Israel and Jordan Tour -Mark and Jennifer Wessner with MB Seminary March 16 -27, 2025
Day 1 | Sun Mar 16 | Canada -Israel Depart Toronto or Vancouver.
Day 2 | Mon Mar 17 | Israel - Coastal Plain Arrive TelAviv | 09:15AM Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport you will be met by a smile and a Sunworld Tours Representative. Drive to the port city of 11:00am Jaffa, for centuries the main entrance to the Land and associated with many biblical stories. Walk around the renovated artist’s quarter and have a breathtaking view of the city of Tel Aviv. Drive along the Mediterranean Coast to 14:00 pm Caesarea Maritima, the ancient Roman and Crusader Port City, with layers of the different civilizations uncovered. Transfer to your hotel on Mediterranean coast for Dinner and overnight at Hotel.
Day 3 | Tue Mar 18 | Coastal Plain - Galilee Travel through Mt. Carmel to visit 09:00 am Muhraqa and view the Jezreel Valley where the final Battle of Armageddon is said to take place. Travel through the Galilee for a view of 11:00 am Nazareth from Mt. Precipice and continue to visit 12:00 pm Cana of Galilee with time for lunch. View the Sea of Galilee from 14:00 pm Mt. Arbel and descend down to the Sea of Galilee to 15:00 pm Tabgha on the shore of the Sea of Galilee and 16:00 pm at Magdala prayer at Chapel of Encounter. Dinner and overnight by the Sea of Galilee.
Day 4 | Wed Mar 19 | Sea of Galilee / Upper Galilee / Golan After breakfast enjoy 8:30 am boat ride on the Sea of Galilee with music and worship. Visit 10:00 am Capernaum and at 11:00 am ascend up to the Mt. of Beatitudes hillside. Continue to Upper Galilee to visit Caesarea Philipi (12:00 pm) and Tel Dan with time for lunch. End the day with a biblical experience at Katzrin Talmudic Park (15:00 pm). Dinner and overnight by the Sea of Galilee.
Day 5 | Thur Mar 20 | Jezreel Valley – Jordan Valley – Kingdom of Jordan After breakfast travel to Mt. Gilboa and visit 09:00 am Gideon’s Spring. Visit the reconstructed Roman Decapolis city of Beit Shean. Cross the border into the Kingdom of Jordan from the Nothern border to visit Mt. Nebo and Madaba before traveling to Petra for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 | Fri Mar 21 | Petra- Eilat Full day Tour of Petra and transfer to Arava border crossing to return to Israel and to the Red Sea Resort of Eilat. Dinner and overnight in Eilat.
Day 7 | Sat Mar 22 | Dead Sea - Eilat Today we will travel to visit Massada and Ein Gedi in the Northern Dead Sea area. Rest of the Day Free to enjoy the Red Sea Resort. Dinner and overnight in Eilat. Israel and Jordan Tour Mark and Jennifer Wessner with MB Seminary
Day 8 | Sun Mar 23 | Timna-Deadsea-Jerusalem This morning visit Timna (09:00 am) and the Tabernacle in the Desert. We will travel north to visit Qumran and have some time on the Dead Sea beach. Time permitting stop at Kaser El Yehud baptism site. End the day with a visit to Herodion. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 9 | Mon Mar 24 | Jerusalem After breakfast drive up to the 09:00 am Mount of Olives for a view of the Old City. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane (10:00 am reserve spot in Garden). Continue to the Kidron Valley. Travel to Mt. Zion to visit the 11:00 am Upper Room and Caiaphas' House (11:00 am). Visit the marketplace (12:00 pm) in the old city and walk along the Way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. End the day with a tour and communion at the Garden Tomb (15:00 pm). (Optional afternoon to Judean Hills Valley of Ellah and Emmaus). Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 10 | Tue Mar 25 | Jerusalem Visit the City of David (09:00 am) including Hezekiah’s Tunnel / Caananite Tunnel and the Pool of Siloam. Visit the Southern Wall Steps (10:00 am) at the Davidson Centre and the Jewish Quarter. Ascend up to Temple Mount (11:00 am). Visit the Israel Museum (13:00 pm) with time to explore the exhibitions. Time for shopping at Machane Yehuda and Ben Yehuda today (16:00 pm). Night out at the Tower of David Museum Night Spectacular (20:00 pm). Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 11 | Wed Mar 26 | Samaria- Bethlehem Travel to visit 09:00 am Tel Shiloh in Samaria, where the Tabernacle once stood. View or visit of Sychar / Jacob's Well area (security permitting). – View of the area from Mt. Gerizim if security permits. Travel to Bethlehem for time for lunch and a visit to the Church of Nativity and Shepherds Fields. End the day with a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial (15:00 pm) – time permitting. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem
Day 12 | Thur Mar 27 | Departure Transferto the airportfor yourflightback homeI
