Depart Houston to Tel Aviv via Frankfurt on Lufthansa Airlines.
Shalom! We arrive in HIS LAND. Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, we will be met and assisted to our motor coach. We depart the airport and travel north to our hotel on the shores of the Mediterranean.
Meal: D
Today’s sites include the ancient seaport and Roman theater at Caesarea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo, Valley of Armageddon and Nazareth to visit the Synagogue church. We arrive in Tiberias at our hotel overlooking the Sea of Galilee.
Meal: B, L, D
This morning we cross the Sea of Galilee by boat landing at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar where we will view the ancient “Jesus Boat”. We continue to Tabgha and the Mt. of the Beatitudes before arriving at Kibbutz En Gev for a lunch of St. Peter’s fish. Later, we will visit Capernaum with its ancient synagogue then to Chorazim. We conclude our day with baptism in the Jordan River. Overnight Tiberias.
Meal: B, L, D
This morning we travel to Gamla, the site of a Jewish city founded in the 2nd century, then we visit El Rom OZ77 movie about the battle at the Valley of Tears in the YOM KIPPUR WAR and Caesarea Philippi, the Golan Heights and view Mt. Hermon before visiting Tel Dan. Overnight in Tiberias.
Meal: B, L, D
This morning we start early traveling south through the Jordan Valley to the city of Bet Shean. We then visit Gideon’s Spring at En Harod and a visit at Kasr El Yehud, the baptismal site of Jesus in the Jordan River before continuing south along the shore of the Dead Sea on the lowest road in the world. We arrive at a beautiful Dead Sea hotel for the balance of the day to relax at the hotel pools, Dead Sea spa, mineral pools or to enjoy other special services. Overnight at the Dead Sea.
Meal: B, L, D
This morning we start early to Masada, truly a remarkable piece of history. We then view Ein Gedi before proceeding to Qumran, the site where a Bedouin shepherd found the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. We continue up to the Holy City of Jerusalem! Enter His gates with gladness! Overnight in Jerusalem
Meal: B, L, D
Today we drive to the top of the Mount of Olives for a view of Jerusalem before taking the Palm Sunday pathway to Dominus Flevit, the place Jesus wept over Jerusalem. We continue down the mountain to the Garden of Gethsemane and have a very special time of prayer and worship in a private garden. After lunch, we visit the Israel Museum with the Model City and the Dead Sea Scrolls. We end the day at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum
Meal: B, L, D
We start the day with a visit to the Temple Mount where the first two Jewish temples stood. We walk through the Old City visiting the Lion’s Gate, the Pool of Bethesda, the Church of St. Anne, and Antonia’s Fortress where we stand on the actual pavement stones where Jesus was judged by Pilate. After lunch, we visit Friends of Zion Museum and Mahane Yehuda open-air Market
Meal: B, L, D
This morning we visit the Zion Gate, Temple Institute, the Jewish Quarter, Southern excavations of the Second Temple period. We end the day at the House of Caiaphas where Jesus was held His last night before His crucifixion.
Meal: B, L, D
This morning we visit the Garden Tomb for an exciting time of prayer and worship. After lunch, we visit the Valley of Elah where David slew Goliath and time permitting, the ancient city of Emmaus.
Meal: B, L, D
We depart TelAviv for our flight to Houston (IAH) via Frankfurt
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(Flight schedule subject to change until tickets are issued)
Group Travel and Seat Assignment Information
All group seating is assigned by the airline and are under airport control. Group seats assigned by the airline cannot be changed through Discovery Cruises and Tours. However, you may address your seating at the airport on check-in. (Please note that if you contact the airline prior to your departure date, they will refer you back to DCT. As previously stated, we cannot make any changes to the group seats assigned by the airline.)
Your airline ticket receipt will be issued electronically by the airline and then emailed to you by DCT. When you arrive to the airport, please be prepared to present a passport to an airline representative to receive your boarding pass.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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PASSPORT: A valid passport is required to leave the USA and must be obtained in person by each tour member. No visas are required for Israel. It should be valid for a minimum of six months after your return date or you will be denied boarding.
REGISTRATION & DEPOSIT: A deposit of $500 per person is required at the time of registration. The deposit may be charged to your VISA or MasterCard. Registrations received inside ninety (90) days must be accompanied by full payment. A late registration may result in an additional fee for airfare depending on the airline and seat availability.
PAYMENTS: Final payments should be made payable to Discovery Cruises and Tours and must be received ninety (90) days prior to departure. Final payments received inside ninety (90) days will be assessed a $80 late payment fee. NOTE: All reservations not fully paid by the ninety-day deadline are subject to cancellation, for which Tour Operator is not to be held responsible.
AIRLINE SEATS: Seats without a deposit must be released 100 days from departure. If you cancel your seat with DCT in writing within the 100 days there is a penalty of $100 per person.
If a passenger cancels his/her tour membership for any reason up to 90 days prior to departure, there will be a cancellation fee of two hundred dollars ($200) to cover administrative and communication costs. For cancellations from 90-75 days prior to departure there will be a cancellation fee of $500. Cancellations received 74-59 days prior to departure: penalty is 25% of tour cost; 58-30 days: penalty is 50% of tour cost; NO REFUND for cancellations within twenty-nine (29) days of departure — trip cancellation and interruption insurance is available and is highly recommended. All cancellation requests must be addressed to Discovery Cruises and Tours in writing. Phone calls for cancellations cannot be accepted.
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