“A trip to Israel is worth ten years of Sunday School.” —Zola
Fall Tour Itinerary
2026: October 13–29
| 13–20 | 20–29 | (tentative dates) |
| Greece | Israel |
Greece Tour/Extension
| Day 1: Tue, October 13 | Athens | Deluxe Greece and Grand Mediterranean tours arrive in Athens. Orientation, then a visit to the evangelical biblical college. Check in the hotel followed by a rooftop dinner. |
| Day 2: Wed, October 14 | Delphi | Visit the Holy Monastery of Jerusalem at Mt. Parnassus, then drive to Arachova. Proceed to the museum at Delphi. Return to Athens. |
| Day 3: Thu, October 15 | Athens / Corinth | Drive to Ancient Corinth, then return to Athens. |
| Day 4: Fri, October 16 Shabbat | Cruise | Check out of hotel. Embark the cruise ship and set sail for the Greek Island of Mykonos. |
| Day 5: Sat, October 17 Shabbat | Cruise | Kusadasi (Turkey), Ephesus, Patmos |
| Day 6: Sun, October 18 | Cruise | Crete, Santorini |
| Day 7: Mon, October 19 | Athens | Ship arrives back at Athens. Half-day guided tour of Athens including the Acropolis and Plaka. Check in to hotel. |
| Day 8: Tue, October 20 | Athens | Deluxe Greece tour departs for home. |
Israel Tour
| Day 1: Tue, October 20 | Tel Aviv | Grand Mediterranean tour departs Athens for Israel. Grand Mediterranean and Deluxe Israel tours arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Drive through Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Check into hotel (Vert Lagoon, Netanya). Dinner and overnight stay. |
| Day 2: Wed, October 21 | Tiberias | Check out of hotel. Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo-Armageddon, Nazareth Village. Check into hotel (Nof Ginosar Hotel, Tiberias). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 3: Thu, October 22 | Tiberias | Sea of Galilee boat ride, Ginosar, Jesus Boat, Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Capernaum, Magdala, Jordan River — baptism. Light-moderate walking. |
| Day 4: Fri, October 23 Shabbat | Tiberias | Chorazin, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights — Mount Bental, Bethsaida overlook. Shabbat dinner. Moderate/heavy walking. |
| Day 5: Sat, October 24 Shabbat | Jerusalem | Check out of hotel. Beit She’an, up to Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Shepherd’s Field), Mount Scopus overlook. Check into hotel (Dan Jerusalem). Moderate/heavy walking. |
| Day 6: Sun, October 25 | Jerusalem | Mount of Olives, Palm Sunday Road, Garden of Gethsemane, Pool of Bethesda (Church of Saint Anne), Antonio Fortress, Via Dolorosa — Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jewish Quarter. Heavy walking. |
| Day 7: Mon, October 26 | Dead Sea | Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea. Moderate/heavy walking. |
| Day 8: Tue, October 27 | Jerusalem | Shiloh, Gallicantu — house of Caiaphas, Cardo, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem. Heavy walking. Farewell Dinner. |
| Day 9: Wed, October 28 | Jerusalem | City of David — Davidson Center, Pool of Siloam, South Wall Archaeological Park, Southern Steps, Western Wall, Mount Zion — Upper Room, Garden Tomb. Heavy walking. |
| Day 10: Thu, October 29 | Home | Deluxe Israel and Grand Mediterranean tours check out of hotel and depart for home after breakfast. |