Ted and Liz 2021

Dec 28 (MON)

16:20, landing, WELCOME TO ISRAEL!. Transfer to Jerusalem.

O/N: Jerusalem.

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Dec 29 (TUE)

Morning Tour of Jerusalem with Toby, in the footsteps of Jesus in Jerusalem. Sites to be included: Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Saint Anne Church, Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulchre, Suq, Cardo, Western Wall and Mount Zion. The tour will inlcude food tasting in the local market.

After lunch: Private tour of Yad Vashem with a local guide.

O/N: Jerusalem.

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Dec 30 (WED)

Tour of Bethlehem with Italian/Arab Christian female guide Gbriela. Will include the Church of the Nativity, the Milk Grotto, the Shepherd fields, and BBQ lunch.

After lunch:  Tour of the cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

O/N: Jerusalem

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Dec 31 (THUR)

Tour of Shiloh with Toby: Touring the biblical site, and meeting a local woman who lives in the settlement nearby at her house, doing homecooking session and having lunch.

Evening: Dinner at a house of an ultra-orthodox family, arranged by “Orthodox hospitality“.

O/N: Jerusalem

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Jan 1 (FRI)

Tour of the Jewish religious life in Jerusalem, arranged by “Orthodox Hospitality”. Tour will include a visit to YAd Sarah, Aish Hatorah Yeshiva world center in the Jewish Quarter, Prayer at the women’s area inside the Western Wall Tunnels, Lunch in the Jewish Quarter.

After Lunch: Tour of Belz and Kiryat Sanz Ultra Orthodox communities and meeting a Rabbi like female figure in Geula.

Dinner: With Toby and her family at her home.

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Jan 2 (SAT)

Time to FLY! Helicopter flight to Mt. Karkom. 2 Tour of hike in Mount Karkom with Rob Peled.

After lunch: Flight to Tabernacle replica in Timna. Flight to Beresheet.

O/N: Beresheet

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Jan 3 (SUN)

Option A: Day trip to Petra (pending on energy, interest, an Chinese virus infetion rate in Israel and in Jordan..)

Option B: Enjoy Beresheet. Combine it with a 4×4 Razor tour in the Crater, or to Akev spring.

O/N: Beresheet

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Jan 4 (MON)

2 hours drive to Blind Musuem in Holon, and visit to the Samaritan Holon Community.

Another 1 drive to Nazareth. Lunch with Messianic Jew and Arab Christian (Sergio and Rhoda) followed by a visit to the Church of Annunciation.

O/N: Magdala hotel

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Jan 5 (TUE)

Hike from Horns of Hattin to Magdala along the “Jesus Trail”, the path Jesus took when moving for good from Nazareth to Capernaum.

The hike will include a visit to Nabi Shuayb and learn about the Druze religion, and a hike down the cliffs of Arbel.

After lunch: Tour of modern and ancient Tiberias (including tombs of famous fabbis and an ancient synagogue). Optional visit to Yardenit

O/N: Magdala hotel

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Jan 6 (WED)

Day in the Golan Heights: Hike from Caesarea Philippi to the Waterfall. Druze culinary workshop + lunch.

After Lunch: Off-road tour of the border with Syria with Geo-political expert.

O/N: Magdala Hotel

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Jan 7 (THUR)

Spiritual session at Magdala with father Kelly. Private sail on the Sea of Galilee.

After lunch: Mount of transfiguration /  Mount Tabor.

Dinner: Vegeterian BBQ at the home of the Hermans.

O/N: Tel-Aviv

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Jan 8 (FRI)

5:30 Departure. Farewell!