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Day 1 – USA/TEL AVIV
Our jumbo jet will give us a comfortable non stop flight to the Land of the Bible. Dinner will be served as we wing our way across the Atlantic Ocean.

Day 2 – TEL AVIV
Following immigration and customs formalities we claim our luggage and depart the airport to be met by our guide and driver. We will transfer to our hotel nearby for overnight.

Day 3 – HAIFA, MUKHARAKA, MEGIDDO, TIBERIAS
Our first stop as we travel north will be Caesarea by the Sea, once capital of the Roman province, and see the Roman and Crusader remains and the harbour from which St. Paul was taken prisoner to Rome. Continue to Mt. Carmel at Haifa. We leave Haifa via the Carmel viewing the Druze villages and then to Mukhraka for a spectacular view of the northern region. Proceed to Megiddo overlooking the Jezreel Valley and considered the Armageddon of the New Testament. Then to the Jordan River for baptismal service. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias.

Day 4 – GALILEE, BOAT RIDE, CAPERNAUM, TABGHA, MT. OF BEATITUDES AND GOLAN HEIGHTS
This morning we take our boat ride from Tiberias to Capernaum; there you will see an ancient synagogue and St. Peter's house which was later converted into a church. Also by the shore you will visit Tabgha with the Church of St. Peter's Primacy and the ancient mosaic of the Loaves and Fishes. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount is remembered. In the afternoon we visit Safed, the center of Cabals, see the Old Quarters and artists colony. Head up the Golan Heights to the Good Fence at Metulla. We will reach Mt. Hermon before returning to the hotel.

Day 5 – BET SHEAN, NAZARETH, JERICHO, JERUSALEM
After a hearty Israeli breakfast we leave Tiberias down the Jordan River Rift and visit Bet Shean, biblical Scythopolis to the Roman Theatre, paved road and the excavations. Then go to Nazareth and see the Church of the Annunciation and Mary's Well. Continue to Jericho to see the excavations of the oldest city in the world. View Mt. of Temptation and Elisha's Well. We travel via The Old Roman Road to Jerusalem passing the Good Samaritan Inn. Dinner at our hotel.

Day 6 – MT. OF OLIVES, GETHSEMANE, KIDRON VALLEY, MT. ZION AND BETHLEHEM
We drive to Mt. of Olives for a panoramic view of Old Jerusalem. See the Place of Ascension and the Pater Noster Church. As we walk down the Palm Sunday Road passing the Church of the Dormition we visit the Church of All Nations with the ancient olive trees and the Garden of Gethsemane. Our walk down the Kidron Valley takes us to the Pool of Siloam and St. Peter in Gallicantu built over the palace of the High Priest Caiphas. On Mt. Zion we visit the Upper Room and the Tomb of King David. From here we continue to Bethlehem and see the Church of the Nativity, and below it the stable-cave of Jesus Birth. Back to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. Return to Shepherd's Fields Christmas Service under the Stars.

Day 7. OLD CITY, TEMPLE AREA AND CHRISTIAN SHRINES
Today's tour begins as we enter the Old City through the Dung Gate to visit the Western Wall (Wailing Wall), view the Temple area with the Al-Aksa mosque and the Dome of the Rock where Abraham was going to sacrifice his son. Time to visit the Jewish Quarter and see the Cardo as well as the excavations of the City of David. We see the Pool of Bethesda where the angel ruffled the water, and St. Anne's Church, traditional birthplace of Jesus mother. Visit the Convent of Zion Sisters as we pass the Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We leave the Old City through the bazaars and continue to Gordon's Calvary, the place of a skull and the Garden Tomb. We will have a communion service here before going to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 8 – BETHANY, QUMRAN, DEAD SEA AND MASADA
Drive to Bethany, home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. See the wine press and Lazarus' Tomb. Continue to visit Qumran where the Essene enclave was and see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden. Drive along the shore of the Dead Sea to Ein Gedi and then to Masada, the last stronghold of Jewish resistance to the Romans.

Day 9 – ISRAEL MUSEUM, MODEL OF THE OLD CITY AND EIN KAREM
We visit the Israel museum and view the Dead Sea Scrolls. Continue to the Model of Old Jerusalem as it was during the period of the Second Temple which stood at the time of Jesus. Continue to Ein Karem to visit the birth place of St. John the Baptist.

Day 10 – TEL AVIV – USA AND HOME
We enjoy our final meal and continue to the airport for our flight home. Returning home with unforgettable memories and new friends that are forever.

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