The planned event itinerary from May 17^th to June 1^st includes:

1. Arrive in Tel Aviv, see the city’s main sites and visit Joppa, an historic site to the south of Tel Aviv
2. Drive north along the old Mediterranean coastal road – the Via Maris – which linked ancient Egypt and Babylon. We stop at Caesarea, built by Herod, where Paul embarked for Tarsus and where Philip preached. In Caesarea we’ll see the Roman Theatre and Aqueduct.
3. Continuing to Megiddo, one of King Solomon’s walled fortified cities which contains 20 different levels of civilization.
4. Next stop is Nazareth where Jesus grew up.
5. On to the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, staying in Tiberius.
6. Board a boat for an on board worship service on the Sea of Galilee, before heading to Capernaum, where Jesus started his ministry.
7. Continue to Tabgha, the site of the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
8. Drive to the Mount of Beatitudes, overlooking the Sea of Galilee for a time of Eucharist and silence.
9. Continue to Bethsaida, fortified city from the Old Testament.
10. Stop at Be’it Sean, where the bodies of King Saul and his sons were hung in humiliation on the city walls by the Philistines.
11. Go to the holy city of Jerusalem and see Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, Mount of Olives, Chapel of Ascension, Church of Pater Noster, Garden of Gethsemane, Church of All Nations, Kidron Valley, St. Stephen’s Gate, Old City, Church of Saint Anne, Pool of Bethesada, the Lithostrotos, Pilate’s Judgment Hall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Citadel, Jaffa Gate, Western Wall Tunnels, Jewish Quarter (Mount Zion, Zion Gate, Schlinder’s Grave, Tomb of King David, Upper Room, Israel Museum and Shrine of the Book (where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed). House of Caiaphas, St. Peter in Gallicantu, Dung Gate and Western Wall. Southern Temple Steps (where Jesus walked and taught), Tower of David, Museum of the History of Jerusalem
12. Visit Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered.
13. Hike the Ein Gedi National Park. “Float” in the Dead Sea
14. Visit mountain top fortress in Masada.
15. Cross the border into Jordan to Aqaba. Drive to Wadi Rum, Little Petra, Petra and back to the Dead Sea.
16. Depart for the Jordan River where John baptized Jesus.
17. Continue to Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised Land
18. Back to Tel Aviv for the trip home.