Footsteps of Christ
& Dubai

Departure on your way to Israel, the Land of the Bible.

Welcome to Israel. On arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport, our representatives meet and assist you. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv — Israel’s largest modern city, conveniently located close to the Mediterranean Sea and the lively city center. Dinner and overnight rest. Time permitting, stroll the beachfront promenade or explore the artistic neighborhood of Neve Tzedek.

• Airport transfer Ben Gurion to Tel Aviv hotel
• Dinner & overnight Tel Aviv
• 5★ or 4★ hotel accommodations

Morning visit to Old Jaffa — one of the oldest port cities in the world, where cedars arrived to build Solomon’s Temple (2 Chron 2:16). Peter raised Tabitha here (Acts 9:36-43) and stayed at Simon the Tanner’s house. See St. Peter’s Church marking his vision of the Great Sheet (Acts 10:9-16). Drive north to Caesarea Maritima (Acts 10:24-48) — Roman capital of Judea and where Paul defended himself before King Agrippa (Acts 25-26). Stop at Mount Carmel (Muchraka) — Elijah’s challenge to the False Prophets (1 Kings 18:16-24). Continue to Megiddo / Armageddon (Rev 16). Drive the Jezreel Valley to Nazareth; view from Mt. Precipice (Luke 4:29-30); visit the Basilica of Annunciation (time permitting). Drive to Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11), then to the Sea of Galilee, Tiberias.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified Israeli guide & all entrance fees
• Dinner & overnight Sea of Galilee

Special visit to Magdala (Matt 15:39) — home of Mary Magdalene, with the oldest excavated synagogue in Galilee from the time of Jesus’ ministry. Board a wooden boat and sail the Sea of Galilee as the disciples did (Luke 8:22-25). Dock at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar — visit the Ancient Jesus Boat (2,000 years old, discovered 1986). Drive to the beautiful Golan Heights and visit Banias / Caesarea Philippi (Matt 16:13) — “On this rock I will build my Church.” Continue through the Hula Valley and Upper Galilee, returning to Yardenit on the Jordan River (Matt 3:13-17).

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide & all entrance fees
• Special St. Peter Fish Lunch in the Galilee
• Dinner & overnight Sea of Galilee

Visit the Mount of Beatitudes (Matt 5–8) and the Church of the Beatitudes chapel (1939, architect Barluzzi). Tabgha — Church of Multiplication with its 4th-century mosaic floor (Feeding of 5,000 / Primacy of Peter). Capernaum (Matt 4:13) — Jesus’ own town, center of his ministry, where Peter’s mother-in-law was healed (Luke 4:38-40). Drive through the Valley of Beit She’an (Mark 5:20). Continue through the Jordan Valley past Jericho and arrive at the Dead Sea. Check in at Enjoy Dead Sea Hotel; receive in-room spa gift products courtesy of the hotel. Float on the salty waters.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Dead Sea spa gift products (mineral mud & salt pack)
• Certified guide & all entrance fees
• Dinner & overnight Dead Sea

Ascend by cable car to Masada — the 1,500 ft fortress, last stronghold of the Jewish rebellion against Rome. Visit the first-century Synagogue and King Herod’s Bathhouse. Continue to Ein Gedi — where David hid from Saul (1 Sam 23). Visit Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947. Arrive in Jerusalem — panoramic view from Mt. Scopus for prayer.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide & all entrance fees
• Dinner & overnight Jerusalem

Mount of Olives (Acts 1) — view across the Kidron Valley to the Eastern Gate (Ezek 43). Dominus Flevit where “The Lord wept” (Luke 19:41-44). Down Palm Sunday Road to Gethsemane (Mark 14:32) — 2,000-year-old olive trees. The Western Wall and Western Wall Tunnels through the Second Temple era. St. Anne Church and the Pool of Bethesda (John 5). Walk all Stations of the Cross — Via Dolorosa from Station 2 at the Judgment Hall of Pilate to Station 14 inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Matt 27). Afternoon shopping in the colorful bazaars. Shabbat prayer and dinner.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide & all entrance fees
• Shabbat Dinner at your hotel

Mount Zion — the Upper Room (Luke 22), King David’s Tomb, Jewish Quarter. Through the New City past the Knesset to Ein Kerem, birthplace of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80); visit the Church of the Visitation (Luke 1:39-56). Bethlehem — Church of the Nativity (Matt 2:1-5) and Shepherd’s Field (Luke 2:8-20). Afternoon at The Garden Tomb for prayer and the celebration of the Resurrection (1 Cor 15). Farewell dinner at the hotel.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified guide & all entrance fees
• Farewell dinner at your hotel

After breakfast, check out by noon and store luggage at the hotel. Enjoy a free day in Jerusalem — revisit holy sites, Yad Vashem, Davidson Center, Ben Yehuda Street, Mahaneh Yehuda market, Israel Museum, or Shrine of the Book. Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport 4 hours before your flight to UAE.

Welcome to Dubai. On arrival at Dubai International Airport, our representatives meet and assist you. Transfer to your hotel. Enjoy leisure time in Dubai — year-round sunshine, mesmerizing deserts, beautiful beaches, luxurious hotels, and world-class shopping malls.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Transfer Jerusalem → Ben Gurion Airport
• Transfer Dubai Airport → your Dubai hotel

Breakfast. Free morning to explore. In the afternoon, Land Cruisers pick up at 3:00–3:30 pm for an exhilarating journey through the golden dunes of the Emirati desert. Photograph the Arabian sunset as it disappears behind the dunes, then head to a traditional Bedouin camp in the desert. Savor freshly grilled lamb, bonfires, hookah pipes, and authentic Arabic music. After dinner, watch the Belly Dance show. Try sandboarding, camel riding, and Henna tattoos — all included along with water, soft drinks, tea, and coffee. Return to the hotel around 9:30 pm.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Desert Safari: Land Cruiser ride, sandboarding, camel ride
• Dinner at Bedouin camp with belly dance show

Breakfast. Half-day city tour with a licensed guide. Depart to the Deira area and visit the Dubai Museum in the Al Fahidi Fort (oldest building in Dubai, built 1787). Explore the Spice Souk and dazzling Gold Souk, crossing the channel by traditional “Abra” boats. Drive to the Jumeirah neighborhood and photograph the Jumeirah Mosque and the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel. Return via Sheikh Zayed Road with views of the Burj Khalifa (world’s tallest building). Free afternoon.

At night, depart at 7:30 pm for an exquisite Dhow Cruise Dinner — international buffet aboard a traditional wooden dhow, sailing two hours along the illuminated Dubai Creek past the Dubai Creek Golf Club. Return to the hotel around 11:00 pm.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Dubai City Tour with certified UAE guide
• Dhow Cruise Dinner along Dubai Creek

Breakfast. Full-day tour to the Arabian Jewel — Abu Dhabi. Depart Dubai (2-hour drive) passing Jebel Ali Port, the world’s largest man-made harbour. Visit the magnificent Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque — one of the largest mosques in the world, with 82 domes and capacity for 41,000 worshippers. Also visit Sheikh Zayed’s Tomb. Continue to the Al Maqta Bridge and along the Corniche (Abu Dhabi’s famed waterfront). Stop for photos at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Visit Al Batee area and the royal palaces. Explore the Heritage Village — a reconstruction of a traditional oasis settlement. Return to Dubai in the evening.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Certified UAE guide & all entrance fees
• Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Heritage Village & Corniche

Breakfast at your hotel. Check out by 12 noon and leave luggage with the Hotel Concierge. Transfer to Dubai International Airport 4 hours before your departure flight back home or to your next destination.

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Transfer Dubai hotel → Dubai International Airport

If your flight departs in the morning you will arrive home the same day. If it departs at night, you arrive the following day. Welcome home — and start planning your next journey with Israel Tourism Consultants.