Christian Israel Tours 8 Days/ 7 Nights ( Comfort)

Upon arrival, VIP greeting at the airport and transfer to Tel Aviv at the hotel. Take the day re-charge after a long flight and explore Tel Aviv independently. Opening dinner at a traditional Arab restaurant on the shores of the Mediterranean.

After Breakfast, checkout from the hotel and meet the guide at the lobby. En route to Jaffa: A port city built over 5,000 years ago with a port considered the most ancient active one of its type globally. Visit the site from which the prophet Jonah fled from God, and where Peter restored Tabitha to life and stayed with Simon, the Tanner.

Drive to Caesarea.

Caesarea Maritima: Visit a fantastic Archaeological site, featuring the remains of a port city built by Herod the Great. For many centuries, it remained a key location through the Roman and Byzantine periods, up to the Crusades’ time, serving as the largest harbour on the Eastern Mediterranean Coast.

Drive to Haifa.

Haifa: A bay City located on the Mediterranean coast. We will visit The Bahai Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and eat falafel at the Arab neighbourhood of Wadi Nisnas (lunch on own).

Mt. Carmel: Visit the biblical mountain where Elijah challenged and defeated the 450 Baal priests. On this mountain top, we will also orientate ourselves better with the biblical Galilee pointing our sites such as Megiddo, Nazareth, the Jezreel valley, and other critical biblical sites. Dinner and overnight will be at Ginnosar Hotel, Sea of Galilee.

Breakfast and meet the guide at the hotel lobby and Drive to Nazareth.
Nazareth: A fascinating town, sacred to Christians, populated mostly by Muslims, in a Jewish state, where people of all three major monotheistic religions reside in co-existence. We will visit the largest church in the Middle East: The Basilica of the Annunciation. We will then see St. Joseph’s Church, and the Church of St. Gabriel, located near Mary’s Well, where according to Orthodox tradition Mary’s annunciation took place. We will finish our tour from an overlook from Mt. Precipice, the site where the local Jewish community of Nazareth has rejected Jesus as described in Luke’s Gospel. Lunch in Nazareth (on own).

Drive to the Sea of Galilee.

The Early Ministry of Jesus:
Visit the Mt. of the Beatitudes, remembering the Sermon verses on the Mount.
Go to Tabgha, a place attributed to Peter’s Primacy, Multiplication of Loaves and Fish, and the Disciples’ Calling.
Visit Capernaum, the town of Jesus, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, sees his home and movement centre during his Central Galilean Ministry.

Optional Baptism at the Jordan River.

Cruise on the Sea of Galilee: Getting to know the scenery of Christ’s early ministry, enjoy a relaxing cruise on a boat resembling the boat used by Jesus and his disciples. Dinner and overnight at Ginnosar Hotel, Sea of Galilee

Breakfast, checkout, and meet the guide and meet the guide at the hotel lobby. Drive to Magdala: The site believed to be Mary Magdalene’s hometown, with a newly discovered ancient Synagogue, shedding new light on Judeo-Christian worship in the early days of Christianity.

Drive to Mitzpe Gadot.

Mitzpe Gadot: Visit the famous lookout point, once served as a Syrian military bunker that had shelled the Israeli Kibbutz Gadot in the lower Hula valley. Walkthrough the trenches and witnessed the challenges faced by the Israeli pioneers in the area before 1967.

Drive to the upper Galilee.

Caesarea Philippi: The Roman city where Peter revealed for the first time the true identity of Jesus. Lunch in a local Druze restaurant (included).

Drive to the Golan Heights.

Mt. Bental: A former IDF outpost in the Golan Heights, with military bunkers intact. We will enjoy drinking coffee as we receive updates on the Syrian civil war while overlooking Israel and Syria’s border. ATV ride along the edge: Drive along the Israeli Syrian border on ATV’s and learn about the history and current events on one of the world’s most guarded walls.Drive to Jerusalem and check in to Ibis styles, Jerusalem for dinner and overnight

Breakfast meet guide at the hotel lobby. Today you’ll be Introduced to Jerusalem, and an overlook from the peek Mt. of Olives.
Walking in the footsteps of Jesus: A walk to the Garden of Gethsemane, stopping shortly at Dominus Flevit, the place where Jesus stopped and wept over Jerusalem. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane with its ancient olive trees and the Church of All Nations, displaying the Agony of Christ’s stone. From there, entering the old city through the Lions Gate, visit the Monastery of St. Anne and Bethesda’s Pools. A walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Christian Quarter and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. See Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb, the traditional site of Golgotha, and the Chapel of St. Helena. Lunch in the Old City (on your own).

Drive to Bethlehem.

Bethlehem: Tour the city with a local Palestinian guide, experience the unique mix of old and modern history, including gazing at the famous Banksy graffiti at the ‘Walledoff hotel’, The Graffiti Gallery on the Security Fence, and The Church of the Nativity. Walk to the Western Wall and celebrate the special atmosphere as Jews from all over the world come together to welcome the Shabbat. Enjoy a traditional Jewish Shabbat family dinner at the homes of local Israeli families where you will be introduced to Shabbat customs, meet the family and hear their life story and enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal. Overnight at Ibis styles hotel.

Breakfast and meet the guide at the lobby, drive to Jordan valley: Drive along parallel to the Jordan River and the border between Israel and Jordan. On our way, we will discuss the Israeli Palestinian conflict, current events in the middle east and the delicate and fragile relations between Israel and Jordan.

Qumran: Visit the home of the Essenes’ family of the first-century sect, authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Drive to Masada.

Masada: Has become an inspiring symbol of the Jewish people’s courage and strive for freedom. A tour to the top of this ancient 2,000 years old fortress reveals the bravery of 960 Jews – men, women and children – who were the last to fight the Romans during the Great Jewish Revolt.

Drive to the Dead Sea.

Dead Sea: Lunch, Swim, and Relaxation on the private beach of the Crown Plaza Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Ibis styles, Jerusalem hotel

Breakfast and meet the guide drive to Temple Mount: Ascend to the biblical Mt. Moriah and site of the first and second Temple and learn about the significance of the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque. [Modest dress required; this site can close based on the Israeli authorities]Sunday Services’ daily decisions at the Church of the Redeemer.

Walk the Old City walls: Walk along the ramparts for a unique perspective of the Jerusalem skyline. Overlooking the elusive compounds of the Armenian Quarter and the Jewish Quarter’s homes and synagogues perceive the contrast between ancient Jerusalem and the continually evolving modern city.

The City of David: Visit the city’s excavations built by King David 3,000 years ago, which served as the historical nucleus of Jerusalem. Followed by a tour through the Southern Wall Excavations (the Davidson Center), climbing the southern steps to the ancient Temple, seeing the site in which Jesus overturned the moneychangers’ tables, and of course – visiting the Western Wall.
Lunch in the Old City (on your own).

The Garden Tomb: a Christian worship site and witnesses located in the heart of historic Jerusalem, just outside the Old City walls. Within this peaceful and contemplative garden, there are several antiquities of interest, including an ancient Jewish tomb which many believe is the site of Jesus of Nazareth’s burial and resurrection. Dinner and overnight at Ibis styles, Jerusalem

Breakfast, checkout, and meet the guide en route to Yad Vashem: (“a memory and a name”) – the Israeli institute dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust and impart its meanings for generations to come from different aspects. A comprehensive tour includes The Hall of Remembrance, The Children’s Memorial, and the Historical Museum.

Machane Yehuda: A tasting tour (included) in one of Jerusalem’s most vibrant and trendy places – a fresh produce market, with vendors from various ethnic origins, demonstrating the rich diversity which makes up Israeli society and influences its culinary heritage.

The Israel Museum: Ranks among the world’s leading museums, it displays prehistorical works to contemporary art, with a rich collection of exhibits of Biblical and Holy Land Archaeology. The tour includes displaying the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book and the Holy Land Model portraying Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period. Farewell dinner at a restaurant with a private room to freshen up before we drop you at the airport to catch your next flight home