“A trip to Israel is worth ten years of Sunday School.” —Zola
Fall Tour Itinerary
2026: October 19–November 7
| 19–29 | 28–4 | 4–7 | (tentative dates) |
| Israel | Greece | N Greece Extension |
Israel Tour
| Day 1: Mon, October 19 | NYC | Deluxe Israel, Grand Israel, and Ultra Grand groups airport meet-up and departure (usually from JFK in NYC) for Israel. |
| Day 2: Tue, October 20 | Tel Aviv | Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Drive through Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Check into hotel (Vert Lagoon, Netanya). Dinner and overnight stay. |
| Day 3: 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 4: 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 5: Fri, October 23 Shabbat | Tiberias | Chorazin, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights — Mount Bental, Bethsaida overlook. Shabbat dinner. Moderate/heavy walking. |
| Day 6: 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 7: 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 8: Mon, October 26 | Dead Sea | Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea. Moderate/heavy walking. |
| Day 9: Tue, October 27 | Jerusalem | Shiloh, Gallicantu — house of Caiaphas, Cardo, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem. Heavy walking. Farewell Dinner. |
| Day 10: Wed, October 28 | Jerusalem | Deluxe Israel group checks out of hotel. City of David — Davidson Center, Pool of Siloam, South Wall Archaeological Park, Southern Steps, Western Wall, Mount Zion — Upper Room, Garden Tomb. Heavy walking. Deluxe Israel group departs at 7:15pm after dinner. |
| Day 11: Thu, October 29 | JFK | Deluxe Israel group arrives back at JFK. Grand Israel and Ultra Grand groups check out of hotel and depart for Athens, Greece. |
Greece Tour/Extension
| Day 1: Wed, October 28 | Athens | Deluxe Greece and Grand Greece groups airport meet-up and departure (usually from JFK in NYC) for Athens, Greece. |
| Day 2: Thu, October 29 | Athens | Arrive in Athens and have a short orientation drive-through tour and lunch before hotel check-in (Athens Marriott Hotel). |
| Day 3: Fri, October 30 Shabbat | Cruise | Check out of hotel. Embark the cruise ship and set sail for the Greek Island of Mykonos. |
| Day 4: Sat, October 31 Shabbat | Cruise | Kusadasi (Turkey), Ephesus, Patmos |
| Day 5: Sun, November 1 | Cruise | Santorini |
| Day 6: Mon, November 2 | Athens | Ship arrives back at Athens. Half-day guided tour of Athens including the Acropolis and Plaka. Check in to hotel (Athens Marriott Hotel). |
| Day 7: Tue, November 3 | Athens / Corinth | Corinth and Cenchreae. |
| Day 8: Wed, November 4 | Athens | Check out of hotel. Deluxe Greece and Grand Israel groups head to the airport for the flight home. |
Northern Greece Extension
| Day 1: Wed, November 4 | Athens / Delphi / Kalambaka | Grand Greece and Ultra Grand groups drive to Mt. Parnassus, Delphi, and Kalambaka. Check in to hotel. |
| Day 2: Thu, November 5 | Thessaloniki | Check out of hotel. Drive to Meteora, then Thessaloniki. Check in to hotel. |
| Day 3: Fri, November 6 Shabbat | Thessaloniki | Drive to Philippi, and Kavala, then return to Thessaloniki. |
| Day 4: Sat, November 7 Shabbat | Thessaloniki | Check out of hotel. Grand Greece and Ultra Grand groups fly to the ATH airport to connect with flight home. |