Oct 22 Mon: Arrive Tel Aviv
1900 Welcome dinner at hotel (Metropolitan)
Oct 23 Tue: Caesarea Maritima – Mt. Carmel – Magdala – Sea of Galilee
0630 Wakeup call
0700 Breakfast at hotel
0745 Depart hotel
0900 Caesarea Maritima
1145 Mt. Carmel
1230 Lunch in Druze village
1530 Magdala synagogue
1630 Galilee Boat (Museum) -- optional
1700 Sea of Galilee Boat Tour & Devotional
1830 Check in to hotel
1900 Dinner at hotel
Oct 24 Wed: Caesarea Philippi – Dan – Capernaum
0630 Wakeup call
0700 Breakfast at hotel
0745 Depart hotel
0915 Caesarea Philippi
1045 Tel Dan
1245 Lunch
1400 Capernaum
1515 Return to hotel. Swim, relax.
1900 Dinner at hotel
Oct 25 Thu: Nazareth – Megiddo – Beth Shean – Mount Scopus
0630 Wakeup call
0700 Breakfast at hotel
0745 Depart hotel
0900 Nazareth
1100 Megiddo
1300 Lunch at Megiddo
1430 Beth Shean
1600 Drive to Jerusalem via Jericho
1800 Stop at Mount Scopus
1830 Check in, Grand Court Hotel
1900 Dinner at hotel
2015 Recap of the first 3 days (optional)
Oct 26 Fri: Temple Mount – West. Wall Tunnel – Gallicantu – Night Spectacular
0630 Wakeup call
0700 Breakfast
0745 Depart Hotel
0830 Western Wall Tunnel
1000 Temple Mount (Davidson Center)
1200 Lunch
1315 Gallicantu (Caiaphas’ residence & dungeon)
1430 Return to hotel & free time
1900 Dinner at hotel
Oct 27 Sat: Masada – Qumran – Dead Sea – Night Spectacle
0600 Wakeup call
0630 Breakfast at hotel
0715 Depart hotel
0915 Masada
1115 Qumran
1215 Lunch at Qumran
1400 Kalia Beach & Dead Sea
1515 Drive to Jerusalem
1630 Return to hotel
1900 Dinner at hotel
2030 To Citadel (Tower of David): Night Spectacular (sound & light show)
Oct 28 Sun: City of David – Hezekiah’s Tunnel – Pool of Siloam – Mount of Olives – Gethsemane – Pool of Bethesda
0615 Wakeup call
0645 Breakfast at hotel
0730 Depart hotel
0800 City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel or Canaanite Tunnel, Pool of Siloam
1030 Mount of Olives
1100 Communion Service in Gethsemane
1200 Lunch
1300 Church of the Holy Sepulchre
1415 Pool of Bethesda & Singing in St Ann's Chapel
1500 Farewell and free time
- Explore the Old City on foot
- Ramparts Walk on walls of Jerusalem
- Walk around the walls of Jerusalem
- Hezekiah’s Tunnel (if not walked in am)
- Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum)*
- Citadel (Tower of David)*
- Burnt House Museum*
- Shopping
- Swim at hotel
- Israel Museum*
* = for those not on the Post-Tour
1830 Return to hotel (at the latest)
1900 Dinner
Oct 29 Mon: Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion Airport
* Wakeup calls as requested
* Transfer to TLV Airport for flight back to your country
* Note: those returning after the 31st should plan to arrange their own transfers, either through Tutku or privately.
POST-TOUR:
Jerusalem—Bethlehem—Valley of Elah—Tel Aviv
Oct 29 Mon: Bethlehem – Citadel
1000 Depart hotel
1015 The Citadel
1300 Lunch
1445 Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem)
1700 Back at hotel
1900 Dinner
Oct 30 Tues: Yad Vashem – Burnt House – Old City
0800 Wakeup call
0830 Breakfast
0915 To Yad Vashem (lunch on site)
1300 Burnt House Museum
1400 Free time: Ramparts Walk or Circumambulate city or Shopping or Return to hotel
1900 Dinner
Oct 31 Weds: Israel Museum – Valley of Elah – Tel Aviv
0800 Wakeup call
0830 Breakfast
0915 Depart hotel
0930 To Jerusalem Model, Shrine of the Book, & Israel Museum, & lunch
1400 Valley of Elah
1600 Check in to Ashdod hotel/swim in the Mediterranean
1930 Closing dinner
Nov 1 Thu: Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion Airport--
Wakeup calls as requested
-- Breakfast at hotel
-- Transfer to TLV Airport for flight back to your country