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Discover the Ancient Paths! hosted by Nancy Ho, Religion Educator at Hong Kong International School ​ ​ Israel Bible Tour 2019 Discover the Ancient Paths! 10 Days ~ Friday, March 29 to Sunday, April 7, 2019 (Tentative itinerary as of Aug.01/18) ​ ​ USD 4,200 per person (based on double occupancy). Price includes: round trip airfare on Cathay Pacific Airlines from ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Hong Kong to Tel Aviv, small​ group (15 - 20 people) personalized tour, 9 touring days visiting Biblical Sites, 8 overnights (double occupancy: two per room) with deluxe lodging in Tiberias, Dead Sea Spa Resort and Jerusalem, transportation, two meals per day, medical insurance, fuel taxes, entrance fees, licensed tour guide, and tips. Land Only: $3,350 per person ​ Single Room (no roommate) = Add USD 900 ​ DAY Tour Details ISRAEL THU, From Hong Kong March 28 Check into the airport in Hong Kong at 22:00 on March 28th, 3 hours before departure. Leave Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Airlines 1:00 am on March 29th (Flight CX675) ​ ​ Day 1 Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv at 08:10 am on March 29th. Our group will be welcomed by our agent at baggage claim and then board our bus to drive north along Israel’s Mediterranean Coast toward the Galilee. FRI, March 29 Shabbat begins at Sundown ✡ Caesarea Aqueduct: (Opening Ceremony) ​Herod’s port city where Peter visited Caesarea Maritima Cornelius when the Gospel was given to the Gentiles and where Festus jailed Paul Caesarea recorded in the Book of Acts. ✡ Stop for ​refreshments and orientation meeting Mt. ✡ Mt. Carmel:​ Mountain where Elijah called down fire on the altar and slew the Prophets Carmel of Baal, view the Valley of Armageddon, Jezreel Valley, from the overlook to Nazareth, ​ Mount Tabor, Samaria and the western Galilee. ✡ Lunch at Druze restaurant ✡ Nazareth​ ​Village​: Experience daily life in the time of Jesus at his boyhood home as you Nazareth walk in His steps. This historic depiction and authentic recreation of a Jewish village 2,000 years ago reveals the meaning of many parables. Nazareth Village ✡ Mount Precipice:​ Take in the breathtaking view of the Jezreel Valley Check in, and enjoy a ​Shabbat dinner​ and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias at the Sea of Galilee. Day 2 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel. Depart for the day’s tour around the Sea of Galilee. SAT, Shabbat Shalom! March 30 ✡ Nof Ginosar (Jesus Boat Museum): ​ See and learn about the miraculous discovery of Shabbat the 2,000 year old “Jesus Boat”, found by fishermen at the shore of this kibbutz in 1986. Galilee Boat Ride ✡ Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee​: Sail in a replica of an ancient fishing vessel like those used in the time of Jesus as we worship on the water with Daniel Carmel. Sea of ✡ St. Peter’s Fish lunch: ​Enjoy the traditional fish lunch of the Galilee. Galilee ✡ St. Peter’s Primacy​: Follow Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee and visit where He fed the multitudes with five loaves and two fish. Jesus re-appeared here following His resurrection, restored Peter and commissioned the disciples with the Good News. ✡ Capernaum​: View Peter’s home, the first house church, and ongoing excavations where Jesus taught, healed, delivered all at His synagogue. Capernaum Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias at the Sea of Galilee. 1 Day 3 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in the Galilee. Depart the hotel for the day’s tour. SUN, ✡ Magdala: ​Tour the ruins of an ancient synagogue and city, on the shores of the Galilee March 31 ✡ Katzrin: ​Superb multimedia presentation of the Bashan, the Golan and Upper Galilee history up to the Yom Kippur War and its present day restoration. Galilee ✡ Mount Ben Tal:​ One of Israel's favorite mountain​ ​peaks due to the great panoramic Mount Ben Tal views of the Golan and even Syria. This military outpost is the site of a courageous battle Golan fought during Israel's​ ​war for the Golan Heights. Heights ✡ Yardenit​: Renew your baptism in the Jordan River at this inspiring site. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias at the Sea of Galilee. Yardenit Jordan River Day 4 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in the Galilee. Check out of hotel for the day’s tour. MON, April 1 ✡ Ancient Shiloh: ​This was the site of the Tabernacle (for nearly 400 years) and first capital of the Israelite Kingdom. ✡ Jordan River Valley: ​Drive south, down along the Jordan River and wilderness, towards Shiloh the Dead Sea. ✡ Qumran:​ Learn of the Bible’s Book of Isaiah Scrolls found in the caves in 1947. Tour the Jordan reconstructed site passes through ruins of the Essenes’ community. River ✡ Masada:​ Stand high above the Dead Sea at Herod’s 2000 year old fortress. A cable car takes you up to a breathtaking view of the Judean desert, Jordan and Dead Sea area. Valley Dead Sea Floating ✡ The Dead Sea: ​Check into our hotel and float in the sea - a unique experience in the mineral rich water at the lowest spot on earth! Dead Sea Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Ein Bokek, at the Dead Sea. Day 5 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel and depart for the day’s tour. TUES, ✡ Drive to Jerusalem April 2 ✡ Mount of Olives:​ View the Holy City from Mount Scopus & Mount of Olives. Enjoy the panoramic view of Jerusalem and the surrounding area, including the Kidron Valley and the Eastern Gate. Lunch in the Old City Old City ✡ Jerusalem ✡ Mt. Zion: ​The Upper Room, traditional site of the Last Supper & Pentecost. Jerusalem ✡ King David's Tomb​: Below the Upper Room, in the City of the Great King. ✡ Garden Tomb: ​Celebrate the resurrection with a Communion Service near Golgotha and Mount Zion where many believe Jesus rose from the grave in Jerusalem. ✡ St. Peter Gallicantu (House of Caiaphas): ​Gallicantu Church w​ here Jesus stood trial. ​ Check in, dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. Garden Tomb Day 6 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel and depart for the day’s tour. Western Wall (Rabbinical) Tunnels: ​Follow underground path as you walk the Roman WED, ✡ Road along walls of Herod’s Temple. Excavations reveal 3,000 years of history. April 3 ✡ Western Wall: ​Place your prayers in the Western Wall of the Second Temple, one of the holiest sites in Judaism. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6) Jerusalem ✡ Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City and Roman Cardo: ​Shopping in the heart of Jerusalem, see the restored synagogue, Golden Menorah, as we walk through the ancient Western Wall streets of biblical history. Old City ✡ Via Dolorosa: ​the path on which Jesus carried his cross; the ‘way of suffering’ ✡ Church of Holy Sepulchre: ​Thought by some to be Jesus’ crucifixion/burial site ✡ Christchurch and Christian Quarter of Old City Jerusalem: ​First Protestant Church in the Middle East. Our Theme Verse: Jeremiah 6:16 The Ancient Paths This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.’ Rabbinical Tunnels Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. 2 Day 7 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in Jerusalem. Depart the hotel for the day’s tour. THURS, ✡ Yad Vashem​: A compelling visit to Israel’s largest holocaust memorial. April 4 ​ ✡ Israel Museum Model​: View the 1000 square meter ‘Second Temple Jerusalem’ Model which recreates the city of 66 AD ✡ Davidson Center: ​Learn of Temple times from over 2,000 years ago. ✡ Southern Steps of the Second Temple: ​Come up to worship and stand on the Davidson Center very steps where Jesus taught and His Holy Spirit baptized 3,000 Jewish pilgrims observing Shavuot, the Feast of Pentecost, 50 days after His Resurrection​. ​See the Pinnacle of the Temple and the Shofar Sounder site. ✡ City of David: ​Site of Hezekiah’s Tunnel and the King’s palaces. Enjoy a multimedia Jerusalem presentation of David’s City, where Jerusalem’s history began and its kings anointed and preparation to build the First Temple started. ✡ Hezekiah’s Water Tunnel (Chizkiyahu tunnels) to the Pool of Siloam​: Walk Hezekiah’s Tunnel through part of Jerusalem’s ancient water system located under the City of David. It City of connects the Gihon Spring—Jerusalem’s fresh water supply—with the Siloam Pool. David ✡ Dinner​ at hotel ✡ Citadel of David Night Spectacular ​(21:00): Fabulous outdoor, evening Sound and Light Show of Israel’s history, Jaffa Gate and Citadel of David Museum. Night Spectacular Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. ​ ​Citadel of David Night Spectacular is after dinner. Day 8 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel. Check out of hotel and depart for day’s tour. FRI, Shabbat begins at Sundown April 5 Mount of Olives - Palm Sunday Path:​ visit ​Dominus Flevit ​(Teardrop Church), where ✡ Jesus wept over Jerusalem before His crucifixion, death and resurrection. Jerusalem ✡ Garden of Gethsemane: ​Enter the Garden, with the ancient olive trees believed to date Garden of Gethsemane back to the times of Jesus and where He prayed, was betrayed by Judas and arrested by the Romans. ✡ Church of All Nations: ​Where Jesus prayed the night of His arrest. Bethlehem ✡ Bethlehem​: Spend some time in the hometown of King David and birthplace of Jesus. Tour the famous Church of the Nativity at Manger Square. See the Shepherd’s fields, where angels announced the Messiah’s birth. Enjoy lunch and shopping. Bethlehem Farewell Shabbat Dinner​ and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. ​ Day 9 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel.
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