Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport
Meet a VIP Service representative as you exit the plane, who will guide and assist you through the airport arrivals process, including passport control, customs, and baggage claim. The representative will connect you with your driver for your transfer.

Travel to Jerusalem

Check in to the Mamilla hotel

Private Dinner at Hotel

Atop the Ancient Walls
Walk above history at the newly restored section of the ramparts, nestled between the Herod’s Flower Gate and Lion’s Gate. Let your eyes travel the panoramic view enveloping French Hill, the Rockefeller Museum; stretching to Hebrew University on Mount Scopus and the Mount of Olives.

Overnight at Mamilla hotel, Jerusalem

Two Easter morning options:

Meet in hotel lobby and depart to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, home to the empty tomb of Jesus and the site of Jesus’ Crucifixion and resurrection.

Or

Meet in hotel lobby and depart to the Garden Tomb. Located 500 meters to the north of Damascus Gate, this ancient cemetery discovered approximately 130 years ago by the British General Charles Gordon has become the site where Protestants remember the Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus Christ.

Return to hotel for breakfast and relaxation

Meet in hotel lobby and depart for lunch

Festive Easter Lunch
Celebrate a Festive Easter Lunch overlooking the panoramic views of Jerusalem.

From the Mount Of Olives to the Garden of Gethsemane
Walk down the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane with a short stop at Dominus Flevit where Jesus stopped and wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41). See the ancient olive trees at The Garden of Gethsemane as well as the beautiful Church of All Nations where the stone of the Agony of Christ is on display.

Breakfast at hotel

Meet your guide in hotel lobby

Visit Temple Mount
Ascend the Temple Mount, location of the Stone of Foundation, site of both first & second Temples, and today the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque.

Remembering the Holocaust
A comprehensive tour of Yad Vashem including the Historical Museum, The Children’s Memorial and the Hall of remembrance. As the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Visit the Yad Vashem Archives, home to millions of documents, photos and films all related to the Holocaust. “The task of Yad Vashem is to collect, examine and publish testimony of the disaster and the heroism it called forth…” – The 1953 Israeli Knesset Yad Vashem Law

Lunch at Golden Panoramic
In the heart of the Old City, enjoy authentic Middle Eastern food on the rooftop of the restaurant and see the panoramic views of the Old City.

Within the Walls
Venture into the alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City for a tour of the religious and cultural focal points of all four quarters. The tour will include a visit to the Old Arab Bazaar, historical and modern places of interest in the Jewish Quarter including the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Christian Quarter.

Breakfast at hotel and check out

Meet your guide in hotel lobby

Travel to Masada

From Narrative to Symbol
Take a cable car or hike to the top of Masada to tell the ancient story of the 960 men, women, and children that were the last to resist the Romans during the Great Jewish Revolt almost 2,000 years ago. The story of Masada has become synonymous with Israel’s quest for freedom and independence in modern times.

The Lowest Place on Earth
Have lunch, relax and float on the hyper- saline waters of the Dead Sea at one of the Dead Sea’s hotels. Use the hotel’s facilities and changing rooms.

Spiritual Sacred Space
Visit Qumran, home of the first century sect of the Essenes and the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Breakfast at hotel

Meet your guide in hotel lobby

Jesus’s Early Galilean Ministry
Tour the city of Nazareth stopping at significant sites such as Mary’s Well (The Orthodox Church remembering the Annunciation), the Basilica of Annunciation, the largest church in the Middle East.

Lunch

Travel to Galilee

Jesus’ Central Galilean Ministry
Overlooking the Sea of Galilee, visit the Mt. of Beatitudes, remembering the verses of Sermon on the Mount (Matthew Chapters 5-7). Continue to Tabgha, the site of Peter’s Primacy (John Chapter 21), Multiplication of Loaves and Fish and the Calling of the Disciples, and Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ movement and his home during his Central Galilean Ministry

Breakfast at hotel and check out

Meet your guide in hotel lobby

Travel to the Banias Nature Reserve

“Who do people say the son of man is?”
Visit the remains of the ancient Roman city, Caesarea Philipi, where Peter made his declaration about Jesus.

Standing on Israel’s Border with Syria
A jeep ride along the line of volcanic hills, with overviews on Israel’s border with Syria. Hear a geo-political update on the Syrian Civil War and its impact on Israel with Captain (res.) Ilan Shulman, former IDF paratrooper and intelligence officer, meet with soldiers serving in the area (TBC).

Lunch & Wine tasting at a local winery

Travel to Magdala

Breakfast at hotel

Meet your guide in hotel lobby

The Gateway to the Land of Israel
Walk through the ancient port of Jaffa, the site from which the prophet Jonah fled from God, and where Peter restored Tabitha to life and stayed with Simon the Tanner.

Herod’s Legendary Port City
Herod the Great built Caesarea around 25–13 BCE as the port city Caesarea Maritima. It served as an administrative center of Judaea Province of the Roman Empire, and later the capital of the Byzantine Palaestina Prima province during the classic period. Archaeological excavations uncovered remains from many periods, in particular, a complex of Crusader fortifications and a giant Roman city that boasted the largest harbor on the eastern Mediterranean coast.

Lunch at Hellena Restaurant

Return to hotel to freshen up for dinner

Check out of the Hotel

Farewell Shabbat Dinner

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport

VIP Airport Assistance for upon departure
Arrive at the airport, and be greeted by a VIP Service representative who will assist you through the airport with the check-in process, security, passport control, and to the gate of the plane.