Brady group tour, December 2019

Dec 20 (FRI)

14:45 – LY 358 E.T.A. WELCOME TO ISRAEL!.

Upon arrival and collecting the luggage you will drive (T.B.A.) to your rental place in Jerusalem, settle in, and have a nice dinner (T.B.A.).

Overnight: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 21 (Sat)

Your first day in Jerusalem will be used to relax, recuperate and get over the jetlag.

If you wish, you could go for a stroll in the old city.

O/N: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 22 (SUN)

city of David Meeting your guide, today the adventure begins!: We explore underground tunnels in the City of David, especially Hezekiah’s Tunnel, the Pool of Siloam and walk up Herodian Drainage Channel to the Southern Wall Archaeological Park.

western wall

We will also search for King David’s Palace , David’s Tomb and other points of interest. For lunch we will go into the Jewish Quarter, and later visit the Western wall and points of interst on Mount Zion: site of the Last Supper (Cenacle), resting place of Mary, the site of the Pentacost, and more.

O/N: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 23 (MON)

Continuing the exploration of Jerusalem, today we first greet it from Mount of Olives Viewpoint , and then visit significant Holy Christian sites in the area such as Chapel of the Ascension , Church of the Pater Noster, Dominus Flevit , Garden of Gethsemane, Grotto of Gethsemane, Kidron Valley Tombs, and Mary’s Tomb.

Christian tour Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre

We then cross the Kidron Valley and enter the old city at the Pools of Bethesda, and then join the “Via Dolorosa” from the site of the trial of Jesus, to the site of his crucifixion and burial – the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

O/N: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 24 (TUE)

In the morning I will drive you to the checkpoint and a Palestinian guide will drive you into Bethlehem and lead you to a visit to the Church of Nativity and the Shepherds’ Field.

Later we will drive to the village of Ein Karem believed to be the hometown of John the Baptist, and end the day reviewing the highlights of the Israel Museum: “Shrine of the Book”; Model of the Second Temple; and the Archaeological Wing.

O/N: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 25 (WED)

baptism site A day devoted to the region of the Dead Sea will begin with a visit to the Baptism site (qasr el-Yahud), and possibly conduct a baptism ceremony. We then drive to famed Masada, drive along the oasis of Ein Gedi and the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered (Qumran) and end the day with a swim at the Dead Sea.

O/N: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 26 (THUR)

Focusing on the region between Jerusalem and the Southern coastal plain we visit sites relate to the loss of the ark (Beth Shemesh), Tel Lachish, sites related to Samson, the Battle site of David and Goliath, and more.

O/N: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 27 (FRI)

Morning prayers at BYU in the morning, and optional free time for the rest of the day. Alternatively I could offer a tour to the national institution for the memorial of the Holocaust (“Yad Vashem”), and the hometown of John the Baptist – Ein Karem.

O/N: Heleni Hamalca 19, Jerusalem

Dec 28 (SAT)

10:00 – Morning prayers at BYU, and then a taxi ride to the border crossing into Jordan will lead you to the top of Mount Nebo. You will then drive along the “Desert Highway”, towards Petra.

O/N: Petra

Dec 29 (SUN)

monsatery petra ad deir An early start into Petra will get you there before the crowds, and will enable an optional hike to the “High place” or to the “Monastery” (Ad Deir). Later you will drive in Wadi Rum and have an optional off road tour, and at the end of the day you will cross back into Israel near Eilat.

O/N: Dan Panorama hotel, Eilat

Dec 30 (MON)

scuba dive Eilat red sea The morning can be used to rest a bit and also go for a snorkel or Scuba Diving experience at the Red Sea. I will join you after lunch and take you for a hike in the ancient copper mines in Timna and also review the Tabernacle Replica at the site.

O/N: Dan Panorama, Eilat

Dec 31 (TUE)

Heading out of Eilat, we have a long day of driving to the Galilee, with making possibly stops at Avdat, Ben Gurion’s Tomb and Hut and Tel Be’er Sheva.

O/N: Kibbutz Ein Gev

Jan 1 (WED)

capernaum tour Greeting the new year with a tour along sites around the Sea of Galilee we will visit sites like Capernaum , Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish, Church of the Primacy of Peter, Magdala, Mount of Beatitudes, Sea of Galilee Boat. We could also have a Sail on the Sea of Galilee experience.

O/N: Kibbutz Ein Gev

Jan 2 (THUR)

We start with a visit to Biblical Tel Hazor and Caesarea Philippi (Banias). We then asecnd to the top of the Golan Heights we will visit the 7th Brigade Tank Monument and Mt. Bental. We could also ATV tour along the Syrian Border and a chocolate workshop at De Karina Chocolatiere.

O/N: Kibbutz Ein Gev

Jan 3 (FRI)

Heading into the Tel-Aviv for the week-end we visit the “Wedding church” in Cana, and in Nazareth we visit the Church of Annunciation, the S. Joseph Church the Synagogue church and Mount Precipice.

O/N: Melody hotel, Tel-Aviv

Jan 4 (SAT)

Today is another free day in Tel-Aviv, to enjoy the beach, and stroll around your nighebrhood.

O/N: Melody Hotel, Tel-Aviv

Jan 5 (SUN)

Your last day of touring will be devoted to ancient Jaffa and parts of Tel-Aviv, including the Flea Market Independence Hall, Rothschild Boulevard, Rabin Assassination site, Palmach Museum and more. In the evening we will have a farewell dinner, and at 00:30 we will head to the airport.