INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES (1)

 

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY (DRAFT)

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May 22, 2024, WELCOME TO ISRAEL!

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WELCOME TO ISRAEL!

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Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in the late afternoon. After passport and customs formalities, 

we shall be welcomed by our Immanuel Tours Airport representative, the tour operator

responsible for our tour arrangements and our guide and driver before setting out

for the drive to our hotel in Hadera. Time permitting, we shall visit Joppa, the

ancient city where Simon Peter had his vision. Check in to our hotel for dinner and

overnight. Dinner & overnight: Ramada Hadera

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May 23 CAESAREA – NAZARETH

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CAESAREA – NAZARETH – TIBERIAS

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After breakfast, we shall drive northwards along the coastal plain to Caesarea, where

we will visit the Roman ruins at the city where the first Gentile received the Lord,

and the trial of Paul took place (Acts 25). Then we drive over to Mt. Carmel and visit

Mukraha “the Place of Sacrifice” the scene of the contest between the Prophet

Elijah and the Priests of Baal. Our next stop is in Nazareth (Matt. 2:23). We’ll visit

the brow of the hill where the people of Nazareth wanted to cast Jesus down

headlong after he had preached in their synagogue (Luke 4). We’ll drive through

Cana of Galilee (John 2:1) where the first miracle was performed when Jesus turned

water into wine.

Dinner & overnight at Ramada Olive Nazareth Tel: +972-4-887-8888

 

May 24

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SEA OF GALILEE

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Today's activities include visits to New Testament locations such as the Mount Arbel

and via the Valley of the Doves to Magdala where Mary Magdalene was born, the

Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount took place (Matt. 5-7). We

will walk along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum where Jesus began his

earthly ministry and where he called 5 of his apostles and visit the foundations of

the synagogue where he preached and performed many signs and wonders (Matt.

4:13). We will stand on the cliff in the "Land of Gadarenes" where Jesus drove out

the evil spirits from a demon possessed man and allowed the spirits to enter into a

herd of swine which rushed down a steep and were drowned in the sea (Mark 3:1-

14). A lunch of St. Peter's Fish is included today and a boat ride over the Sea of

Galilee. We shall conclude the day with a visit to Yardenit baptismal site on the

banks of the Jordan River. We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

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May 25

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GOLAN HEIGHTS

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We set out again after breakfast and drive through the beautiful landscape of Galilee to the

Hula Valley in the northernmost area of the Land of Israel. We’ll walk through an incredible

nature reserve where we will see the beginnings of the Dan River that joins with other streams to

form the Jordan River. We shall visit Banias (Caesarea Philippi) which is one of the sources of the

River Jordan, and the place where Peter made his great confession of faith in Jesus as the

Messiah, the Son of God (Matt.17) We shall drive past Mt. Hermon and stop on Mt. Bental to get

a glimpse over the Syrian border with the "Road to Damascus” and return to our hotel in the late

afternoon for dinner and overnight.

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May 26

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JORDAN VALLY – DEAD SEA - JERUSALEM

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After breakfast we shall check out of our hotel and drive southwards the Jordan Valley passing

Gilgal enroute to Jericho, the most ancient city in the world, with visits including a view on the Mt.

of Temptation, the Fountain of Elisha and the ancient Jericho. Proceed to Qumran where the Dead

Sea scrolls were found more than 2000 years ago. Then we shall have the opportunity to bathe

or dip our feet in the rich mineral waters of the Dead Sea. Then drive up to Jerusalem, “the city of

God” and take a first glance of the Holy City from one of its surrounding heights. Finally, we

arrive at our hotel in the city and check in for dinner and overnight.

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May 27

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MOUNT OF OLIVES - OLD CITY – MT ZION

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Today we shall begin at the top of Mt. of Olives where there is a magnificent panoramic view

over the city of Jerusalem, the center of the biblical world. We then walk on down the "Palm

Sunday Road" stopping at the Chapel of Dominus Flevit (Jesus wept) enroute to the Garden of

Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations where Christ prayed on the night of his betrayal (Lk.

22:41). Then we enter the Old City by way of the Lion's Gate (Gate of St. Stephen) and walk

over the Temple Mount passing by the Dome of the Rock. Then we walk on to the Western

(Wailing) Wall, the last standing remnant of the Temple and the most sacred site of the Jewish

people.

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May 28

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THE POOL OF BETHESDA

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Then we shall visit the Pools of Bethesda and walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Ecce Homo

Convent of the sisters of Zion to see the Lithostotros (Gabata) and follow the 14 Stations of the

Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Next, we walk on through the oriental bazaars to Mt.

Zion with the Upper Room and the Tomb of King David. Proceed and visit the Cockcrow Church

besides which are the ancient Roman Steps which lead from Mt. Zion to the Garden of

Gethsemane which is almost certainly the way which Jesus and his disciples walked on the fateful

day of his arrest. Drive back to our hotel for dinner & overnight.

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May 29

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BETLHEHM – YAD VASHEM – ISRAEL MUSEIM

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We begin the day with a drive to Bethlehem, the royal city of David and the city of Christ's birth.

We shall visit the Field of the Shepherds where some shepherds watching their flocks were the

first to hear the good news of the birth of The Savior of the world from a multitude of the

heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest an on earth peace, goodwill

toward men" (Luke 2, 14). Then we visit the Basilica of the Nativity where we have the

opportunity of kneeling at the place of his birth in the Grotto of the Nativity. In Bethlehem we

shall have the opportunity of doing some shopping for souvenirs and gifts to take home. Then we

shall visit the Yad Vashem Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and proceed to the Shrine of

the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are preserved and the nearby model of Jerusalem as it was

2000 years ago at the time of Jesus.Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

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May 30

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GARDEN TOMB - SHILOH

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We begin our day with a visit to the Garden Tomb & Gordon's Golgotha where there is the

possibility to celebrate the Lord's Supper. Then we shall drive to biblical Samaria to visit ancient

Shiloh, which held a central place in the Biblical history of the Children of Israel for more than 300

years and was the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant until the death of Eli the Priest. Then

drive back to Jerusalem returning to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

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VISIT TO THE MARKET (2)

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May 31

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DEPARTURE

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After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for our departure flight.

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"Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God"

(Psalm 146:5)

“S H A L O M“