DAY 1: SATURDAY APRIL 25, 2020
*Depart your home for the flight to Israel.
DAY 2: SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2020
*Arrive in Israel - transfer to Netanya (north of Tel Aviv).
*Welcome dinner together.
Overnight at Leonardo Plaza, Netanya
DAY 3: MONDAY APRIL 27, 2020
*Breakfast at hotel and checkout.
*We start the day with a short “welcome gathering” with Jake Hamilton at our hotel, where you will receive additional information and get a chance to meet others on the Adventure Tour.
*After checking out of the hotel, we continue to Caesarea by the Sea - a very special place
near the Mediterranean Sea. Here, we will visit the ruins of Herod's Palace, see the Roman Amphitheater seating 5,000 people and the Caesarean Aqueduct. We will also walk in the famous Hippodrome that seated 10,000 people during the time of Herod when people would watch horse races.
*Then, we travel north of Akko for a Speed boat adventure and snorkeling.
*Travel by bus to Tiberias
*Tonight, there will be a welcome and worship gathering with Jake Hamilton at our hotel.
*Dinner together tonight.
Overnight at Leonardo Club, Tiberias
DAY 4: TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2020
*Breakfast at hotel.
*We take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee for a special worship gathering with Jake Hamilton. We enjoy a special “Peter Fish” lunch.
*Then we are ready for a great hike! We'll go to the Jesus Trail and start an exciting 2-hour hike at Mount Arbel. Good walking shoes and plenty of water to drink are a must!
Dinner & Overnight - Leonardo Club, Tiberias
DAY 5: WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2020
*Breakfast at hotel.
*Travel north to Tel Dan and then to the Golan Heights, where we will stop at the border to Syria. We will then set out on an exciting jeep tour through the majestic Golan Heights, where you will see beautiful views and some local wildlife.
*In the afternoon, we go to the Jordan River for a special water rafting experience at Bethsaida, where Jesus fed thousands of people with only two loaves of bread and five fishes.
*After the rafting, we'll visit a special site on the Jordan River where you can be baptized (optional--$10 per person) near where the Jordan River starts flowing south from the Sea of Galilee through the Jordan Valley.
*Dinner together tonight.
Overnight at Leonardo Club, Tiberias
DAY 6: THURSDAY APRIL 30, 2020
*Breakfast at hotel and checkout.
*We will check out of the hotel and go to Sachne to enjoy some time at the unique warm water springs in the desert. Sachne is an amazing place where you can swim and enjoy the water falls and have a fun time together.
*We will visit Beit Guvrin, the site of an archeological dig south of Jerusalem.
*We then travel south through the Jordan Valley and Negev Desert and arrive at the unique Bedouin Camp “Kfar Hanokdim” in the Judean Desert. We will spend the evening and night here, with a special worship time with Jake Hamilton. We will meet the Bedouins and learn how they live today. We will take a ride in the desert on camels, then return to the Bedouin camp, where we will all sleep together as a group in large Bedouin tents, with camels all around.
Overnight in the Bedouin Camp, Kfar Hanokdim
DAY 7: FRIDAY MAY 1, 2020
*After breakfast in the camp, we drive to the nearby Masada cliff. The famous fortress was built by Herod the Great around 30 BCE. It is at this site where 960 Jewish people took refuge after the destruction of the second Temple. The Roman Empire built a ramp to conquer Masada, and the 960 Jews decided to commit mass suicide rather than being captured by the Romans. The ramp is still there, and we will climb Masada using the ramp, explore, and return via the cable car on the other side of Masada.
*We will drive to Ein Gedi and climb into the desert on a scenic path. We arrive in the area where David hid from King Saul. We end up in special water pools where you can jump into the water - in the middle of the desert!
*Now... it's time to visit the Dead Sea! The lowest point on earth -- over 1,300 feet (400 meters) - below sea level. The lake is 1,000 feet deep, with water 10 times more salty water than an ocean. You just float! We will enjoy Kalia beach, a great place where you can have a nice fruit drink in the shade - and of course float in the very salty water. Make sure you treat your whole body with the healthy mud. *After the Dead Sea beach, we will drive up 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) in elevation to Jerusalem, where we check in to our next hotel.
*This day is the beginning of Shabbat. We enter the Old City and come to the famous Western Wall, part of the original Second Temple near the Temple Mount. You will enjoy the Jewish people dancing down to the Western Wall plaza. You can even leave a prayer request at the wall and pray with the Jewish people.
Overnight at Leonardo Hotel, Jerusalem
DAY 8: SATURDAY MAY 2, 2020
*Breakfast at our hotel.
*We start at the Mount of Olives overlooking the city of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. It's here where Jesus will put His feet when He returns.
*We visit Gethsemane on the walk down the Mount of Olives. As we reach the Jaffa Gate, we will take a special walk on the actual Old City wall and then spend time in the amazing Old City with its small streets and bazaars.
*In the afternoon, we visit the Garden Tomb for a special worship and communion gathering with Jake Hamilton. You'll be standing in a beautiful, special garden and see the tomb where Jesus was buried for three days after His crucifixion.
*This evening, we will have a worship gathering with Jake Hamilton at our hotel.
*Dinner together tonight.
Overnight at Leonardo Hotel, Jerusalem
DAY 9: SUNDAY MAY 3, 2020
*Breakfast at our hotel.
*This morning we visit the famous Holocaust Museum “Yad Vashem”, a memorial to the 6 million Jews that were murdered during the 2nd World War.
*We now drive up into Samaria and arrive at Shiloh north of Jerusalem. It was here that the Tabernacle stood for almost 400 years, and you will walk in this amazing place and see a special video presentation.
*We will have a special worship gathering here with Jake Hamilton and also enjoy a nice lunch in the garden.
*Dinner together this evening.
Overnight at Leonardo Hotel, Jerusalem
DAY 10: MONDAY MAY 4, 2020
*Breakfast at our hotel.
*We begin with a hike at Sataf. We'll also visit the Israel Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are on display, as well as the famous “Model and Shrine of the Book” that depicts Jerusalem in Biblical times.
*We continue to the City of David - the place that David captured over 3,000 years ago. Just outside the Dung Gate at the Old City in Jerusalem, we will enter into Hezekiah's water tunnel. The Bible speaks of how King Hezekiah built this tunnel during the 7th century BCE, and the water is still running in the tunnel today. We will enter the 1,700 foot (533 meters) long water tunnel and end up at the Pool of Siloam. You will walk in water that is sometimes up to your knees in the tunnel.
*The dinner this evening features a special farewell dinner at the hotel... an amazing ending to an even more amazing adventure!
Overnight at Leonardo Hotel, Jerusalem
DAY 11: TUESDAY MAY 5, 2020
*Breakfast at our hotel.
*Optional Tour (for those who do not depart until later in the day): If your flight does not leave until later this day, you may choose to join one of the planned sightseeing options (yet to be determined) in the Jerusalem area. You'll be back to the hotel in plenty of time to catch the bus to the airport.
*As you check out, you will be able to leave your suitcases at the secure hotel reception area if you wish to take in some extra sightseeing. When it's time for you to leave the hotel, you'll pick up your luggage and a bus will take you to the airport for your journey home.
DAY 12 WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 2020
*We arrive back home after some exciting days in Israel. Be ready to plan for another trip to the Holy Land again next year!
*Itinerary subject to change