TOUR HOST:

Pastor Scott Carter May 8 - 17, 2023

Webster Baptist Church $4,094 from Charlotte
DAY 1 - Monday, May 8, 2023 DAY 6 - Saturday, May 13, 2023
CHARLOTTE / MUNICH MASADA / QUMRAN / DEAD SEA / JERICHO
Tour members are welcomed for our departing flight to Munich via wide-body Today we drive to Masada and ascend by cable car to the magnificent ruins of
aircraft arriving the next day. Meals served on board. the fortress where, from 70 to 73 AD, Jewish defenders made their last stand
in the Judean revolt against Rome. We see the remains of storehouses,
DAY 2 - Tuesday, May 9, 2023 cisterns and a sixth-century Byzantine church. Continuing alongside the Dead
MUNICH / TEL AVIV / TIBERIAS Sea, 1,300 ft. below sea level -- the lowest spot on earth -- we proceed to Ein
This morning we will arrive in Munich and transfer to our flight to Israel. Upon Gedi where time permitting we will walk the path to see the waterfall in the
arrival in Tel Aviv we are met by our guide who will be with us for the time we desert.
are in the Holy Land. Continue past Tel Aviv, the largest city in Israel, to the
famous Sea of Galilee where we check into our hotel for dinner and overnight. This afternoon we continue to Qumran and the caves where the Dead Sea
Scrolls were found. We will have a stop for lunch and time for those that want
DAY 3 - Wednesday, May 10, 2023 to swim in the Dead Sea. We travel to Jericho, the world’s oldest city. From
DAN / CAESAREA PHILIPPI / MAGDALA the excavated tel atop the ruins of ancient Jericho we view the lush green
"The Head of all those Kingdoms" (Joshua 11:10) The Sources of the Jordan. Jordan Valley, Elisha’s spring and Qarantal, the Mount of Temptation. We will
This morning our drive takes us to the northern limits of Jesus' travel as we head up to Jerusalem and return to the hotel for dinner.
cross the River Hatzbani to Dan. Here we combine a nature walk beside the
Upper Jordan with views of the ancient ruins, topped by the Israelite high place DAY 7 - Sunday, May 14, 2023
that supported a golden calf (I Kings 12). Then a short drive to Banias MT. OF OLIVES / GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE /
(Caesarea Philippi), dedicated to Pan the Greek god of pastures, flocks and SHEPHERD'S FIELDS / BETHLEHEM
shepherds; here Peter made his great profession of faith, recognition of Christ "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace."
Jesus (Matthew 16). Driving along the foot of Mount Hermon, we ascend onto (Luke 19:42) Our drive this morning takes us past the Chapel of Ascension
the Golan Plateau for a magnificent view of upper Israel. On our return we will and Paternoster to the Mt. of Olives for an orientation view of Jerusalem and
stop at Chorazin and then on to Magdala, one of the oldest synagogues the opportunity of a group photograph overlooking Jerusalem. We then walk
dating back to the first century AD. Home of Mary Magdalena and was the the traditional Passion walk. We descend to the church known as Dominus
fishing center where Peter would have brought his catch to be sold or Flevit ("Our Lord weeps"). After viewing the Golden Gate, we walk downhill to
processed. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Gethsemane, where we take time to meditate on the Gospel text and view the
Church of All Nations. Enter the Old City and make our way to the Western
DAY 4 - Thursday, May 11, 2023 Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, before before we proceed to the Jerusalem
SEA OF GALILEE / CAPERNAUM / BEIT SHEAN Archeological Park where we see the Steps that entered the temple and the
This morning we enjoy a relaxing boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, landing at Southern Wall. It was here that Jesus would have taught the disciples. See a
Nof Ginosar where we will see the New Testament Boat found below the sea. video that shows the temple as it was at Herod's (or Jesus') time.
Continue our morning tour with a visit to Capernaum, Tabgha and the Mount of
Beatitudes. "I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the
town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord". (Luke
In the afternoon we follow the Rift Valley the Rift Valley running parallel to the 2:10-11). This afternoon we drive south to one of the possible sites for
Jordan, along the route Jesus most frequently traveled to Jerusalem. We visit Shepherds' Fields. We continue into Bethlehem itself, walking through the
Bet Shean at the foot of Mt. Gilboa, where King Saul was slain, see the restored old town to the Church of the Nativity and visiting the manger and see
evidences of Egyptian, Roman, and Byzantine occupations, and view the the cave of St. Jerome. We drive back to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.
ancient tel, Roman Theater and church mosaics. Our last stop today will be at
the Jordan River where we may have the opportunity to be baptized (provided DAY 8 - Monday, May 15, 2023
a pastor is traveleing on the tour), then return to the hotel in Tiberias for dinner OLD CITY / VIA DOLOROSA / GARDEN TOMB
and overnight. “He has risen!” (Mark 16:6) After breakfast we transfer to the Dung Gate,
where we ascend to the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque,
DAY 5 - Friday, May 12, 2023 considered the third holiest site of Islam, located on the site of the ancient
TIBERIAS / NAZARETH / CAESAREA /JERUSALEM Temple Mount. Here the first and second Temples once stood. Just to the
“We are going up to Jerusalem.” (Matt. 20:18). We drive west to Nazareth. north we find the Pools of Bethesda (John 5) and St. Anne’s Church. The
Traveling through Cana of Galilee where Jesus performed his first Miracle, church is perfectly preserved from the Crusader period – with remarkable
turning water into wine (John 2). We proceed to Nazareth and ascend the acoustics. Continuing on we see Pilate’s Judgment Hall, the Chapel of
Mount of the Precipice at the brow of Nazareth overlooking the Valley of Flagellation, Lithostrotos, and the Arch of Ecce Homo (Behold the Man). We
Jezreel, synonymous with Armageddon.We then drive through the valley to the then follow the Way of the Cross (Via Dolorosa) through the bazaars as far as
mound of Megiddo, Har Megiddo in Hebrew, which gave its name to the Holy Sepulcher. From there we walk from the Christian Quarter along the
Armageddon. We then ascend Mt. Carmel, site of Elijah’s confrontation with Arab Souks through the Cardo Maximo and past the Armenian Quarter.
the prophets of Baal. Continuing on to Mount Zion we visit the Upper Room and the Tomb of King
David, and then to the grounds of a church called Peter in Gallicantu, which
From there we drive towards the Mediterranean coast traveling south along the affords the best view of early Jerusalem from the west. (Here, the
coastal highway to Caesarea by the Sea. We enter Caesarea Maritima to Assumptions Fathers suggest, was the house where the High Priest
explore this Roman bridgehead to the east, which became the Christian Caiaphas interrogated Jesus). We board our bus to the Garden Tomb where
springboard to the west. After the visit to this ancient harbor, we board our bus we will end our day with a special visit and the possibility of having a private
and we head up the historic Beth Horon road (Joshua 10:10) to the Benjamin communion on the grounds outside the city walls. Return to the hotel for
Plateau, passing ancient Gibeon and continuing on to Jerusalem. Finally, atop dinner and overnight.
Mt. Scopus, we behold majestic Jerusalem. Check in to our hotel for dinner
and overnight stay.
DAY 9 - Tuesday, May 16, 2023
JERUSALEM / WESTERN WALL TUNNEL / WOHL
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM / YAD VASHEM / SHRINE OF
THE BOOK
This morning we will board our bus for our exciting tour to the famous Western
Wall Tunnel . Here we will enter by the Western Wall plaza and go down to
the foundation of the Second Temple. We will see a model that will
demonstrate where we are in location to the Temple in the time of Christ.
"Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem." Psalms 122:2
Continue along the tunnel as we proceed to the Gateway of the Priests entry
to the Holy of Holies. We will continue to the Wohl Archaeological Museum,
A journey to the Holy Land! We want to invite you on an
considered to be one of the most fascinating Jerusalem museums. Here we
unforgettable journey into the Holy Land which is filled with ancient
see the remains of six houses from the Herodian period, excavated in 1967. In
biblical history, culture and spiritual blessings. Visit the places that
Temple times, this part of the city was home to wealthy priestly families.
witnessed the events of such decisive and enduring importance in the
historyMaranatha Tours 10 Day Holy Land of humanity.
This afternoon we will head to Yad Vashem and see the Museum of the
Holocaust. Continue to Shrine of the Book and the model city of Jerusalem at
This journey will provide you a deeper understanding of scriptures
the time of the Second Temple. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
traveling through the lands of the Bible. You will get a closer look at
the life of Jesus Christ and His mission of redemption. When you
DAY 10 - Wednesday, May 17, 2023
make this journey in the company of friends and others of like mind,
JERUSALEM / TEL AVIV / USA
you can look forward to an unforgettable experience.
Up early this morning for our transfer to the Ben Gurion Airport where we
board our flight home with unforgettable memories to cherish always. Knowing
Picture yourself sailing in a boat like the disciples on the Sea of
we have walked in the footsteps of Jesus and the early Christians on such a
memorable tour will bring new meaning to our Bible reading. Galilee (“And Jesus said to them, follow me and I will make you
become fishers of men” Mark 1:17), floating in the Dead Sea, seeing
our Lord Jesus’ birth place in Bethlehem, walking the streets of
Jerusalem and having communion at the empty tomb where Jesus rose
from the dead (“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come
and see the place where he lay” Matthew 28:6). At the end of this
tour two things will most certainly be changed, you, and your
understanding of the Bible.

Join us on this life changing tour.

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