Travel with us on journey of a lifetime on the Footsteps of Christ Holy Land Tour & Rome Italy offering the most complete itinerary to the Holy Land focusing on the life and times of Jesus in Israel and in the Vatican and iconic sites in Rome Italy. Our professional guides are government certified- whom know the Bible and Christian sites and teachings.

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

Welcome to the land of Israel for your Holy Land tour. On arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport, our airport representatives will meet and assist you. Transfer to your hotel in {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/tel-aviv" width="720" height="495"}Tel Aviv{/japopup} – Israel's largest and modern city and nearby Jaffa. Check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight rest from your flight. Your hotel is located conveniently close to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and close to Tel Aviv lively city center with shopping, family attractions, and the popular promendade sidewalk with outdoor stores, restaurants, and coffee shops. Time permitting, visit the artistic neighborhood of {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neve_Tzedek" width="720" height="495"}Neve Tzedek{/japopup}.
Overnight Tel Aviv- including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.

Included:

• Transfer from Ben Gurion International Airport to your hotel in Tel Aviv.
• Dinner at your hotel.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

In the morning visit to {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel-Blog/Travel-the-holy-land-and-visit-old-jaffa"}Old Jaffa{/japopup}, walk through the narrow passages of Old Jaffa, believed to be the oldest port city in the world and where cedars from Lebanon arrived to build Solomon's Temple (2 Chronicles 2:16). See {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/89-christian-sites-in-the-holy-land/186-christians-travel-to-the-holy-land-visit-st-peter-s-church-in-old-jaffa"}St. Peter's Church{/japopup} and take a spectacular view of Tel Aviv shoreline from Jaffa Hilltop. Peter came to Jaffa (Joppa) from Lydda to raise Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (Acts 9:36-43). While in Jaffa, the apostle stayed at the house of Simon the Tanner. St. Peter's Church marks the traditional site of Peter’s vision of the Great Sheet (Acts 10:9-16). Depart Tel Aviv driving north along the coastal plain to {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/88-holy-land-destinations/159-caesarea"}Caesarea Maritima{/japopup}(Acts 9:30 Acts 10:24-48) which was the center of early Christians, and capital of Judea under the Romans. Visit the excavations of this ancient city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct. This is where Paul made his defense before Festus and King Agrippa prior to his final journey to Rome (Acts 25-26). We'll stop at {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel"}Mount Carmel{/japopup} (Muchraka), where Elijah issued his challenge to the False Prophets (1 Kings 18:16-24). We continue and enjoy a breath taking panoramic view of Haifa Bay and the Western Galilee region. Continue to {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/88-holy-land-destinations/164-megiddo-christian-evangelical-israel-site-destination"}Megiddo{/japopup} (Joshua 12:21, 1 Kings 9:15, 2 Kings 23:29 & Revelation 16:16), the site of Armageddon (Revelation 16) where it is prophesied the gathering of the armies for the battle of the end of times will take place. See the remains from Solomon’s days, view the valley where the Battle of Armageddon will be fought (Revelation 16:14-16). Visit the archaeological excavations at Megiddo, including the well-preserved water supply system. Continue along the Jezerel Valley to visit the town of {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Galilee/nazareth"}Nazareth{/japopup} (Luke 1:26, Luke 4:16, Luke 4:29 & Matthew 2:23). We'll take a beautiful view from the top of {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Precipice"}Mount Precipice{/japopup}, also known as Mount of Precipitation, or Mount of the Leap of the Lord. It's believed to be the site of the rejection of Jesus (Luke 4:29 Luke 4:30), continue to the {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Galilee/basilica-of-the-annunciation"}Basilica of Annunciation{/japopup} if time permits, and we'll drive to {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cana"}Cana of Galilee{/japopup} where Jesus performed his first public miracle, the turning of water into wine at the wedding feast (John 2:1 John 2:11), and the Lower Galilee region to the beautiful {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/89-christian-sites-in-the-holy-land/244-christian-sites-in-the-sea-of-galilee-to-visit-on-a-holy-land-tour"}Sea of Galilee{/japopup} to the town of {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias"}Tiberias{/japopup}. The hotels situated right on town’s center and the shores of the Sea of Galilee make it possible to walk along the shores of the lake and explore the town of Tiberias.
Overnight Sea of Galilee- including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Dinner at your hotel.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

We begin this day with a special visit to {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.magdala.org/"}Magdala{/japopup} (Matthew 15:39) a unique Holy Land site, known as the home of Mary Magdalene. Here we'll explore a first century Jewish city where Jesus' healed the afflicted, and the oldest excavated synagogue in the Galilee from the time of Jesus' ministry where surely he taught. After we board a wooden boat and sail on as the disciples did 2,000 years ago on the Sea of Galilee where the Lord calmed the storm (Luke 8:22-25), and where he made one of the most dramatic miracles, walking on water (Mark 6:47-52). It was along the shores of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus appeared for a third time after being raised from the dead, and asked his disciples to throw their net to the right side of the boat and caught many fish, and where the Lord made the disciples breakfast (John 21). We'll dock at {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee_Boat"}Kibbutz Nof Ginosar{/japopup} and visit the "Ancient Jesus Boat" the remains of a 2,000 years old boat that was discovered in 1986. This boat was used at the time of Jesus and his disciples. We will drive to the beautiful {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Heights"}Golan Heights{/japopup}. Visit {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banias"}Banias{/japopup}- ancient Ceasarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13 and Mark 8:27) where Jesus said “On this rock I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18). Continue to the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_Valley"}Hula Valley{/japopup} and the Upper Galilee, returning to the Sea of Galilee and visit the baptismal site of {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Galilee/yardenit"}Yardenit{/japopup} on the Jordan River, where believers celebrate and some take the opportunity to submerge themselves in the same waters where the Holy Spirit descended like a dove from heaven, when John the Baptist baptized Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17).
Overnight Sea of Galilee– including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Special St. Peter fish lunch in the Galilee.
• Dinner at your hotel.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

Today we visit early Jesus Ministry around the Sea of Galilee, visiting {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Galilee/mount-of-beatitudes"}Mount of Beatitudes{/japopup} Matthew 5, Matthew 6, Matthew 7, Matthew 8) where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, see the famous {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Galilee/church-of-the-beatitudes"}Church of the Beatitudes{/japopup} chapel, constructed between 1936 and 1938 by the noted architect Antonio Barluzzi and enjoy the view. Visit {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabgha"}Tabgha{/japopup}- the site of the Feeding of the 5,000 and Primacy of Peter (Matthew 13, Mark 33, Mark 45, & John 21), {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel-Guide/Visit-the-church-of-the-multiplication-of-the-loaves-and-fishes-on-an-israel-tour"}Church of Multiplication{/japopup} with its 4th Century Mosaic floor, {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Galilee/capernaum-national-park"}Capernaum{/japopup} (Matthew 4:13, Matthew 13:54, Matthew 17:24, Luke 7, Mark 1:2, John 4:46 John 4:54) where is believed to have been Jesus' home and the center of his ministry, here we can stand in what is left of the synagogue in which Jesus ministered, and where he preformed many miracles, and it's in Capernaum where Peter’s mother-in-law lived and was healed (Luke 4:38-40). Drive through the Valley of Beit She'an to the ancient city of {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_She'an"}Beit She'an{/japopup} (Mark 5:20, Mark 7:31), view the archeological site. It was here that after defeating Saul and his sons on Mount Gilboa, the Philistines hanged their bodies on the walls of Beth Shean (2 Samuel 21:12-14), continue through the Jordan Valley past the city of Jericho and arrive to the {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel-Blog/Swim-and-float-on-the-dead-sea-when-traveling-to-israel"}Dead Sea{/japopup}, the lowest place on earth. Check in at the Enjoy Dead Sea Hotel located at the shores of the Dead Sea, and receive in room special spa gift products, Dead Sea rich minerals mud and Dead Sea salt pack courtesy of Enjoy Dead Sea Hotel for our guest. Enjoy optional spa treatments and a massage, swim and float on the salty water of the Dead Sea or take a dip in the hotel pool.
Overnight Dead Sea- including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Special Dead Sea spa gift products; mineral mud and salt pack courtesy of Enjoy Dead Sea Hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Dinner at your hotel.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

Today on your Holy Land tour visit the 1500 feet mountaintop fortress of {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Dead-Sea/masada"}Masada{/japopup} famous for being the last stronghold of the Jewish rebellion against the Romans. We will ascend to Masada by cable car and discover the first century Synagogue, King Herod’s Bathhouse and other sites atop of Masada. Descend and continue to the oasis of {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Gedi"}Ein Gedi{/japopup}, where David hid in a cave when running from Saul (1 Samuel 23), it was here that David composed several of his Psalms. Next visit to {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Dead-Sea/qumran"}Qumran{/japopup} where a cache of ancient biblical texts, the Dead Sea Scroll's were discovered in 1947. Continue to the Golden City of {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/jerusalem"}Jerusalem{/japopup} and proceed to a panoramic view of Jerusalem from {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Scopus"}Mount Scopus{/japopup} and take time for prayer. Continue to the hotel conveniently located within walking distance from the Old City Jerusalem.
Overnight Jerusalem- including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Dinner at your hotel.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

From the top of {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Jerusalem/mount-of-olives"}Mount of Olives{/japopup} where the Lord ascended into heaven (acts 1) we will have a view across the Kidron Valley to the Eastern Gate where the prince of Peace will enter (Ezekiel 43). We pass by Pater Noster Church and visit {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominus_Flevit_Church"}Dominus Flevit{/japopup} where "The Lord wept" as he beheld the Holy City (Luke 19:41-44). Through Palm Sunday Road proceed down to the {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel-Blog/The-garden-of-gethsemane-in-the-holy-land"}Gethsemane{/japopup} (Mark 14:32, John 18:1 & Matthew 26:36) where you will see 2,000 year old Olive trees that date back to the time of Christ. In the Garden of Gethsemane the place that Jesus prays (Luke 22:39) and his disciples customarily visited, which allowed Judas to find him on that fateful night of his arrest (Luke 22:47-52). It's in Gethsemane where an angel from heaven appears to strenghen Jesus (Luke 22:43) and where he found his disciples sleeping and awakes them and tells them to get up and pray (Luke 22:46). Then to the {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Jerusalem/western-wall"}Western Wall{/japopup}- The holiest site in Judaism and one of the original walls that retained the Temple. We will visit the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wall_Tunnel"}Western Wall Tunnels{/japopup} running along the base of the Western Wall which lead us through the Second Temple era and reveal the amazing construction of the {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel-Blog/The-garden-of-gethsemane-in-the-holy-land"}Temple Mount{/japopup} water supply and Roman street where our Lord was led to judgment. Continue to {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/index.php/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/item/27-visit-st-annes-church-in-jerusalem-during-your-christian-tour-of-israel"}St. Anne Church{/japopup} and the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/89-christian-sites-in-the-holy-land/179-travel-to-israel-and-visit-the-pools-of-bethesda-where-jesus-performed-the-famous-miracle-of-healing-of-the-paralytic"}Pool of Bethesda{/japopup} where Jesus performed the famous miracle of healing of the paralytic (John 5). We will walk the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stations_of_the_Cross"}Stations of the Cross{/japopup}- the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/89-christian-sites-in-the-holy-land/152-via-dolorosa-old-jerusalem"}Via Dolorosa{/japopup} including {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.biblewalks.com/Sites/ViaDolorosa.html#Station2"}Station 2{/japopup} Judgment Hall of Pilate (John 18:33), located at the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Flagellation"}Church of the Flagellation{/japopup} and {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Condemnation_and_Imposition_of_the_Cross"}Church of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross{/japopup}, all the way to the final {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.biblewalks.com/Sites/ViaDolorosa.html#Station14"}Station 14{/japopup} inside {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Jerusalem/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre"}Church of the Holy Sepulcher{/japopup} (Matthew 27, Matthew 33:57, Matthew 28:10). In the afternoon you will enjoy time to shop the colorful bazaars (markets). We'll join the prayer at the Western Wall and after return to the Hotel for Shabbat Dinner.
Overnight Jerusalem– including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Dinner at your hotel.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

We begin the day going to {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Jerusalem/mount-zion"}Mount Zion{/japopup}, visit the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle"}Upper room{/japopup} (Luke 22), Lord’s Supper, visit {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David's_Tomb"}King David Tomb{/japopup}, and walk through the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Quarter_(Jerusalem)"}Jewish Quarter{/japopup}. Drive through the New City and pass the Knesset (Israel Parliament) and continue to {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Karem"}Ein Karem{/japopup}, the birthplace of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80), the one to announce the coming of the Lord (Isaiah 40:3). Visit the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/89-christian-sites-in-the-holy-land/184-christian-pilgrimage-visit-the-church-of-the-visitation-during-holy-land-tours-in-israel"}Church of the Visitation{/japopup} which commemorates the visit made by Mary the mother of Jesus', to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-56), then continue to {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/88-holy-land-destinations/165-christians-travel-to-bethleham-the-birth-town-of-jesus"}Bethlehem{/japopup} where Joseph traveled there (Luke 2:1-7) with Mary whom was pregnant, and where Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1-5), and visit the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.holylandtourstravel.com/index.php/christian-holy-land-tours-travel-guide/item/28-travel-to-the-church-of-the-nativity-in-bethlehem-on-your-escorted-tour"}Church of Nativity{/japopup}. Proceed to see the Shepherd’s Field where an angel appeared to announce the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:8-20). In the afternoon visit {japopup type="iframe" content="/Travel/Travel-Guide/Israel/Regions/Jerusalem/the-garden-tomb"}The Garden Tomb{/japopup}, to celebrate the resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15, Luke 24:6-7, Mark 16:5-7) with a time for prayer. Enjoy a evening farewell Israel dinner at the hotel.
Overnight Jerusalem- including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Dinner at your hotel.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

After breakfast, and by 12 noon, check out from your hotel and store your luggage at the hotel storage room to enjoy free day in Jerusalem. Passengers booked 4 Stars First class hotels in Jerusalem, the Grand Court hotel is within walking distance to the Old City. Passengers who booked 5 stars Deluxe hotels in Jerusalem, The Leonardo Plaza hotel is within walking distance from the Old City and the center of West Jerusalem.
You can visit again the Holy sites and the colorful bazaars, Yad Vashem Israel’s memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, the Davidson Center at the Western Wall, Ben Yehuda street with shopping stores, restaurant and coffee shops, Mahaneh Yehuda market, with authentic Jerusalem Restaurants, and food markets. Explore on your own the newly renovated Israel Museum and Shrine of the Book.
Transfer from the lobby of your hotel to Ben Gurion International Airport 4 hours Prior to flight departure to Rome Italy.

Welcome to the "Eternal City" of Rome for your Italian tour. Upon arrival to Rome Fiumicino International Airport, you'll be met and assisted by our airport representatives and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy an afternoon of leisure in Rome, one of the world’s greatest cities, Rome marvels tourist from around the world with inspiring touristic sites, irresistible food and wine, stunning scenery and unparalleled art. Rome is also the world religious capital for the Catholic Church, take time to see the amazing Roman Empire ruins, the 2,000 year old Pantheon, throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain, walk-up the Spanish Steps, and indulge in Europe’s most irresistible city of great beauty.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Transfer from your Jerusalem hotel to the Ben Gurion International Airport for your departure flight to Rome Italy.
• Transfer from Rome Fiumicino International Airport to your hotel in Rome Italy.

Transfers. The drive from Jerusalem to Ben Gurion International Airport or Sdeh Dov Domestic Airport in Tel Aviv is about 50 to 60 minutes. International flights require that you check-in at least 3 hours prior to your flight departure time. PLEASE NOTE: NO EXTRA TRANSFER CHARGES ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ANY TIME AND ANY DAY.

After your breakfast gather at Via Giovanni Amendola, 32 for your half day tour in Rome of the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/rome/sights/museums-galleries/vatican-museums"}Vatican Museum{/japopup} and {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/high-ren-florence-rome/michelangelo/a/michelangelo-ceiling-of-the-sistine-chapel"}Sistine Chapel{/japopup}. You'll enjoy our tour benefit of jumping to the front of the line upon your entrance. Your guide will lead you into the Vatican Museums where you'll visit one of the most incredible art collections of the world. Walk-up the stunning {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramante_Staircase"}Spiral Staircase{/japopup}, the Gallery of Tapestries and geographical maps, and continue to the famous Sistine Chapel and the amazing {japopup type="iframe" content="https://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-st-peters-basilica"}St. Peter's Basilica{/japopup}.
Overnight Rome – including Full Buffet Breakfast.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

Afer breakfast gather at Via Giovanni Amendola, 32 for your half day tour of major Roman ruin sites. Tour the iconic {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum"}Colosseum{/japopup} where many believe early Christians met their fate for believing in Christ, this ancient stadium was used more then four centuries for Roman entertainment including gladiator fights, wild animal fights, large moched combat engagements, and much more. Here inside the Colosseum imagine its bloody past and spectacle lead by our expert Italian guides in Roman history. Let’s visit the splendid {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Constantine"}Arch of Constantine{/japopup}, climb the {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_Hill"}Palatine Hill{/japopup} and continue for a visit to the legendary {japopup type="iframe" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Sacra"}Via Sacra{/japopup} or “Sacred way.”
Overnight Rome – including Full Buffet Breakfast.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
• Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Star First Class hotel accommodations.

Enjoy your last breakfast in Rome, by 12 noon, check out from your hotel and store your luggage at the hotel storage room to enjoy free day in Rome. You can visit again the incredible Historic Center of Rome, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, the Piazza Navona and hundreds of other sites in Rome that are easily accessible by bus or other transportation. Pick-up for transfer to Rome Fiumicino International Airport 4 hours prior to flight departure back home.

Included:

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Transportation touring and transfer to Rome Fiumicino International Airport

International flights require that you check-in at least 3 hours prior to your flight departure time PLEASE NOTE: NO EXTRA TRANSFER CHARGES ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ANY TIME AND ANY DAY.

Arrive this morning and start planing your next memorable trip to the Holy Land with Israel Tourism Consultants.

Register for Footsteps of Christ Holy Land Tour to Israel & Rome with a deposit of $200 dollars. We offer the best value with no hidden or added fees on credit cards and guarantee a small group experience of 17-48 people only.

Categories & Hotels available on tour.

We’re proud to offer 5 star, and 4 star first class hotels - all carefully inspected by one of our holy land tour specialists, each providing superior amenities combined with privileged locations; whether it’s on the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea, along the Sea of Galilee, the shores of the Dead Sea - where you can swim and float, the ideal location near the Old City Jerusalem or the perfect location in the heart of Rome city center you’ll find we offer the best value hotels during a trip to the Holy Land & Rome Italy.

Join us on a experience of a lifetime to the Holy Land Israel & Rome Italy 13 day fully escorted tour offering exceptional amenities and outstanding services including free transfers on arrival and departure in Israel and Rome, deluxe first class superior hotels, daily buffet breakfast in Israel and Rome, and set menu dinners at your hotel in Israel, private government-licensed tour guides, dedicated private group driver, all entrance fees and attractions, and much more.

• Transfers: Escorted group transfers included- meet & assistance on arrival and departure at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport & Rome Fiumicino International Airport .
• Small group experience from 12-48 tour passengers.
• 10 nights at your choice of 5 Star Deluxe or 4 Start First Class hotel accommodations.
  1 night Tel Aviv
  2 nights Sea of Galilee
  1 night Dead Sea
  3 nights Jerusalem
  3 nights Rome
• Meals: Full buffet breakfast included in Israel and Rome Italy and dinners at hotels included daily in Israel, plus a special St. Peter fish lunch at a fine local restaurant in the Galilee.
• Porterage at airport and hotels.
• 6 fully escorted touring days in Israel and 2 half days touring in Rome with a government-certified English speaking professional tour guide that know the Bible and are experts in Christian sites and teachings.
• Dedicated and private driver during full group tour.
• Private air-conditioned modern motor coach and daily tour pick-up from your hotel in Israel. In Rome due to the new city traffic restrictions daily tour pick-up will be from Via Giovanni Amendola, 32, situated a short walking distance away from Bettoja Hotel Massimo d'Azeglio.
• All entrance fees and attractions as per tour itinerary including Caesarea, Kibbutz Nof Ginosar & the Ancient Jesus Boat museum, Yardenit baptismal site, Beit She’an, Masada, Davidson Center, Garden Tomb, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Spiral staircase, Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Palatine Hill, and the Via Sacra and many more amazing holy land Israel & Rome sites.
• A special boat ride sailing on the Sea of Galilee.
• Receive in room at the Dead Sea resort special spa gift products; rich mineral mud, and Dead Sea salt pack courtesy of Enjoy Dead Sea Hotel for our guest.
• A special tour to the Vatican Museum.
• No added fees for credit card payment.

Not included services in our tour rates:
1. Tips to guide/driver and hotel/restaurant staff.
2. Personal extras or meals not mentioned above.
3. Lunches.

Join us on a spiritual journey to the Holy Land Israel plus Rome on a trip unlike any other. Here are just some of the amazing Israel & Rome sites you have been reading and hearing about all your life which you’ll get to see and experience on the Footsteps of Christ Holy Land Tour & Rome.

1. Old Jaffa where cedars from Lebanon arrived to build Solomon’s Temple (2 Chronicles 2:16). Where Peter came from Lydda to raise Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9:36-42), and where the apostle stayed at the house of Simon the Tanner.
2. Caesarea (Acts 9:30 Acts 10:24-48) the center of early Christians, and today an impressive archaeological site. Built by King Herod, this is where Paul made his defense before Festus before his final journey to Rome (Acts 25-26)
3. Mount Carmel where Elijah issued his challenge of the False Prophets (1 Kings 18:16-24)
4. Meggido (Joshua 12:21, 1 Kings 9:15, 2 Kings 23:29 & Revelation 16:16) the site of Armageddon (Revelation 16).
5. Nazareth (Luke 1:26, Luke 4:16, Luke 4:29 & Matthew 2:23) the childhood home of Jesus.
6. Mt. Precipice believed to be the site of the rejection of Jesus (Luke 4:29 Luke 4:30).
7. Church of Annunciation the church and site that celebrates the news from Gabriel that Mary would give birth to Jesus (Luke 1).
8. If time permits see Cana of Galilee where Jesus performed his first public miracle, turning water into wine at the wedding feast (John 2:1 John 2:11).
9. Magdala (Matthew 15:39), known as the home of Mary Magdalene. Here you'll find the ruins of a first century Jewish town where a synagogue from the time of Jesus’ ministry was found.
10. Sea of Galilee where the Lord calmed the storm (Luke 8:22-25), and where the dramatic miracle walking on water (Mark 6:47-52) took place.
11. Kibbutz Nof Ginosar and see the Ancient Jesus Boat the remains of a 2,000 year old boat that was used at the time of Jesus and his disciples.
12. Banias by ancient Ceasarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13 Mark 8:27) where the Lord said “On this rock I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18).
13. St. Peter Fish Lunch a special complimentary St. Peter Fish lunch by the Sea of Galilee to remember when Jesus asked Peter to cast his net on the other side of the boat (John 21).
14. Yardenit on the Jordan River where believers celebrate and some take the opportunity to submerge themselves in the same waters the Holy Spirit descended like a dove from heaven when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13-17).
15. Mount of Beatitudes (Matthew 5, Matthew 6, Matthew 7, Matthew 8) where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, see the famous Church of the Beatitudes chapel.
16. Tabgha the site of the Feeding of the 5,000 and Primacy of Peter (Matthew 13, Mark 33, Mark 45, & John 21), see the Church of Multiplication.
17. Capernaum (Matthew 4:13, Matthew 13:54, Matthew 17:24, Luke 7, Mark 1:2, John 4:46 John 4:54) the center of the Lords ministry, and where he preformed many miracles, and it's in Capernaum where Peter’s mother-in-law lived and was healed (Luke 4:38-40).
18. Beit She'an (Mark 5:20, Mark 7:31), view the impressive archaeological site. It was here that after defeating Saul and his sons on Mount Gilboa, the Philistines hanged their bodies on the walls of Beth Shean (2 Samuel 21:12-14).
19. The Dead Sea - where you’ll have an opportunity to swim and float on the Dead Sea the lowest place on earth.
20. Masada the 1500 feet mountaintop fortress famous for being the last stronghold of the Jewish rebellion against the Romans.
21. Ein Gedi, an oasis in Israel where David hid in a cave when running from Saul (1 Samuel 23).
22. Qumran where a cache of ancient biblical texts the Dead Sea Scroll were discovered.
23. Jerusalem the city chosen by God.
24. Mount of Olives where the Lord ascended into heaven (acts 1).
25. Dominus Flevit where “The Lord wept” as he beheld the holy city (Luke 19:41-44).
26. Gethsemane (Mark 14:32, John 18:1 & Matthew 26:36) where you will see 2,000 year old Olive trees that date back to the time of Christ, and the place that Jesus prays (Luke 22:39).
27. Western Wall- The holiest site in Judaism and one of the original walls that retained the Temple.
28. St. Anne Church and the Pool of Bethesda, where Jesus performed the famous miracle of healing of the paralytic (John 5).
29. The Via Dolorosa where we'll walk the Stations of the Cross including the Judgment Hall of Pilate (John 18:33), located at the Church of the Flagellation and Church of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross.
30. Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Matthew 27, Matthew 33:57, Matthew 28:10) where you'll find the last Station 14 of the cross, and where pilgrims celebrate and mark the crucifixion and burial of Jesus.
31. Mt. Zion, visit the Upper room (Luke 22), Lord’s Supper, visit King David Tomb, and walk through the Jewish Quarter.
32. Church of the Visitation which commemorates the visit made by Mary the mother of Jesus', to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-56).
33. Bethlehem where Joseph traveled there (Luke 2:1-7) with Mary whom was pregnant, and where Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1-5), and visit the Church of the Nativity.
34. The Garden Tomb, to celebrate the resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15, Luke 24:6-7, Mark 16:5-7) with a time for prayer.
35. The Vatican Museums contain masterpieces of painting, sculpture and other works of art collected by the popes through the centuries.
36. The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, famous for its ceiling paintings by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art.
37. Saint Peter's Basilica, the world's largest church, is the center of the Catholic Church. The imposing structure was built over a period of more than one hundred years by the greatest Italian architects of that time.
38. Spiral Staircase, a must see to any trip in Rome, built in 1932 by Giuseppe Momo, it's now the most photographed masterpiece in the Vatican museum.
39. Colosseum, built in 70 A.D., Rome's ancient stadium has been the site of celebrations, sporting events and bloodshed. Today, it's a major must see tourist attraction when traveling to Rome, playing host to 3.9 million visitors each year it is also one of the most popular.
40. The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312.,
41. Palatine Hill is the center-most of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city. It stands 40 metres above the Roman Forum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other.
42. The Via Sacra was the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum, to the Colosseum.

All of this and so much more to experience during our signature tour to Israel the Holy Land & Rome Italy. Read our tour itinerary for more detail trip description.

Make the most of your journey to the Holy Land with an optional pre-arrival tour extension to Eilat, the popular Israel resort town by the Red Sea to relax and enjoy the warm sun, or travel to Jordan to see the captial Amman and Petra, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World known as "Sela Edom" or red rock city (Isaiah 2:10).