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Timeline
Actual Itinerary
Sample
Protestant Israel Itinerary - 10 Days/ 8 nights
Day 1:
USA - Tel Aviv
Overnight flight to Tel Aviv.
Day 2:
Tel Aviv
Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel-Aviv. Meeting and assistance by
Coral Travel & Tours representative inside the terminal. Transfer to your
hotel in Tel-Aviv for dinner and overnight.
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Day 3:
Jaffa - Caesarea - Megiddo - Sea of Galilee
Morning visit Jaffa, one of the oldest cities in the world. Visit the
House of Simon the Tanner, and walk through Jaffa's reconstructed Old
Quarter. After a short drive through Tel Aviv, Israel's modern
metropolis, travel through the Sharon plain to Caesarea, the seat of
the Roman Procurator of Judea at the time of the Christ, and 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 and Crusader times. Explore the Roman Theater and
the Aqueducts. A drive up Mt. Carmel will bring us to the site where
Elijah challenged and 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 and Revelation will come alive as we study
about the final Battle of Armageddon, while viewing the Plains of
Jezreel. Drive to Tiberias for overnight in Tiberias or in one of the
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Day 4:
Caesarea Philippi - Sea of Galilee
The day starts with a drive to Mt. of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon
on the Mount. Drive along the Hula Valley to Tel Dan and visit the
remains of the city. On to Caesarea Philippi, where St Peter's 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 and the
house of Peter. After a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, enjoy the
traditional Peter's fish lunch. On to Tabgha where the miracle of the
multiplication of the loaves and fishes took place. Drive to Kibbutz
Ginosar and visit "Jesus Boat" or optional visit to the city of
Korazim. Overnight in Tiberias. |
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Day 5:
Galilee
After breakfast we'll drive to Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performed
his first miracle: turning jars of water into wine. Continue to
Nazareth, the home of Mary and Joseph, pass Mary's Well, and visit the
Church of the Annunciation. Visit the synagogue. Drive through the
Galilee hills to explore Tzippori (Sepphoris), Capital of Galilee in
Herod's time and home of Joachim and Anna. Drive to Jezreel Valley
visiting Mount Tabor, traditional place of the transfiguration. Drive
to Yardenit, the Baptismal Center site on the Jordan River in Israel.
Overnight Tiberias. |
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Day 6:
Bet She'an - Jericho - Jerusalem
After breakfast leave Tiberias and drive to Bet She'an. Recent
excavations have unveiled the impressive ruins of the country's
largest city in the Roman and Byzantine periods, which was destroyed
by an earthquake in 749 AD. Drive to Bet Alfa and see the ancient
Synagogue. Continue with a visit at Ein Harod - Gideon Springs - and
Gan Hashlosha "Sachne" for lunch. After lunch drive through the Jordan
Valley to 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'- and was also the site of the Mount
of Temptation. Drive from Jericho to Jerusalem, via Wady Kelt. Enter
Jerusalem as a pilgrim and view the city from Mt. Scopus. Overnight in
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Day 7:
Jerusalem - Bethlehem
In the morning ascend the Mount of Olives for a breathtaking panoramic
view of the Old City of Jerusalem. Visit Dominos Flevit. Walk along the
Palm Sunday Way and descend to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus spent
the last night before he was arrested. Visit the famous Church of All
Nations. Walk along the "last way" to Mt. Zion. Walk in the Kidron Valley
and see the Tombs of Absalom, Zachary and James. Stand next to the
Southern Wall and view the City of David. Visit the Church of Peter in
Gallicantu, the site where Peter denied his Lord three times. It was also
the House of the High Priest Caiphas where Jesus was interrogated. Visit
the Last Supper Room and King David's Tomb on Mt. Zion. Continue to Yad
Vashem the National Holocaust Museum. In the afternoon drive to the city
of Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity. Visit the Shepherd's
Fields and the Tomb of Rachel. Return to Jerusalem for overnight.
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Day 8:
Qumran - Dead Sea - Massada
After an early breakfast depart Jerusalem and travel east to the
shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth. Visit Qumran, where
the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive along the shore of the Dead Sea
to Massada. Ascend Massada by cable car. Explore the ancient
excavation of Herod's Palaces, bathhouse, the storerooms, the ramp,
and the oldest Synagogue in the world. Continue to the shore for a
"float" in the Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem. Pass the traditional
site of the Inn of the Good Samaritan. Overnight Jerusalem.
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Day 9:
Jerusalem
After breakfast drive to Mt. Moriah. Visit the Western Wall, last
remnant of the second Jewish Temple during the time of Jesus. Walk up
to the Temple site and visit the Dome of the Rock and El Aqsa Mosque.
Walk to the Pools of Bethesda, and St. Anne's Church, a fine example
of Crusader architecture. Continue along the Via Dolorosa to the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Walk through the colorful Bazaar to the
Jaffa Gate. Proceed to the Holy Land walk-around model of the city of
Jerusalem as it was in the Second Temple period (the time of Jesus).
We'll end our visit in Jerusalem with a service at the Garden Tomb.
Overnight Jerusalem. |
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Day 10:
Jerusalem - Tel Aviv - USA
Transfer from Jerusalem hotel to the Airport for departure. Arrive USA
the same day. |
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