Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. Psalm 84:5.
Spring Tour Itinerary
2025: March 24–April 6
| 24–3 | 3–6 |
| Israel | Petra |
Israel
| Day 1: Mon, March 24 | NYC | Airport meet-up and departure from JFK in NYC for Israel. |
| Day 2: Tue, March 25 | Tel Aviv | Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Drive through Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Optional walk to Simon the Tanner’s House, Saint Peter’s Church, if time permits. Check into hotel (Vert Lagoon, Netanya). Dinner and overnight. |
| Day 3: Wed, March 26 | Tiberias | Check out of hotel. Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo-Armageddon, Nazareth Village. Check into hotel (Nof Ginosar, Tiberias). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 4: Thu, March 27 | Tiberias | Sea of Galilee boat ride, Ginosar, Jesus Boat, Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Capernaum, Magdala, Jordan River—Baptism. Light-moderate walking. |
| Day 5: Fri, March 28 Shabbat | Tiberias | Chorazin, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights – Mount Bental, Bethsaida overlook, Shabbat dinner. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 6: Sat, March 29 Shabbat | Jerusalem | SHABBAT – Check out of hotel. Beit She’an, up to Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Shepherd’s Field), Mount Scopus overlook. Check into hotel (Dan Jerusalem). Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 7: Sun, March 30 | Jerusalem | Mount of Olives, Palm Sunday Road, Garden of Gethsemane, Pool of Bethesda (Church of Saint Anne), Fortress of Antonio, Via Dolorosa – Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jewish Quarter. Heavy walking. |
| Day 8: Mon, March 31 | Dead Sea | Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea. Moderate-heavy walking. |
| Day 9: Tue, April 1 | Jerusalem | Shiloh, Gallicantu – house of Caiaphas, Cardo, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem. Heavy walking. Farewell Dinner. |
| Day 10: Wed, April 2 | Jerusalem | Deluxe group will check out of hotel. City of David – Davidson Center, Pool of Siloam, South Wall Archaeological Park, Southern Steps, Western Wall, Mount Zion – Upper Room, Tower of David Museum, Garden Tomb. Heavy walking. Deluxe group will transfer to Ben Gurion Airport after dinner for departure. |
| Day 11: Thu, April 3 | NYC | Deluxe group arrives back at JFK. |
Petra Extension
| Day 11: Thu, April 3 | Eilat | Grand Petra group will check out of hotel. Depart from Jerusalem to Eilat. Ein Gedi Falls, Timnah Park (Tabernacle in the Wilderness model), Eilat Stone Factory. Check into hotel (Dan Neptune in Eilat). Dinner and overnight. Light walking. |
| Day 12: Fri, April 4 Shabbat | Jordan | Cross Aqaba Border into Jordan. Day trip to Petra. Extremely heavy walking (horses, donkeys, camels and club cars available for an extra fee and/or tip). Lunch included, but drinks are extra. Return to hotel in Eilat for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 13: Sat, April 5 Shabbat | Tel Aviv | Free time in Eilat before check out of hotel at 11:00am. Group votes on sites to see returning to Tel Aviv. Light Walking. Dinner in Tel Aviv, then transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure. |
| Day 14: Sun, April 6 | NYC | Grand Petra group arrives back at JFK. |