13-Day Journey to Israel & Jordan

Depart North America via jet service to Amman, Jordan. Meals will be served in flight.

Arrival at Qalia Intl Airport. Meet our English-speaking representative holding a sign with your name before Passport Control. The representative will assist you with the Visa and collect your luggage. Transfer to your hotel. Dinner & Overnight: Bristol Hotel, Amman

After breakfast, depart with our guide towards Petra; after a 3-hour drive, our guide will escort you into Petra National Park and show you the highlights of the Nabataean city. You will enter the city through the Siq and be rewarded with Jordan’s most astonishing and dramatic monument: the Treasury. You will also visit the theatre, the tomb, afters and façades, and the colonnaded street. Lunch is included at Al Qantara Restaurant. Return to the hotel. Dinner & Overnight: Bristol Hotel Amman. 

After breakfast, depart with our guide to visit Mount Nebo, the highest point in the Moabite mountain range, offering a remarkable view of the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and the spires of Jerusalem. Tradition holds that Moses viewed “the Promised Land” from this peak. Continue towards the Allenby Bridge border and assist with border procedures. Meet your Israeli guide and driver on the Israeli side and drive to your hotel on the Mediterranean coast. Dinner & Overnight: Ramada, Hadera’s Hotel.

Drive north along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea Maritima National Park, the Roman capital of Judea and the setting of major events in the Book of Acts. Continue to Mt. Carmel, where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal. Enjoy lunch at a Druze restaurant on Mt. Carmel. Tour Tel Megiddo National Park and learn about the Canaanite period and the Kingdom of Israel. Look out over the Valley of Armageddon (Jezreel Valley) as you gain insights into biblical prophecy. Visit Nazareth Village, a re-creation of Jesus’ village, set on the outskirts of old Nazareth. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. Lunch provided.

Start the day at Tabgha (Ein Sheva), where Jesus called the first disciples and appeared to the disciples for the third time after the resurrection (John 21). Continue to Capernaum, Jesus’ town, and visit the famous synagogue and Peter’s home. Continue to the Boat Museum, home to a 1st-century fishing boat discovered in the Sea of Galilee. Enjoy lunch at a fish restaurant on the shores of the lake. Take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus walked on water and calmed the storm, and enjoy worship and a message from our pastor. Visit Magdala, the town of Mary Magdalene, where a first-century synagogue and fishing town have been uncovered. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. Lunch provided.

Start the day with a nature hike at Tel Dan National Park, the headwaters of the Jordan, overlooking the Israeli-Lebanese border. Explore the fascinating ruins of ancient Dan, where King Jeroboam put the golden calf. Follow Jesus to Caesarea Philippi (Banias) National Park, where Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” (Matthew 16:13), and hear a message from our pastor. Enjoy lunch at a Lebanese restaurant in Banias. Drive to the Golan Heights, look over the road to Damascus, and learn about the ongoing Israeli-Arab war. End the day at Mount Beatitudes, where we will read the Sermon on the Mount and hear a message from our pastor. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. Lunch provided.

After checking out, drive south through the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean (Scythopolis) National Park, the leading city of the Decapolis. Continue toward Jericho to visit Beth Abara National Park (Qaser El Yahud), where Jesus was baptized and where many other biblical events took place. You can rededicate your faith by being baptized in the Jordan River as your group worships and praises God. Enjoy lunch at the kibbutz restaurant at Qumran. Tour Qumran National Park and learn about the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Arrive early at our hotel and enjoy swimming and relaxation at the Dead Sea. Dinner & Overnight at the Dead Sea. Lunch provided. On Saturdays & Holidays – late check-in – at least 2½ hours after sunset.

Arrive early at Masada National Park and tour Herod’s fortress, the last stronghold of the Jewish revolt against Rome. Continue to Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, the largest oasis along the Dead Sea’s western shore, with biblical history and abundant wildlife. Enjoy lunch on your own at Ein Gedi before driving up the famous Jericho-Jerusalem Road and entering the Holy City. Visit the top of the Mount of Olives for a view of Jerusalem and a message from our pastor. End the day at the Church of Gethsemane and spend time in the private Garden of Gethsemane for prayer and reflection (Mark 14:32–42). Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem.

Start the day with a visit to the Israel Museum, including the Shrine of the Book, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Model of Jerusalem in 66 AD. Continue to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, to learn about the Holocaust and remember its victims. Enjoy lunch at an Arab restaurant in Bethlehem. Visit the Church of the Nativity, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Continue to the Shepherds’ Fields, where the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, and hear a message from our pastor in one of the caves. Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem. Lunch provided.

Start the day with an archaeological tour of City of David National Park, ancient Jerusalem. Visit the Upper Room, the traditional site of the Last Supper. Tour the Jewish Quarter of the Old City and learn about its history and archaeology. Enjoy lunch on your own in the Jewish Quarter. Explore the Herodian Mansion, the remains of the homes of Jerusalem’s first-century aristocracy. Continue underground through the Western Wall Tunnels to see remains from the Jerusalem that Jesus knew. Visit the Western Wall and take time to experience this special place. End the day at the Jerusalem Archaeological Park, where we will hear a message from our pastor on the first-century Southern Steps. Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem.

Start the day at the Temple Mount, the holiest place for the Jewish people and the focus of Jesus’ activity in Jerusalem. Continue to the Pools of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the paralyzed man (John 5), and visit St. Anne’s Church, known for its remarkable acoustics. Walk the Via Dolorosa, reflecting on Jesus’ suffering, and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Enjoy lunch on your own in the Christian Quarter. Continue to the Garden Tomb for a guided tour and communion led by our pastor. Return to the hotel for a farewell dinner before transferring to Ben Gurion Airport for our flight home. Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem.

Return home with your heart full of beautiful memories of the Holy Land.