Crystal Schmeltz Long Island Churches Trips Israel - Twins Tours Academy - Online Courses

Crystal is sharing about the trip experience in Israel from April 04 - 14, 2022
 
Day 1, Monday-  APRIL 04, 2022– Arrival to Israel: 
Welcome to the Land of Promise
Group flight arrives to Israel – Ben Gurion Airport DL#234 @ 05:35 PM 
Twins Tours guide & driver meet group in airport arrivals hall
Old City Port of Jaffa/ Tel Aviv overview
 
Dinner & 1 Overnight in BY 14 Hotel/ Tel Aviv area.
Day 2, Tuesday-  APRIL 05, 2022 – The Coastal Plain: The Gentile Pentecost
After Breakfast Check out from the Hotel
Travel along Via Maris, the ancient international coastal highway
Caesarea Maritima – Gateway of Rome to the east+ Aqueducts
Mt. Carmel - Elijah vs. Priests of Baal during the reign of King Ahab
Megiddo – the Plain of Armageddon
 
Dinner & 3 Overnights in kibbutz Nof Ginosar at the lakeshore.  
Day 3, Wednesday-  APRIL 06, 2022 – Lower Galilee: The Word Became Flesh 
Early Departure at 07:00
Tel Dan - The tribe of Dan  
Sepphoris- Herod Antipas rebuilt as the ornament of Galilee
Nazareth Village ~14:00– a delightful recreation of a Galilean Jewish village 
Mt Precipice – rejection of Jesus by his hometown.
Tiberias- Overview
Dinner & Overnight in kibbutz Nof Ginosar at the lakeshore.  
Day 4, Thursday- APRIL 07, 2022  – The Sea of Galilee: 
Becoming a Disciple of Jesus
Modest Dress Required
Mt. of Beatitudes – Kingdom of Heaven teaching
Capernaum –the headquarters of Jesus’ public ministry in Galilee 
Primacy of St. Peter, Tabgha - Jesus feeds his disciples 
Boat Ride @ 02:30 PM & Museum – enjoy the landscape sailing 
Baptisms at Yardenit –we will celebrate our baptism 
Migdal –the hometown of Mary Magdalene
Dinner & Overnight in kibbutz Nof Ginosar at the lakeshore
Day 5, Friday-  APRIL 08, 2022– The Jordan Valley: Crossing Over to the Land
After Breakfast Check out from the Hotel
Traveling south along the Rift Valley bypassing the West Bank
Beit She'an- the Decapolis city west of the Jordan River
Qasr el Yahud- Joshua led the Israelite tribes into the Promised Land
Qumran – Explore the archeology of the Jewish “Essene” sect
Dinner & 2 Overnight in the Prima Club SPA SUPPERIOR Hotel/ Dead Sea area.
Day 6, Saturday- APRIL 09, 2022 - Judean Wilderness: The Desert as a refuge 
 
Ein Gedi- the hiding place of King David
Masada- Optional
Free afternoon- to relax at the Hotel facilities
Dead Sea - Enjoy a swim (or rather a float!)
Dinner & Overnight in the Prima Club Hotel/ Dead Sea area.
Day 7, Sunday- APRIL 10, 2022 – The Hill Country of Judea: 
Bethlehem & Jerusalem
After Breakfast Check out from the Hotel
Ascending up to Jerusalem
Genesis Land- @ 09:00 AM- Camel Ride and Hospitality
Israel Museum- Model of Jerusalem & Shrine of the Book
Church of Nativity - the oldest church in the world  
Shepherds Fields- angels announced the birth of Christ 
Dinner & 3 Overnights at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem
Day 8, Monday- APRIL 11, 2022 – Mountains & Valleys of Jerusalem: 
Jesus Triumphal Entry
Modest Dress Required
Mount of Olives- observation panoramic view 
Dominus Flevit- commemorating where Jesus wept
Garden of Gethsemane- with its ancient olive grove, 
City of David @ 11:30- Explore the original City of David 
Jewish Quarter – Tour & Archeology 
Davidson Center –pilgrims ascending to the Temple 
Western Wall – The holiest site in the world for the Jewish faithful
Tunnel Tour- Underground Jerusalem
Dinner & Overnight at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem
Day 9, Tuesday- April 12, 2022 – The Old City: God Establishes his Temple
Modest Dress Required/ Walking Day
Temple Mount- Mt. Moriah, where Abraham almost sacrifices his son 
Pools of Bethesda- where Jesus healed a paralytic (John 5:1-15)
Antonia Fortress (Praetorian)-  Jesus standing before Pontius Pilate
Via Dolorosa- remembering Jesus suffering 
Holy Sepulcher Church – Traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial 
Garden Tomb- @16:00- will have a special time of worship