Day 1 THURS.,

March 15

West Coast and U.S.A. domestic flights depart to JFK, New York. Please allow 3 hours between flights. East Coast departure from New York, JFK International Airport on El Al Israel Airlines, Flight #LY 008 departing at 11:50 pm. Overnight, trans-Atlantic flight. Dinner and Breakfast will be served onboard.

Day 2 FRI., March 16

Arrive in Tel-Aviv at 5:00 pm at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and be met by our World Express Travel representatives. Your guide and group will board your bus and transfer to your hotel for a welcome reception. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 3

SAT.,

March 17

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel. Depart for day’s tour. Mount of Olives: See the Golden City of Jerusalem and receive the traditional welcome blessing. Enjoy the panoramic view of Jerusalem and the surrounding area, including the Kidron Valley & Eastern Gate. Descend the Palm Sunday Path to the Garden of Gethsemane. Garden of Gethsemane: See the ancient olive trees believed to date back to the times of Christ. Church of All Nations: Where Jesus prayed the night of His arrest. Christ Church at the Jaffa Gate in the Old City’s Christian Quarter. Mt. Zion: visit the Upper Room and King David’s Tomb. House of Caiaphas & St. Peter Galicantu: where Jesus stood trial. Oskar Schindler’s Grave. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 4

SUN., March 18

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel. Leisurely morning rest, shopping at the nearby markets in modern Jerusalem. Dinner at your hotel. CUFI Jerusalem Summit begins. Spectacular “Night to Honor Israel” Celebration at the Jerusalem Convention Center with Christians United for Israel delegates and Israeli officials Overnight at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem.(next to the Summit)

Day 5

MON.,

March 19

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in Jerusalem. Depart the hotel for day’s tour. CUFI Jerusalem Summit Middle East Intelligence Briefing. Luncheon at the Jerusalem Convention Center. CUFI Jerusalem Unity Rally Walk through the streets of Jerusalem CUFI Salute to Israel’s 64^th Birthday. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem next to the Summit.

Day 6

TUES.,

March 20

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in Jerusalem. Check out of the hotel for day’s tour. Mount Moriah and the Temple Mount: near the Dome of the Rock, the site of where Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac. Western Wall: View the Bar Mitzvah ceremonies at the Western Wall. Rabbinical Tunnel tour: Walk underground near the Holy of Holies. Jewish Quarter and Roman Cardo: shopping. Temple Institute: Temple Worship exhibits and Third Temple articles. Davidson Center: Temple history & Southern Steps of the Temple. City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel and the Pool of Siloam.  Dinner and overnight at the Mount Zion Hotel in Jerusalem

Day 7

WED.,

March 21

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in Jerusalem. Depart the hotel for day’s tour. Biblical Heartland of Samaria and the Mountains of Israel Shiloh: Drive along the Highway of the Patriarchs to Israel’s first capital where Hannah prayed for a child, Samuel the Prophet. See the ancient site of Moses Tabernacle and the restored community of today. Tree Planting. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem

Day 8

THURS.,

March 22

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in Jerusalem. Depart the hotel for day’s tour. Visit to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem – Meet the real heroes of Israel who daily save the lives of Jews, Arabs and Christians through the marvelous hospital in the heart of Jerusalem. Shaare Zedek is our San Francisco CUFI recipient of our support. Visit the gates of righteousness. Psalms 118 & 24. Israel Museum: Visit the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls found in Qumran in 1947. See the Model of Jerusalem from the Second Temple Period .Knesset & the Menorah: See Israel’s Parliament and visit the Knesset Menorah, the symbol of the Jewish State. Yad Vashem: Visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum. This memorial to the Six Million Jewish people killed in the Holocaust during World War 11. See Golgotha: Visit the Garden Tomb for a Communion Service. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 9

FRI., March 23

Israeli Buffet Breakfast. Depart the hotel for day’s tour. Neot Kedumim: Learn biblical application to scriptural truths and parable meanings at this beautiful landscape reserve. Ein Karem: Home town of Elizabeth, Zachariah and John the Baptist. Shabbat Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 10

SAT.,

March 24

Israeli Buffet Breakfast. Check out of the hotel for day’s tour. Judean Desert: Drive to the lowest spot on earth near Jordan. Qumran: Learn of the Dead Sea Scrolls found here in caves in 1947. Tour the reconstructed archeological site passing through ruins of a tower, small rooms, water systems, warehouses and a cemetery. Ein Gedi: Oasis in the desert where David wrote the Psalms. Dead Sea: Float for a unique experience in this desert oasis. Travel through the Jordan River Valley: View Jericho & up to the Galilee. Dinner and overnight at the Sea of Galilee.

Day 11

SUN.,

March 25

Israeli Buffet Breakfast. Depart the hotel for day’s tour. Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee: Sail in a replica of an ancient fishing vessel much like those used in the time of the Bible. Nof Ginnosar: View a 2,000 year old boat found at the shore. Golan Heights IDF base of Mount Bental. View Syria and Mt. Hermon. Explore the military bunkers overlooking Damascus on the Golan Heights. Yardenit: Renew your baptism in the Jordan River Shabbat Dinner and overnight at the Sea of Galilee.

Day 12

MON.,

March 26

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in the Galilee. Check out of the hotel for day’s tour to the Mount Beatitudes: Where Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount. Capernaum: Tour the “hometown” of the disciples. Tabgha: Follow Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee and visit the site where He fed the multitudes with five loaves and two fish.  St. Peter’s Fish lunch: Enjoy the traditional meal of Galilee Nazareth Village: A biblical setting to experience life 2,000 years ago. Explore the reconstructed town and understand the parables in context. Dinner and overnight in a lovely Nazareth Hotel on the Mount of Precipice overlooking the Valley of Armageddon.

Day 13

TUES.,

March 27

Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel. Checkout for the day’s tour. Mount Carmel: where the Prophet Elijah slew the Prophets of Baal. Valley of Armageddon: View the Valley of Megiddo. Caesarea: Capital of ancient Judea where Paul stood trial. See the Roman amphitheater, Crusader city, the Byzantine street, and Herod’s port. Jaffa: Visit the ancient seaport of Jonah and where Peter raised Dorcas. Farewell Dinner in Jaffa on the Mediterranean Coast. Transfer to the Ben Gurion International Airport for check-in and your return flight

Day 14

WED., March 28

El Al Israel Airlines, Flight #LY 001 departing Tel Aviv early morning at 12:40 am. Arrive in New York at JFK International Airport at 6:00 am. Domestic Flights to your home gateway airport. (Allow 3 hours between flights) End of Tour Itinerary subject to changes and pleasant surprises