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The Biblical Land of Israel calls to the faithful from the world over as it has for centuries to follow in Jesus’ actual footsteps. Experience the very landscape where Jesus lived and worked his ministry and gain a privileged insight into the life of the child of Nazareth, the healer of Galilee, Our Lord and Saviour in Jerusalem.

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Road to Jerusalem

Sea of Galilee • Baptism Site • Nazareth • Cana • Mt Tabor • Mt Carmel at Muhraqa • Megiddo • Caesarea Maritima • Jerusalem • Bethlehem • Masada • Dead Sea • Jericho • Optional Wonders of Petra Extension

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$5190Ex Australia

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PlusOptional:WondersofPetra–2NightExtension

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DAY1:MONDAY-DEPARTFORJORDAN

DAY2:TUESDAY–ARRIVEAMMANTOTHESEAOFGALILEE

ArrivetodayintoJordan’scapitalAmman.Travelwestbycoach,crossingovertheborderintotheHolyLandofIsrael,affectionatelyknownbyChristiansasthelandofthefifthGospel.JourneynorththroughtheJordanvalley,finallyarrivingatourhotelinTiberiasontheshoresofLakeGalilee…“GotoGalileeandyouwillfindhimthere”(Mt28:7).

SeaofGalileeovernight(D)

DAILYSNAPSHOT

• TravelthroughtheJordanvalley

• FirstglimpsesofGalilee

Rest&ReflectEnjoytheprivilegeofathree-nightstayinyourlovelyhoteloverlookingtheshoresofLakeGalilee.

DAY3:WEDNESDAY–SEAOFGALILEE

Theme:ThePublicMinistryofJesus

AriseandsetoutonaspectaculardayofpilgrimagebeginningwiththeJordanRiverBaptismalSite(Yardenit)wherecongregantsarepresentedwiththeonceinalifetimeopportunitytoberebaptisedinthesameriverasJesus.

FromherewetraveltoCapernaum,theoncefishingvillageofthefirstapostlesPeter,Andrew,James&JohnwhichalsobecamethehometownofJesusandthesceneofmanyofhismiracles.ContinueontoNofGinosarKibbutz,withinwhichispreservedthe1stcentury‘Jesusboat’painstakinglyraisedandrestoredfromthemuddylakebedin1986.

SetofffromhereonatraditionalsailingvesselforaspectacularFootprintshighlight–aPrivateboatrideinthecentreofLakeGalileeforyouandyourcongregation.HerewewilltakesometimetofloatinquiettranquillityandreflectuponthemiraclesofJesuscalmingthestormandappearingtotheapostleswalkingonthisverywater.ContinuebacktotheshoretoenjoyatraditionalPeter’sfish’lunchtocommemorateourGalileeexperience.WethencometoTabgha,siteofthemultiplicationoftheloavesandfishes(Mt14:20)situatedbytheLakeGalilee.BeneaththealtarofthechurchistherockbelievedtobewhereJesusplacedtheloavesandfishbeforeblessingthem.

NearbyweshareagroupprayertimeattheChurchofthePrimacyofPeterdownbytheshoresofthelake.HereJesuschallengedPeterandeachoneofus‘Doyoureallyloveme,feedmysheep’.

JourneynortharoundthelaketoremembertheGalileancitiesofBethsaidaandKorazimcursedbyJesus.ThesetwocitiesalongwithCapernaumbecameknownasthe‘evangelicaltriangle’becausemostofJesus’teachingsand

DAILYSNAPSHOT

• Baptismsite• Capernaum• 1stcenturyJesusBoat• Privateboatride• PetersFishlunch• TabghaDevotionalSettingJordanRiverBaptismSite

FootprintsHighlightItwillbehardtodescribethefeelingoffloatingtogetheroutinthecentreofLakeGalileewithenginescutandnothingbutthesoundsofthewindandwaterlappingagainsttheboat.TheGospelswillneverbethesameaswerecallthestoriesofJesusandhisdisciplesinthisunchangedlandscape.

FeatureMealSailacrossLakeGalileebeforeexperiencingadeliciousPeter’sFish’mealfreshlycaughtandpreparedforourenjoyment.

Rest&ReflectWetaketheopportunityatTabghatowanderdownthepathtothelakeside

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miraclesoccurredthere.InKorazimwewillenterthe3rdcenturysynagogueconstructedoflocalblackbasaltstone.

SeaofGalileeovernight(BLD)

DAY4:THURSDAY-NAZARETH/MTTABOR/CANATheme:TheFormativeYearsofJesus

WebeginourdaynorthtotheMountofBeatitudesforagroupdevotionandprayeraswetaketimeinthisspecialplacetoponderJesus’messageofwholeness–theSermonontheMount(Mt5:1–12).Surroundedbygardensoverlookingthenorth-westernshoreofLakeGalilee,theeightsidesoftheChurchrepresenttheeightbeatitudesgivenbyJesus.

JourneyouttoNazareth,thetownofJesus’childhood.InNazarethtownship,enterinsidetheBasilicaoftheAnnunciationwhereatraditionalcavebecomesthefocalpointasweponderMary’sresponse“Letitbedonetomeaccordingtothyword”(Luke1:38).ContinueonwardtoatraditionalJewishsynagogue(SynagogueChurch)similartothatinwhichJesusandhisfamilywouldhaveworshipped.

WethencometonearbyNazarethVillage,anauthenticnon-profitre-creationofthevillagelifeofNazarethasinthedaysofJesus.Herewewilltakeaparable-richwalkbackintimealongthepathwhichbringstolifetheenvironmentandatmospherewhichshapedJesus’earlyyearsandministry.CompleteourmemorablevisitwithafascinatingFirst-Centurymealinastone-diningareatypicalofthedaysofChrist.TravelontothevillageofCanathisafternoonwhereJesus,attherequestofHisMother,performedhisfirstmiracletransformingthewaterintowineattheweddingfeast(Jn2:1-11).Here,marriedcouplesmaytaketheopportunitytorenewtheirweddingvows,andsingleandwidowedpilgrimswillreceiveaspecialblessing.

FinallywearetransferredbycoachtothefootofMtTaborbeforeascendingbytaxisupthenarrowwindingroadleadingtothemajesticsummit.HereJesusdivinityisshoneforthintheTransfiguration(Mt17:1-2).

SeaofGalileeovernight(BLD)

DAY5:FRIDAY-VIAMEGIDDOTOJERUSALEM

Theme:TheWordProclaimed

DepartingLakeGalilee,wejourneywestbycoachtoMountCarmelatMuhraqaoverlookingthebeautifulJezreelValley.ItwasherethatElijahwenttothetopofCarmelafterconfrontingthepriestsofBaalinacontestoffaithbetweenhisGodandtheirs.

altartoenjoysomequiettimetoprayandreflectuponJesus’wordstoeachofus:‘Yougivethemsomethingtoeat!’(Mt14:16).

DAILYSNAPSHOT

• MtBeatitudes• BasilicaofAnnunciation• NazarethSynagogue• NazarethVillage• Firstcenturymeal• CanaWeddingVows• MtTabor

DevotionalSettingMtofBeatitudesoutdoorGardenAltar.

FeatureMealTasteandseethetraditionalfoodsandsettingofJesus’dayasweeatadeliciouslunchwithsoup,salad,freshherbsandsavouryflatbreadstypicaloftheLastSupper.

FootprintsHighlightGatherinCanatoblessthesanctityofmarriageinthe1stcenturycryptunderthealtaroftheChurchoftheWeddingFeast.

DAILYSNAPSHOT

• MtCarmelatMuhraqa• Megiddophotoopportunity

• CaesareaMaritima• WesternWall

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ContinueontoMegiddo,thegreatBiblicallocationofmanydecisivebattlesinancienttimesandtheactualsiteofArmageddon(Rev16:16).TravelsouthtothecrusaderportofCaesareaMaritima,builtbyHerodtheGreat.ThecenturionCorneliuswasbaptizedherebyPeter,becomingthefirstgentileconverttoChristianity(Acts10).AlsoseetheharbourfromwhichPaulwastakentoRome.

FinallywejourneyonanduptoJerusalem–theCityofourGod.Uponarrival,attheeveoftheJewishSabbath,wewillenterthegatesoftheOldCitytowitnesstheOrthodoxJewschantingtheirprayersattheWesternWall(alsoknownastheWailingWall).Jerusalemovernight(BD)DAY6:SATURDAY-BETHLEHEM&SURROUNDS

Theme:TheBirthofJesus

WetraveloutthismorningtoBethlehem,theCityofDavidandthebirthplaceofOurLordandSaviourJesusChrist.FirstvisitShepherd'sFieldwhereweprayinalocalcavetocommemoratetheappearanceoftheangelstotheshepherdsonthatfirstChristmasnight(Lk2:8–16).

InBethlehemwevisittheChurchoftheNativity,theoldestcompletechurchintheChristianworld(6thcentury)andbirthplaceofJesus.BowlowandenterthegrottothroughtheDoorofHumilityaswedescendtotheMangerwhereasilverstarinthefloormarkstheactualspotwhereJesuswasborn.WecometoJerome’sCavewherein386ADthesaintspent30yearstranslatingthescripturesfromHebrewintoGreekandLatinproducingthefirstvernacularversionoftheBible!

ReturningtoJerusalem,weproceedtotheIsraelMuseumforalunchbreak.ContinuethenonafascinatingoutdoororientationviewingoftheSecondTempleScaleModelofJerusalemasitwasinthetimeofJesus.IntheadjacentShrineoftheBookMuseumweviewtheDeadSeaScrollswithourowneyes.

WeproceeduptotheMtofOlivestovisitthe‘PaterNoster’ChurchwhereJesustaughtHisdisciplestheLord’sPrayer(Mt6:7–15).Enjoyapanoramicviewandphotographicopportunityoverthecity.WalkdownthePalmSundayRoadtotheDominusFlevitChurch-thesitewhereJesusweptoverJerusalem(Lk19:41–44).

WethencomedowntotheGardenofGethsemane,wherewewillentertheChurchoftheAgonycontainingtherockuponwhichJesusissaidtohaveprayedbeforehisarrest.Preparethenforamemorablehighlightaswemovetotheprivategardenforasecludedtimeofprayerandgroupdevotionstime.

Jerusalemovernight(BD)

DevotionalSettingMtCarmel–overlookingtheJezreelvalley

FootprintsHighlightExploretheamazingsiteofCaesareaMaritima,situatedbesidethedazzlingMediterraneanSea.

DAILYSNAPSHOT• ShepherdsField• ChurchoftheNativity• Jerome’sCave• IsraelMuseum• DeadSeaScrolls• OldCitySecondTempleModel

• OutlookoverJerusalem• HosannaWalk• DominusFlevitChurch• GardenofGethsemane

FootprintsHighlightBowlowandenterthecryptoftheNativitybeforekneelingdowntoseethesilverstarcelebratedastheactualbirthspotofJesus.Rest&ReflectEnterinGethsemanethroughtheprivategatesofasecludedgardensurroundedbyancientolivetreesforanevertobeforgottentimeofprayerandreflectionwithGod.

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DAY7:SUNDAY–JERUSALEM

Theme:ThePassion,Death&ResurrectionofJesusEntertheOldCityofJerusalemtocommenceourPassionWalk,beginningfromtheAntoniaFortresswhereJesuswascondemnedtodeath.SeetheLithostrotos(pavement)intheEcceHomoconventandtheFlagellationandCondemnationChapelswhichsovividlycommemoratethelasthoursofJesus’lifeasweprayandfollowinJesus’footstepsalongtheactualViaDolorosatoculminateattheChurchoftheHolySepulchre.WethencometoMtZion,describedbythepsalmistas‘holymountain,beautifulinelevation,thejoyofalltheearth’(Ps48),whereweentertheUpperroomtoreflectupontheoutpouringoftheHolyspiritonthedayofPentecost.AftertimeheretositandpraywewillcontinuetotheTombofDavid.LeavingMtZion,wethentaketheroadtoEmmaus(AbuGosh)wheretheDisciplesrecognisedtherisenJesusatthebreakingofbreadandexclaimed“Didnotourheartsburnwithinusashespoketousontheroad?”(Lk24:13-35).

Jerusalemovernight(BD)

DAY8:MONDAY-MASADA/JERICHO

Theme:DesertLandscapes

WetravelalongtheJerichoRoadtodayasweremembertheparableoftheGoodSamaritanandjourneythroughdeserthillsanddryrockylandscape.SoonourcoachwillpausetoviewthesiteofQumranwheretheDeadSeaScrollswerediscoveredin1947byaBedouinshepherdboy.WejourneysouthalongtheDeadSeatothehistoricalMasadawhere,onarrival,wewillembarkonthecablecarofferingspectacularscenerytothesummit.HerewewillenjoyaguidedtourofHerod’sfortressandtheZealot’slaststand.TheviewacrosstheDeadSea450metresbelowisbreathtaking.TimepermittingafterourdescenttodaywewillhavetheopportunitytofloatinthesaltywatersoftheDeadSea,saidtohavehealingqualities.ContinueontoJerichothe‘CityofPalms’andsaidtobetheoldestinhabitedcityintheworlddatingbacktothefirsthunter-gatherersaround9000BC.

BeforedepartingJerichowestopatthefamousSycamoretreetocommemoratethestoryofthetaxcollectorZacchaeuswhoclimbedthetreetoseeJesus,onlytobesingledoutabovethecrowds.(Lk19:1-10).

AcrossthevalleyweviewtheMtofTemptation,whereChristwastemptedbythedevilduringhis40daysfast.

TravellingwestthroughthedryrockylandscapeoftheJudeanDesertthereareenoughstonestoillustrateSatan’swords“IfyouarethesonofGod,tellthesestonestoturnintoloaves”(Mt4:3).Werecommendsomequiet

DAILYSNAPSHOT

• PassionWalk• ViaDolorosa• HolySepulchre• TombofJesus• AltarofCalvary• MtZion• UpperRoom• KingDavid’stomb• RoadtoEmmaus

FootprintsHighlightPerhapsthegreatesthighpointfortheChristianpilgrimasweariseatdawnandsharethecarryingofalargewoodenCrossalongpartsoftheViaDolorosabeforekneelingtoprayandtouchtherockofGolgothawithourbarehands.

DevotionalSettingTheCenacleRoomoftheLastSupper

DAILYSNAPSHOT• Masada• DeadSea• Jericho• MtofTemptation• SycamoreTreeofZacchaeus

• JudeanDesert• StGeorgesMonastery

FootprintsHighlightStandinawetoviewthe5thcenturycliffhangingMonasteryofStGeorgedramaticallyperchedinadesertcanyon.

Rest&ReflectAbsorbthesurrealdesertlandscapeoftheJerichoRoadaswecontemplatethestoryoftheGoodSamaritanandbechallengedinturnbythequestion‘whoismyneighbour’?

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reflectiontimebeforethejourneyuptothespectacularlookoutasweviewtheStGeorge’sMonastery-acliffhanging5thcenturycomplexcarvedintoasheerrockwallandstilloccupiedtoday.

Wereturntoourhotelintimefordinner.

Jerusalemovernight(BD)

DAY9:TUESDAY-JERUSALEM

Theme:TheResurrectionofJesus

WebeginthismemorabledayattheGardentombforagroupcommunionservicetocelebratetheResurrectionofourLordJesus.Groupsarethenencouragedtogivetheircongregationprayerandreflectiontime.

WethenproceedtoHezekiah’sTunnelalsoknownasSiloamTunnel,a533metrelongtunnelbuiltbythe13thKingofJudah,KingHezekiahin701BC.ViewthenthePoolofSiloam,whereJesustoldtheblindmantogowashthemudfromhiseyes.

WethencometothevicinityoftheTempleMountbeforeviewingtheDomeoftheRockandtheElAqsaMosque.

Enjoysomefreetimethisafternoontorest,prayorexploretheOldCityatyourownpace.Alternatively,travellersareencouragedtoconsiderasoberingvisittotheYadVashem(HolocaustHistoryMuseum).

ForourfinalnighttogetherwewillenjoyafinalCelebrationDinnerinamemorablerestaurant.

Jerusalemovernight(BD)

DAILYSNAPSHOT

• GardenTomb• Hezekiah’stunnel• PoolofSiloam• TempleMount• DomeoftheRock• ElAqsaMosque• YadVashemoption• GalaFarewellDinner

DevotionalSettingGardenTomb(Communionservice)

FeatureMealAbefittingcrescendotoourtimetogether,wecometothestunningRooftopRestaurantoftheNotreDameCentreforourdeliciousfinalcelebrationmealwiththemostspectacularviewsacrosstheJerusalemskyline.

DAY10:WEDNESDAY-DEPARTTHEHOLYLAND(ORCONTINUEFORWONDERSOFPETRAEXTENSION)

WefarewellJerusalemthismorningaswearetakeneastbycoachbackintoJordanandontoAmmanairportforourhomeboundorongoingflightconnections.(B)

DAY11:THURSDAY–ARRIVEAUSTRALIA

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WondersofPetra

2NightOptionalExtension

DAY10:WEDNESDAY-JERUSALEMTOPETRATheme:TheDeath&ResurrectionofJesus

AfterourtimeattheChapeloftheAscension,wewillcrosstheborderbackintoJordan.OurjourneythentakesussouthalongtheKing’sHighwaytotheancient trading city of Petra known as the ‘Red Rose City’. Here we arepositionedinthebiblicallandofEdomwhereourgroupwillrestovernight.Petraovernight(BD) DAY11:THURSDAY–PETRAEXPLORATIONEnjoyanunforgettableguidedwalkingtourthismorningoftheworldheritagelistedancientPetra.ThisisthecitythattheNabateanscarvedoutofsolidrockdatingbackto300BC!OurvisitwillfollowapassagethroughtheSiq,achasmcreatedinaprehistoricearthquake.Itisoneofthespecialmomentstowalkthrough this canyon which dramatically opens up to reveal the TreasuryBuilding(AlKhasne)–suretobeaneverforgottenexperienceforyouandyourgroup.WewillseealsotheRomanTheatre,Corinthiantombalongwithchurches,homesandmanyotherbuildingsfromthisfascinatingperiodbeforeheadingbacktoourhotelforaleisurelyandrestfulafternoon.Petraovernight(BD)DAY12:FRIDAY–DEPARTJORDANDepartingPetra,wetravelnorthforavisittoStGeorgesChurchinMadabawithits6thcenturymosaicmapoftheHolyLand.“ThisisagreatwaytofarewellJordanandreflectuponallthathashappenedandallwehavelearnedduringourtimeintheHolyLand.WethencontinueontoAmmanairportforourhomeboundflightconnections.(B)DAY13:SATURDAY-ARRIVEAUSTRALIATHREEWAYSTOPROCEED:1–CompletetheGroupRequestFormbelowandreturnbyEmailorFaxTo:Email:info@footprints.travelFax:(02)93905480OR2–ReturnbacknowtothecoveringemailletterandclickGroupRequestFormtotransactaninstantelectronicresponse.OR3–Call1300131137andtalkwithoneofourexpertGroupTravelSpecialiststoarrangeacustomizeditineraryandquote.

PilgrimMomentEntertheRose-RedcityofPetratoexperienceoneoftheWorld’sSevenWonders.Walkthroughcrypts,baths,mourninghallsandtemplesaswemakeourwaythroughthenarrowSiqtothestunningTreasury,Petra’smostfamousmonument.

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