A Nazarene Tours representative will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in Netanya for dinner and overnight.

Begin at Moshav Geulim, a cooperative farm in the Biblical Plain of Sharon, to pick strawberries and learn the secrets of raising these luscious fruits. You can take your fruit with you, or donate it through a charitable organization, Leket, to needy families. Next to Orchid Park at Kibbutz Bakhan, where an enchanting tropical rain forest has been created, to learn about the thousands of orchids growing there from around the world. Then the first of many Biblical highlights: a visit to Caesarea, where Peter converted the first gentiles and Paul was imprisoned and set sail for Rome. Visit the Roman Theater and amphitheater overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, and an aqueduct that brought spring water to the city. Drive through the foothills of Mount Carmel, where Elijah brought down fire from heaven, and continue to your kibbutz hotel, near the Sea of Galilee, for overnight.

An immersion in the main sites of Jesus’ public ministry, beginning with a visit to the 2,000-year-old Jesus Boat. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, for a memorable view of the lake, and enjoy a walk through banana groves and other plantations down to the Cove of the Sower and its Gospel sites: the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes; Peter’s Primacy, the miraculous catch of fish; and Capernaum. Travel around the Sea of Galilee to Kursi, where a beautifully restored ancient church marks the site where Jesus cast demons into a herd of pigs. End at the Pilgrim’s Baptismal

Site on the banks of the Jordan River. Return to hotel for overnight.

Drive through the Galilee’s rolling hills and scenery little changed since Jesus’ time to Sakhnin, the olive capital of Galilee. Visit a traditional olive press (during the olive season in October, the press is operational) and ancient olive grove. Then, on to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation and Mary’s Well. Afterward, drive through the flourishing Jezreel Valley, Israel’s breadbasket and past towering Mount Tabor, where Deborah and Barak gathered their armies and the Transfiguration of Jesus took place. Visit the “Silk and Honey” farm at Moshav Shadmot Devorah to learn about the ways local bees are coaxed to produce their honey. Return to the Sea of Galilee for overnight

A tour of Kibbutz Sha’ar HaGolan to learn about life on a traditional kibbutz, one of the few that remains true to its original collective principles. Tour the banana groves, the automated dairy, the cowshed and the avocado grove and visit the fascinating Museum of Prehistory with its world-famous finds. Continue by exploring the Bible-rich site of Beit Shean, from whose walls the Philistines hung the bodies of Saul and his sons, and one of the Decapolis cities whose people saw the miracles of Jesus. Proceed to Kibbutz Maoz Haim to visit its fisheries and date plantation, and a spectacular view of the Jordan River and the peaceful border with Jordan. Continue down the Jordan Valley to view Jericho, the oldest city in the world and one conquered by Joshua’s army. Overnight in Jerusalem.

A morning devoted to the sacred highlights of the holy city of Jerusalem. Begin with a breathtaking panorama from the Mount of Olives. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane, and continue with a walking tour of the Old City, entering through Lion’s Gate and visiting the Pools of Bethesda and the Via Dolorosa, with the Stations of the Cross, to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. In the afternoon, visit the bustling Mahaneh Yehuda fruit and vegetable market. Overnight in Jerusalem.

A day spent at the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea, for a cable car ascent to Masada, the fortress of Herod where Jewish rebels made their famous last stand against the Romans 2,000 years ago. A return to the agricultural theme with a visit to Moshav Ein Tamar for a tour of the unique salt-flat fields and plantations, irrigated successfully with brackish water from the Dead Sea. Overnight at a Dead Sea resort hotel.

Ascent to the Negev highlands for a visit to the ancient city of Beersheva, where Abraham planted a tamarisk tree and dug a well, with its ancient streets and water system. A stop for a panoramic view of the desert where God saved the lives of Hagar and Ishmael before continuing to Kibbutz Nir Oz for a tour of their eco-gardens. There hi-tech research and development has resulted in environmentally friendly, water-saving ways of making the desert bloom.

Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for departure. A Nazarene Tours representative will assist with the formalities