WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 – DALLAS/FORT

WORTH OR CHARLOTTE, NEWARK: Depart by United

Airlines to Newark. Continue by connecting wide-bodied jet.

Meals and snacks are served as we fly across the Atlantic.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 – TEL AVIV, CAESAEREA

MARITIMA, MT. CARMEL, HADERA: Fly nonstop from

Newark and arrive in Tel Aviv in the morning. We visit the

important sites in Caesarea, once the capital of the Roman

province, and see the harbor from which Paul was taken to

Rome. Continue to Mount Carmel for a wonderful view of

the area before transferring to the Ramada Beach Resort in

Hadera for dinner and overnight.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 – HADERA, BEIT SHE’ARIM,

MEGIDDO, MOUNT TABOR, JORDAN RIVER,

TIBERIAS: Our excellent guide will arrive at the hotel after

breakfast to begin the days touring. We begin by visiting Beit

She’arim. Then proceed to Megiddo overlooking the Jezreel

Valley and considered the Armageddon of the New Testament,

including a visit to Ahab’s tunnel. On to the top of Mount

Tabor and then to the Jordan River to visit the traditional

Baptism site. Arrive at the Ceasar Hotel in Tiberias located

right on the Sea of Galilee for three nights.

DAILY ITINERARY

TOUR HOSTS

Matt Nappier Matt Nappier resides in West Monroe, La with his wife Malissa and five children

ages 2-11. He is an active duty servicemenber with more than 21 years of service thus far, and he is

retiring this year. He co-founded and co-pastors Lighthouse Messianic Fellowship in Monroe, La.,

a congregation going on seven years and the only one of its kind in Northeast Louisiana. Matt has

a bachelors in Social Sciences, a Masters in Old Testament, and is currently a doctoral candidate

working towards a PhD in Old Testament at Amridge University where he studies in light of the

ancient Near Eastern cultures and languages along with the literary styles and structures of the

Bible. Matt is excited to continue leading tours in Israel, the Promised Land from our King.

Matthew Vander Els Matthew has been speaking and involved in pastoral ministry since

2010, emphasizing the Jewish background of the Christian faith. Matthew’s passion is showing

the beauty of the Bible by bringing to light its cultural and historical background. His sermons

have become known as being applicable and informative by presenting Yeshua as the trajectory

of the Biblical narrative. Matthew pastors Founded in Truth Fellowship in Rock Hill, SC,

and travels for speaking events often. He operates his digital marketing agency and serves

the county board of special needs as an information systems analyst. He’s been married to

Jenny Vander Els since 2009, and they have been active foster parents since 2019. Their family

consists of their son Benjamin Wallace and their daughter Evelyn Rae.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 – MAGDALA,

CAPERNAUM, MOUNT OF BEATITUDES,

CHORAZIN, TEL DAN, CAESAREA PHILIPPI: Our

day’s touring begins with a visit to Magdala and then to

Capernaum. See the Synagogue and Peter’s house, center of

Jesus preaching ministry. Drive to the Mount of Beatitudes

where the Sermon on the Mount is remembered. Visit

Chorazim and the ruins of a synagogue where Jesus preached.

Visit Tel Dan before driving to Caesarea Philippi, site of

Peter’s confession of the Messiah and then back to the hotel

for dinner and overnight.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 – GALILEE BOAT RIDE,

JESUS BOAT MUSEUM, SEPPHORIS, NAZARETH

VILLAGE, CHURCH OF ANNUNCIATION: Take a

boat ride on the Sea of Galilee as did Jesus and His apostles.

See the “Jesus Boat” recovered from the shore of the Sea of

Galilee in 1986. Continue to Sepphoris, an ancient city that

Jesus, and his father, Joseph, might have walked to each day

to work as builders. Then go to Nazareth, Jesus’ home, and

see the oldest Church of the Annunciation with Mary’s Well.

Visit the Nazareth Village. This is an excavated village dating

from around 1 AD. The excavations have carefully renovated

the synagogue and houses to give a unique insight into village

life and agriculture, as it would have been at the time of Jesus.

Finally, return to the Ceasar Hotel for dinner and overnight.

MONDAY, JANUARY 1 – BEIT SHEAN, MOUNT

GILBOA, QUMRAN, EIN GEDI, DEAD SEA: We drive

to Beit Shean, Biblical Scythopolis, to visit the Roman theatre,

paved road and the excavations. Visit Mount Gilboa and then

the freshwater oasis of Ein Gedi where David hid when he

was on the lam from King Saul. On to Qumran where the

Essenes lived and see the caves where they hid the Dead Sea

Scrolls.. Proceed along the Dead Sea to the David Dead Sea

Hotel for a swim in the Dead Sea, dinner and overnight.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 – MASADA, TEL ARAD,

BEERSHEBA, JERUSALEM: Drive to Masada, site of the

Zealot’s last stand against the Romans. Take a cable car ride to

the summit for sightseeing and a wonderful view of the Dead

Sea. Visits to Tel Arad and Beersheba and on to Jerusalem for

dinner and five nights at the Olive Tree Hotel.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 – TEMPLE MOUNT

SIFTING PROJECT, ISRAELI MUSEUM, TEMPLE

INSTITUTE, YAD VASHEM: Today we join the Temple

Mount Sifting Project to help search for ancient artifacts then

visit the Israel Museum and Temple Institute. We end our day

at Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the

Holocaust. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 – WESTERN WALL,

WESTERN WALL TUNNELS, TEMPLE MOUNT,

BURNT HOUSE, HERODIAN MANSION, JEWISH

QUARTER, POOL OF BETHESDA: Visit the Wailing (or

Western)Wall for a tour of the Western Wall Tunnel. Then up

to the Temple Mount with the Al-Aksa Mosque and Dome of

the Rock. Continue to see the Pool of Bethesda where the

angel ruffled the water. Passing the Stations of the Cross,

come to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, site where Jesus

was crucified and buried, and rose again. Visit the Jewish

Quarter to see the Caredo, ancient Synagogue, Burnt house,

Herodian Mansion and the Tomb of the Kings.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5– DAVIDSON CENTER, CITY OF

DAVID, HEZEKIAH’S TUNNEL, POOL OF SILOAM,

MOUNT OF OLIVES, GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE:

Our day begins with a trip to Davidson Center, the Jerusalem

Archaeological Park. From there visit the City of David

where we can wade through Hazekiah’s tunnel and the Pool

of Siloam. We will go to the Mount of Olives for fantastic

view of the Old City and descend this well-known hill for our

Garden of Gethsemane visit, where Jesus agonized in prayer

just hours before His crucifixion.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 – BETHLEHEM AREA,

CHURCH OF NATIVITY, SHEPHERD’S FIELDS,

HERODIUM, RUTH’S RESTAURANT: Morning visit to

Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity and on to the

Shepherd’s Fields. Continue to Herodium, Herod’s dramatic

and glorious palace fortress with views of Jerusalem and of

the Judean Wilderness.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 – LACHISH, AZEKAH, QIRBET

KAIYAFA TEL AVIV: Today we visit Lachish and Azekah,

fortified cities of Judah, which were the last to fall to the

Babylonians before the conquest of Jerusalem. Also, visit the

site of Qirbet Kaiyafa, known as the Elah Fortress. Farewell

dinner in the evening before transferring to the airport. Late

night flight departing Tel Aviv.

MONDAY, JANUARY 8 – NEWARK, DALLAS/FORT

WORTH OR CHARLOTTE: Arrive Newark in the

early morning. After clearing U.S. Customs, continue by

connecting flight to Dallas/Fort Worth or Charlotte, arriving

mid-morning.