walking where jesus walked
walking where jesus walked
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November3
TORONTO
Day 1 - Monday,
Departure from Toronto flying with Lot Polish Airlines departing at 10:40pm arriving in Warsaw at 1:05pm. Connecting in Warsaw departing at 2:10pm
Departure from Toronto flying with Lot Polish Airlines departing at 10:40pm arriving in Warsaw at 1:05pm. Connecting in Warsaw departing at 2:10pm
November4
TEL AVIV, HADERA
Day 2 - Tuesday,
Arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport International Airport at 6:55pm where our tour guide will meet you after passing through Customs and Immigration. We will travel a bit north from the airport to the city of Hadera for overnight.
Dinner and overnight at the Ramada Hotel, Hadera
Arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport International Airport at 6:55pm where our tour guide will meet you after passing through Customs and Immigration. We will travel a bit north from the airport to the city of Hadera for overnight.
Dinner and overnight at the Ramada Hotel, Hadera
November5
CAESAREA, MT CARMEL, MEGIDDO
Day 3 - Wednesday,
We drive north along the Plain of Sharon, the Mediterranean on the old coastal road, what was called the “Via Maris” the highway in Biblical times that linked Egypt and Babylon. We will stop at Caesarea the city built by King Herod the Great, where Roman Governors like Pontius Pilate lived. It’s where Paul defended himself before Festus and King Agrippa (Acts 25:6-26:32) as well where Cornelius was baptized by Peter (Acts 10:1-48). Visit the Roman Theatre and the Hippodrome. Then we will travel north to Mt Carmel where Elijah called fire down from Heaven and so defeated the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:1-46). Travel to Megiddo, the fortress city of King Solomon (1 Kings 9:15; 10:26) where we will view the fertile plains of the Jezreel Valley, which is where the future Battle of Armageddon will take place (Revelation 16:12-16). Continue to Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus. Stop on Mount Precipice, the cliff where Jesus was about to be thrown down by the hostile people of Nazareth (Luke 4:14-30). Then visit Nazareth Village, which portrays what village life was like in the time of Jesus. Continue to Tiberias. situated on the Sea of Galilee (John 6:22-24). Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Hotel, Tiberias
We drive north along the Plain of Sharon, the Mediterranean on the old coastal road, what was called the “Via Maris” the highway in Biblical times that linked Egypt and Babylon. We will stop at Caesarea the city built by King Herod the Great, where Roman Governors like Pontius Pilate lived. It’s where Paul defended himself before Festus and King Agrippa (Acts 25:6-26:32) as well where Cornelius was baptized by Peter (Acts 10:1-48). Visit the Roman Theatre and the Hippodrome. Then we will travel north to Mt Carmel where Elijah called fire down from Heaven and so defeated the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:1-46). Travel to Megiddo, the fortress city of King Solomon (1 Kings 9:15; 10:26) where we will view the fertile plains of the Jezreel Valley, which is where the future Battle of Armageddon will take place (Revelation 16:12-16). Continue to Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus. Stop on Mount Precipice, the cliff where Jesus was about to be thrown down by the hostile people of Nazareth (Luke 4:14-30). Then visit Nazareth Village, which portrays what village life was like in the time of Jesus. Continue to Tiberias. situated on the Sea of Galilee (John 6:22-24). Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Hotel, Tiberias
November6
JESUS' MINISTRY IN THE GALILEE
Day 4 - Thursday,
After breakfast, we will begin our day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee to Kibbutz Ginossar where we will see an ancient boat from the time of Jesus displayed at the Kibbutz Museum. Continue to Capernaum, the centre of Jesus’ Galilean ministry and the site of many of his miracles. We will see the remains of Peter’s house and the synagogue site where Jesus taught and worshipped. Drive to Magdala, the village of Mary Magdalene and see the archeological discovery of the actual synagogue that Mary would have worshipped in (Luke 8:1-3). Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Stop to visit the site where Jesus served breakfast to His disciples after His Resurrection (John 21:1-23). Continue to Tel Dan, where we see the site of the altar that Jereboam built after his revolt from Rehoboam (1 Kings 123:25-30). Also we will walk past the 4000-year-old front entrance to Dan, recently discovered, the same gates that Abraham would have seen in Genesis 14:14. From there, we will drive north to the Golan Heights and visit Banias, one of three sources of the Jordan River and the site of ancient “Caesarea Philippi”, where Peter made the confession of faith in Christ (Matthew 16:13-16). From there, we will drive past Kursi, where Jesus cast out the demons from the Demoniac of Gadara and into the pigs. (Mark 5:1-20).
Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Hotel, Tiberias
After breakfast, we will begin our day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee to Kibbutz Ginossar where we will see an ancient boat from the time of Jesus displayed at the Kibbutz Museum. Continue to Capernaum, the centre of Jesus’ Galilean ministry and the site of many of his miracles. We will see the remains of Peter’s house and the synagogue site where Jesus taught and worshipped. Drive to Magdala, the village of Mary Magdalene and see the archeological discovery of the actual synagogue that Mary would have worshipped in (Luke 8:1-3). Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Stop to visit the site where Jesus served breakfast to His disciples after His Resurrection (John 21:1-23). Continue to Tel Dan, where we see the site of the altar that Jereboam built after his revolt from Rehoboam (1 Kings 123:25-30). Also we will walk past the 4000-year-old front entrance to Dan, recently discovered, the same gates that Abraham would have seen in Genesis 14:14. From there, we will drive north to the Golan Heights and visit Banias, one of three sources of the Jordan River and the site of ancient “Caesarea Philippi”, where Peter made the confession of faith in Christ (Matthew 16:13-16). From there, we will drive past Kursi, where Jesus cast out the demons from the Demoniac of Gadara and into the pigs. (Mark 5:1-20).
Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Hotel, Tiberias
November7
GALILEE, JORDAN VALLEY, JERUSALEM
Day 5 - Friday,
We start the day by ascending Mount Arbel for a magnificent view of Galilee, the area where Jesus first began His ministry (Matthew 4:12-16). From there, drive to Gideon’s Spring where Gideon selected the 300 men who joined him in fighting the Midianites. We continue southward to Beit Shean, where we will walk through the incredible excavations of the largest ongoing archaeological dig in the land of Israel with its Roman theatre, colonnaded Roman streets, mosaics and Roman bathhouses. It is also the city where the body of King Saul and his sons where nailed to the walls by the Philistines (1 Samuel 31:10). We then drive through the lush Jordan Valley, where the desert now blooms with flowers and vegetation of every description (Isaiah 35:1-2). Stop at Qasr El Yahud, where John baptized Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17) and where we will have a baptismal service for those who wish, in the Jordan River. We make our ascent to Jerusalem through the Judean Wilderness and stop at Mount Scopus for our first view of Jerusalem, the Holy City (Isaiah 52:1).
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem
We start the day by ascending Mount Arbel for a magnificent view of Galilee, the area where Jesus first began His ministry (Matthew 4:12-16). From there, drive to Gideon’s Spring where Gideon selected the 300 men who joined him in fighting the Midianites. We continue southward to Beit Shean, where we will walk through the incredible excavations of the largest ongoing archaeological dig in the land of Israel with its Roman theatre, colonnaded Roman streets, mosaics and Roman bathhouses. It is also the city where the body of King Saul and his sons where nailed to the walls by the Philistines (1 Samuel 31:10). We then drive through the lush Jordan Valley, where the desert now blooms with flowers and vegetation of every description (Isaiah 35:1-2). Stop at Qasr El Yahud, where John baptized Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17) and where we will have a baptismal service for those who wish, in the Jordan River. We make our ascent to Jerusalem through the Judean Wilderness and stop at Mount Scopus for our first view of Jerusalem, the Holy City (Isaiah 52:1).
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem
November8
OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM
Day 6 - Saturday,
Begin the day on the Mt of Olives (Acts 1:9-12) with a wonderful view of Jerusalem. Following the route of Jesus’ on Palm Sunday (Luke 19:28-40), walk down to Dominus Flevit, a church which commemorates the site where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-44). Continue down the mountain to spend some time in an olive grove at Gethsemane, where Jesus spent the night in prayer and was betrayed by Judas. (Matthew 26:36-46). From here, we proceed by bus across the Kidron Valley, past the Tombs of Absalom, Zechariah and James to visit Mount Zion where we will see King David’s Tomb (Acts 2:29) and the Upper Room where Jesus had His final Passover with His disciples (Luke 22:7-38). Then enter the Old City through Zion Gate and walk through the Cardo (Main Street from 2000 years ago) to the Broad Wall built by Hezekiah (Isaiah 22:9-11, Nehemiah 3:8). Visit the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest spot. We continue our walk along the Via Dolorosa to visit the Pools of Bethesda, St. Anne’s Church, Chapel of the Flagellation and Pilate’s Judgment Hall. We pass through the colourful bazaars, alleyways and market places and reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a brief visit. Drive to Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity. Finish the day with a visit to the Garden Tomb or Gordon’s Calvary with a group communion in one of the gardens.
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem.
Begin the day on the Mt of Olives (Acts 1:9-12) with a wonderful view of Jerusalem. Following the route of Jesus’ on Palm Sunday (Luke 19:28-40), walk down to Dominus Flevit, a church which commemorates the site where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-44). Continue down the mountain to spend some time in an olive grove at Gethsemane, where Jesus spent the night in prayer and was betrayed by Judas. (Matthew 26:36-46). From here, we proceed by bus across the Kidron Valley, past the Tombs of Absalom, Zechariah and James to visit Mount Zion where we will see King David’s Tomb (Acts 2:29) and the Upper Room where Jesus had His final Passover with His disciples (Luke 22:7-38). Then enter the Old City through Zion Gate and walk through the Cardo (Main Street from 2000 years ago) to the Broad Wall built by Hezekiah (Isaiah 22:9-11, Nehemiah 3:8). Visit the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest spot. We continue our walk along the Via Dolorosa to visit the Pools of Bethesda, St. Anne’s Church, Chapel of the Flagellation and Pilate’s Judgment Hall. We pass through the colourful bazaars, alleyways and market places and reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a brief visit. Drive to Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity. Finish the day with a visit to the Garden Tomb or Gordon’s Calvary with a group communion in one of the gardens.
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem.
November9
JERUSALEM
Day 7 - Sunday,
We start the day exploring the excavations in the City of David to see remains of Jerusalem from the time of King David. (2 Samuel 5:6-10). Walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel (2 Kings 20:20) to the Pool of Siloam (John 9:1-11). Enter the Old City to visit the Southern Wall Archaeological Park where you will stand on the very same steps that Jesus walked on, when he went in and out of the Temple. Visit the Western Wall Tunnels to see the remains from the time of the Second Temple. Visit the Temple Institute where preparations for the Third Temple are being made. Drive to the New city of Jerusalem by visiting Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the Holocaust commemorating the six million Jews who perished. Visit and walk through the newly opened Museum, visit the Children’s Memorial, walk along the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles for those who risked their lives to save Jewish lives. Continue to the Israel Museum and visit the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest manuscripts of the Bible ever found. Visit the model of Jerusalem from the Second Temple Period as it looked from the time of Jesus.
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem.
We start the day exploring the excavations in the City of David to see remains of Jerusalem from the time of King David. (2 Samuel 5:6-10). Walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel (2 Kings 20:20) to the Pool of Siloam (John 9:1-11). Enter the Old City to visit the Southern Wall Archaeological Park where you will stand on the very same steps that Jesus walked on, when he went in and out of the Temple. Visit the Western Wall Tunnels to see the remains from the time of the Second Temple. Visit the Temple Institute where preparations for the Third Temple are being made. Drive to the New city of Jerusalem by visiting Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the Holocaust commemorating the six million Jews who perished. Visit and walk through the newly opened Museum, visit the Children’s Memorial, walk along the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles for those who risked their lives to save Jewish lives. Continue to the Israel Museum and visit the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest manuscripts of the Bible ever found. Visit the model of Jerusalem from the Second Temple Period as it looked from the time of Jesus.
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem.
November10
JERUSALEM AT LEISURE
Day 8 - Monday,
Perhaps re-visit the Old City for shopping in the bazaars or enjoy the colourful Mahne Yehuda Market for a lunch.
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem.
Perhaps re-visit the Old City for shopping in the bazaars or enjoy the colourful Mahne Yehuda Market for a lunch.
Dinner and overnight at the Royal Hotel, Jerusalem.
November11
QUMRAN, EIN GEDI, MASADA, DEAD SEA
Day 9 - Tuesday,
rive to the lowest point on earth, to the Dead Sea. We will stop at Qumran, where a shepherd boy discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 in a cave. These scrolls are the oldest copies of the scriptures ever found. You will see where the Essenes who wrote these scrolls lived. Drive to Ein Gedi, an oasis in the desert, where David fled from King Saul. Continue south to Masada. Ascend by cable car to the summit of this fortress built by King Herod the Great and the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in 73AD. You will get to see the palaces, bathhouses, swimming pool, and the oldest synagogue in the world on this mount. Continue south to our hotel on the shores of the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Dead Sea.
rive to the lowest point on earth, to the Dead Sea. We will stop at Qumran, where a shepherd boy discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 in a cave. These scrolls are the oldest copies of the scriptures ever found. You will see where the Essenes who wrote these scrolls lived. Drive to Ein Gedi, an oasis in the desert, where David fled from King Saul. Continue south to Masada. Ascend by cable car to the summit of this fortress built by King Herod the Great and the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in 73AD. You will get to see the palaces, bathhouses, swimming pool, and the oldest synagogue in the world on this mount. Continue south to our hotel on the shores of the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Dead Sea.
November12
TIMNA PARK AND TABERNACLE, RED SEA, EILAT
Day 10 - Wednesday,
Begin the day with a float in the Dead Sea (you cannot drown!). Then drive south to Timna National Park to see the exact replica of the tabernacle God ordered Moses to build while he was on Mount Sinai. This tabernacle contains every piece of furniture including the Brazen Altar, Table of Showbread, Ark of the Covenant. It is the only life-size model of its kind in Israel that is exactly like the original one. Continue south to the Red Sea Resort town of Eilat.
Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Privilege Hotel.
Begin the day with a float in the Dead Sea (you cannot drown!). Then drive south to Timna National Park to see the exact replica of the tabernacle God ordered Moses to build while he was on Mount Sinai. This tabernacle contains every piece of furniture including the Brazen Altar, Table of Showbread, Ark of the Covenant. It is the only life-size model of its kind in Israel that is exactly like the original one. Continue south to the Red Sea Resort town of Eilat.
Dinner and overnight at the Leonardo Privilege Hotel.
November13
EILAT
Day 11 - Thursday,
Drive through the colourful Negev to the Ramon Crater the largest erosion crater in the world with stunning landscapes. Continue to Avdat for a visit to this ancient Roman City. It was founded in the 2nd century BC by the Nabataeans on the trade route from Petra to Jaffa Port. Drive to Beer Sheva and visit Tel Sheva the area where Abraham, Isaac and Jacob lived and worked. Finish the day in Tel Aviv. Dinner and overnight at the Grand Beach Hotel, Tel Aviv
Drive through the colourful Negev to the Ramon Crater the largest erosion crater in the world with stunning landscapes. Continue to Avdat for a visit to this ancient Roman City. It was founded in the 2nd century BC by the Nabataeans on the trade route from Petra to Jaffa Port. Drive to Beer Sheva and visit Tel Sheva the area where Abraham, Isaac and Jacob lived and worked. Finish the day in Tel Aviv. Dinner and overnight at the Grand Beach Hotel, Tel Aviv
November14
TORONTO
Day 12 - Friday,
Depart to Ben Gurion Airport for your flight to Toronto on Lot Polish Airlines via Warsaw departing at 11:25am. Arriving in Warsaw at 2:30pm. Depart Warsaw at 5:00pm and arrive in Toronto at 8:40pm.
Depart to Ben Gurion Airport for your flight to Toronto on Lot Polish Airlines via Warsaw departing at 11:25am. Arriving in Warsaw at 2:30pm. Depart Warsaw at 5:00pm and arrive in Toronto at 8:40pm.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
All participants must review the Full Terms of Service here https://www.ihtours.com/terms-of-service/. These full terms of service will govern on all matters not specifically mentioned below.
TOUR PRICE: $5,179 - Canadian per person sharing a twin room. Based on a minimum of 20 paying passengers.
If the group is below 20 paying passengers, there will be a supplement of $250 per person to the above rates.
*** If paying by credit card, there will be an additional $160 fee per person. ***
It is agreed that the Travel Fees will include all of the Company’s costs in order to provide the tours, including any tax obligation that may be imposed on the travel services or the Company directly. Company reserves the right to change the Fees in the event of any change to the cost of any travel services or tax imposed on the travel services or Company, including the imposition of any tax or visa expense, currency fluctuation of more than 5% or add-ons requested to the itinerary until the tour is complete.
Included in your tour:
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF A CANADIAN PASSPORT VALID FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL IN ISRAEL. If you have a passport from another country, it is your responsibility to inquire at the Israeli Consulate if a Visa is required.
Starting from January 1, 2025, tourists, coming to Israel from countries exempt from a visa, will be required to fill out the ETA-IL form before arriving in Israel.
A tourist who will not have a completed form will not be able to check-in and board the flight.
Here is the link for the form: Israel-entry https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/
TO REGISTER
You can register on-line as an option if you go to our website: www.ihtours.com On the home page, click on Protestant Tours and scroll down till you see your tour and click on Register and follow the instructions.
Please send e-transfers to: accounting@ihtours.com
Please put the code 'DK5015' in the notes for us to match the payment.
You may also pay by personal cheque made payable to:
International Heritage Tours 7117 Bathurst Street, Suite 200 Thornhill, ON L4J 2J6
Payments:
International Heritage Tours requires a deposit of $400 per person immediately, which is refundable 90 days before departure (August 3, 2025) less $200 administration fee. Less than 90 days before departure the deposit is non-refundable, and the balance are due 60 days before departure (September 3, 2025) which is non-refundable.
CONTACT:
HENRY OZIRNEY
TEL: 204-467-8397
EMAIL: henryoz@mymts.net
TRAVEL INSURANCE PLANS OFFERED BY IHT:
International Heritage Tours
7117 Bathurst Street, Suite 200, Thornhill, ON, L4J 2J6
Tel: 1-877-999-8868
SARA - ext. 391 or email:sara@ihtours.com
All participants must review the Full Terms of Service here https://www.ihtours.com/terms-of-service/. These full terms of service will govern on all matters not specifically mentioned below.
TOUR PRICE: $5,179 - Canadian per person sharing a twin room. Based on a minimum of 20 paying passengers.
If the group is below 20 paying passengers, there will be a supplement of $250 per person to the above rates.
*** If paying by credit card, there will be an additional $160 fee per person. ***
It is agreed that the Travel Fees will include all of the Company’s costs in order to provide the tours, including any tax obligation that may be imposed on the travel services or the Company directly. Company reserves the right to change the Fees in the event of any change to the cost of any travel services or tax imposed on the travel services or Company, including the imposition of any tax or visa expense, currency fluctuation of more than 5% or add-ons requested to the itinerary until the tour is complete.
Included in your tour:
- Departure from Toronto to Tel Aviv on Lot Polish Airlines flying via Warsaw.
- Meeting/assistance at the airport
- Return transfers to/from the airport
- 8 nights at four- or five-star hotels
- Israeli buffet breakfast and dinners daily in the hotels
- Porterage at airport and hotels
- 8 full days of sightseeing as per the program attached
- Air-conditioned transportation
- English speaking licensed tour guide throughout
- All entrance fees to places of interest
- Whispering system (Earphones)
- All hotel taxes and service charges
- Airport taxes and fuel surcharges of Lot Polish Airlines
- Single Supplement of $1,370
- Air from Winnipeg to Toronto
- Comprehensive and Cancellation Insurance
- Tips to Driver, Guide, Restaurant Staff
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF A CANADIAN PASSPORT VALID FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL IN ISRAEL. If you have a passport from another country, it is your responsibility to inquire at the Israeli Consulate if a Visa is required.
Starting from January 1, 2025, tourists, coming to Israel from countries exempt from a visa, will be required to fill out the ETA-IL form before arriving in Israel.
A tourist who will not have a completed form will not be able to check-in and board the flight.
Here is the link for the form: Israel-entry https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/
TO REGISTER
You can register on-line as an option if you go to our website: www.ihtours.com On the home page, click on Protestant Tours and scroll down till you see your tour and click on Register and follow the instructions.
Please send e-transfers to: accounting@ihtours.com
Please put the code 'DK5015' in the notes for us to match the payment.
You may also pay by personal cheque made payable to:
International Heritage Tours 7117 Bathurst Street, Suite 200 Thornhill, ON L4J 2J6
Payments:
International Heritage Tours requires a deposit of $400 per person immediately, which is refundable 90 days before departure (August 3, 2025) less $200 administration fee. Less than 90 days before departure the deposit is non-refundable, and the balance are due 60 days before departure (September 3, 2025) which is non-refundable.
CONTACT:
HENRY OZIRNEY
TEL: 204-467-8397
EMAIL: henryoz@mymts.net
TRAVEL INSURANCE PLANS OFFERED BY IHT:
- All Inclusive and Non-medical
- Contact us for rates.
International Heritage Tours
7117 Bathurst Street, Suite 200, Thornhill, ON, L4J 2J6
Tel: 1-877-999-8868
SARA - ext. 391 or email:sara@ihtours.com
**THE ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY VARY IN THE ORDER YOU VISIT**