Depart USA for Amman, Jordan.

Arrive in Amman, Jordan where you will be met at the airport for transfer to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea.

Travel down the King’s Highway to the incredible city of Petra for a full day of sightseeing. You will see the Treasury, a first-century 7,000 seat theatre, the Palace Tomb in Roman style, a monastery, and more. In the distance, you will see Mount Aaron which is said to be the burial place of Moses’ brother, Aaron. After dinner, walk to the beach and float in the healing, mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea. Lunch provided.

This morning you will depart your hotel and will drive across the border into Israel. Marvel at Masada, the desert fortress built by Herod the Great, was used as a stronghold by Jewish zealots who committed suicide rather than surrender to the Romans. Stop at En Gedi, the desert oasis where David found refuge from Saul. Visit Beit She’an, the leading city in the Decapolis and place where the Philistines hung the bodies of King Saul and his sons on the city walls. Proceed to your Kibbutz in Galilee for dinner and overnight. Lunch provided.

Begin with a morning boat ride on the calm surface of the Sea of Galilee. Continue to Upper Galilee to the sources of the Jordan River at Caesarea Philippi and Tel Dan. Hike to the Lookout Post that was used by the Israel Defense Forces until the Six-Day War in 1967. View the abandoned Syrian military outpost and the Lebanese village of el-Khayam. Visit the Valley of Tears, the site of a major tank battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Enjoy an evening worship service. Return to your Kibbutz in Galilee for dinner and overnight. Lunch provided.

Step into history as you enter the Old City of Jerusalem. Stroll through the colorful bazaars, charming neighborhoods, and narrow streets as you make your way to the temple area, where Solomon's Temple was built on Mount Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock enclosing the Rock of Sacrifice, the Mosque of Al Aksa, and the Pinnacle of the Temple. Enjoy lunch on your own in the old city and take some time to shop for souvenirs, jewelry, and ancient coins. In the afternoon, visit the Church of Saint Anne, the Pool of Bethesda, the Lithostrotos, Pilate's Judgment Hall, and Antonia Fortress. Walk the Via Dolorosa leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. After dinner, visit the Western Wall (the Wailing Wall) and the Southern Steps. Go beneath the old city to visit the Western Wall Tunnels and see remnants from the days of the Second Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Get a bird’s-eye view of the ancient city of Jerusalem from atop the Old City walls via the Ramparts Walk. Continue to Mount Zion for a visit to the Upper Room of the Last Supper as well as the Tomb of King David and the House of Caiaphas. Experience the Garden Tomb and Gordon's Calvary, the site where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected. In the afternoon, walk below the City of David through Hezekiah's Tunnel, which connects the Gihon Spring with the Pool of Siloam. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Transfer to Tel Aviv Airport for your return flight home with luggage packed with keepsakes and your heart full of memories!