Tour Details

COME AND SEE THE HOLY LANDS WITH ME!

Israel, Jordan

I have taught and led the Community Bible Study Class in Pasig, Philippines for 18 years. It’s been a joy for me to bring many of my students to the actual places where events took place thousands of years ago. Going to the Bible Lands is equal to going through an accelerated discipleship process. If you come, you will never read the Bible the same way again. Join me!

Leah M. Darwin,
Full time staff, CRU International
Faculty, International Graduate School of Leadership

DATES:
March
10-23, 2024

COUNTRIES:
Israel, Jordan

PRICE
USD $4,200.00
per person rate, min 35 pax

USD $4,200
(if coming from Manila)
USD $3,285
(if coming from outside
Manila (Land Package only))

Inclusions

Inclusions:

Economy airfare on all flown sectors of the tour; accommodations in Jordan and Israel based on twin sharing superior Class & Deluxe (4* & 5*) hotels; daily buffet breakfast, lunches and dinners in Jordan and Israel; entrance fees, border taxes, entry and departure taxes, visas; medical and travel insurance(for PH residence only); services of English speaking guides; air-conditioned buses; porterage of one piece of luggage; and all tips (guides, drivers, hotels, meals, and porters), orientation meeting and services of a tour assistant from Highlight Tours to accompany the whole group while touring.

Not included in the package:

Fees to obtain/renew a passport; additional airline taxes and Fuel surcharge if they go above US $105.00; Travel Insurance(for those living abroad) additional travel insurance; extra beverages with meals, Golf cart ride for those unable to walk or ride horses in Petra; Jordan River baptismal fee and personal expenses. Citizens of some countries may have higher visa fees for Israel, Jordan, and Dubai compared with citizens of the Philippines and will be asked to pay the difference in cost.

Itinerary

PRE-TOUR: MARCH 10, SUNDAY

Evening check in at the Manila airport and board our Emirates Airline flight to Dubai at 11:30PM.
There will be a stop over in Dubai Airport.

DAY 1: MARCH 11, MONDAY

We arrive morning at Tel Aviv, Israel. After clearing immigration, we meet our guide and begin our tour at Mount Carmel where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal.
We arrive in our hotel along the shores of the Sea of Galilee for Dinner and Overnight.

DAY 2: MARCH 12, TUEDAY

We travel to Caesarea Maritima, on the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. It was here that Peter preached in Cornelius’ home and later Paul was imprisoned for two years.
We visit the strategic City of Megiddo, which Solomon fortified, we will have a panoramic view of the Jezreel Valley, where the battle of Armageddon will take place in the future. Nazareth Village is our next stop where we experience what it was like at the time of Jesus.
Drive back to Tiberias for Dinner and Overnight.

DAY 3: MARCH 13, WEDNESDAY

Today we focus on sites from the life of Christ and travel by boat across the Sea of Galilee, view the “Jesus Boat,” an actual boat used by fishermen in that area during the first century.
We then proceed to Peter’s Primacy where the Lord re-commissioned Peter to serve him.
We stop in Tabgha where Jesus fed the 5000. On to the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus preached his famous sermon, then proceed to Capernaum where Jesus performed many of His miracles. There we will see an ancient synagogue and Peter’s house.
We then end the day at Yardenit, the traditional baptismal site on the Jordan River. Anyone who wants to be baptised or rededicated can do it there.
Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.

DAY 4: MARCH 14, THUSDAY

Today, we will drive up north with a quick stop at the neighboring town of Chorazin, cursed by Jesus because of its unbelief.
Then we travel through Upper Galilee to Dan and climb the steps leading to the altar where Jeroboam erected a golden calf when the nation of Israel divided.
We go up to the Golan heights and see some of the plains of Bashan before we stop at Caesarea Philippi where Peter confessed Jesus to be the Messiah.
Visit the Valley of Tears if time permits.
Proceed to the Olive Factory at Qatzrin before returning to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 5: MARCH 15, FRIDAY

We leave Galilee to visit Beit Shean, one of the Decapolis Cities during the time of Jesus, then Cross the border to Jordan.
After clearing immigration and custom formalities, we meet with our guide and drive up to Mt. Nebo where Moses saw the Promised Land but was not allowed to enter it.
We travel to Petra and check into our hotel there.
Dinner and overnight.

DAY 6: MARCH 16, SATURDAY

We make an early start for Petra, we either walk or ride a golf cart to the siq where we get off on a leisurely walk to see the breathtaking sight of the Al Khazna Treasury, a 2000 year-old monument carved out of solid rock.
We will enjoy exploring some of the palaces, tombs, and storerooms carved out of cliffs.
After Lunch, we arrive on the shores of the Red Sea and enjoy the resort in Tala Bay before dinner and overnight.

DAY 7: MARCH 17, SUNDAY

We cross from Jordan through the Arava Border to Israel. Meet our Israeli guide again and take the road to Timnah Park, where Solomon’s Quarries (mines) are found and a lifesize replica of the Tabernacle of God in the time of Moses is being run by Messianic Jews.
Then we check in to our hotel, we can enjoy the spa or go for an “unsinkable swim” in the Dead Sea.

DAY 8: MARCH 18, MONDAY

This morning we visit Masada, Herod the Great’s magnificent, fortified palace in the sky, and the site of the Jewish Zealot’s last stand resistance against the Roman legions in A.D. 73. From there we proceed to Jericho, the city that Joshua conquered and where Jesus met Zacchaeus.
We will have a quick view of the Mount of Temptation.
Then on to Ein Gedi, where David hid from King Saul and composed many of his famous Psalms.
Return to our hotel along the Dead Sea for free time and leisure. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 9: MARCH 19, TUESDAY

Today we check out of our hotel and visit Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, then we experience the “hospitality “of Abraham at Genesis Land.
After lunch we drive up to Jerusalem where our first stop is the Mount of Olives, with a panoramic view of the old city of Jerusalem.
We will visit the Chapel of the Ascension which many believe to be the place where Jesus ascended to heaven.
From there we take a walk down the Palm Sunday Road, stopping by the Dominus Flevit where a church was built to remember the place where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. At the foot of the mount is the Garden of Gethsemane where we visit the Church of All Nations and pause for a moment of solemn reflection in a private garden or church.
We then check into our hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

DAY 10: MARCH 20, WEDNESDAY

We start the day at the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed and view a magnificent scale model of Jerusalem as it was in the time of Christ.
From there we proceed to Friends of Zion Museum located in downtown Jerusalem, after the tour we will have free time for lunch and explore the city on our own. Continue to the Southern Steps of the Temple Mount, believed to be where Jesus would often teach when he was in Jerusalem.
Proceed to the City of David, the place where King David established his kingdom, and where the history of the people of Israel was written.
Walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel ending in the Pool of Siloam.
After Dinner at the hotel, we visit the Western (Wailing) Wall, the holiest site of the Jews and where prayer requests are slipped into cracks of the wall, then we enter the Western Wall Tunnels.
We return to our hotel for overnight.

DAY 11: MARCH 21, THURSDAY

We enter the Lion’s Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem and walk the Via Dolorosa, beginning at the Pool of Bethesda through the Fortress Antonia, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
We spend a few hours shopping at the Old City.
Then we travel a few kilometers south to Bethlehem where we see the Shepherds’ Fields and the Church of the Nativity.
We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 12: MARCH 22, FRIDAY

We check out of our hotel, visit the Garden Tomb for a communion service.
Travel to the old port of Jaffa and see the ancient streets (Biblical Joppa) where Peter saw a vision of unclean animals leading him to an encounter with Cornelius (the first Gentile convert) in Caesarea.
Travel to the Airport for our flight home with transit in Istanbul.

DAY 13: MARCH 23, SATURDAY

Arrival Manila
EK332 @ 1600 ARRIVAL

****Planned activities may be affected by the pace of the group, weather, and certain unforeseen events resulting in some visit to sites to be delayed. If need be, sites and activities may be replaced or switched to another day as appropriate without compromising the pilgrimage experience.