Hi, friend!
If you’re headed to Israel or merely researching the places you could go, then searching for already-tried itineraries might be on your to-do list.
Trust me, I did the same. It always feel easier to choose locations to visit when they’re already grouped together by proximity, so with that in mind, I wanted to provide this.
After we were referred a tour guide by someone who was unavailable, I emailed the locations on our priority list, and our wonderful tour guide did the rest.
Here is our Christian-based itinerary:
DAY 1
From Tel Aviv
- Ceasaria—King Herod’s dream built on sad
- Muchraka (Carmel Horn)—where Elijah slayed the false prophets
- Meggido (Tel Meggido), or the field of Armageddon!
- Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth
- Mary’s Well, Nazareth
DAY 2
From Nazareth, where we stayed the night
- Wedding Church in Cana
- Jordan River
- Jericho (you will need a local Palestinian guide), the oldest city in the world!
- Mount of Olives to enjoy the view of the city of Jerusalem
- Garden of Gethsemane & Church of All Nations (the church hosts a stone where it was believed that Jesus prayed over before he was arrested
DAY 3
- Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
- Then, walking tour of the old city of Jerusalem!
- Mount Zion, the Jewish quarter, the Via Dolorosa where Jesus carried his cross, the Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper), King David’s Tomb, Western wall, Arab market
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre which holds Golgotha (where the cross was believed to have stood) and where the tomb was supposedly located.
DAY 4
From Jerusalem
- Dead Sea but stopped for a camel ride
- Then continued towards Masada, a desert fort with views of the Dead Sea, passing by Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
- For our last location, we visited freshwater pools and took a short walk towards the Ein Gedi oasis. Located here are the caves where David hid from King Saul. This is an extraordinary experience.
Have you ever been to Israel or are you planning to visit? I’d love to hear all about it!
