Jordan Valley & Rome

Begin near the Jordan River at Qasr al-Yahud, the traditional baptismal site associated with John the Baptist and the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. The site also connects to the biblical memory of the Israelites crossing the Jordan into the Promised Land.

Continue north through the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean National Park, one of Israel’s most impressive archaeological sites. In Roman times, the city was known as Scythopolis and was part of the Decapolis. Walk through the ancient streets, theater, bathhouses, columns, and public spaces that reveal the scale and sophistication of Roman urban life in the Land of Israel.

Highlights include:
✔ Qasr al-Yahud Baptismal Site ✔ Jordan River ✔ Beit Shean National Park ✔ Roman Theater ✔ Decapolis City

Overnight: Sea of Galilee

Follow the footsteps of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee, where many of the Gospel stories took place. Begin at the Mount of Beatitudes, traditionally associated with the Sermon on the Mount, and take in the peaceful views over the lake.

Continue to Capernaum, the village where Jesus taught, healed, and lived during much of his Galilean ministry. Pass by Tabgha, connected with the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 and the calling of Peter. Visit the Yigal Alon Museum to see the ancient Galilee boat from the time of Jesus, then continue to Magdala, the hometown of Mary Magdalene, with its first-century synagogue, marketplace, ritual baths, and harbor remains.

Highlights include:
✔ Mount of Beatitudes ✔ Capernaum ✔ Tabgha ✔ Yigal Alon Museum ✔ Ginosar Ancient Boat ✔ Magdala ✔ Sea of Galilee Boat Ride

Overnight: Sea of Galilee

Explore the biblical landscapes of Mount Gilboa, the Jezreel Valley, and Mount Carmel. Begin at Katef Saul on Mount Gilboa, overlooking the valley connected to the story of King Saul, the Philistines, and several important biblical events.

Continue to Tel Jezreel, associated with the summer palace of King Ahab and the story of Naboth’s vineyard. Visit Megiddo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Armageddon, with more than 25 layers of civilization, Canaanite temples, Israelite gates, stables, a grain silo, and an underground water system. Continue to Muchraka on Mount Carmel, connected to Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal.

Highlights include:
✔ Mount Gilboa ✔ Katef Saul ✔ Tel Jezreel ✔ Jezreel Valley ✔ Megiddo National Park ✔ Armageddon ✔ Mount Carmel ✔ Muchraka

Overnight: Galilee

Nazareth & Mount Tabor

Visit sites connected to the childhood, ministry, and early identity of Jesus in the Galilee. Begin in Cana, traditionally associated with Jesus’ first miracle at the Wedding Church, where water was turned into wine.

Continue to Mount Tabor, the traditional Mount of Transfiguration, and visit the Church of the Transfiguration at the summit, with sweeping views over the Jezreel Valley. Stop at Mount Precipice near Nazareth, connected to the Gospel story of Jesus’ rejection in his hometown. Continue to Nazareth and visit the Church of the Annunciation, then explore Nazareth Village, a reconstructed first-century village that brings daily life in the time of Jesus to life. If time allows, continue to Zippori National Park.

Highlights include:
✔ Cana Wedding Church ✔ Mount Tabor ✔ Church of the Transfiguration ✔ Mount Precipice ✔ Nazareth ✔ Church of the Annunciation ✔ Nazareth Village ✔ Zippori National Park

Overnight: Galilee

Explore the Golan Heights through geopolitics, ancient Jewish heritage, and local wine culture. Begin at Mount Bental, a dormant volcano offering panoramic views toward Syria and the Valley of Tears, with an introduction to the strategic importance of the Golan Heights.

Continue to Ein Keshet Ancient Synagogue, one of the most impressive reconstructed synagogues from the Talmudic period in the Golan. The site offers a powerful connection to Jewish community life, prayer, Torah reading, and ancient settlement in the region. Later, visit a Golan winery to learn about the volcanic soil and high-altitude climate that helped shape Israel’s modern wine culture.

Highlights include:
✔ Mount Bental ✔ Valley of Tears Viewpoint ✔ Ein Keshet Ancient Synagogue ✔ Golan Winery ✔ Golan Heights

Overnight: Galilee

Discover the sources of the Jordan River and the spiritual landscapes of the Upper Galilee. Begin in Safed, one of Judaism’s four holy cities and a center of Kabbalah, where narrow lanes, synagogues, and artists’ galleries create a unique mountain atmosphere.

Continue to Banias, also known as Caesarea Philippi, where springs feed one of the headwaters of the Jordan River. The site is connected to Roman-period temples and to Peter’s declaration of faith in the New Testament. Later, visit Tel Dan Nature Reserve, the largest and most important source of the Jordan, with shaded trails, flowing streams, ancient trees, and archaeological remains from one of northern Israel’s key biblical cities.

Highlights include:
✔ Safed Old City ✔ Artists’ Quarter ✔ Banias Caesarea Philippi ✔ Banias Springs ✔ Tel Dan Nature Reserve ✔ Jordan River Sources

Overnight: Galilee

Spend the day exploring the northern highlands and deeper layers of Galilee history. Begin at Mount Hermon, where a cable car leads toward the highest region in Israel, offering sweeping views across the Golan, Galilee, and neighboring landscapes.

Continue to Zippori National Park, the administrative capital of the Galilee in the first century and one of the most important archaeological sites in the region. Known for its mosaics, ancient houses, public buildings, and synagogue remains, Zippori helps reveal the cultural world of the Galilee during the Roman and Talmudic periods. This day offers both mountain scenery and meaningful historical depth.

Highlights include:
✔ Mount Hermon Cable Car ✔ Mount Hermon ✔ Zippori National Park ✔ Galilee Archaeology

Overnight: Galilee

Travel west toward the Mediterranean coast, exploring Crusader cities, Haifa viewpoints, and Roman Caesarea on the way to Tel Aviv. Begin in Akko, a historic port city where Crusader, Ottoman, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian stories meet in one extraordinary place.

Walk through the Knights’ Halls, local market, and ancient port before continuing to Haifa for an overlook of the Bahai Gardens cascading down Mount Carmel. Continue to Caesarea National Park, Herod’s grand Roman harbor city, where you can explore the Roman theater, seaside palace, harbor remains, and famous inscription connected to Pontius Pilate. End with the Caesarea aqueduct along the Mediterranean shore.

Highlights include:
✔ Akko Old City ✔ Knights’ Halls ✔ Akko Market ✔ Akko Port ✔ Bahai Gardens Overlook ✔ Caesarea National Park ✔ Roman Theater ✔ Caesarea Aqueduct

Overnight: Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv & Jaffa

Explore Tel Aviv, the first Hebrew city and the cultural center of modern Israel. Begin with Old Jaffa, one of the oldest port cities in the world, connected to Jonah, Peter, pilgrims, traders, and centuries of Mediterranean history.

Walk through Jaffa’s stone lanes, marketplaces, viewpoints, and St. Peter’s Church, then continue to Carmel Market for an authentic tasting experience through Tel Aviv’s largest Middle Eastern food market. Continue to Nachalat Binyamin, known for local art, crafts, and street culture, and explore the city’s creative atmosphere. Depending on interest, the Palmach Museum can be included as an optional modern history experience.

Highlights include:
✔ Old Jaffa ✔ Jaffa Port ✔ St. Peter’s Church ✔ Carmel Market ✔ Nachalat Binyamin

Optional experience:
✔ Palmach Museum

Overnight: Tel Aviv

Travel south for a meaningful visit to the Gaza Envelope region, focusing on Israeli resilience, memory, and communities living near the Gaza border. This day offers a careful and respectful look at the modern reality of southern Israel.

Begin in Sderot, a frontline city where public spaces and community life reflect years of security challenges. Continue to Kobi’s Viewpoint for regional context overlooking the Gaza Strip. Visit the Nova Festival Memorial Site near Re’im, now a national place of remembrance. Depending on conditions and access, the day may also include Moshav Tkuma, a Gaza border viewpoint, an IDF rest station, or a stop near one of the affected kibbutzim.

Highlights include:
✔ Sderot ✔ Kobi’s Viewpoint ✔ Gaza Border Viewpoint ✔ Nova Festival Memorial Site ✔ Moshav Tkuma Area

Optional experience:
✔ IDF Rest Station ✔ Affected Kibbutz Visit

Overnight: Tel Aviv

Independence & Markets

Explore Tel Aviv through the story of modern Israel, architecture, markets, and neighborhoods. Begin on Rothschild Boulevard, one of the city’s most important streets and a symbol of the Zionist dream that grew from sand dunes into a modern city.

Visit Independence Hall, where the State of Israel was declared in 1948, and continue through the White City to see Tel Aviv’s Bauhaus architecture, recognized by UNESCO. Explore the Jaffa Flea Market, one of the city’s most colorful market areas, then continue to Neve Tzedek, the first Jewish neighborhood built outside Jaffa’s walls. The day may also include Emmaus Nicopolis and Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant near Kiryat Yearim on the route back toward Jerusalem.

Highlights include:
✔ Rothschild Boulevard ✔ Independence Hall ✔ White City Bauhaus District ✔ Jaffa Flea Market ✔ Neve Tzedek

Optional experience:
✔ Emmaus Nicopolis ✔ Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant

Overnight: Jerusalem

Bethlehem, Jericho & Bethany

Explore major biblical sites around Jerusalem, beginning with Bethlehem, one of the most important Christian destinations in the Holy Land. Visit Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity, built around the traditional location of the birth of Jesus.

Continue to Bethany, traditionally known as the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Visit the Church of Saint Lazarus and the Tomb of Lazarus, a place of deep spiritual meaning and quiet reflection. Later, travel to Jericho, known as one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. See the ancient ruins connected to Joshua and look toward the Mount of Temptation, traditionally associated with Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness.

Highlights include:
✔ Bethlehem ✔ Manger Square ✔ Church of the Nativity ✔ Bethany ✔ Tomb of Lazarus ✔ Jericho ✔ Mount of Temptation

Overnight: Jerusalem

Hebron & Patriarchs

Travel south from Jerusalem to explore sites connected to the patriarchs, King Herod, ancient routes, and Jewish life in the Judean Hills. Begin at Herodium, the dramatic palace-fortress and burial site of King Herod, built into a distinctive desert hill.

Continue along the Path of the Fathers, an ancient route associated with biblical journeys through Beer Sheva, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and northward through the central mountain ridge. Visit Hebron and the Tomb of the Patriarchs, also known as the Cave of Machpelah, traditionally connected to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. Depending on timing and interest, the day may include Susia, an ancient Jewish town from the late Roman-Byzantine period.

Highlights include:
✔ Herodium ✔ Path of the Fathers ✔ Hebron ✔ Tomb of the Patriarchs ✔ Cave of Machpelah

Optional experience:
✔ Susia Ancient Jewish Town

Tour ends: Jerusalem