Day 1 OCT 13 : DEPARTURE
Depart for international
flight to Israel with dinner and overnight on board.
Day 2 OCT 14 –
ARRIVAL
Arrive Israel International Airport where we will be
met and assisted through customs and passport control
formalities. Board our coach and drive directly to Tel
Aviv as we check in. Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 3 OCT 15 – CAESAREA, NAZARETH
該撒利亞
迦密山
米吉多
After breakfast drive to Caesarea where Cornelius,
the Roman centurion was the first gentile to be
converted to Christianity and see the Roman remains of
the city. Continue to Mt. Carmel,(迦密山 )where Elijah defeated the
prophets of Baal and view many biblical sites from the
summit. Visit MEGIDDO古戰場米吉多,
King Solomon's fortress
city and the prophetic site of Armageddon. Visit
Nazareth
耶穌長大拿撒勒 the town of Jesus’ childhood
and youth. Dinner and overnight in Nazareth.
Day 4 OCT 16– GALILEE 加埆埆海
After breakfast visit the town of Cana(以水變酒迦拿) where Jesus performed his first miracle. Continue
to the Sea of Galilee and enjoy a boat ride on the
sea. (
加利利泛舟) Visit Mt. of Beatitudes,(
登山寶訓八福山) continue to Caesarea Philippi (該撒利亞腓立比)and enjoy the panoramic view from the Golan Heights.
Visit Capernaum,(睚魯女兒復活迦伯農) the center of Jesus' ministry in Galilee
and Tabgha, (提
比利亞海邊聖彼得首席堂)the site of the Miracle of the Multiplication.
Return to the Jordan River(耶穌受浸約旦河) for Baptism. Dinner and
overnight in Nazareth.
住宿木匠之城拿撒勒
Day 5 OCT 17– JERUSALEM
耶路撒冷
After breakfast depart Galilee and drive
along the JORDAN RIVER VALLEY through the desert by
JERICH棕樹城耶利哥. Continue to the Holy City of Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in
Jerusalem.
Day 6 OCT 18– BETHLEHEM, JERUSALEM伯利恆
After breakfast drive to Bethlehem and visit the
Church of the Nativity
(基督詚生主詚堂) built over the Grotto
where Jesus was born. Drive through the Shepherds
Fields area with time for shopping and refreshments.
Return to Jerusalem for an afternoon visit to the
Western (Wailing)Wall(哭牆前點想主愛) in the Old City (耶路撒冷舊城)and the Temple Mount(聖殿山所羅門聖殿遺址)
where
Solomon's Temple once stood. Continue through the
Jewish Quarter to Mt. Zion,(錫安山) the Room of the Last
Supper
(最後晚餐馬可樓) and King David’s Tomb. (大衛塜)Visit the Church of Peter in Gallicantu, (彼得三次不認主雞鳴堂)built on the site of the House of Caiphas the High
Priest. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 7 OCT 19– JERUSALEM
After breakfast drive up the Mt. of Olives(橄欖山遠眺舊城風光) to view Jerusalem as Jesus would have seen it.
Visit the Garden of Gethsemane(猶大賣主客西馬尼園) with its ancient olive
trees. Enter the Old City of Jerusalem through the
Lions' Gate. Visit the Pools of Bethesda 畢士大池耶穌醫好瞎子where
Jesus healed the lame man. Continue to Pontius
Pilate's Hall of Judgment耶穌受
判 the place of the trial of
Jesus. Follow the Via Dolorosa to Calvary
苦傷道十四站 . End the day at the Garden Tomb 耶穌復活空墳花園塜
for Communion. Dinner and
overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 8 OCT 20 –DEAD
SEA, MASSADA, EILAT 馬撒大
After breakfast leave Jerusalem and drive trough the
desert to Qumran,(死海古巻發現地昆蘭) where the Dead Sea
Scrolls were discovered. Visit Massada,(以色列亡國最後據點馬撒大) Herod'sdesert fortress and the site of one of the most dramatic
chapters in Jewish history. Enjoy floating in the Dead
Sea,(地球最低湖泊--
死海 ) the lowest spot on earth. Continue on our way to
Eilat. Dinner and overnight in Eilat.
Day 9 OCT 21 – PETRA, JORDAN
After breakfast depart Eilat and drive to Arava
border crossing. Continue on to the hidden Nabatean
desert city of Petra.
Dinner
and overnight in Eilat.
Day 10 OCT 22 – SINAI, EGYPT
西乃半島
Depart Israel at the Taba border(他巴邊界) crossing and drive through the Sinai Desert to the
foot of Mt. Sinai. Visit the St. Catherine's Monastery
(聖加大利修道院). Early dinner and overnight.
Day 11 OCT 23 –
MT. SINAI, CAIRO 西乃山
開羅
For those wanting to climb Mt. Sinai
(西乃山觀日出): Wake up call at 1:00 am – proceed to climb Mt.
Sinai with the help of camels. Reach the summit by
sunrise. Return to hotel for breakfast. Depart Mt.
Sina across the desert. Drive through Ahmed Hamdy
tunnel to cross form Asia to Africa. Drive to the
hotel in Cairo. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Day 12 OCT 24 – CAIRO, DEPART
After breakfast visit the Mohamed Ali Mosque and the
Coptic-Christian area of Old Cairo. Continue to
visit the Egyptian National Museum (埃及博物館)where you will see the treasures of the boy-king Tut.
(圖特摩斯王子)Visit a papyrus factory to see how papyrus
was used by ancient Egyptians. Continue to the
Pyramids of Giza,(七大奇景之一金字塔) the only site remaining of the Seven Wonders of the
World. The Sphinx (人面獅身像)is still in its place to safeguard the region.
Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your
return flight home.
DAY 13 OCT
25 –
ARRIVAL HOME
Arrive home today with wonderful memories of your
Bible Land
