We leave Friday night at 11:40 for Israel. Our flight is direct from Atlanta to Tel Aviv, and hopefully we'll sleep for most of it! Here is our itinerary, and I hope to have internet access throughout the trip so I can update the blog often. Love, Meagan
March 28 – April 1: Lutheran Guest House – Jerusalem
Address: St. Mark's Road, Jerusalem 91140
Phone: 00972-2-6266888
SOME OF THE SITES WE’LL VISIT IN JERUSALEM
Western Wall
Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock – Where King Solomon built the first Temple. Now under a gold dome, it’s a mosque, where we wont be able to enter, but will be able to walk around. The rock is where tradition says Abraham bound and almost sacrificed his son Isaac.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre – place believed to be where Jesus was crucified
Via Dolorosa – the Way of the Cross
Mount Zion- Tomb of David
Mount Zion - Room of the Last Supper
Mount of Olives
Garden of Gethsemane
Holocaust Museum
Hezekiah’s Tunnel – 2700 year old tunnel that once supplied water to the city – you can actually wade through it
Possibly visit Bethlehem
Our last morning in Jerusalem we’ll rent a car for the rest of the trip to head to Masada, Haifa, and Jaffa/Tel Aviv and places in between..
April 1 – Masada Guest House
Address: Masada, D.N. Yam Hamelah
Phone: 08-9953222
WHAT WE’LL BE UP TO on APRIL 1-2
Ein Gedi National Park – lush landscape and waterfalls, hiking, and ancient ruins
Dead Sea – Ein Gedi Spa – Dead sea mud baths, access to beach
We’ll cable car or hike up to Masada at sunrise – famous as one of the opulent desert escape palaces of King Herod. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built in the first century BC.
On the way to Haifa - We’ll drive to the Sea of Galilee/Capernaum and see where Jesus told the fishermen “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men”.
April 2 – Port Inn Guest House – Haifa
Address: 34 Jaffa (Yafo) Road, 33261 Haifa, Israel
Phone: 972-4-852-4401
HAIFA – On the Mediterranean, Haifa is Israel’s largest port city and third-largest city. “Haifa is a city of fairly steep slopes, which reward the visitor not only with sites to see amid pine trees and blossoming foliage, but vistas of the Mediterranean at every turn” (description from Fodor’s)
April 3-5 – Ruth Daniel Guest House – Jaffa/Tel Aviv
Address: 47 Jerusalem Blvd. corner Ben-Zvi St. Jaffa
Phone: 03-6827700
April 3 – before we head to Jaffa – we may visit the very beautiful port city of Caesarea. If we go there we’ll visit the Herodian amphitheater – 2000 year old amphitheater where spectators watched horse and chariot races.
Jaffa is one of the oldest ports in the world, perhaps the oldest. The Bible mentions Jaffa in connection with a number of significant events: the cedars used in the construction of the Temple passed through Jaffa on their way to Jerusalem; the prophet Jonah set off from Jaffa before being swallowed by a whale; and St. Pete raised Tabitha from the dead here.
Tel Aviv is supposed to have beautiful beaches, where we’ll also spend some down time!
March 28 – April 1: Lutheran Guest House – Jerusalem
Address: St. Mark's Road, Jerusalem 91140
Phone: 00972-2-6266888
SOME OF THE SITES WE’LL VISIT IN JERUSALEM
Western Wall
Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock – Where King Solomon built the first Temple. Now under a gold dome, it’s a mosque, where we wont be able to enter, but will be able to walk around. The rock is where tradition says Abraham bound and almost sacrificed his son Isaac.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre – place believed to be where Jesus was crucified
Via Dolorosa – the Way of the Cross
Mount Zion- Tomb of David
Mount Zion - Room of the Last Supper
Mount of Olives
Garden of Gethsemane
Holocaust Museum
Hezekiah’s Tunnel – 2700 year old tunnel that once supplied water to the city – you can actually wade through it
Possibly visit Bethlehem
Our last morning in Jerusalem we’ll rent a car for the rest of the trip to head to Masada, Haifa, and Jaffa/Tel Aviv and places in between..
April 1 – Masada Guest House
Address: Masada, D.N. Yam Hamelah
Phone: 08-9953222
WHAT WE’LL BE UP TO on APRIL 1-2
Ein Gedi National Park – lush landscape and waterfalls, hiking, and ancient ruins
Dead Sea – Ein Gedi Spa – Dead sea mud baths, access to beach
We’ll cable car or hike up to Masada at sunrise – famous as one of the opulent desert escape palaces of King Herod. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built in the first century BC.
On the way to Haifa - We’ll drive to the Sea of Galilee/Capernaum and see where Jesus told the fishermen “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men”.
April 2 – Port Inn Guest House – Haifa
Address: 34 Jaffa (Yafo) Road, 33261 Haifa, Israel
Phone: 972-4-852-4401
HAIFA – On the Mediterranean, Haifa is Israel’s largest port city and third-largest city. “Haifa is a city of fairly steep slopes, which reward the visitor not only with sites to see amid pine trees and blossoming foliage, but vistas of the Mediterranean at every turn” (description from Fodor’s)
April 3-5 – Ruth Daniel Guest House – Jaffa/Tel Aviv
Address: 47 Jerusalem Blvd. corner Ben-Zvi St. Jaffa
Phone: 03-6827700
April 3 – before we head to Jaffa – we may visit the very beautiful port city of Caesarea. If we go there we’ll visit the Herodian amphitheater – 2000 year old amphitheater where spectators watched horse and chariot races.
Jaffa is one of the oldest ports in the world, perhaps the oldest. The Bible mentions Jaffa in connection with a number of significant events: the cedars used in the construction of the Temple passed through Jaffa on their way to Jerusalem; the prophet Jonah set off from Jaffa before being swallowed by a whale; and St. Pete raised Tabitha from the dead here.
Tel Aviv is supposed to have beautiful beaches, where we’ll also spend some down time!
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