Friday February 12

We board our flight to Israel.

 

Saturday February 13

Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport and transfer to our hotel in Tel Aviv. We'll check-in, refresh ourselves and have dinner. After dinner we'll take a short walk along the Tel Aviv beach promenade. Overnight: Tel Aviv

 

Sunday February 14

In the morning, we visit the Independence Hall for a briefing on Israel's fight for independence, while listening to a recording of David Ben Gurion proclaiming Israel's independence. Afterwards, we will visit the Palmach* museum to take part in a hands-on experience with the pre-state Palmach underground forces. In the afternoon we'll visit old Jaffa. Overnight: Tel Aviv

 

Monday February 15

In the morning, we visit the Ayalon Institute*, an underground pre-state munitions workshop built by the Palmach. After that we will tour the lower Judean plain and visit Elah Valley and Tel Azaka, the site of the historic battle between David and Goliath where we will have an “on site” Bible study. Finally, we will end our day with a drive into the Samarian hills to visit the settlement of Ariel. Overnight: Tel Aviv

 

Tuesday February 16

In the morning we will drive to Beit Lid where 22 people (21 of them IDF soldiers) were killed by a suicide bomber in 1995. We will hear a personal account from Moran Rosenblit. We will then continue on to Caesarea, the ancient capital of Roman Judea. Here history comes alive as modern technology enables visitors to "see" and "speak" to major figures throughout history and then drive up the Carmel Mountain, to the Druze village of Daliat El Carmel where we will meet a local family whose son was killed by a suicide bomber. We will then join them for a traditional Druze lunch in their home. After lunch we will stop at Muhraka, where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal. On our way to our hotel near the Sea of Galilee we drive through Tel Megiddo (Armageddon). Overnight: Near Tiberias

 

Wednesday February 17

We start the day with a drive to the Golan Heights. During the ride, we can understand the strategic importance of this high plateau by visiting the ’73 Syrian Fort Lookout and observing why kings went to war in this area. We visit Oz 77, a small hill overlooking the border with Syria, where during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, a brave tank battalion halted a Syrian attack of a thousand tanks. Afterwards we travel below Mt. Hermon to the site of the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi. From there we continue onto the biblical city of Dan, where we will walk, bible in hand, below the impressive 4000 year-old Canaanite walls and bring the ancient biblical stories to life. Our walk takes us from the ancient town into the Eden-like haven of the Dan Nature Reserve, where we hike along and across running streams. Overnight: Near Tiberias

 

Thursday February 18

Our first stop will be Capernaum, where we will visit an ancient synagogue and Peter's home, which stand side by side. Afterwards, we will not only get to view an ancient boat* from the Messiah’s era, but we will also board a replica of one and take a leisurely ride on the Sea of Galilee. We will end the day with a visit to the Mount of Beatitudes with time for worship and personal meditation. In the afternoon, we'll take a short walk on the Mt. Arbel cliff for a bird's eye view of the Sea of Galilee and the mountainous northern part of Israel. Overnight: Near Tiberias

 

Friday February 19

Today starts in Safed*, one of the four holy cities in Israel where we will visit an artists' colony and candle factory. From there we drive through beautiful mountain roads to the city of Naharya and then visit the residential community of Shimshit for a 'one on one' hospitality visit to family’s homes. Overnight: Near Tiberias

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