Caravansary Adventure Tours

Shepherd's Care Presents:

14 Day ISRAEL TOUR 2017

Hosted by:   Pastor Randy Tonn and Lorraine Tonn

$5000  -  Airfare  -  Deluxe Accommodantion  -  All Sites Included

Plus optional 3 day extension to the Dead Sea and Masada  -  $770

Shepherds Care Israel Tour Itinerary 

 Oct 17 - Oct 30, 2017  

  Extension Oct 30 - Nov 2

Day  1     TUE                                                             DEPART

                                                                       Overnight flight

Day  2     WED                                       ARRIVE/TEL AVIV

Arrival time approx. 1230pm.      Upon arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport, your tour guide will be there to greet you. Transfer to our Hotel. On the way we will have a short visit to the historic seaport of Jaffa. Then to our hotel for a 3pm check-in, giving the group a chance to freshen up and relax after the long flight. An early welcome dinner gives those who wish to turn in early, a chance to do so.  Those who wish to enjoy their first evening out in Tel Aviv can explore "the city that never stops”. Our hotel is in very close

proximity to the 14km long waterfront promenade, perfect for an evening stroll.

                                                                                                                                                                   Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day  3    THURS                                                     TEL AVIV

Visit Neot Kedumim Biblical Landscape Reserve, a beautiful Biblical park that will bring fresh insight to the Word of God. There will be an opportunity to join in one of the numerous workshops, such as picking the fruits of the “Seven Species of the Land of Israel “(when in season), making olive oil, tasting the

produce of the vine, herding sheep and goats, drawing water from an ancient cistern. Enjoy the fruits of our labour with a special Biblical luncheon. The afternoon provides an overview of the city of Tel Aviv.

Continue to your hotel for a time of relaxation.   

                                                            Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day  4    FRI                                           CAESAREA/HAIFA

Driving up the beautiful coast of Israel to Caesarea, where the first Gentile believers were filled with the Holy Spirit. Explore the beautiful ancient port and amphitheater. Continue north to Mount Carmel. From the traditional site of Elijah’s conflict with the priests of Baal, view the beautiful Jezreel Valley. See the spectacular Baha’i Gardens overlooking the Bay of Haifa. Evening on your own to enjoy the ambience of Ben Gurion St, in the heart of the German Protestant colony which was founded in 1868 or stroll one Haifa’s beautiful beaches.

                                                                  Overnight in Haifa

Day   5    SAT                                              ACCO /GALILEE

Today we start with a visit to the ancient Crusader port of Acco. Explore the Crusader ruins and enjoy a seafood lunch in one of the many seaside restaurants. Afternoon drive to the city of Nazareth. We stop at the Church of the Annunciation and Mary’s well.  We leave behind the hustle and bustle of the city and step back 2000 years to the time of Jesus at Nazareth Village before travelling towards the upper Galilee. Drive thru Cana where Jesus preformed his first miracle. Pass the Horns of Hattin where the Crusader armies fought those of Saladin. Onward to the serenity of the Sea of Galilee where we will check in to our hotel in Tiberias.

                                           Overnight by the Sea of Galilee

Day  6      SUN                                                          GALILEE

Start the day at Chorazin, a well-preserved ruin of a typical Galilean village. We will study 1^st century village life, Jewish religion, and the Pharisees.  Visit Capernaum and the ancient synagogue where Jesus may have taught. Discover the newly excavated town of Magdala, home of Mary. Visit the Mount of Beatitudes and the site of the multiplication of loaves and fishes. Visit to the Jesus Boat Museum at Kibbutz Ginosar. Enjoy a Boat Ride and musical worship on the very waters where Jesus walked. Free time in the evening to relax at the hotel or stroll around the town of Tiberius. 

                                                                                                                                                    Overnight by the Sea of Galilee

Day  7      MON                                                          GALILEE

 Driving to the Golan Heights, we visit a reconstructed Talmudic village at Katzin, where we will take another close look at life in New Testament times and the use of everyday imagery in Scripture. Next, travel along the lower slopes of Mount Hermon to Caesarea Phillippi and Banis where Peter made his confession of faith in Jesus as the Messiah.  Pass Druze villages before coming to Mt. Bental, a lookout spot near the border with Syria and the area of the road to Damascus where the Apostle Paul met the Lord. Stop at the Dan Nature Reserve, with archaeological remains of the OT city of Dan. Enjoy a pleasant walk by a stream and discuss the meaning of “living water” in the Hebrew Scriptures and Jesus’ teaching.

                                            Overnight by the Sea of Galilee

Day  8     TUES                                                   JERUSALEM

Journey south through the Syrian African Rift Valley into the Judean wilderness. At the Jordan River if the groups wants to do baptisms we will visit a baptismal site on the Jordan River. Out next stop is the Biblical city of Beit Shean. Conditions permitting, we will have a dip in the beautiful spring fed pools at Sachne, near the base of Mt Gilboa. Continue down the Jordan Valley, passing Jericho. Arrival to the “City of Gold”, “the Eternal City” of Jerusalem.

                                                         Overnight in Jerusalem

Day  9      WED                                                   JERUSALEM

Free day in Jerusalem Suggestions will be provided.

In the evening, enjoy a special dinner hosted by special organization or person

                                              Overnight in Jerusalem

Day  10     THURS                                             JERUSALEM

We will study how worship was performed in the temple, the Sadducees and Jesus’ attitude towards them and generally enrich our insight into many important events in the gospels and book of Acts. An early start will take us up to the Temple Mount (conditions permitting). Visit the Western Wall, Western Wall Tunnels and Jewish Quarter. See the Herodian Villas. Visit the excavations near the base of the Temple Mount, Davidson Center and the Southern Steps. Usher in the Shabath at the Western Wall.

                                                         Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 11      FRI                                                     JERUSALEM

Drive to the top of the Mount of Olives for a breathtaking panoramic view of Jerusalem from the Mt of Olives. Walk in the footsteps of Jesus down the Palm Sunday Path to the Garden of Gethsemane where He prayed for God’s will to be done. Cross the Kidron Valley and enter the Old City through Stephen’s Gate, stopping at the Pool of Bethesda.  Explore inside the Old City, its Churches and alleyways and the Way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Enjoy a time of worship and communion at the Garden Tomb.

                                                         Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 12     SAT                                                    JERUSALEM

Drive to Bethlehem, visit the Church of Nativity and “Shepherd’s Fields”. Visit the cave of John the Baptist at Kibbutz Tzuba and lunch (own account) at the picturesque village of Ein Karem.    

                                                         Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 13      SUN                                                  JERUSALEM

Today is a free day for rest, reflection, shopping or to visit one of the numerous museums this city has to offer. It can be arranged to worship at the King of Kings Congregation.

                                                 Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 14      MON                                     Overnight FLIGHT                        

Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for those leaving Israel for Canada. 

                             Or optional extension to the DEAD SEA

Visit Qumran, where the ancient Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. Drive south to Ein Gedi where David hid from Saul. We can walk into the nature reserve and possibly to the waterfalls and view wildlife. Discover the highlight of the desert, the fortress of Masada, built by King Herod. Ride the cable car to the top to explore the excavations and hear the remarkable story. Take a dip in the therapeutic, salty mineral waters of the Dead Sea.

                                                  Overnight by the Dead Sea

Day 15    TUES                                                      DEAD SEA

Free day to enjoy a float in the therapeutic mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea. Evening visit to a Bedouin Camp to enjoy a traditional meal and entertainment under the stars.

                                                    Overnight at the Dead Sea

Day 16     WED                                                      DEAD SEA

Free day to enjoy a float in the therapeutic mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea or to explore the wonders of the Judean Desert.

                                                    Overnight at the Dead Sea

Day  17    THURS                                             DEPARTURE

Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for your Departure Flight back to Canada. End of tour.

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Day  2     WED                                                         TEL AVIV



Israel's second largest city - modern vibrant and cosmopolitan - is one of the country's greatest assets, a sun-bronzed strip of coastline where coffee and culinary innovation are the local obsessions, where residents speak every language under the sun, and where life is lived outdoors and to the fullest...

 Tel Aviv is a city of world class museums which include Beit Hatfutsot, whose multimedia exhibits illustrate the history of Jewish communities worldwide. The Eretz Israel Museum covers the country’s archaeology, folklore and crafts, and features an on-site excavation of 12th-century-B.C. ruins.  The Tel Aviv Museum of Art which houses wonderful collections that range from the 16th century to contemporary art.  The impressionist and post-impressionist collections are first-class.  And of course, the museum showcases lots of Israeli artists.



Tel Aviv is also home to the world's largest collection of Bauhaus architecture, with just over 4000 examples of the German-born architectural style to be found within the heart of the city centre. In 2003 UNESCO declared Tel Aviv a World Heritage Site because of this unique Bauhaus Design.



Jaffa or Yafo, is the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon and Saint Peter as well as the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus.  



Peter resided in Jaffa/Joppa for some time in the house of the tanner, by the sea:  "And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side".               - Acts 10:5

  



 

  

  "And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. "                          - 2 Chronicles 2:16 

  



Jaffa is also mentioned in the story of Jonah, the son of Amittai, who was commanded to carry the words of the Lord in the city of Nineveh, (modern day Mosel in Iraq)but refused and tried to escape to Tarshish.

 "But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD".                                                                                                  - Jonah 13



"The City that Never Stops" as seen from the north with Jaffa in the far distance.

   

  

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