Source of Faith Weekly Holy Land Tour Itinerary: Saturday - Sunday
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Short drive to Beit Shean and visit the excavated Roman theater. From here the tour goes south along the River Jordan Valley to the Holy City, Jerusalem. Check into your
hotel for 4 nights, dinner and overnight. 
Thursday - Day 6: Massada - Qumran
- Dead Sea. Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point of earth, and along
its shore to the fortress of Massada. You will view the 3 dimension museum theater, then ride the cable
car to the top of the mountain to see Herod's fortress-palace, synagogue, bathhouses, and more. On the
return trip to Jerusalem you visit the Caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. You
will have time to enjoy a "float" in the Dead Sea.
Sunday - Day 9:
Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport for your
departure, remain in Jerusalem for a day or two on your own revisiting the Old City (great tour hotel
prices including breakfast and dinner), or continue with Jordan or Egypt extension. |
Saturday - Day 1: Overnight flight to Tel Aviv. Tour follows this itinerary
each week. You stay in the hotel plan of your choice. 
Sunday - Day 2: Upon arrival at Ben Gurion International
Airport you walk some distance and pass through 
Monday - Day 3: Caesarea - Megiddo
- Mount Carmel - Tiberias. Drive along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea, the ancient Roman Capital
built by Herod the Great in 22 B.C. See the Roman Amphitheater, Aqueduct, and Herodian Port. Continue
via the Valley of Armageddon to Megiddo and visit the remarkable excavations, including the famous well
and King Solomon's stables. Proceed to Mt. Carmel and visit Muchraka (place of the fire) where Elijah
met the prophets of Baal. Proceed to Tiberias for dinner and overnight at your hotel for 2 nights.
Tuesday - Day 4: Mt. of Beatitudes
- Tabgha - Capernaum - Kursi - Caesarea Philippi. Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, then view
the fishermen's boat dated to the time of Jesus. Visit the Mt. of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on The
Mount, then travel to Tabgha, site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. Proceed to Capernaum, the
city of Jesus and Peter, and visit the 2nd century synagogue. On to Kursi, site of the miracle of the
casting of the demons from the possessed man into the pigs, and Caesarea Philippi, then return to Tiberias.
Wednesday - Day 5: Yardenit - Cana
- Nazareth - Beit Shean - Jerusalem. Start the day with a visit to Yardenit, the Baptismal center
on the Jordan River. Drive to Cana of Galilee to see the Church of The First Miracle. Continue to Nazareth to visit the
Church of The Annunciation and Mary's Well.
Friday - Day 7: New City of Jerusalem
- Bethlehem. Drive to Ein Karem and visit the Church of John the Baptist. Continue to Yad Vashem Memorial
to the Holocaust, visit the Shrine of The Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed and the model
of Jerusalem during the times of the Second Temple. Situation permitting, drive to Bethlehem to visit
the Church of The Nativity, Manger Square, and view the Shepherd's Field. Return to hotel for dinner and
overnight.
Saturday - Day 8: Old City of Jerusalem.
Drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All
Nations. Continue to the Pool of Bethesda and the Church of St. Anne. Walk the Via Dolorosa to the Church
of The Holy Sepulchre. Proceed to the area of Temple Mount - see the Western Wall. On to Mount Zion and
the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, King David's Tomb, and the Room of The Last Supper. The tour ends
with a visit to the Garden Tomb. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.| Source of Faith Tour | Egypt | Jordan | Tour Photo Album |
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