Minooka Bible Church
Holy Land Itinerary
February 19-March 1, 2010

DAY 1:  Depart USA to Tel Aviv
DAY 2:  Arrival in the Holyland, where you will be met by a representative to assist you through customs. Transfer via the new Highway #6 to the Galilee for dinner and overnight
DAY 3:   Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee / Ancient Boat / Mt of Beatitudes / Capernaum / Tabgha / Golan Heights / Caesarea Phillipi / Kursi(Pig Jump)/ Baptism
Text Box: Ramot Holiday Village in Galilee Today we rise early and board our boat for a cruise on the Sea of Galilee. We visit the Ancient Boat, a fishing boat dating from the time of Jesus. We continue around the Sea of Galilee where much of the Galilean Ministry took place.  Here were the homes of the disciples James, Simon, John and Andrew.  Near here Jesus gave Beatitudes and taught in the synagogue on many occasions and performed many miracles.  The group will pray together at the Mt of Beatitudes. We stop for a St. Peter’s fish lunch and then proceed to visit Tabgha where 5,000 were fed by Jesus who performed the miracle of the multiplication of fish and loaves.  We then take the road through the Golan Heights where we will hear the explanations of the strategic and political significance of this area. On the Golan Heights we will visit Caesarea Phillipi at Banias, which is the Site of the Transfiguration. We will visit Capernaum, and end a magnificent day with a visit to Yardenit, the traditional baptismal site on the Jordan River. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4:  Caesarea / Carmel / Meggido(Armaggedon) / Nazareth / Tiberias   
Today we drive to Nazareth, where Jesus spent the silent years of his life. From Nazareth we proceed to Caesarea to visit the Crusader Fortress built upon the ancient city of Caesarea, named after Augustus Caesar, who imposed the tax that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.  Here we will visit a beautiful example of the Roman Amphitheatre, where the group can experience the acoustics of a structure built in the days of Christ. Continue to Mount Carmel where Elijah issued his challenge to the False Prophets. We proceed to Megiddo, Site of the Armageddon, where 22 layers of civilization have been excavated, down to King Solomon's Stables. We return to our hotel in Tiberias for dinner and overnight

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