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Day 1 |
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Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. Meeting, assistance and transfer to your hotel. In th e afternoon visit the ancient Joppa (Jaffa): here was the house of Simon the Tanner and the place of the Miracle of the resurrection of Tabita . Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv.
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Day 2 |
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After breakfast, drive North to Caesarea Maritima. Visit the spectacular Roman Theater and view the acqueduct. Our next stop is on Mt. Carmel we shall visit the "Place of Sacrifice" the Prophet Elijah Prophet Elijah had an encounter with the Priests of Baal. We drive on across the "Plain of Harmageddon" to the town of Nazareth, a town in the hill country of Galilee where Jesus grew to manhood, and visit the Basilica of the Annunciation. Finally this day we shall visit Cana in Galilee, the scene of the wedding feast, where Jesus turned the water into wine. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
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Galilee |
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Day 3 |
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After breakfast, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus walked on the water. Drive to the Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount was held. Proceed to Tabgha, for a visit of the Church of the Loaves and the Fish. Driving along the Northern shores of the Sea of Galilee we shall reach Capernaum, the town of Jesus, where he lived in the house of Peter performing from there his miracles and healings . We’ll stop at the site of a synagoguewhere Jesus had preached to the local community. Continue to visit the Yardenit Baptismal site where Baptism shall be held for all interested. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 4 |
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After breakfast, drive southwards through the Jordan Valley to Jerico. Panoramic view of the city and Mt. of Temptations. Stop for a dip in the Dead Sea. View Qumran, caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were fround and drive on up through the Judean Wilderness to Jerusalem, Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
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Judean |
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Day 5 |
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After breakfast, ascend the Mount of Olives for a wonderful panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem with the Temple Mount. Walking down the Mount of Olives, we shall reach the Church of Dominus Flevit for the visit and proceed to the Garden of Gethsemane, the place where Jesus was arrested to see the old olive trees and visit the Basilica of the Agony. Driving through the Kidron Valley, we shall reach Mount Zion to visit the Upper Room, the Tomb of King David and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu which is built over the Palace of Caiaphas. Continue to Bethlehem, the royal city of David, to kneel at the place of the birth of Christ in the Grotto of the Nativity. We visit also the Shepherd's Field. Drive toEin Karem. were John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, was born. Return to the hotel for overnight.
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St Peterin Gallicantu |
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Day 6 |
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After breakfast, visit the last standing remnant of the ancient Temple at the Western (Wailing) Wall.Next we will walk in the footsteps of our Lord as he bore the burden of our sins to the Cross at Golgotha. along the Via Dolorosa, following the 14 Stations of the Cross from Pilate's Judgment Hall towards the Garden Tomb and Gordon's Golgotha. In the afternoon tour the modern city of Jerusalem. Visit the Israel Museum with it’s Shrine of the Book and Model of Jerusalem during Jesus Days. Yad Vashem – Museum of the Holocaust. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
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The Dome of the Rock |
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Day 7 |
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Jerusalem |
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Day 8 |
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Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure flight.
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