Holy Land Pilgrimages

TOURS TO THE HOLY LAND

2012 Guaranteed Departures

  • Jan 9 - 18, 2012
  • Feb 6 - 15, 2012
  • March 5 - 14, 2012

Capharnaum

866-267-2511
 


$2,695 per person/double occupancy
Single Room Supplement - $595

 

Guaranteed Departure Trip Features Included


• Round trip airfare: NYC/Tel Aviv/NYC
• Airline taxes & surcharges (currently $385 – to be adjusted at time of ticketing)**
• Meeting & assistance at airport in Israel upon arrival & departure
• 8 nights hotel accommodations:
1 night – Tel Aviv – Marina Hotel*
2 nights – Tiberias – Leonardo Hotel*
5 nights – Jerusalem – Leonardo Hotel*
•Breakfast and Dinner Daily
•3 Lunches
• Round trip transfers: Airport/Hotel/Airport
• Touring in a deluxe air-conditioned motor-coach as per the itinerary
• English-speaking guide throughout
• Sightseeing per itinerary
• Entrance fees to all included sites
• Baggage handling, hotel taxes & service charges
• Tips to guide, driver & hotel staff
• Farewell Dinner
• Bring a group of 10 & go free
• Price is per person double occupancy

*or similar
**At time of writing, subject to change – any changes will be billed at time of ticketing


Not included:

• Travel insurance – highly recommended – available at an additional cost
• Personal expenses
• Anything not mentioned as included


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Send $350.00 per person deposit along with a completed registration form, to ensure your space on this tour.

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East Coast Guaranteed Departures – Itinerary

Day 1: USA/Tel Aviv
Flight to Tel Aviv.


Day 2: Arrival – Tel Aviv
Upon arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport, you will be assisted with customs & immigration along with the transfer of luggage before boarding your motor-coach for transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv. Dinner & Overnight: Hotel in Tel Aviv.


Day 3: Caesarea – Megiddo – Sea of Galilee
After breakfast drive to Jaffa, one of the oldest cities in the world. Visit the House of Simon the Tanner, & walk through Jaffa’s reconstructed Old Quarter. Continue on to Caesarea, the seat of the Roman Procurator of Judea at the time of the Christ, & the site where Peter converted the centurion Cornelius. This fortified harbor city was built 2000 years ago by King Herod the Great. View the ruins of Roman, Byzantine & Crusader times. Explore the Roman Theatre & the Aqueducts. A drive up Mt. Carmel will bring us to the site where Elijah challenged & defeated the 450 prophets of Baal. Continue to Megiddo, the Fortress City of King Solomon, later built again by King Ahab. The books of Daniel & Revelation will come alive as we study about the final Battle of Armageddon while viewing the Plains of Jezreel. Drive to Tiberias. Dinner & overnight: Hotel in Tiberias.


Day 4: Caesarea Philippi – Sea of Galilee
The day starts with a drive to the Mt. of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount. Drive along the Hula Valley to Tel Dan & visit the remains of the city. Continue on to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter made his confession of faith to Jesus. Via a ride through the Golan Heights we return to the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, the area where Jesus spent his years of ministry. See the ruins of Capernaum, the town where Jesus made his home after leaving Nazareth. View the remains of the ancient synagogue, in which he may have preached, & the house of Peter. After a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee visit Tabgha where the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves & fish took place. Drive to Kibbutz Ginosar & visit the “Jesus Boat”. Dinner & overnight: Hotel in Tiberias.


Day 5: Beit She'an – Jericho – Jerusalem
After breakfast leave Tiberias & drive to Beit She'an. Recent excavations have unveiled the impressive ruins of the country’s largest city in the Roman & Byzantine periods, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD. Continue with a visit to Ein Harod – Gideon Springs. The tour continues though the Jordan Valley past Jericho, believed to be the world’s oldest walled city. This was the first city taken by Joshua when the Hebrews returned from Egypt – ‘and the walls fell down.’ It was also the site of the Mount of Temptation (Mark 1:13). Drive to Jerusalem. Pass the traditional site of the Inn of the Good Samaritan. Enter the city of Jerusalem in the traditional way & view the city from Mt. Scopus. Dinner & overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.


Day 6: Jerusalem
After breakfast we’ll ascend the Mount of Olives (Matthew 24:3, Luke 21:37) for a breathtaking panoramic view of the old city of Jerusalem. Walk along the Palm Sunday Way to the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46, Luke 22:39-45, Mark 14:32-42) where Jesus spent the last night before he was arrested. Visit the Church of All the Nations. Walk along the “last way” to Mt. Zion. Cross the Kidron Valley & see the Tombs of Absalom, Zachary & James. Drive to Mount Zion & visit the house of the high priest Caiaphas. Visit the Church of Peter in Gallicantu (Matthew 26:31-35). This is the place where Peter denied the Lord three times. On to The Last Supper Room (Matthew 26: 17-25) & King David’s Tomb. Today we will also visit the Pools of Bethesda & St. Anne’s Church, which is a fine example of Crusader architecture. Dinner & overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.


Day 7: Massada – Ein Gedi – Qumran – Dead Sea
After breakfast depart from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea & visit Massada. Ascend Massada by cable car. Massada is the site of the most dramatic act in Jewish History. Explore the ancient excavation of Herod’s Palaces, the bathhouse, the storerooms, the Ramp, & the oldest Synagogue in the world. Continue to Ein Gedi, an Oasis on the Dead Sea shore. Near the 200 meter high waterfall is a cave where David had his famous meeting with King Saul. (First Samuel 24: 1-23). A Walk around the reservation confirms that Ein Gedi is one of the most beautiful reservations in the world. Visit Qumran, where the 2000 years old Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue to the Dead Sea shore for an afternoon “float” on the sea. Return to Jerusalem. Dinner & overnight: Hotel Jerusalem.


Day 8: Ella Valley – Bell Caves – Jerusalem
This day we’ll spend out of Jerusalem visiting Bet Shemesh & Zorah in the Soreck Valley. Continue on to the Ella Valley & the Bell Caves. Drive via the Emmaus Road & return to Jerusalem. Upon returning to Jerusalem visit the Davidson Center & the Rabbinical Tunnel. Dinner & overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.


Day 9: Jerusalem
After breakfast drive to Mt Moriah. Visit the Western Wall, last remnant of the 2nd Jewish Temple during the time of Jesus. Walk up to the Temple site & view the Dome of the Rock & El Aqsa Mosque. Walk through the colorful Bazaar to the Jaffa Gate. Drive to the west side of the city & visit the famous Menorah (Israel symbol) near the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament). Continue to the Shrine of the Book & the Holy Land walk-around model of the city of Jerusalem as it was in the 2nd Temple period (the time of Jesus) at the Israel Museum. Continue to Yad Vashem, the National Holocaust Museum. We’ll end our visit in Jerusalem with a service at the Garden Tomb. Tonight enjoy your Special Farewell Dinner. Overnight in Jerusalem.


Day 10: Jerusalem – Tel Aviv/USA
Transfer from Jerusalem hotel to the Airport for departure. Arrive USA the same day.

 


* Subject to Change*

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