Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. Psalm 84:5.
Spring Tour Itinerary
2026: March 17–25
| 17–25 |
| Israel |
Israel
| Day 1: Tue, March 17 | Tel Aviv | Group arrives at Ben Gurion Airport at 3:55pm. Drive through Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Optional walk to Simon the Tanner’s House, Saint Peter’s Church, if time permits. Check into hotel (Vert Lagoon, Netanya). Dinner and overnight. |
| Day 2: Wed, March 18 | Tiberias | Check out of hotel. Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo-Armageddon, Nazareth Village. Check into hotel (Nof Ginosar, Tiberias). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 3: Thu, March 19 | Tiberias | Sea of Galilee boat ride, Ginosar, Jesus Boat, Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Capernaum, Magdala, Jordan River—Baptism. Light-moderate walking. |
| Day 4: Fri, March 20 Shabbat | Tiberias | Chorazin, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights – Mount Bental, Bethsaida overlook, Shabbat dinner. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 5: Sat, March 21 Shabbat | Jerusalem | SHABBAT – Check out of hotel. Beit She’an, up to Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Church of the Nativity), Mount Scopus overlook. Check into hotel (Dan Jerusalem). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 6: Sun, March 22 | Jerusalem | Mount of Olives, Palm Sunday Road, Garden of Gethsemane, Pool of Bethesda (Church of Saint Anne), Fortress of Antonio, Via Dolorosa – Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jewish Quarter. Heavy walking. |
| Day 7: Mon, March 23 | Dead Sea | Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 8: Tue, March 24 | Jerusalem | Shiloh, Gallicantu – house of Caiaphas, Cardo, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem. Heavy walking. Farewell Dinner. |
| Day 9: Wed, March 25 | Jerusalem | Deluxe group will check out of hotel. City of David – Davidson Center, Pool of Siloam, South Wall Archaeological Park, Southern Steps, Western Wall, Mount Zion – Upper Room, Tower of David Museum, Garden Tomb. Heavy walking. Deluxe group will transfer to Ben Gurion Airport after dinner for departure. |