Discover Israel...

March 2-16, 2024

No word or location draws as much emotion for Jews or Christians as the “Israel.”  It has a mystical draw on our hearts.  As we read the Scriptures, that tug becomes stronger as we long to understand the geophysical realities of the stories we read.  More importantly, once you arrive, many of those geophysical realities help us interpret and understand the words we are reading.  When you visit Israel, your Bible instantly becomes three dimensional!  The sights, sounds, terrain all start adding color and context and then it becomes 4 dimensional.  When you combine physical experience with the words of Scripture, the Spirit turns it into a spiritual dimension.   Your soul will be nourished and enlightened. For this reason our trips are called Faith Quests!

Come join us as we walk, hike, explore Israel.  We are not just going to hit the “top ten” sites in Israel, we are going to dig deep into the hidden and often bypassed corners where new and striking archeological discoveries will give your faith language and courage.

I am excited to work with Yael Adventures and their team to put together an unforgettable itinerary. In the 20+ years of giving tours in Israel and the Middle East, I have never had anyone express regrets about their tour, on the contrary, we have many repeat pilgrims join us again and again.  Please join us for an adventure in faith.

God is good!  So we don't have to look elsewhere!
Ric

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Taste and See that the Lord is good...

We will dig through layers of history and theology to discover the simplicity of God's plan for us and the archeology to prove it. 

Itinerary:

Day 01           March 2^nd       Sat      Fly out USA

Day 02           March 3^rd       Sun

• Upon landing meet and assist at the airport meet your tour guide
• Dinner and Overnight in Jaffa

Day 03           March 4^th       Mon

After breakfast

• Visit ancient Jaffa and see the house of Simon the Tanner - acts 10
• Visit Caesarea

• Pass by Haifa to Akko
  • Visit Ancient Akko- the underground city from crusaders times
  • Visit Rosh Hanikra Our next stop is at Rosh HaNikra, the most northerly point along Israel's Mediterranean coast. We descend by cable car into the network of limestone grottoes created by the constant bombardment of waves against the rocks.

Dinner and overnight in western galilee

Day 04           March 05^th     Tue

After breakfast

• Tel Megiddo- valley of Armageddon
• Nazareth
  • Nazareth Village - an open-air museum in Nazareth, that reconstructs and reenacts village life in the Galilee in the time of Jesus.
  • Nazareth - Church of annunciation / Miriam's Well
• Mount Arbel – overlooking the sea of galilee orientation of the area hiking

Dinner and overnight Sea of Galilee

Day 05           March 06^th     Wed

After Breakfast

• Kursi national park
• Beth Zaida – Al Araj
• Mt of Beatitudes
• Tabgha
• fish Lunch (included)
• Capernaum
• Magdala
• End your day Sail on the Sea of Galilee visit the ancient boat museum
• Dinner and overnight at hotel

Day 06           March 07^th        Thu

After Breakfast

• Climb up to Mt Hermon by cable car
• Banias Caesarea Philippi – visit the new excavation (the Palace )
• Tel Dan
• Enjoy local wine in the area (testing)
• End your day at the Hot Spring of Hamat Gader
• Dinner on your own

Overnight at the Hotel

Day 07           March 08^th     Fri

After breakfast , we will depart the Sea of Galilee heading to Shiloh

• Drive to Shiloh (177km 2:06 hours) an ancient city and sanctuary in Samaria. According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was the central sanctuary of the Israelites during the premonarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built.
• Drive to Tel Azekah (107 km 1:19 hours ) which overlooks the Elah Valley. Tell the story of david & Goliath
• Bet Govrin or Maresha (19 km 17 minutes )
• Arrive to Han hashayarot (Negev) (109 km 1:17 minutes )
• enjoy Bedouin hospitality (sleep in a tent) & Dinner
• Bon fire and Bedouin storyteller.

Day 08           March 09^th     Sat

After Breakfast

• Half an hour camel ride
• Stop at Sde Boker overlooking Mitzpe Ramon crater.
• Tel Beer Sheva or Tel Arad
• Visit the Masada Climb up the Masada via the Roman Path descends the Masada by sneak path/ or cable car.
• Transfer to your Kibbutz hotel located at the shores of the dead sea
• Dinner and overnight

Day 9 10th March     Sun

• Walking tour

After Breakfast

• Swim and float at the dead sea
• Qumran caves.
• Ein Gedi National Park Hike to David waterfall
• Stop at Qaser El yahud is the site where according to tradition, Jesus was baptized. The place where the Israelite cross to Israel after 40 years in the desert
• Drive to Jerusalem
• Drive to Has Promenade panoramic View of the old city from Mount Scopus Shehechyanu Service

Dinner and overnight at hotel

Day 10           March 11       Mon

After Breakfast explore Jerusalem from the first temple Times and Second Temple

• City of David including the Pool of Siloam & Hezekiah tunnel (wet tunnel or we will walk via the dry Tunnel)
• Davidson Center and Robinson arch visit the southern steps of the
• Temple
• Western wall
• Western wall Tunnel –The Great Stone Route
• Broad Wall – 8th century BC defense Excavations in the Jewish quarter in the old city of Jerusalem unearthed a section of the 1st temple wall, built by Hezekiah, during the 8th century BC.
• Jerusalem by night- walk at Rampart walls.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel

Day 11           March 12^th     Tue

After Breakfast Participate in Archaeological Digging / Old City Romans times and Byzantines

• Half day Participate in arachnological digging
• Visit MT Zion last supper room and king David Tomb
• Enter the old city via Zion gate
• Walk around the Jewish quarter visit the Roman Cardo, the Madaba Map
• Visit Herodian Quarter and the burnt house.

Dinner at Hotel

• In the evening light and sound show at the Tower of David (walking)

Day 12           March 13^th     Wed

After Breakfast mount of olives and the Old city of Jerusalem

• Chapel of ascension
• Panoramic view of Jerusalem from the top of Mount of olives
• Visit The Chapel of Dominius Flevit
• Descend Garden of gethsemane
• Spend time at church of agony – time for prayers at the Garden.
• Enter the old city via Lion’s gate
• Visit St anna church and the pool of Bethesda.
• Ecce homo church – you can see the Full arch inside the church.
• Stop at the Austrian Hospice climb up the roof for panoramic view - enjoy the best coffee and apple pie on your own

Dinner at the Hotel

• In the evening enjoy at Machane Yehuda Famous Market enjoy the night life Israeli Food life music

Day 13           March 14       Thu

After Breakfast, explore the Muslim and Christian Quarter

• At 07:30 Am our tour will start at the temple mount
• We will walk along the station of the cross Visit the Holy Sepulcher.
• Walk through the market stop for Rooftop observation of Jerusalem to see the landmark the holy Sepulcher the temple mount, Hurva synagogue - the most holy places for three main religion Christian, Jewish Muslims
• Walk through the Moslem Quarter pass by Damascus gate towards the Garden tomb. Time for prayers at the Garden Tomb
• Israel Museum the Model of Jerusalem from the second Temple times, The shrine of the book and the archeologic section
• Stop at the Menorah Symbol of Israel group photo, and view the Israeli parliament

Dinner and overnight at hotel

Day 14           March 15       Fri

After Breakfast

• Free time explore the city on your own
• Afternoon we all meet at the Western wall to Welcome the shabbat Jewish tradition Shabbat dinner at Jewish Family home hospitality
• Overnight at the hotel

Day 15           March 16       Sat

After breakfast transfer to the airport for your departure flight back home

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