“A trip to Israel is worth ten years of Sunday School.” —Zola
Fall Tour Itinerary
2026: October 13–November 1
| 13–20 | 19–29 | 29–1 | (tentative dates) |
| Greece | Israel | Petra |
Greece Extension
| Day 1: Tue, October 13 | NYC | Grand Athens and Ultra Grand airport meet-up and departure (usually from JFK in NYC) for Greece. |
| Day 2: Wed, October 14 | Athens | Arrive in Athens and have a short orientation drive through tour and lunch before hotel check-in (Athens Marriott Hotel). |
| Day 3: Thu, October 15 | Athens | Athens, the Acropolis and the Agora. Lunch in Athens. |
| Day 4: Fri, October 16 Shabbat | Cruise | Check out of hotel. Included in this packet are our five shore excursions. Timing of each excursion will be announced on board. Embark the cruise ship and set sail for the Greek Island of Mykonos. |
| Day 5: Sat, October 17 Shabbat | Cruise | Kusadasi (Turkey), Ephesus, Patmos |
| Day 6: Sun, October 18 | Cruise | Crete, Santorini |
| Day 7: Mon, October 19 | Athens | Ship arrives back at Athens. Corinth and Kechries. Lunch in Corinth. Check in to hotel (Athens Marriott Hotel). |
| Day 8: Tue, October 20 | Tel Aviv | Check out of hotel. Head to the airport for the flight to Tel Aviv. |
Israel
| Day 1: Mon, October 19 | NYC | Deluxe and Grand Petra airport meet-up and departure (usually from JFK in NYC) for Israel. |
| Day 2: Tue, October 20 | Tel Aviv | Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Drive through Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Check into hotel (Vert Lagoon, Netanya). Dinner and overnight stay. |
| Day 3: Wed, October 21 | Tiberias | Check out of hotel. Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo-Armageddon, Nazareth Village. Check into hotel (Nof Ginosar Hotel, Tiberias). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 4: Thu, October 22 | Tiberias | Sea of Galilee boat ride, Ginosar, Jesus Boat, Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Capernaum, Magdala, Jordan River – baptism. Light-moderate walking. |
| Day 5: Fri, October 23 Shabbat | Tiberias | Chorazin, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights – Mount Bental, Bethsaida overlook. Shabbat dinner. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 6: Sat, October 24 Shabbat | Jerusalem | Check out of hotel. SHABBAT – Beit She’an, up to Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Shepherd’s Field), Mount Scopus overlook. Check into hotel (Dan Jerusalem). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 7: Sun, October 25 | Jerusalem | Mount of Olives, Palm Sunday Road, Garden of Gethsemane, Pool of Bethesda (Church of Saint Anne), Antonio Fortress, Via Dolorosa – Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jewish Quarter. Heavy walking. |
| Day 8: Mon, October 26 | Dead Sea | Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 9: Tue, October 27 | Jerusalem | Shiloh, Gallicantu – house of Caiaphas, Cardo, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem. Heavy walking. Farewell Dinner. |
| Day 10: Wed, October 28 | Jerusalem | Deluxe group checks out of hotel. City of David – Davidson Center, Pool of Siloam, South Wall Archaeological Park, Southern Steps, Western Wall, Mount Zion – Upper Room, Garden Tomb. Heavy walking. Deluxe group departs at 7:15pm after dinner. |
| Day 11: Thu, October 29 | JFK | Deluxe group arrives back at JFK. |
Petra Extension
| Day 1: Thu, October 29 | Eilat | Grand Petra group checks out of hotel. Depart from Jerusalem to Eilat. Ein Gedi Falls, Timnah Park (Tabernacle in the Wilderness model), Eilat Stone Factory. Check into hotel (Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Eilat). Light walking. |
| Day 2: Fri, October 30 Shabbat | Jordan | Cross Aqaba Border into Jordan. Day trip to Petra. Extremely heavy walking. (Horses, donkeys, camels, and club cars are available for an extra fee and/or tip.) Lunch included, but drinks are extra. Return to Eilat for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 3: Sat, October 31 Shabbat | Tel Aviv | Check out of hotel at 11:00am. Free time in Eilat until check-out. Group votes on sites to see returning to Tel Aviv. Light walking. Dinner in Tel Aviv. Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure. |
| Day 4: Sun, November 1 | JFK | Grand Petra group arrives back at JFK. |