Day 01:  Arrive to airport, transfer to Jerusalem,
Arrival to Jerusalem, we will be greeted by our tour manager and transferred to our hotel in Jerusalem for orientation and our first overnight.

Day 02:  Mt. of Olives, Gethsemane, Mt. Sion, Bethlehem.
We begin our day in Mount of, where we visit the Church/Mosque of the Ascension, the Church of the Pater Noster, the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. Crossing the Kidron Valley, we pass the Tombs of Absalom and Zechariah en route to Mount Zion. We tour the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (Caiaphas' House) and see the Upper Room. Proceed to Bethlehem to visit The Church of Nativity and the Shepherd's Field. Back to our hotel in Jerusalem for diner and overnight.

Day 03:  Full day to Tiberias, Nazareth, Cana, Jerusalem.
Early morning depart for couch tour to Galilee. You take a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee with pause for devotions, before landing at Capernaum. Continue by coach to Tabgha-traditional site of the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Visit the Mount of Beatitudes. Drive to Nazareth visiting the Church of the Annunciation, Joseph's Workshop and the site of the Greek Synagogue, before we return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

Day 04 : 1/2 day old city of Jerusalem.
Morning walking tour of the Temple area visiting the Golden Dome of the Rock, the El Aqsa Mosque, and the Western Wall of the Old Temple. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 05:  Free day.

Day 06:  A.M. - Old City of Jerusalem - Christian Shrines 
We will enter the Old City through St.Stephens's Gate and visit St.Anne's Crusader Church with the Pool of Bethesda and walk the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher built over Calvary and the tomb of Jesus. The remainder of the day is free to independently explore and enjoy the Old City of Jerusalem. Again, we overnight in Jerusalem. Afternoon New City of Jerusalem, Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum), Shrine of the Book, and the Knesset. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 07:  Full day to Jericho, Qumran, Dead Sea, Massada.
Following our visit to the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in Bethany, we'll descend into the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, lowest spot on earth (1,300 feet below sea level). Among our stops will be Qumran, site of the Essene Community where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, and Ein Gedi, where a precipitous cliff, filled with caves, rises some 2,000 feet. It was here that David and his men took refuge from King Saul and here, also, that David spared Saul's life (1 Sam.23 and 24). Arrive Masada in the late morning. Our tour will include a visit to the remarable ruins of the Fortress, built by Herod the Great, where, from 70 to 73 A.D.,Jewish zealots made their last stand in revolt against the Roman legions. Late afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 08:  Transfer to Airport for flight back home