Crystal Schmeltz Long Island Churches Trips

Crystal is sharing about the trip experience in Israel from April 04 - 14, 2022

 

Day 1, Monday-  APRIL 04, 2022– Arrival to Israel: 

Welcome to the Land of Promise

• Group flight arrives to Israel – Ben Gurion Airport DL#234 @ 05:35 PM 
• Twins Tours guide & driver meet group in airport arrivals hall
• Old City Port of Jaffa/ Tel Aviv overview

 

Dinner & 1 Overnight in BY 14 Hotel/ Tel Aviv area.

Day 2, Tuesday-  APRIL 05, 2022 – The Coastal Plain: The Gentile Pentecost

After Breakfast Check out from the Hotel

Travel along Via Maris, the ancient international coastal highway

• Caesarea Maritima – Gateway of Rome to the east+ Aqueducts

• Mt. Carmel - Elijah vs. Priests of Baal during the reign of King Ahab
• Megiddo – the Plain of Armageddon

 

Dinner & 3 Overnights in kibbutz Nof Ginosar at the lakeshore.  

Day 3, Wednesday-  APRIL 06, 2022 – Lower Galilee: The Word Became Flesh 

Early Departure at 07:00

• • Tel Dan - The tribe of Dan  
  • Sepphoris- Herod Antipas rebuilt as the ornament of Galilee

• Nazareth Village ~14:00– a delightful recreation of a Galilean Jewish village 

• Mt Precipice – rejection of Jesus by his hometown.
• Tiberias- Overview

Dinner & Overnight in kibbutz Nof Ginosar at the lakeshore.  

Day 4, Thursday- APRIL 07, 2022  – The Sea of Galilee: 

Becoming a Disciple of Jesus

Modest Dress Required

• Mt. of Beatitudes – Kingdom of Heaven teaching
• Capernaum –the headquarters of Jesus’ public ministry in Galilee 
• Primacy of St. Peter, Tabgha - Jesus feeds his disciples 
• Boat Ride @ 02:30 PM & Museum – enjoy the landscape sailing 
• Baptisms at Yardenit –we will celebrate our baptism 
• Migdal –the hometown of Mary Magdalene

Dinner & Overnight in kibbutz Nof Ginosar at the lakeshore

Day 5, Friday-  APRIL 08, 2022– The Jordan Valley: Crossing Over to the Land

After Breakfast Check out from the Hotel

Traveling south along the Rift Valley bypassing the West Bank

• Beit She'an- the Decapolis city west of the Jordan River
• Qasr el Yahud- Joshua led the Israelite tribes into the Promised Land
• Qumran – Explore the archeology of the Jewish “Essene” sect

Dinner & 2 Overnight in the Prima Club SPA SUPPERIOR Hotel/ Dead Sea area.

Day 6, Saturday- APRIL 09, 2022 - Judean Wilderness: The Desert as a refuge 

 

• Ein Gedi- the hiding place of King David

• • Masada- Optional

• Free afternoon- to relax at the Hotel facilities
• Dead Sea - Enjoy a swim (or rather a float!)

Dinner & Overnight in the Prima Club Hotel/ Dead Sea area.

Day 7, Sunday- APRIL 10, 2022 – The Hill Country of Judea: 

Bethlehem & Jerusalem

After Breakfast Check out from the Hotel

Ascending up to Jerusalem

• Genesis Land- @ 09:00 AM- Camel Ride and Hospitality

• • Israel Museum- Model of Jerusalem & Shrine of the Book

• Church of Nativity - the oldest church in the world  
• Shepherds Fields- angels announced the birth of Christ 

Dinner & 3 Overnights at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem

Day 8, Monday- APRIL 11, 2022 – Mountains & Valleys of Jerusalem: 

Jesus Triumphal Entry

Modest Dress Required

• • Mount of Olives- observation panoramic view 
  • Dominus Flevit- commemorating where Jesus wept
  • Garden of Gethsemane- with its ancient olive grove, 

• City of David @ 11:30- Explore the original City of David 

• Jewish Quarter – Tour & Archeology 

• Davidson Center –pilgrims ascending to the Temple 

• Western Wall – The holiest site in the world for the Jewish faithful
• Tunnel Tour- Underground Jerusalem

Dinner & Overnight at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem

Day 9, Tuesday- April 12, 2022 – The Old City: God Establishes his Temple

Modest Dress Required/ Walking Day

• Temple Mount- Mt. Moriah, where Abraham almost sacrifices his son 
• Pools of Bethesda- where Jesus healed a paralytic (John 5:1-15)
• Antonia Fortress (Praetorian)-  Jesus standing before Pontius Pilate
• Via Dolorosa- remembering Jesus suffering 
• Holy Sepulcher Church – Traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial 
• Garden Tomb- @16:00- will have a special time of worship and communion

Dinner & Overnight at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem

Day 10, Wednesday-  APRIL 13, 2022 The Last Day

After Breakfast Later Check out from the Hotel

• • Yad Vashem

• Free Time in the Old City
• Farewell Dinner @ 06:00 PM
• Drive to Airport and Departure with wonderful memories of the land

Itinerary – subject to change according to flight arrival & departure times, inclement weather, security concerns, and the wishes of the group leaders.