Bible courses, college credit. Global University,
and study trips to Israel

You are invited to participate in the Holy Land tour.

Your tour host is Gwen Pierce,& Bina Richardson. Payment to host, Cancelation fee $250.

1. FAIRFAX, VA Early morning departure via motorcoach. Airport flight from to Tel Aviv, Israel.

2. JERUSALEM We land at Ben Gurion; tour through Tel Aviv. We drive to our lodging in Galilee.

3. GALILEE/ CAESAREA PHILIPPI We enjoy an early morning boat ride on the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum and visit the synagogue and then St Peter's house. Drive to the Golan Heights, continue to Caesarea Philippi and on to Dan. After lunch drive to mt. of Beatitudes, Church of Tabgha, and return to the Fellowship House of Virginia for dinner and overnight.

4. COASTAL AREA OF HAIFA We visit Megiddo, Biblical Armageddon, on the Plain of Esdraelon, Solomon's stables, the tower and secret passages and excavation . Or journey continues southward on costal road paralllels the Mediterranean to Caesarea, the ancient city founded by Herodin 22 B. C. We stroll to see the great Roman theater, the hippodrome, aqueducts, fortified wall and moat. and return to the Fellowship House of Virginia for dinner and overnight.

5. JERUSALEM/GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE/MT OF OLIVES/BETHLEHEM Leaving early we will drive to the Mt. of Olives with an outstanding view of the City and surrounding area. Visit the Chapel of the Ascension, Church of Pater Noster, Garden of Gethsemane, Church of all nations. See the Kidron Valley. Tombs of Absalom, Zachariah and James, general view of the Church of St Peter in Gallincantu. The night is spent in our hotel in Jerusalem.

6. JERUSALEM /OLD CITY Upper Room for morning service. Our walking tour of the old City, St. Stephen's gate, the pool of Bethesda, Pilate's Judgement Hall the Chapel of the Flagellation, and the Ecce Homo Arch. We view the Gabbatha, the payments of Pilot's Judgement Hall. We proceed to the Temple area on Mt Moriah, visit the Dome of the Rock, see the Mosque El Aqsa, Golden gate and the Pinnacle. Hotel in city.

7. DEAD SEA/ENGEDI/MASADA This morning we derive via the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. A beautiful ne road takes us south along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada, truly a remarkable piece of history. On the way we view the EN-Gedi, a green oasis in the middle of the dessert, then ascend to Masada by cable car to visit the magnificent ruins of the fortress. Return to the Fellowship House of Virginia for dinner and overnight.

8. ASHKELON/BEERSHEBA/VALLEY OF ELAH. Then special trip[ through the Philistine seacoast to the Negev where we visit Abraham's well at Beersheba. We return through the Valley of Elah where David slue Goliath. We drive to Bethlehem for a visit to the church of the Nativity, viewing the Shepherd's Field and the Fields of Boaz and Ruth.

9. JERUSALEM AND GARDEN TOMB Drive to the Mt. of Olives and view the city and area. We visit the Gordan's Calvary site and take communion at the Garden Tomb.

10. TELAVIV/TO FAIRFAX, VA Transfer from our lodging by motorcoach to the airport in time for our flight to ______and then to Fairfax.