March 10-20, 2020

Tour Company:

Cost and Deposit Timeline…

$2700 + Flights (Miles and flight benefits can be used to book flights)

Single supplement: $1125 This is for anyone interested in not sharing a room

The above rates include the following services:

8 nights’ accommodation at the above hotels or similar, on HB basis

4 and 5 Star Hotels

9 days sightseeing in a luxury touring bus

English speaking licensed tour guide from arrival till departure

One group arrival and departure transfer from/ to airport

Entrance fees and meals as per the program below

Porterage at hotels and at Ben Gurion airport upon arrival

Meet and assist and escort to meet your guide at airport on arrival only

Farewell dinner

All Tips to driver, waiter, etc.

The above rates do not include:

Meals & beverages not mentioned in the above.

Travel insurance

Expenses of a personal nature.

Payment Timeline…

$100 Non-Refundable Registration

Space is Limited, registration is on first come, first serve basis

$1500 September 1, 2019

This payment will purchase flights… Once purchased, flights are

non-refundable but may be transferrable for a fee

$600 October 15, 2019

$2000 December 1, 2019

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March 11-12, 2020 – Dan Panorama TLV (1 night)

March 12-15, 2020 – Nof Ginosar (3 nights)

March 15-16, 2020 – Herods Dead Sea (1 night)

March 16-20, 2020 – Dan Panorama JLM (3 nights)

Itinerary:

Tuesday March 10 – Departure Depart from Phoenix Wednesday March 11 – Getting Started Afternoon Land at Ben Gurion Airport; meet guide; drive to Tel Aviv

Walking tour of the ancient seaport of Jaffa See the entrance to the house of Simon the Tanner. Hear the story of Jonah and the

whale. Check in to hotel

Evening Dinner at hotel Review itinerary with group leader and guide Overnight Dan Panorama (tentative) (D) Thursday March 12 – Heading North Morning After breakfast, check out of hotel

Drive to Caesarea National Park, with archaeological ruins spanning over 2000 years including an impressive Roman theater and beautifully preserved aqueduct; tour park

Drive to Muhraka on Mt Carmel, traditional site where Elijah defeated the prophets of Ba’al

Afternoon Lunch in Druze-style restaurant Drive to Megiddo National Park, the site of "Armageddon" where the great battle

between the sons of light and the sons of darkness is to take place according to the Book of Revelation

Drive to Sea of Galilee; check in to hotel Evening Dinner at hotel Overnight Nof Ginosar (tentative) (B/L/D) Friday March 13 – Nazareth & Around the Sea of Galilee Morning Breakfast at hotel

Drive to Nazareth. Beginning at Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and Mary’s Well, walk through Old Nazareth to Church of the Annunciation

Return to Sea of Galilee Visit Magdala Project, site of excavations of 1st Century Jewish fishing village where

synagogue from the time of Jesus has been discovered Afternoon St Peter's fish lunch at restaurant on shore of Sea of Galilee

Drive to Mt of Beatitudes, traditional site of the Sermon on the Mount Continue to Capernaum, Jesus' base during his ministry in the north

Drive to Yardenit baptism site for optional baptismal ceremony Return to hotel Evening Sabbath dinner at hotel Overnight Nof Ginosar (tentative) (B/L/D)

Saturday March 14 - The Golan Heights Morning Breakfast at hotel Visit kibbutz on northern border

Drive north to Tel Dan National Park, where the springs there serve as a major source of the Jordan River, and site of Jeroboam’s altar

Continue to Banias, site of Caesarea Philippi Afternoon Lunch on own in area

Visit Mt Bental, overlooking site of decisive tank battle during 1973 Yom Kippur War; view into the Syrian city of Kuneitra, from a decommissioned army bunker

Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee; visit “Jesus Boat” Museum Return to hotel Evening Dinner at hotel Overnight Nof Ginosar (tentative) (B/D) Sunday March 15 – Beit She’an, Jericho & the Dead Sea Morning After breakfast, check out of hotel

Drive to Beit She’an National Park, site of one of the most important cities in the region in antiquity

Continue south to Qasr el Yahud, traditional site where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist

Drive to Ein Gedi National Park Afternoon Box lunch at Ein Gedi; short hike at site where David fled from Saul Continue south to hotel on Dead Sea; check in Enjoy facilities at hotel; swim/float at Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth Evening Dinner at hotel Overnight Herods Dead Sea (tentative) (B/L/D) Monday March 16 – Masada, Ein Gedi & Qumran Morning Breakfast at the hotel; check out

Drive to Masada; ascend via Snake Path or cable car; tour Herod's fortress and site of the Zealots' last stand against the Romans in 73 A.D.; descend via cable car

Drive north to Ein Gedi, oasis in the desert, where David fled from Saul Afternoon Continue to Qumran, where Dead Sea scrolls were discovered Lunch on own at restaurant at site; then, tour site

Drive up to Jerusalem; arrive at Mt Scopus; panoramic view of Jerusalem including historical overview of the city

Check in to hotel Evening Dinner at hotel Guest speaker: Israel Update Overnight Dan Panorama (tentative) (B/D)

Tuesday March 17 – Temple Mount, City of David and Mt Zion Morning Early breakfast Drive to Old City; go up on Temple Mount and tour site Visit the Kotel (the Western Wall)

Visit the Davidson Archaeological Park, with archaeological remains dating back from

the First and Second Temple periods; see the Southern Temple Steps.

Visit City of David, where Jerusalem began 3,000 years ago Opportunity to go on water hike in Hezekiah’s Tunnel, carved out of the rock 2700 years

ago and see the Pool of Siloam where the blind man washed the mud off his eyes and

received his sight from Jesus.

Afternoon Lunch on own in Jewish Quarter Walk along the Cardo, the north-south street first built by the Romans 1900 years ago

Walk to traditional site of Room of the Last Supper on Mt Zion Continue to Caiaphas’ House

Return to hotel Evening Dinner at hotel Overnight Dan Panorama (tentative) (B/D) Wednesday March 18 – Old Jerusalem Morning Breakfast at hotel

Drive to Mount of Olives for panoramic view of Old & New Jerusalem Walk down mount to Garden of Gethsemane; worship and learning in garden Enter Old City via Lions’ Gate; Visit Pools of Bethesda and St Anne’s Church, a beautiful Crusader church famous for its

acoustics

W along Via Dolorosa to Christian Quarter Afternoon Lunch on own in Christian Quarter of Old City

Visit Church of the Holy Sepulcher Continue to Garden Tomb for tour and communion Return to hotel

Evening Dinner at hotel Overnight Dan Panorama (tentative) (B/D)

Thursday March 19 – Yad Vashem Morning Breakfast

Visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Memorial Afternoon Lunch on own Machane Yehuda, Jerusalem’s open-air market

Visit the Israel Museum to see the famous Second Temple model of the city of Jerusalem and the Shrine of the Book, telling the story of the Dead Sea scrolls found in Qumran

Return to Old City for free time to explore and shop on own Evening Festive final dinner in Jerusalem restaurant Free time in downtown Jerusalem Overnight Dan Panorama (tentative) (B/D) Friday March 20 – Back to US Morning After breakfast, check out

Depart for airport Fly back to US