“A trip to Israel is worth ten years of Sunday School.” —Zola
Fall Tour Itinerary
2025: October 20–November 2
| 20–30 | 30–2 | (tentative dates) |
| Israel | Petra |
Israel
| Day 1: Mon, October 20 | NYC | Deluxe and Grand Petra airport meet-up and departure (usually from JFK in NYC) for Israel. |
| Day 2: Tue, October 21 | 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 22 | Tiberias | Check out of hotel. Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo-Armageddon, Nazareth Village. Check into hotel (Sofia Hotel, Tiberias). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 4: Thu, October 23 | 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 24 Shabbat | Tiberias | Chorazin, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights – Mount Bental, Bethsaida overlook. Shabbat dinner. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 6: Sat, October 25 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 26 | 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 27 | Dead Sea | Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 9: Tue, October 28 | Jerusalem | Shiloh, Gallicantu – house of Caiaphas, Cardo, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem. Heavy walking. Farewell Dinner. |
| Day 10: Wed, October 29 | 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 30 | JFK | Deluxe group arrives back at JFK. |
Petra Extension
| Day 1: Thu, October 30 | 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 31 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, November 1 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 2 | JFK | Grand Petra group arrives back at JFK. |