Price of tour includes: Round trip airfare from New York JFK on El Al Airlines ● Full Israeli breakfast and dinner daily ● Full sightseeing program and entrance fees on itinerary ● All transfers and porterage at airport and hotels ● Tips to driver, guide and hotel staff ● Deluxe air conditioned motor coach ● Licensed Israeli English speaking guide ● 9 days of sightseeing ● 9 nights first class accommodations in double occupancy ● shipping of documents ● Tour price is a cash/check discount rate*

Not included: Charges for passport ● Bottled water or beverages ● Room service, items from room mini-fridge, or personal items ● Single Room ● Lunches ● Travel Insurance ● Use of credit cards for tour payments-tour price is cash/check discount(4% convenience fee not retained by Madison International Travel)*

Current airline taxes are $415 and will be shown on statements after registration. Taxes and fuel surcharge cannot be guaranteed. If the airline increases these fees, the difference will be collected before departure.

Itinerary

March 16, Monday — Depart from JFK New York on El Al Airlines Flight #8** at 11:50 p.m. for our non-stop flight to Tel Aviv, Israel.

March 17, Tuesday — Arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, we will be met by our representative, and transfer to the HaSharon Hotel in Hertzilia. After a delicious buffet dinner, there will be a short orientation and time to enjoy the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

March 18, Wednesday — Begin the day at Caesarea Maritima to see ancient aqueducts and the Roman Amphitheater. We will visit Mt. Carmel, where Elijah held the contest with prophets of Baal. Then to Megiddo, the remains from Solomon's days and view where the final Armageddon will be fought. We will visit Nazareth and enjoy a tour of Nazareth Village, a replica village on remains from 2,000 years ago. We then drive to Galilee for dinner and overnight at Maagan Kibbutz Hotel, on the Sea of Galilee where we will stay while in Tiberias.

March 19, Thursday — Start the day by sailing across the Sea of Galilee in a replica boat of 2,000 years. Next, travel to Capernaum to see the ancient synagogue where Jesus taught, the Apostle Peter’s home, and explore the archeological gardens. Walk on the Mount of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount, and then visit Tabgah where Jesus fed 5,000. We end the day at Yardenit, where you will have a baptismal opportunity in the Jordan River.

March 20, Friday — Today we visit the new Bridges for Peace Center in Karmiel. We then journey to the northern part of Israel where we visit Banias, the site of Caesarea Phillip, and the Golan Heights and see remains from the Yom Kippur War at Mt. Bental. Before returning to our hotel, we visit the ancient “Jesus” boat discovered in 1986.

March 21, Saturday — Traveling south through the Jordan Valley, we explore the excavations at Beit Shean, the country's largest ruins of a Roman city. We drive by Jericho and the Mount of Temptations, then to lowest spot on earth, the Dead Sea. We visit Qumran, the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery and stop at Ein Gedi to view the waterfall where David cut off Saul's skirt. Arrive at the Le Meridien Hotel at the Dead Sea, with time for "floating" in the sea, relaxing, or taking advantage of the spa services.

March 22, Sunday — We begin our day at Massada and tour the famous archaeological site where Jewish Zealots made their last stand against Rome in AD73. Next we will experience a Bedouin Camp and hospitality with tea and cakes at Kfar Hanokidim. The remainder of the afternoon is free time at our hotel and concluding the day with an evening of sharing, praise and worship.

March 23, Monday — Our itinerary today takes us to Jerusalem where we first enjoy a breathtaking, panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem from Mt. Scopus. We stop on the Mt. of Olives and walk down the Palm Sunday road to the Garden of Gethsemane. Next, enjoy a time of singing at the Church of St. Anne’s where we will visit the Pools of Bethesda. We visit the Upper Room and walk by King David’s tomb. We will view the new excavations of the City of David before checking into the Prima Royale Hotel where we will stay for the remainder of our tour.

March 24, Tuesday — Beginning our day in the Old City, we will visit the Temple Mount, circumstances permitting. At the Western Wall, enjoy personal time before walking through the Western Wall Tunnel and see remarkable underground excavation of ancient Jerusalem. Next we see a virtual tour of the Temple during the time of Christ at the Davidson Center and walk on the southern steps of the Temple Mount. We will visit the ancient Roman Cardo and Nehemiah's wall in the Jewish quarters. Walking the Dolorosa, we come to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. We end our time in the Old City at the Temple Institute where we will see vessels and tools being made to exact Biblical specifications for the future Temple.

March 25, Wednesday — The sites of New Jerusalem are on today’s itinerary. We view the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum and see the miniature model of Jerusalem during the time of Christ. Next, we walk through Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, and drive by the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament. Following dinner, enjoy an evening at Ben Yehuda Street.

March 26, Thursday — Prepare for your flight home this morning before our final day in Jerusalem. Our first stop is at the Bridges for Peace Distribution Center. We then visit the Garden Tomb, for a time of worship and communion. We conclude our time in Israel at Yad Hashmona with a farewell diner and Biblical garden tour. Those continuing on the optional extension will return to the hotel in Jerusalem and those who are concluding the tour will transfer to the airport for late night flight home.

March 27, Friday — We depart Ben Gurion airport on El Al Flight #1**at 1:00 a.m, arriving in JFK New York at 6:55 a.m. with a lifetime of memories on our journey through the Land of the Bible.

**The airlines can change flight times.