Day 1 – Thursday, 30 October 2008 - Arrival
Arrive Ben Gurion Airport with meeting assistance. Transfer to Beer Sheva.
Overnight: Golden Tulip, Beer Sheva (D)
Day 2 – Friday, 31 October 2008 - Light Horse Anniversary
Experience the Anniversary of the Light Horse in Be'er Sheva visiting the battle sites from October 1917. Continue onto to visit the Commonwealth Cemetery from WWI. In the afternoon travel deep into the Negev Desert to experience a Bedouin Hafla (feast) and camel ride.
Overnight: Kfar Hanokdim, Bedouin tent in the Negev (B, D)
Day 3 – Saturday, 1 November 2008 - Masada and the Dead Sea
Drive to Ein Gedi, a desert oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Visit the mighty fortress of Masada. Take a cable car ride to the top and visit Herod’s Palaces, dating back 2,000 years. Hear stories about the Jewish zealots who defied the Roman Empire from this location. Afterwards enjoy a swim (float) in the salty waters of the Dead Sea.
Overnight: Moriah Classic, Dead Sea (B, D)
Day 4 – Sunday, 2 November 2008 - Jordan Valley
Explore the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls where discovered. Travel along the Jordan Valley, stopping to explore the ancient city of Beith Shean, a fully excavated Roman/Byzantine city of Scytopolis. Stop off at Belvoir Castle. Experience a special ceremony at the Yardenit baptisimal site.
Overnight: Kibbutz Haon, Galilee (B,D)
Day 5 – Monday, 3 November 2008 - Golan Heights
Ascend the Golan Heights and from Mt. Bental, peer deep into Syria and the ghost town of Kuneitra, see the whole of Northern Israel from atop. Explore the beautiful falls at Tel Dan. See the Hula Valley and visit the city of Kiryat Shmona. In the afternoon, visit the Karmiel outreach center.
Overnight: Kibbutz Haon, Galilee (B,D)
Day 6 – Tuesday, 4 November 2008 - Sea of Galilee
Explore Tiberias. Enjoy a cruise across the Sea of Galilee in a traditional wooden sailing boat, and visit the ‘Jesus Boat’ museum. Explore Capernaum and see the ancient synagogue where Jesus preached. Visit Tabgha, where the miracle of the Multiplication took place. Ascend to the top of the Mt. of Beatitudes, where you can relive the Sermon on the Mount. In the afternoon (15:00) plant a tree in one of the Jewish National Fund forests.
Overnight: Kibbutz Haon, Galilee (B,D)
Day 7 – Wednesday, 5 November 2008 - Way of the Sea
Visit Nazareth where we will find the churches built on the site where Jesus and his family lived See the Carmelite Monastery at the Muchrakah, where Elijah smote the false prophets. Explore the ancient city of Meggido at the crossroads of the important ancient Roman road, the Via Maris. Stop at Caesarea to see the harbor city built by Herod the Great. Continue on to Tel Aviv and Jaffa for a short city tour.
Overnight: Basel, Tel Aviv (B,D)
Day 8 – Thursday, 6 November 2008
Visit the wonderful Neot Kedumim, a biblical Reserve. Continue to Jerusalem. Visit the Aliyah Absorption Centre. On to visit the Temple Mount (subject to security clearance) and see the famous Dome of the Rock. In the afternoon experience a spiritual visit to the Western Wall - Take an underground tour of the Western Wall Tunnels.
Overnight: Olive Tree, Jerusalem (B,D)
Day 9 – Friday, 7 November 2008 - New City
Explore the New City. Experience a moving visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Continue to Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book to see the original Dead Sea Scrolls. Onto Mount Zion to see the Room of the Last Supper and King David’s tomb. Experience welcoming the Shabbat at the Western Wall.
Overnight: Olive Tree, Jerusalem (B,D)
Day 10 – Saturday, 8 November 2008
Start with a spectacular view of Jerusalem from Mt. of Olives. Walk down the Palm Sunday Road and visit the Church of all Nations at the Garden of Gethsemane. Onto the Pools of Bethesda and St. Anne’s Church, pass through Ecce Homo Arch and the Crypt of Sisters of Sion and on to the Via Dolorosa and visit each Station of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Finish your touring today with a communion at the Garden Tomb.
Overnight: Olive Tree, Jerusalem (B,D)
Day 11 – Sunday, 9 November 2008
Free day in Jerusalem.
Overnight: Olive Tree, Jerusalem (B,D)
Day 12 – Monday, 10 November 2008
Today we visit Bridges for Peace Food Bank & Headquarter.
See the City of David - the original city built by King David and visit Hezekiah’s Tunnel.
Overnight: Olive Tree, Jerusalem (B,D)
Day 13 – Tuesday, 11 November 2008 - Beit Shemesh
Transfer to Beit Shemesh for your community outreach project.
Overnight: Israeli family home stay (B)
Day 14 – Wednesday, 12 November 2008 - Beit Shemesh
Community outreach project.
Overnight: Israeli family home stay
Day 15 – Thursday, 13 November 2008 - Beit Shemesh
Community outreach project.
Overnight: Israeli family home stay
Day 16 – Friday, 14 November 2008
Transfer back to Tel Aviv for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Mercure B & P, Tel Aviv
Day 17 – Saturday, 15 November 2008 - Departure
Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for departure
