathway in the time of Christ. He and His disciples passed through this valley as they walked through the Galilee. Our first visit of the day is in Magdala, once home to Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:1-3), visit a recently discovered first-century synagogue. Enjoy lunch together before crossing the waters of the Sea of Galilee on a very special boat ride, complete with an onboard worship service. At Kibbutz Nof Ginosar, see the 2,000-year-old “Ancient Boat,” a rare example of the kind of boat in which Jesus might have sailed. Visit Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee, and visit the synagogue built on the site where Jesus taught (Matt. 4:13, 23). On the Mount of Beatitudes, contemplate the text of the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus preached there (Matt. 5-7). Explore the Church of the Fish and the Loaves at Tabgha, traditional site of the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:10-17). Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight
Overnight: Sea of Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 Monday, January 09, 2023
Following breakfast, our morning travels take us to two valuable northern sites. Dan is where the children of Israel fell to the depths of alternative sacrifice. see the altar built by King Jeroboam I (I Kings 12:25- 30) and learn about where the “House of David” fragment from the First Temple Period was discovered Continue on to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter told the Lord, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God!” (Matt. 16:16). A scenic drive along the Golan Heights will give you some beautiful views of Syria and Jordan, as well as Israel. Stop at Bethsaida where Jesus chose five of His disciples. Remember your baptism at the Yardenit Baptismal site, where the Jordan River exits the Sea of Galilee on its journey southward (Matt. 3). Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Sea of Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 Tuesday January 10, 2023
After our breakfast we load up our luggage and head to Jericho to visit the ruins of the ancient city Joshua conquered (Josh. 6:20). Off in the distance, you can see the traditional site of the Temptation of Jesus (Matt. 4:1). Stop in Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd. Enjoy a visit to Masada, the spectacular mountaintop fortress built by Herod that later became the final tragic stronghold of the Jewish rebellion against the Romans. Ride the cable car to the top to explore the fortress and look down upon the remains of the Roman camps and siege ramp below. On the way to Jerusalem, stop at the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth, for an opportunity to take a quick dip in the mineral-laden waters. We stop atop Mt Scopus for our first view of the “Golden City” of Jerusalem. Proceed to your hotel for check in and dinner. Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7 Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Early breakfast. Conditions permitting we will visit the Temple Mount, with commentary on the Temple Periods, and the variety of belief systems past and present that make this area so valuable. Next we will visit the Wailing Wall and then the fascinating Rabbinical Tunnels leading us through the Second Temple era. The tunnel and exhibit give a clear understanding of the amazing construction of the Temple Mount, giant stones, water supply and Roman street where our Lord was led to judgment. Before exiting the tunnel we see the immense cornerstone rejected by the builders. We move on to the Judgment Hall of Pilate, hear of those who conspired against Him and are reminded of His brutal beating and humiliation. From here we will also be able to see the Pool of Bethesda, Stephen's Gate and St. Ann’s Church. This afternoon we visit the Southern Wall Excavations. This southern side of The Temple was the main entrance for the common folk, whereas the Priests and Levites had their own entrance from the higher eastern side. Parts of the giant stairs, which led to the Temple Mount from the courtyard have been unearthed along with the purification pools. From here Jesus entered the Temple Mount and drove out the vendors and money exchangers who were exploiting the people. It is also likely that this is the place that Peter stood and preached and where thousands were saved and baptized on the Day of Pentecost. Overnight; Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 Thursday, January 12, 2023
After breakfast we will make our way to the Israel Museum. Walk through collections of century’s old Israeli artifacts including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and then a guided walk through an accurately detailed model of Biblical Jerusalem. This model will help put into perspective all that you have seen and will see during our days of touring in Jerusalem. Next we will visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial, with its poignant exhibits honoring the lives lost during the Holocaust. Time to make our way to Jerusalem /Bethlehem border and our guide will leave us at this point and we will pick up our Palestinian guide who will take us on a tour of Bethlehem. Gaze out over Shepherds’ Field and visit the cave revered as Jesus’ birthplace (Luke 2:1-20). Visit the Church
of the Nativity, built above the cave and considered the world’s oldest functioning church (Luke 2). Visit a local shop owned by one of the Christian families living in Bethlehem. We return back to Jerusalem and our hotel for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 Friday, January 13, 2023
This morning, our guide will take us to an overview of the city from the hillside overlooking Jerusalem and the Gehenna Valley. This meaningful teaching time will bring together the many things that you have seen to date. We continue our sightseeing just outside the Dung Gate on the southeastern hill below the Temple Mount in the City of David. It was during the time of Solomon that the city limits extended past this part of Jerusalem. We visit Gihon Springs, the original water source for Jerusalem, view new excavations including a typical Israelite four-room house, and the lower city wall. A highlight today will be a water walk through the incredible Hezekiah's Tunnel to the pool of Siloam, the place of Jesus' miracle in John 9. Ascending up to the Jewish Quarter we see the gold Menorah built for the next Temple, the Temple Institute, the Burnt House, a wall built by King Hezekiah, and the Roman Cardo. We then walk to visit David’s Citadel and go inside to climb the tower for a view of Old Jerusalem and to see the remains of Herod’s palace and possible place of Pilate’s trial of Jesus. Overnight: Jerusalem.
Meals; Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10 Saturday, January 14, 2023
Breakfast at our hotel. Today we walk where Jesus walked; beginning the day with a panoramic view of the city, Mount Moriah and the Dome of the Rock from atop the Mount of Olives and then the Garden of Gethsemane. Walk between the ancient olive trees, read the scriptures of Jesus' prayer and take time for personal reflection is important here. Passing by the Protestant
Cemetery, we visit the "Upper Room" just outside the Zion Gate where the disciple whom Jesus loved laid his head on His breast and where later Thomas cried, "my Lord & my God." While walking along the Via Dolorosa, we are reminded of His way of suffering along with a visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Our guide will explain the differing opinions on the route that
Christ was led and the actual place of crucifixion and burial is a very interesting study. The climax of the day and our tour is the area of Golgotha (place of the skull) and the Garden Tomb, where we celebrate the resurrection with communion and a time of praise. Return to your hotel for our final dinner together as a group. Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 11 Sunday, January 15, 2023
Depart for home
Depart Charlotte NC for Israel
Day 2 Friday, January 06, 2023
Once you arrive, you will be welcomed at the Tel Aviv airport by our representative and transferred to your hotel in one of our coastal cities. Dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Tel Aviv or Netanya
Meal: Dinner
Day 3 Saturday, January 07, 2023
Breakfast at your hotel. This morning visit the Roman Aqueduct and Theatre at Caesarea, a center of early Christianity (Acts 10) and where Paul was imprisoned for two years (Acts 23:33). View Mount Carmel and recall Elijah’s dramatic victory over the prophets of Baal (I Kings 18). Follow an ancient caravan route through the Jezreel Valley to Tel Megiddo, an exciting
archaeological dig with layers of twenty different cities, all built on top of each other. Conclude your day in Nazareth, Jesus’ boyhood home (Matt. 2:23). We now make our way to the Sea of Galilee.. Check into your hotel which will be home for the next 3 nights.
Overnight: Sea of Galiee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 Sunday, January 08, 2023
After breakfast see Mount Arbel (Isaiah 9:2) on your way towards the Sea of Galilee. This was a major pathway in the time of Christ. He and His disciples passed through this valley as they walked through the Galilee. Our first visit of the day is in Magdala, once home to Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:1-3), visit a recently discovered first-century synagogue. Enjoy lunch together before crossing the waters of the Sea of Galilee on a very special boat ride, complete with an onboard worship service. At Kibbutz Nof Ginosar, see the 2,000-year-old “Ancient Boat,” a rare example of the kind of boat in which Jesus might have sailed. Visit Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee, and visit the synagogue built on the site where Jesus taught (Matt. 4:13, 23). On the Mount of Beatitudes, contemplate the text of the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus preached there (Matt. 5-7). Explore the Church of the Fish and the Loaves at Tabgha, traditional site of the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:10-17). Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight
Overnight: Sea of Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 Monday, January 09, 2023
Following breakfast, our morning travels take us to two valuable northern sites. Dan is where the children of Israel fell to the depths of alternative sacrifice. see the altar built by King Jeroboam I (I Kings 12:25- 30) and learn about where the “House of David” fragment from the First Temple Period was discovered Continue on to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter told the Lord, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God!” (Matt. 16:16). A scenic drive along the Golan Heights will give you some beautiful views of Syria and Jordan, as well as Israel. Stop at Bethsaida where Jesus chose five of His disciples. Remember your baptism at the Yardenit Baptismal site, where the Jordan River exits the Sea of Galilee on its journey southward (Matt. 3). Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Sea of Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 Tuesday January 10, 2023
After our breakfast we load up our luggage and head to Jericho to visit the ruins of the ancient city Joshua conquered (Josh. 6:20). Off in the distance, you can see the traditional site of the Temptation of Jesus (Matt. 4:1). Stop in Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd. Enjoy a visit to Masada, the spectacular mountaintop fortress built by Herod that later became the final tragic stronghold of the Jewish rebellion against the Romans. Ride the cable car to the top to explore the fortress and look down upon the remains of the Roman camps and siege ramp below. On the way to Jerusalem, stop at the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth, for an opportunity to take a quick dip in the mineral-laden waters. We stop atop Mt Scopus for our first view of the “Golden City” of Jerusalem. Proceed to your hotel for check in and dinner. Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7 Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Early breakfast. Conditions permitting we will visit the Temple Mount, with commentary on the Temple Periods, and the variety of belief systems past and present that make this area so valuable. Next we will visit the Wailing Wall and then the fascinating Rabbinical Tunnels leading us through the Second Temple era. The tunnel and exhibit give a clear understanding of the amazing construction of the Temple Mount, giant stones, water supply and Roman street where our Lord was led to judgment. Before exiting the tunnel we see the immense cornerstone rejected by the builders. We move on to the Judgment Hall of Pilate, hear of those who conspired against Him and are reminded of His brutal beating and humiliation. From here we will also be able to see the Pool of Bethesda, Stephen's Gate and St. Ann’s Church. This afternoon we visit the Southern Wall Excavations. This southern side of The Temple was the main entrance for the common folk, whereas the Priests and Levites had their own entrance from the higher eastern side. Parts of the giant stairs, which led to the Temple Mount from the courtyard have been unearthed along with the purification pools. From here Jesus entered the Temple Mount and drove out the vendors and money exchangers who were exploiting the people. It is also likely that this is the place that Peter stood and preached and where thousands were saved and baptized on the Day of Pentecost. Overnight; Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 Thursday, January 12, 2023
After breakfast we will make our way to the Israel Museum. Walk through collections of century’s old Israeli artifacts including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and then a guided walk through an accurately detailed model of Biblical Jerusalem. This model will help put into perspective all that you have seen and will see during our days of touring in Jerusalem. Next we will visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial, with its poignant exhibits honoring the lives lost during the Holocaust. Time to make our way to Jerusalem /Bethlehem border and our guide will leave us at this point and we will pick up our Palestinian guide who will take us on a tour of Bethlehem. Gaze out over Shepherds’ Field and visit the cave revered as Jesus’ birthplace (Luke 2:1-20). Visit the Church
of the Nativity, built above the cave and considered the world’s oldest functioning church (Luke 2). Visit a local shop owned by one of the Christian families living in Bethlehem. We return back to Jerusalem and our hotel for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 Friday, January 13, 2023
This morning, our guide will take us to an overview of the city from the hillside overlooking Jerusalem and the Gehenna Valley. This meaningful teaching time will bring together the many things that you have seen to date. We continue our sightseeing just outside the Dung Gate on the southeastern hill below the Temple Mount in the City of David. It was during the time of Solomon that the city limits extended past this part of Jerusalem. We visit Gihon Springs, the original water source for Jerusalem, view new excavations including a typical Israelite four-room house, and the lower city wall. A highlight today will be a water walk through the incredible Hezekiah's Tunnel to the pool of Siloam, the place of Jesus' miracle in John 9. Ascending up to the Jewish Quarter we see the gold Menorah built for the next Temple, the Temple Institute, the Burnt House, a wall built by King Hezekiah, and the Roman Cardo. We then walk to visit David’s Citadel and go inside to climb the tower for a view of Old Jerusalem and to see the remains of Herod’s palace and possible place of Pilate’s trial of Jesus. Overnight: Jerusalem.
Meals; Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10 Saturday, January 14, 2023
Breakfast at our hotel. Today we walk where Jesus walked; beginning the day with a panoramic view of the city, Mount Moriah and the Dome of the Rock from atop the Mount of Olives and then the Garden of Gethsemane. Walk between the ancient olive trees, read the scriptures of Jesus' prayer and take time for personal reflection is important here. Passing by the Protestant
Cemetery, we visit the "Upper Room" just outside the Zion Gate where the disciple whom Jesus loved laid his head on His breast and where later Thomas cried, "my Lord & my God." While walking along the Via Dolorosa, we are reminded of His way of suffering along with a visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Our guide will explain the differing opinions on the route that
Christ was led and the actual place of crucifixion and burial is a very interesting study. The climax of the day and our tour is the area of Golgotha (place of the skull) and the Garden Tomb, where we celebrate the resurrection with communion and a time of praise. Return to your hotel for our final dinner together as a group. Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 11 Sunday, January 15, 2023
Depart for home
