Join Pastor Brian Hughes on an 11 Days In the footsteps of Jesus from Washington, DC (IAD) September 16 – 26, 2026

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Day 1:  Departure

Depart for your overnight flight to the Holy Land. Meals will be served on board the flight.

Day 2:  Tel-Aviv arrival – Tiberias 

Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. Meet and assist by your Guide. Transfer to your hotel in Tiberias for check-in and dinner. Overnight in Tiberias (D)

Important: You will receive your entry visa for the country on a blue ticket. You are to keep the blue ticket with you throughout the whole trip.

Day 3:  Caesarea Maritima – Mt. Carmel – Megiddo – Cana   

Start our visit to Caesarea Marittima (included), Mount Carmel (included), and Megiddo (included), the place of Biblical Armageddon, stop at Cana of Galilee.  Dinner and overnight in Tiberias (B,L,D)

Day 4:  boat ride, Caesarea Philippi, Sea of Galilee: Mt. of Beatitudes, Church of the Multiplication, Capernaum – Yardenit  

We will start our day with the boat ride (included) on the Sea of Galilee. Visit Caesarea Philippi (included), view the Mount Hermon from the distance, the highest mountain in Israel. Visit Mount of Beatitudes, Church of Multiplications, Capernaum (included). On to Yardenit for renewal of the baptismal vows.  Dinner and overnight in Tiberias (B,L,D)

Day 5:  Magdala – Nazareth – Jordan River baptismal site – Jericho – Jerusalem panoramic view    

Check out of our hotel in Galilee and head south towards Jerusalem. Stop to visit Magdala (included) by the Sea of Galilee. Then proceed to Nazareth and visit Nazareth village (included).  Drive through the Jordan valley, visit the baptismal site on the Jordan River, visit Jericho (Tel Jericho included), Elisha Spring and view Mount Temptation Monastery.  Drive up to the Holy city of Jerusalem and panoramic view over the Jerusalem from Mount Scopus.  Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem (B,L,D)

Day 6:  Jerusalem: City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, the Wailing Wall, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem   

This morning, we will visit City of David (included), see the Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam.  Visit the Wailing Wall.  In the afternoon Israel Museum (included) and Yad Vashem (included).  Sunday night Church service at King of Kings (subject to confirmation) Overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 7:  Jerusalem: Mt. of Olives, Gethsemane Garden, Herodian** – Bethlehem & Shepherd’s Field  

Visit the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane. Visit Herodian** (included, **visit is subject to confirmation due to renovation), Herod’s summer palace and his burial place.  Visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity, Shepherds Field, shop in Bethlehem.  Dinner at Cheers Restaurant (included, subject to confirmation).  Overnight in Bethlehem. (B,L,D)

Day 8:  Masada – Qumran – Dead Sea swim   

Full day tour in the Dead Sea area, we will visit Masada (included), Qumran (included) and swim in the Dead Sea (access to the beach included).  Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B,L,D)

Day 9:  Jerusalem: Temple Mount, Davidson Center, Mt. Zion

Visit the Temple Mount where the Temple of Jerusalem stood. Then we will visit Davidson Centre (included). Mount Zion and the Upper Room. On to David’s Tomb.  Free afternoon for personal reflection.  Dinner and overnight in your hotel in Jerusalem. (B,L,D)

Day 10: Jerusalem: Garden of Gethsemane prayer, Caiaphas’ House, Ecce Homo, Via Dolorosa, the Garden Tomb

Start the day with private prayer at Gethsemane Garden. On to Caiaphas Palace (included), Ecce Homo (included), biblical Gabatha. Follow Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, walk through different quarters of Jerusalem and then the Garden Tomb (donation included). Farewell Dinner with folklore show in a local restaurant in Bethlehem (included).  Overnight in Jerusalem. (B,L,D)

Day 11:  Jerusalem – Tel-Aviv departure  

After breakfast, check out of our hotel and head to the airport for our journey back home. (B)