There are no shortcuts on this amazing tour to Israel with Pastor Clyde Lewis from Lewis Ministries.  This tour is one of the absolute best dates that you can book a tour.  Pastor Clyde has seen to making sure you are taken care of and you will enjoy all the little extras every step of your trip of a lifetime to Israel.  This tour is perfect for a first timer as you will experience all the sites that everyone wants to see on their first time in Israel.  

You will have opportunity to be baptised in the Jordan River at the Yardenit Baptism Site.  You will float in the Dead Sea, go up in a cable car to Masada, visit the Western Wall, City of David, Garden of Gethsemane, Bethlehem, and the Garden Tomb.  You'll even take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee!!  You will experience a desert Jeep experience along the Dead Sea.  We will visit Ein Gedi where David hid from King Saul and you will see some of those caves still here today!  We will take you on a camel ride at the Genesis Center and you will also visit Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born.  We will visit a beautiful Biblical Garden as well as the Garden Tomb.  We will have time of praise and worship at Succat Hallel.  This is an amazing place for worship and prayer and many believers visit this place from all over the world.  We will visit the Parliament and the Iconic Menorah.

While in Jerusalem, you'll enjoy a Tower of David light show which is unforgettable.  Also, one of the highlights of anyone traveling to Israel will be that you'll enjoy some of the best Israeli cuisine with some of the finest food in the world!  You won't want to miss this tour full of a lifetime of memories.

-Airfare out of Portland will be an additional fee per person.  We have 10 seats out of PDX and 10 out of SFO holding.  The tour is based on the SFO airfare.  Flying out of PDX is higher.

-Tour payments are nonrefundable.  Travel insurance is advised.  See the below info about how to obtain travel insurance quotes by emailing Tabitha@AdoptionAirfare.com.

WELCOME TO ISRAEL!!

Arrival and assistance at Ben Gurion airport. 

Transfer to your coastal hotel which is just a short walk to the Mediterranean Sea. Dinner reception, orientation and rest.  

Welcome greeting and reception upon arrival at your coastal hotel along the Mediterranean Sea in the beautiful coastal city of Netanya.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Netanya

Waking up on the beautiful Mediteranean sea, it will be time to pack up and check out for an amazing day of touring Israel and heading up through Cana to the Galilee.

Our first stop today will be Cesarea Martiima, Cesarea is a town with some amazing history, located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel mentioned in the book of Acts Chapter 10. Nowadays It sits in between the big cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv.

Next we will visit Mt Carmel (Muchraka).
Mt. Carmel was a centre of idol worship, and its outstanding reference in the Bible is as the scene of Elijah's confrontation with the false prophets of Baal (I Kings 18).

Next we will head to Megiddo: Megiddo is an ancient city with future significance. It is located in the middle of the southern Jezreel Valley, in northern Israel. Its prime location gives its inhabitants control over travel from the Mediterranean to the east and a wide scope of the valley below.

Next we will visit the Nazareth Village where you will learn about the childhood of Jesus / Yeshua and his life as a young boy with real life biblical characters to help you understand more of what his life was like as a boy in that region.

Next we will visit the Church of the Annunciation and Mt Precipice where they attempted to throw Jesus over the cliff. At this site, we will see one of the best views of the Jezreel Valley.

After this amazing day of touring, we will drive to the Galilee for Dinner and Overnight at your Galilee Hotel.

Today you are waking up near the Sea of Galilee. Around this Lake the dead were raised, the sick were healed, the poor were comforted, and those oppressed found freedom. The majority of Jesus’ miracles and teachings took place on or around this beautiful lake we call the Sea of Galilee.

We begin by heading over to the Mt of Beatitudes. Situated on a beautiful hilltop overlooking the Sea of Galilee, you are standing at the traditional site of the Lord Jesus’ longest single teaching recorded in the NT starting with., “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… “

We will then head to the Upper Galilee, where we will visit Casarea Philippi and the beautiful Banias Springs, The Banias spring, located at the foothills of Mt. Hermon was the location Jesus chose to ask His disciples, and all who would read His words, “who do you say that I am?”

Next we will visit Capernaum, which was home base for the ministry of Jesus in the Galilee. Then we will take an exciting private boat tour of the Sea of Galilee with a special time of devotion, praise and worship!

Then after our refreshing boat ride, we'll be going to the Magdala encounter Chapel where you will visit the home town of Mary Magdalene and a first century synagogue that Jesus surely would have taught in. This town is a favorite for many of our tourists.

After a full day of touring and worshipping the Lord in the beautiful Galilee, we will head back to our Galilee hotel for dinner and overnight.

This morning we will be heading down into the lower part of the Galilee to the Yardenit Baptism Site where we will be doing baptisms in the Jordan River. Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the Jordan River in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christians from all over the world.

Next we will visit Be'it She'an where King Saul and his three sons were hung on the wall after their tragic deaths at Mount Gilboa.

Then we will travel south through the beautiful Jordan Valley and pass by ancient Jericho on our way to Qsar al Yehud - the real area where Jesus was baptized, and where the children of Israel crossed before the battle of Jericho. 

After our time at Qsar al Yehud, we visit Qumran where one of the greatest archeological discoveries of history was made - The Dead Sea Scrolls. 

Check in for Dinner and overnight at your Dead Sea Hotel and Spa.

Wake up for a morning float on the Dead Sea. There's literally no place on the earth like it!

Then we will visit the amazing and historical site of Masada where we will journey up to the top in a cable car with incredible views of the Dead Sea. Masada was one of 3 fortified fortresses that King Herod built for pleasure purposes and from which to protect his territories. He built Masada in about 24 BC.

Return to your hotel at the Dead Sea Spa for a relaxing day of

leisure or participate in a Desert Jeep Experience.

Dinner and Overnight at the Dead Sea Spa.

Our cups will overflow as we begin our day at Ein Gedi National Park where David hid from King Saul and spent much of His time becoming the sweet Psalmist of Israel. You'll identify with David as you hike where he hiked and even enter the caves he hid in. 

Next we'll go back in time to the book of Genesis at Genesis Land. Genesis Land is situated in the heart of the Judean desert, on the way to the Dead Sea, in the land where the Patriarchs lived. It's a one of a kind place where visitors experience life as it was in biblical times. Visitors to Genesis Land are greeted by Eliezer, Abraham's manservant, and by a train of camels which lead you down to Abraham's tent, where you will experience his legendary hospitality. Fresh Pita making and Shepherding are among the different workshops we offer as well as meals and other activities. At Genesis Land, the stories of the Bible come to life in the very landscape in which they took place.

Then we make our exciting ascent towards Jerusalem, stopping at Bethlehem on the way. We will visit the Church of the Nativity and we'll get to see the actual Shepherd's Field Caves where shepherds “kept watch over their flock." Here, the Gospel of Luke tells us, an angel announced the birth of Jesus!

After our time in Bethlehem we'll drive by the US Embassy and then Check -in to our Jerusalem hotel for Dinner and Overnight.

Our first stop today in Jerusalem will be the Mount of Olives where our Lord ascended, and where He will return! We will follow the Palm Sunday Path that our Master road when He made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem as King riding on a donkey. 

Then we will enter the Garden of Gethsemane and remember our Savior's great anguish as He was pressed and sweat blood in prayer to the Father. 

Next we will visit Dominus Flevit, a building located halfway down the western slope of the Mount of Olives and marks the traditional place where Jesus wept over the future fate of Jerusalem.

After going through the Lion's Gate, we visit St Anne's Church / Pool of Bethesda where a sick man was healed by Jesus.  Bethesda means “House of Mercy” and was known as a place of healing.. According to the Gospel of John, Bethesda was a bathing pool with five porticoes or porches. Remains of part of these porticoes can still be seen today. 

Then we will visit the Ecce Homo Arch and the area of the Antonio Fortress. For centuries this was the traditional place where Pontius Pilate displayed Jesus — beaten, crowned with thorns and clothed in a purple robe — to a hostile Jerusalem crowd with the words: “Behold the man” (“Ecce Homo” in Latin).

Next we will follow the Way of the Cross - This is considered by many to be the painful path that Jesus walked on his way to the cross.

This leads us to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which is the believed place where Christ was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead. The evidence is very strong that this is the true location of Golgotha. 

From here we head to the Western Hill to the area of the Upper Room where Jesus shared the Passover (Last Supper) with His disciples and the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day of Pentecost.

Then we will visit St Peter De Galicantu -According to tradition, the church is the believed site of the House of Caiaphas. On the roof of the church is a rooster on a black cross, a symbol of Peter’s denial of Christ before the cock crowed.

We will finish today's tour by going to the Garden Tomb and then an evening meeting with some local ministries that are having an eternal impact in the Land of Israel.

Dinner and overnight at our Jerusalem hotel.

We begin our day with a visit to the Yad Hashomona Biblical Garden. The garden, covering the northern hillside of the Moshav grounds, was constructed with the vision and purpose of giving visitors a glimpse into the spiritual, physical, and agricultural world of the Jewish people in the land of the Bible. It displays a variety of biblical plants and trees as well as reconstructed facilities from biblical times. The Garden includes an ancient wine press, an olive oil press, a “Mikve” (ritual bath), a burial cave, an agricultural watchtower, a Galilean-type synagogue, and a Bedouin tent.

Next we will visit the place of John the Baptist's birth - Ein Karem. Ein Karem means “Spring of the Vineyard” and has both Jewish and Christian history. Ein Karem is still a tranquil place of trees and vineyards.

From Ein Karem, we will make our way to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum where we will learn about the atrocities that were committed against the Jewish people during the holocaust.  This is a very sobering time and we will be learning a lot about the suffering of the Jewish people.

After that, we will drive-by the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament and the Iconic Menorah and also enjoy seeing the incredible archeological discoveries at the Israel Museuem - including the Dead Sea Scrolls!

Lastly, we will enjoy an evening of Praise & Worship at Succat Hallel, along with a timely and insightful Lecture on Current Affairs in Israel.

Dinner and Overnight at your hotel in Jerusalem.

Today we will visit the historical City of David where all the history of Jerusalem began. We will watch a 3D Movie and visit Hezekiah's Tunnel. Recognized at a premier archeological site worldwide due to the great volume of findings and the advanced excavations’ technology, it all started roughly 130 years ago when a British archeological expedition led by Charles Warren arrived to Jerusalem. In his digging, was discovered the first evidence of the original City of David located just below the rise of the Temple Mount.

Next, we will walk through the Jewish Quarter and visit the Temple Institute. The major focus of the Institute is its efforts towards the beginning of the actual rebuilding of the Holy Temple. Towards this end, the Institute has begun to restore and construct the sacred vessels for the service of the Holy Temple. These vessels can be seen today at the exhibition in Jerusalem's Old City Jewish Quarter. They are made according to the exact specifications of the Bible, and have been constructed from the original source materials, such as gold, copper, silver and wood. These are authentic, accurate vessels, not merely replicas or models. All of these items are fit and ready for use in the service of the Holy Temple. 

Then we walk up the actual same Southern Steps that Yeshua would have walked on to enter the Temple Mount.

We will then head to the Western Wall to spend some time praying for the peace of Jerusalem and walk through the Western Wall Tunnels which take you to the bedrock of the mountain and to the closest place to the Holy of Holies of the Holy Temple.

Farewell Dinner at Naura in Abu Ghosh and head to Ben Gurion airport for your flights home and a lifetime of memories!