Hosted by Pastors Jim & Rosemary Schindler Garlow, Skyline Church 12 Days ~ Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 21, 2019
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hosted by Pastors Jim & Rosemary Schindler Garlow, Skyline Church 12 Days ~ Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 21, 2019 $4,390 from New York ~ $4,690 from Los Angeles, $4,790 San Diego ~ Land Only: $3,100. Price includes: Registration with round-trip flights to Tel Aviv, two meals a day, deluxe lodging, double occupancy (+$900 single room), transportation, fuel taxes, entrance fees, licensed tour guide, tips & more. DAY Tour Details ISRAEL Day 1 Domestic Delta Airlines Flight DL#21 departs San Diego (SAN) at 12:57 pm and arrives in MON., New York, (JFK) at 9:25 pm. Domestic Delta Airlines Flight DL#613 departs Los Angles June 10 (LAX) at 12:55pm and arrives in New York, (JFK) at 9:41 pm. Other passengers depart domestic gateways to arrive at JFK International Airport at least 3 hours before our departure time, by 7:30 pm for our trans-Atlantic flight overnight to Israel, Delta Airlines FLT#468 departing at 10:52 pm. New York passengers depart on El Al Israel Airlines Flight #LY08 at 11:45 pm. Dinner & breakfast served onboard. Day 2 West Coast passengers arrive at the Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv at TUES., 4:50 PM. East Coast passengers arrive at 5:10 pm. June 11 Our group will be welcomed by our agent at baggage claim and then board our Tel Aviv bus to drive along Israel’s Mediterranean Coast to our hotel. Netanya Dinner and overnight in Netanya on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Netanya Day 3 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel. Depart for day’s tour along Israel’s sea coast. WED. June 12 Caesarea: Visit the Roman Amphitheatre, port and hippodrome and aqueduct. This magnificent archeological site has been restored back to life. View Herod’s Caesarea Maritima port city where Peter visited Cornelius and the Gospel was given to the Gentiles. West Rosh HaNikra: This magnificent site is situated at the northwest corner of Israel Coast next to Lebanon. You can descend by cable car; watch the light-sound show about the splendor of the sea, mountains and fauna, visit the grottoes and observation point from the elephant-shaped cliff. Finally ascend the cliff again by Rosh HaNikra cable car and enjoy looking over the Mediterranean Sea. Old City of Akko: Once the capitol of the Crusader Kingdom and today the 2nd most popular tourist city in Israel after Jerusalem. It is one of the 100 wonders of the world with a powerful military past from Crusaders, Napoleon, the Ottoman Akko and Jewish histories. Visit the Templers Tunnel, the Knight-halls and the “Museum of Underground Prisoners” and “Treasures in the Walls” Museums. Haifa: Israel's 3rd largest city, beautifully set on the slopes of Mount Carmel facing the Mediterranean Sea, likened by some as 'Israel's San Francisco'. Dinner and overnight in Netanya on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Haifa Day 4 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel. Check out of the hotel for day’s tour. THU, June 13 Mt. Carmel: Mountain where Elijah called down fire on the altar and slew the Prophets of Baal, view the Valley of Armageddon, Jezreel Valley, from the Mt. overlook to Nazareth, Mount Tabor, Samaria and the western Galilee. Carmel Mount Carmel Assembly: We will worship and pray as we begin our pilgrimage Mount Carmel Nazareth and meet with the local congregation and ministry of David and Karen Davis. 1 Nazareth Village: Experience daily life in the time of Jesus at his boyhood home as you walk in His steps. This historic depiction and authentic recreation of a Galilee Jewish village 2,000 years ago reveals the meaning of many parables. Kibbutz tour: Learn how the Jewish people worked and lived together to revive Israel on a special tour of our Kibbutz’s dairy and farm. Nazareth Village Dinner and overnight at our Kibbutz on the shores Sea of Galilee. Day 5 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in the Galilee. FRI. June 14 Magdala: The town of Mary Magdalene and recently discovered archeological treasure of this 1st century commerce center. Visit the synagogue where Jesus Sea of preached at the Sea of Galilee and learn of the women who ministered to Him. Galilee Magdala Katzrin: Superb multi-media presentation of the Bashan, the Golan and Upper Galilee history up to the Yom Kippur War and its present day restoration. Golan Heights: View Israel from the mountain of Israel’s northeastern borders Golan in the location called the Bashan. Heights Nimrod’s Fortress: One of the biggest Crusade-era castles in Israel, a mountaintop stronghold spanning back to the 13th century. It is one of the most impressive fortresses in Israel and is on the main road from Tyre and Tiberias Nimrod’s Fortress and Damascus during the Crusader period. It is in the northern Galilee on the western slide of Mount Hermon with spectacular views of Israel towards the sea. Mount Ben Tal: Mountain peak with great panoramic views of the Golan, Mount Hermon, Syria and Lebanon. It was the site of a courageous battle fought during Israel 1973 Yom Kippur war. Explore the old bunkers and history. Shabbat Shabbat dinner and overnight at our Kibbutz on the shores Sea of Galilee. Day 6 Israeli Buffet Breakfast at our kibbutz dining room. Depart the hotel for day’s tour. SAT. Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee: Sail in a replica of an ancient fishing vessel like June 15 those used in the time of Jesus as we worship on the water with Daniel Carmel. Nof Ginosar: See and learn about the miraculous discovery of the 2,000 year old “Jesus Boat”, found by fishermen at the shore of this kibbutz in 1986. Galilee Boat Ride Mount Beatitudes: Gather where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Shabbat Capernaum: View Peter’s home, the first house church, and on-going excavations where Jesus taught healed, delivered all at His synagogue. St. Peter’s Primacy: Follow Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee and visit where He fed the multitudes with five loaves and two fish. Jesus reappeared here following His resurrection, restored Peter and commissioned the disciples with the Good News. St. Peter’s Fish lunch: Enjoy the traditional fish lunch of the Galilee at Kibbutz Ein Gev on the eastern shores. Yardenit: Renew your baptism in the Jordan River at this inspiring site. Dinner and overnight at our Kibbutz on the shores Sea of Galilee. Jordan River baptism Day 7 Israeli Buffet Breakfast. Check out for day’s tour south to the Dead Sea. SUN, Jordan River Valley: Drive south, down along the Jordan River and wilderness. June 16 Beit Hogla: House of Doves near Jericho where Joshua crossed the Jordan, Elijah ascended in a chariot of fire, Jesus was baptized. Visit Robert Weinger, Shofar So Great and learn how the shofar is brining down enemy walls today. Masada Judean Qumran: Learn of the Isaiah Scrolls found in the caves in 1947. Tour the Desert reconstructed site passes through ruins of the Essenes’ community. Massada: Stand high above the Dead Sea at the 2,000-year-old fortress. A cable car takes you up to the cliff, to an unforgettable tour of the warehouses and fascinating views of the Judean Desert and Dead Sea. Dead The Dead Sea: Float in the sea - a unique experience in the mineral rich water Dead Sea Sea at the lowest spot on earth! Ein Gedi Nature Reserve: Drive through to view overlooking David’s refuge. Judean Desert: From the lowest spot on earth, up to the highest place, the City of the Great King, Jerusalem celebrating 52 years of liberation! Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. Western Wall 2 Day 8 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel and depart for the day’s tour. MON., June 17 Yad Vashem: Holocaust Memorial Museum to the Six Million Jewish people Jerusalem killed in the Holocaust during World War 11, containing the world’s largest New City repository of information on the Holocaust Israel Museum: Visit the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls Yad Vashem founded in Qumran 70 years ago, in 1947, includes the entire Book of Isaiah. Holocaust Museum Jerusalem Model: Precise miniature of the City of Jerusalem in Jesus’ day, the Second Temple Period. It recreates the city of 66 CE at the height of its glory; the eve of the great revolt of the Jews against the Romans. The city then stretched over 450 acres. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. Jerusalem Model Special Guests: evening meeting in our hotel Day 9 Israeli Buffet Breakfast in your hotel in Jerusalem. Depart the hotel for day’s tour. TUES, June 18 Mount of Olives: View the Golden City, and receive the traditional welcome blessing. Enjoy the panoramic view of Jerusalem and the surrounding area, including the Kidron Valley and the Eastern Gate. Garden of Gethsemane: Enter the Garden, with the ancient olive trees Jerusalem Jerusalem believed to date back to the times of Jesus. Old City Church of All Nations: Where Jesus prayed the night of His arrest. Garden Tomb: Celebrate the resurrection with a Communion Service near Golgotha and where Jesus rose from the grave in Jerusalem. Elijah Monastery: Bedouin restaurant where Elijah rested as he fled Jezebel, overlooking Bethlehem’s shepherd’s fields and birthplace of Jesus. Mt. Zion: The Upper Room, traditional site of the Last Supper & Pentecost. Garden of Gethsemane King David's Tomb: Below the Upper Room, in the City of the Great King. Upper Room: Place of the Last Supper and Pentecost on Mount Zion.