Day 1: Welcome to Israel!
Feb 15th, 2026
Arrival in Ben Gurion Airport. Meet, assist, and transfer by special motor coach to our hotel in Netanya stopping on our way for a short visit to Old Jaffa (New Testament Joppa).  Dinner and overnight at the Vert Hotel , Netanya.

Day 2:
Feb 16th, 2026
We begin our day driving northwards to the ruins of the ancient city of Caesarea Maritime which was built by King Herod and later became the seat of government of the Roman governors including Pontius Pilate who sat in judgment on Jesus Christ and sentenced him to be crucified.  Visit the extensive excavations of the site including the harbor, the Crusader City, the theatre, the hippodrome and the Roman aqueduct. We continue and drive by Mt. Carmel, where the Prophet Elijah challenged the Priests of Baal (1 Kings 18:17-40). Our next stop is at Megiddo, the Armageddon of the Book of Revelations. Christian tradition has it that the final great battle of the world will be fought here.  Next, we continue to Nazareth, a town in the hill country of Galilee where Jesus grew to manhood.  We continue and drive through Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performed his first miracle at the wedding feast (John 2:1-11).  We arrive in our hotel in the late afternoon and check in for dinner and overnight at the Ron Beach Hotel in Tiberias.

Day 3:
Feb 17th, 2026
The Sea of Galilee is rich in memories of the three years of Jesus’ Ministry around its shores. We begin this day with a visit to the so-called “Jesus Boat” a fishing boat of the kind used by the disciples of Jesus. We then take a boat ride with the Sea of Galilee Worship Boats with Daniel Carmel (a Messianic believer) who will lead you in praise and worship on the Sea of Galilee. Next, we will visit Magdala, the birthplace of Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2). We continue to Capernaum, where Jesus dwelt after he left Nazareth and did many signs and wonders. We visit the ancient synagogue and the nearby House of Peter.  We will enjoy a St. Peter’s Fish lunch before we continue to the Church of the Multiplication and the Chapel of the Primacy at Tabgha. We drive on to Mt. of Beatitudes, Korazim (or Corozaim), which was a small Jewish town, which Jesus used to visit and to preach to its inhabitants, who refused to listen (Mat. 11,21). Before ending this day, we shall stop at the baptismal site at Yardenit by the River Jordan. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4:
Feb 18th, 2026
We will start this day with a visit to Misgav Am visitor’s center on the border with Lebanon.  Continue the drive through Katzrin. The “town of the Golan” which was established in 1974.  Drive up to Mt. Bental to an observation point of the Syrian border where we can look into the ghost town of Kuneitra and the “Road to Damascus”. We will stop at one of the sources of the River Jordan at Banias, the site of Caesarea Philippi, where the Apostle Peter made his great confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God. Here we will also hike to the Banias Water Fall, the biggest waterfall in Israel. We continue to Tel Dan, the ruins of the northernmost town in biblical Israel (hence the saying “From Dan to Beersheba). Before we return to our hotel by the Sea of Galilee we will stop at the Olea Essence Olive Press for a visit. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5:
Feb 19th, 2026
This morning, we drive southward through the Jordan Valley along the slopes of the Gilboa Mountains, on the slopes of which, Saul, first king of Israel, and his son Jonathan, were killed in a battle with the Philistines about 1010 B.C. and arrive at the Spring of Ein Harod. At the waters of Ein Harod, Gideon collected his people to fight the Midianites, about 1050 B.C. as described in the book of Judges (Judges 7,7). Next, we visit the excavations of the ancient Israelite city of Beit Shean. In New Testament times it became one of the 10 cities of the Decapolis. After the visit to this extensive site, we continue and drive along the Jordan Valley to Qumran, where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were found.  We continue our drive along the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on the face of the Earth to the David SPA Hotel .  Check in in the early afternoon and enjoy a float in the mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea or the SPA facilities of the hotel before dinner.

Day 6:
Feb 20th, 2026
After a good Israeli breakfast ,we will check out of the David SPA hotel and drive to Massada mountain fortress , Herod’s magnificent mountaintop palace and fortress, and scene of the last Jewish resistance against the Romans in 73AD. Ascend and descend by cable car. From here we will drive to Ein Gedi a desert Oasis where young King David hid in a cave when running from Saul and he composed several of his Psalms. Now we start our ascent to Jerusalem.  Before checking into our hotel, we will stop at an observation point on Mt. Scopus to have our first glimpse of Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel.
We check into the Dan Hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 7:
Feb 21st, 2026
Start this day with a visit to Bethlehem, the royal city of David, where Jesus was born (Luke 2).  We’ll visit the Church of Nativity and the Shepherd’s Field where the Angel of the Lord proclaimed the birth of the Savior. In Bethlehem we will also visit an Olive Wood Factory and Store. We return to Jerusalem and drive to the top of the Mount of Olives to enjoy a majestic view over all of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the Biblical world. We walk down the Palm Sunday Road, via the chapel of Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem, to the Garden of Gethsemane where he prayed on the night of his betrayal (Luke 22:40-46).  Here we will have some time for prayer before we return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 8:
Feb 22nd, 2026
After an EARLY breakfast we will start the day with a visit to the Temple Mount a holy site within the Old City for Jewish, Christian and Muslim people. All visitors are able to tour the compound and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, with the exception of the Dome of the Rock. Our next visit will be to the Western Wall Tunnels that run along approximately 488 meters of the Western Wall, giving visitors a taste of the challenge that stood before Herod the Great during this biggest of all his immense building projects—the expansion of the Temple Mount. One such example is the famous western stone which is 14 meters long and weighs almost 570 tons. We continue walking along the old city narrow streets to the Via Dolorosa (the 14-Stations of the Cross) ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Last for today we will visit Mount Zion with the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu and the Upper Room.  Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 9:
Feb 23rd, 2026
We start this day with a visit to the City of David.  We’ll make our way through Hezekiah’s tunnel (2 Chronicles 32:30) to the Pool of Siloam where Jesus healed the man born blind (John 9).  From here we will walk through the Pilgrims Road to the Davidson Center with the famous Hulda Steps that led to the Temple Mount.  From here we drive to the new city to visit Yad Vashem memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. We will end this day with a visit to the Israel Museum with the Shrine of the Book (where the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept) and the Holy Land Model of Jerusalem from the time of Jesus.  Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 10:
Feb 24th, 2026
Today we will drive to the heartland of the Bible, to the land of the tribe of Benjamin to visit Ancient Shiloh which held a central place in the biblical history of the children of Israel for more than 300 years and was the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant until the death of Eli the High Priest (1 Samuel 1-3).
We will drive back to Jerusalem and visit the Friends of Zion Museum.  This afternoon will be free for shopping in the Old City or other private activities.  Dinner and overnight at the Dan Hotel.

Day 11:
Feb 25th, 2026
We will start this last day of touring with a visit to the Garden Tomb and Gordon’s Golgotha.  Here we will have some time for Prayer and Communion. Next we might enjoy some free time in the Old City for last-minute shopping.  We proceed to the Saxum Center a multimedia resource center that helps visitors to deepen their knowledge of the Holy Land in an interactive way. It is in that same area where the Immanuel Tours  staff members will join at a restaurant in Abu Ghosh for a special FAREWELL DINNER. Lastly, we drive to Ben Gurion Airport to catch our late night homebound flight.

Coming soon…

Included in the Tour Price:

A double occupancy room (additional charge for single occupancy).
All sightseeing, admissions and motor-coach transportation on the tour itinerary.
Free Wifi on Bus
Buffet breakfasts and dinners throughout the tour. Lunches are mostly additional, so plan accordingly.
Immanuel Tours hat, map and backpack