ISRAEL SPRING TOUR LED BY: BRENDA AND CHRIS HOLLOWAY – THE PROMISED LAND- 18th April 2026 to 1st May 2026
ISRAEL SPRING TOUR LED BY BRENDA AND CHRIS HOLLOWAY
Day By Day Itinerary
Day 1 – Depart USA; Sat, 18th April 2026
Depart Atlanta airport via Paris to Tel Aviv.. Depart Harsfield Jacon airport with DL 1155 at 10:55. Arrive Atlanta Airport at 13:04 with onward connection to Paris with DL 082 at 15:35.
Day 2 – WELCOME TO ISRAEL! Sun, 19th April 2026
Arrival Ben Gurion Airport with AF966 at 2:45 pm. You will be welcomed by an airport representative who will lead the group through passport control and luggage collection to the meeting with Immanuel Tours representative & Sara (your tour guide) After boarding the bus, we will drive to our first hotel – Jacob Resort Hadera . Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 – CAESAREA-MT. CARMEL -MEGIDDO-NAZARETH Mon, 20th April 2026
After Breakfast we check out of the Jacob Resort Hotel and drive to Caesarea Maritima, built by King Herod, Caesarea later became the seat of government for the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate, who sat in judgement over Yeshua and sentenced Him to be crucified. We’ll visit the extensive excavations of the site
including the harbor, the Crusader City, the Amphitheatre, the Hippodrome and the Roman Aqua0duct. Next we drive to Mt.Carmel, where the Prophet Elijah challenged the Priests of Baal (1 Kings 18:16-39). We continue to Megiddo. A giant fortress and city built by King Solomon(1 Kings 9:15). In the New
Testament Megiddo (Armageddon) is referred to as the site of
the “final battle”mentioned in Revelations 16. We will walk through this impressive archaeological site including the water system tunnel. From here we will drive to Nazareth a town in the hill country of Galilee where Jesus grew up (Matt. 2:23; Luke 1:26; Luke 2; Luke 4:16-30) to manhood. Here we will visit Nazareth Village, an open air museum that reconstructs and reenacts village life in the Galilee in the time of Jesus. We will continue
the drive via the Village of Cana in Galilee and we arrive at our hotel overlooking the Sea of Galilee in the late afternoon. Check into the Ramot Resort Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 4 – GOLAN HEIGHTS Tue, 21s t April 2026
Today we will have a full day tour to the Golan Heights. We will drive through the lower region of the Hula Valley to 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 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). We will enjoy a visit to Olea Essence where you will be able to purchase wonderful olive oil cosmetic products We end this day at Golan Winery for wine tasting before we return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 5 – AROUND THE SEA OF GALILEE Wed, 22nd April 2026
Today is Israel’s Independence Day! On today’s tour we will concentrate on sites around the Sea of Galilee: Our first visit today will be to Magdala, the birthplace and home of Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:1-2). Next we will visit the Jesus Boat Museum which houses a fishing boat from the time of Jesus (Matthew 4:12-25). We will enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum where Jesus lived and performed many signs and wonders (Matthew 8:5-13). Here we will visit the ancient synagogue (Mark 1:21-28) and the “House of Peter” (Matthew 8:14-17). Located on the northern Sea of Galilee shore, Capernaum was the center of Jesus’ Galilean Ministry. From here we drive to Mt. Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). We end this memorable day at the Yardenit Baptismal site located on the banks fo the River Jordan. Return to the Ramot Resort hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 – JORDAN VALLEY-BEIT SHEAN-GENESIS LAND Thu, 23rd April 2026
We check out of the Ramot Resort after breakfast and drive along the Jordan Valley passing Mt. Gilboa to Ein Harod (Gideon’s spring ) where Israel’s first king, Saul, and his son Jonathan fell in battle to the Phillistines, around 1010 BC (1 Samuel 31). It was at the waters of Ein Harod that Gideon collected his people, in accordance with God’s command,(Judges 7:7). Next visit Beit Shean a major Biblical city located in the center of crossroads between the Jordan Valley and the Jezreel Valley. In the 11th century BC King Saul’s body was hung on its walls after his defeat by the Phillistines. During New Testament times the city was one of the cities of the Decapolis named Skythopolis. We continue the drive along the Judean Desert to Genesis Land . Here we will enjoy a short camel ride and Hebrew Hospitality in “Abraham’s Tent”. We start the ascent to Jerusalem, the Holy City of God . the center of the Biblical world and the Capital of Israel. Before checking into our hotel, we will stop at an observation point on Mt. Scopus to have our first glimpse of Jerusalem.
Check into the Dan Hotel for dinner and overnight. After dinner : Sound and Light Show – “Night Spectacular” at the David Citadel.
Day 7 – MT. OF OLIVES – OLD CITY -WAILING WALL Fri, 24th April 2026
After breakfast we will drive up to the Mt. of Olives overlooking the ancient and modern city of Jerusalem, the center of the Biblical world. We walk down the “Palm Sunday Road” (Matthew 21:1-11) via the Chapel of Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37-39) to the Garden of Gethsemane
(private garden for prayer and reflection). From here we will walk throug h the Kidron Valley to the Lion’s Gate and to enter within the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, walking from the Pools of Bethesda (John 5:2-18) and along the Via Do lorosa (14 Stations of the Cross). We will visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and continue through the Jewish Quarter and the Cardo, Jerusalem’s main street 1500 years ago and end this day at the Western (Wailing ) Wall where we will join our Jewish brothers and sisters in welcoming the Shabbath.
Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 8 – FREE DAY IN JERUSALEM Sat, 25th April 2026
Enjoy a free day in Jerusalem with the oppotunity to walk around the Old City of Jeruslaem for last minute shopping or enjoy a
stroll along Ben Yehuda Street and the Mahane Yehuda open air market. Breakfast and Dinner will be served at the Dan Hotel.
Day 9 – TEMPLE MOUNT- WESTERN WALL TUNNELS – CITY OF DAVID – YAD VASHEM Sun, 26th April 2026
After an Early brekafast we 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. We proceed to the Western Wall Tunnels. The tunnels 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. Our next visit will be 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). We continue to Mount Zion. Here we will visit the Upper Roomand the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. We will visit the House of Caiaphas where Jesus was interrogated by the High Priest (Matthew 26:57-68; John 18:19-27). We end this day with a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial . Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 10 – FRIENDS OF ZION – GARDEN TOMB – ISRAEL MUSEUM – HERODION – BETHLEHEM Mon, 27th April 2026
This morning we will start with a visit to the Friends of Zion Museum. Drive through the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament building ) to the Israe l Museum where we will see the ancient scrolls (found in the Qumran caves) and the Holy Land Model of Jerusalem , where we will get a good idea of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus. Continue to Herodion, located east of Bethlehem, on the edge of the Judean desert . This is one of the most fascinating antiquities sites in the country. It was built by King Herod the Great between 23 – 15 BC, as a combined palace and powerful fortress. Afternoon visit to Bethlehem, the royal city of David, where Jesus was born (Luke 2). We’ll visit the Church of Nativity and the Field of the Shepherds where the Angel proclaimed the birth of the Savior. Here we will also visit an Olive Wood Factory and Store before we drive back to Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight at the Dan Hotel Jerusalem.
Day 11 – ANCIENT SHILOH – QUMRAN – MASSADA Tue, 28th April 2026
We check out of the Dan Hotel after breakfast and start this day with a drive to the land of the Tribe of Benjamin, to the heartland of the Bible – Samaria. We arrive at 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 continue to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. We drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada mountain fortress, Herod’s magnificent mountaintop palace and fortress, and scene of the last Jewish resistance against the Romans in 73AD. From here we will drive to Ein Gedi , where young King David hid in a cave when running from Saul and he composed several of his Psalms. We arrive at the David SPA Hotel by the Dead Sea for dinner and ovenright.
Day 12 – DAY TOUR IN JORDAN Wed, 29th April 2026
Today we start to drive early to arrive at the Allenby border with Jordan. You will be picked up from King Hussein Bridge (Allenby) by our Jordanian guide and driver. Our first destination will be Madaba. The town of Madaba lies south of Amman along the ancient Kings Highway. The city is known for its spectacular
collection of Byzantine Mosaics. The Greek Orthodox Church of St George in the center of the town houses the famous Byzantine era mosaic map of the Holy Land depicting valleys, hills and villages from Jerusalem to the Nile. Visit Highlig hts: • Church of St. George- 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land in the
Greek Orthodox. • Apostles church.
From there continue to Mount Nebo -Reputed to be Moses burial place after he saw the “Promised Land”. From the Franciscan Church built on the remains
of the Byzantine Monastery, there is a commanding view of the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea and the hills of the Holy Land. The interior of the church contains remnants of mosaic floors from different periods. Visit Highlights: • Byzantine basilica. • Archeological museum. • Old monastery g rounds. • Scenic view of the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea with 4th century mosaic cross. Lunch is included.
Then transfer to Allenby for departure formalities. after crossing the border you will be taken back to the David Spa Hotel by the Dead Sea.
Day 13 – GARDEN TOMB – VALLEY OF ELAH – TEL AVIV Thu, 30th April 2026
After a good Israeli breakfast we check out of the hotel and drive up to Jerusalem. Our first stop will be at the Garden Tomb and Gordon’s . Here we will have some time of worship, reflection and Communion. We depart Jerusalem and drive to the Valley of Elah where the battle between David and Goliath took place (1 Samuel 17). We will have a beautiful view of the Elah Valley and surroundings from Tel Azeka . This city was one of the strong holds of the Kingdom of Judah, which protected its western border. We will enjoy a visit to Susan’s home in Nes Ziona for coffee and light refreshements. Here we will have some time
to share our tour experiences with one another before we continue to our hotel in Tel Aviv for our last overnight – Metropolitan hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 14 – DEPARTURE Fri, 1s t May 2026
After an early breakfast we check out of the hotel and drive to Ben Gurion Airport to catch our homebound flight DL 235 departing at 11:35 am.
“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God ” (Psalm 146:5)
S H A L O M !
