DAY 1 BEN GURION AIRPORT - NAZARETH

Where you will be met by a Nazarene Tours Representative. Transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Nazareth.

DAY 2 NAZARETH – MEGIDDO – TABOR

Nazareth – Visit the city of Jesus, with the Basilica of Annunciation and the Well of the Virgin Mary. Enjoy a wonderfully memorable experience visiting 'Nazareth Village' – a museum which brings to life a farm and a Galilean village, recreating Nazareth as it was 2,000 years ago. Combining archeology and re-creation it is a window into history and the life of Jesus. Continue to Megiddo where the last great battle on earth will take place, preserved by the National Parks Authority. Finally, drive to Mount Tabor, the traditional site of the transfiguration symbolized by two large Churches on the mountain summit, Franciscan and Greek commemorate the event. Return to your hotel in Nazareth for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 3 NAZARETH – TIBERIAS – TABGHA – BEATITUDES – CAPEURNAUM - BANIAS

From Nazareth visit Tiberias by the Sea of the Galilee to Tabgha the site of the Miracle of the Fish and Loaves. Caphernahum where Jesus started his preaching, visit the old Synagogue and house of St. Peter. Drive to the Mount of Beatitudes, where the ceremony on the Mount took place. Continue via the Golan Heights to Banias, one of the Jordan River's sources, where Phillip, son of Herods, established the capital city for his kingdom on the Upper Galilee. Finally, on to the Baptismal site on the River Jordan. Return to your hotel in Nazareth for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 4 NAZARETH – CANA – AKKO – HAIFA – CESAREA

From Nazareth visit Cana, the site where Jesus performed the Miracle of turning water into to wine during a wedding celebration. Proceed to Akko to visit the Crusaders City then onto Haifa to enjoy the panoramic view from Mount Carmel and finally Cesarea, the City of Herods, where it is possible to visit the ruins of the Roman Theatre and the Crusaders City. Return to your hotel in Nazareth for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 5 NAZARETH – JORDAN BRIDGE – JERASH – MOUNT NEBO – MA'DABA – AMMAN

From Nazareth drive towards Jordan. Crossing the border at Sheikh Hussein Bridge continuing towards Jerash to visit the largest ruins of a Roman City discovered and visit the New Baptismal site on the River Jordan. We then proceed towards Mount Nebo, where Moses stood and watched the Promised Land without entering it. Then on to Madaba, to see the beautiful mosaic floor of the Byzantine Church from the 4th Century showing the map of Jerusalem. Continue to Amman for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 6 AMMAN – PETRA

From Amman we head towards Petra to visit the ancient Nabatean capital that was carved out of the rose, red, pink, salmon and cinnamon colored Nubian sandstone within a secure enclosure of mountain cliffs and valleys. Dinner and overnight stay in Petra.

DAY 7 PETRA – WADI RUM – ARAVA – EILAT

We leave Petra and head towards Wadi Rum, a vast silent place of desert scenery including a Jeep desert ride. We cross from Jordan back to Israel via the Arava border crossing and continue our way towards Eilat. We will visit the Underwater Observatory and Aquarium in Eilat and drive for a sightsee tour of the town. Dinner and overnight stay in Eilat.

DAY 8 EILAT – DEAD SEA – MASSADA – QUMRAN – JERICHO – JERUSALEM

Leave Eilat and drive to the Dead Sea (420 meters below sea level). We will ascend by cable car to the top of the Massada Fortress – the last resistance place against the Romans and learn its heroic story. Drive to Ein Gedi, a desert oasis, where we will walk through the nature reserve. We will visit Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Drive to Jericho, the oldest city in the world, stopping by the Mount of Temptation. Drive via Wadi Kelt on the Roman ancient road for observation of St. Georges Monastery. Visit Bethany and St. Lazarus's Tomb. Proceed to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 9 JERUSALEM – BETHLEHEM

We enter the Old City of Jerusalem via the Dung Gate to visit the Wailing Wall and the Temple Mount. Proceed to Mount Zion to visit the Cenacle – the Last Supper Room, King David's Tomb and The Dormition Abbey. Drive to Bethlehem, to visit the Church of the Nativity and the Shepard's Fields. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 10 JERUSALEM

Drive to the Mount of Olives, where you can enjoy the spectacular view over the Holy City. On the Mount of Olives we visit the Pater Noster Church and the Church of Ascension. From there we descend to Josaphat Valley to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. We then enter the old city to walk the 'Via of the Cross' (Via Dolorosa) to the Holy Sepulchre. Dinner and overnight stay in Jerusalem.

DAY 11 JERUSALEM – WESTERN NEW CITY

We drive via the western new city of Jerusalem, observe the Hebrew University, the Parliament House and The Supreme Court. We will also visit the Israel Museum that exhibit artifacts from archeological excavations found throughout Israel, we will also visit the Shrine of the Book where the scrolls of the Dead Sea are displayed. We continue to Yad Vashem, the new Holocaust Museum. Dinner and overnight stay in Jerusalem.

DAY 12 JERUSALEM – NEOT KEDUMIM – TEL AVIV – JAFFA

From Jerusalem head towards Neot Kedumim a place where the land is cultivated as the same way as in biblical times, every season the landscape changes providing visitors the chance to view the history of the land. From there we will head towards Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Jaffa is believed to be the place Jonah stepped ashore from the mouth of the whale and Perseus circled the harbor on his winged horse Pegasus. Jaffa also lays claim to the oldest working harbor in the world. Dinner and overnight stay in Jaffa. DAY 13 JERUSALEM - BEN GURION AIRPORT Transfer from your hotel to Tel Aviv Airport for departure. A Nazarene Tours representative will assist with your formalities.