Mediterranean Christian cruises
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Itinerary - See beginning dates above.

Day 1

Arrive in the afternoon in Tel Aviv in the afternoon at Ben Gurion International Airport. You will be met and assisted through customs and transferred to your hotel.  Hotel check-in is after 3 p.m.  Please advise if you need assistance with air travel.  Overnight 2 nights at the  Marina Hotel or similar, in Tel Aviv. 

Day 2

Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv—Today, we visit the ancient port of Jaffa--the traditional site where Peter received the vision that called him to preach to the Gentiles. We will also visit the Carmel Market, Diezengoff Street for shopping,  we will attend a Worship Service, and visit  Independence Hall .  Overnight  in Tel Aviv.

Day 3

Tel Aviv to Tiberias:  This morning, we visit the Caesarea Maritime excavations, Roman amphitheater,  Roman aqueduct, Mt. Carmel,Valley of Armageddon, Haifa city views and harbor, Crusader city of Akko, and Galilee. Overnight 2 nights  in Ein Gev Kibbutz, Tiberias. 

Day 4

Powerful Galilee Worship: Today, we take in devotional services on the Hill of the Beatitudes with Brother Gabriel (Dr. Mizerani). This is a powerful, healing devotional at the site of the city of Khorazin where rest the remains of a First Century synagogue where Jesus frequently ministered, and the village of Nahum., a devotional at the Church of St. Peter at Tabgha--a small church located right on the seashore that focuses on  Jesus' post-resurrection appearance to the Disciples while they were fishing.  We will experience a devotional cruise on the Sea of Galilee focusing on Peter's brief walk on the water. After a lunch of St. Peter fish, we visit the oldest kibbutzim in Israel-- Kibbutz Deganya,  Mount Hermon and the Gates of Hell, and the Christian baptismal site for baptismal services on the Jordan River, which is located just south of the Sea of Galilee. We say overnight at Tiberias.

Day 5

Nazareth and Dead Sea: In Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus, we will visit the Church of the Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph,  the synagogue of Nazareth where Jesus preached His first sermon, and the ancient city well where it is believed that the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary. We will continue across the Valley of Armageddon to Megiddo, the ancient fortress city that guarded the approach to the valley.  After lunch at the Meggido kibbutz, we travel to the Jordan River Valley, where we will visit excavations at Beit Shean, Gideon's Spring at En Harod, and the Dead Sea--on the lowest road in the world.  Stay overnight at the Novotel Dead Sea Spa Resort, Dead Sea.

Day 6

The Dead Sea to Jerusalem: Today we visit the fortress of Masada by cable-car, stop for a swim in the Dead Sea, visit Ein Gedi and Qumran-- the site of  the Dead Sea scrolls.  We will  stop at Jericho at the site of one of the oldest cities in the world and Bethbarah—"the house of passage"-- continuing  along the Wadi Kelt, and  view St. George's Monastery,  ending at the City of Jerusalem, "the City of the Great King!" (Psa. 48:2).  Stay 5 nights at the  Grand Court Hotel or Similar, in Jerusalem.

Day 7

The Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, and the New Jerusalem: We will drive to the top of the Mount of Olives, walk thru the Garden of Gethsemane, and visit the Chapel called Dominus Flevit “where Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem.” We will have a devotional and Koinonia at this beautiful place. Next we visit the Church of All Nations, and  tour the Old City, walking thru the Lion's Gate, stopping at the Pool of Bethesda and the Crusader Church of St. Anne, Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (the traditional Catholic site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus) from the Convent of the Sisters of Zion, and to Antonio Fortress. This is the place where Pilate judged Jesus and the soldiers scourged Him.  We will exit Joppa Gate and then proceed to the new city of Jerusalem for a visit to the Mt. Herzl cemetery and the Holocaust Museum. If time permits we will also visit the Dead Sea Scrolls Museum.  We stay overnight Jerusalem.

Day 8

The Jewish Quarter and Bethlehem:  Today, we visit the tomb of David, the Upper Room where the Last Supper was served , the Temple Institute, the Western Wall (the "Wailing Wall"), Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock. After lunch we will tour the archeological tunnel that runs along the Western Wall., then to Bethlehem where we will spend the afternoon visiting the shepherd's fields, the Church of the Nativity, and allow some free time in Bethlehem for shopping.  We  will stay overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 9

Free Day in Jerusalem: This will be a free day, where you may choose to see the Cave of Zedekiah, the Citadel Museum, the King David Hotel, the YMCA, National Museum of Israel, or arrange with the Jewish National Fund to plant some trees. If you are particularly adventuresome, you may want to walk Hezekiah's tunnel, or visit Temple Museum. Again, we stay   overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 10

Jerusalem to Tel Aviv: Today, we will have a worship and communion service at the Garden Tomb.  We’ll travel to Abu Gosh (the Biblical town of Kiriath-jearim) where the Ark of the Covenant rested in a farm house for 70 years, then on to a beautiful Messianic moshav called Yad Hashmona, where we will eat lunch. A moshav is a collective farm which, unlike a kibbutz, divides the profits among its members. Our next stop will be at Emmaus, where Jesus walked with the two disciples following His resurrection. Overnight  in Tel Aviv, or transfer to the airport for evening flight.

Day 11

Transfer to the airport for your departure home.   Hotel check-out is by noon.