OVERVIEW
Embark on a deeply meaningful journey through the landscapes where Jesus lived, taught, healed, died, and rose again. Our Footsteps of Jesus Tour is designed for devoted followers of Christ as well as those simply curious about the historical Jesus and the world of the Gospels.
Across Israel and Palestine, you will stand in the very places where Scripture unfolded: the shores of the Sea of Galilee, the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City, the quiet hills of Nazareth, and the sacred pathways leading to the Garden Tomb. Led by experienced guides who bring biblical history to life, this tour blends spiritual reflection, cultural insight, and awe-inspiring geography.
Walk where Jesus walked. Hear the stories where they occurred. Experience the land that shaped the Christian faith.
Whether this is a pilgrimage, a study journey, or the fulfilment of a lifelong dream, this tour offers a profound encounter with the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Dr Bernie Power first went to Israel in 1983, and he has been there four times. He lived in the Middle East for 15 years, and has travelled to most of the countries around Israel. Bernie has degrees in Science, Arts and Theology, and has been teaching at the Melbourne School of Theology for 17 years. He has led over a dozen groups to various countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and he loves travelling. But more importantly, he loves God and teaching people about God. This tour will be a great opportunity to experience the places where Jesus worked, and to learn more about Him.
ITINERARY
Travel today from Australia to Tel Aviv, Israel.
Included Meals: None
Upon arrival at Tel Aviv, you will be met and assisted and then travel to Tiberias where you will check into Nof Ginosar on the Sea of Galilee for the next 3 nights.
We will have a welcome dinner and orientation.
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
We will have a welcome dinner and orientation.
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
Included Meals:
D
After breakfast visit the 1st century “Jesus Boat” found at Kibbutz Nof Ginosar. Then take the boat from Tiberias to Capernaum; there you will see an ancient synagogue and St. Peter’s house which was later converted into a church. Also, by the shore you will visit Tabgha - site of the miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. We will take time here for a praise and prayer meeting. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount is remembered. Driving around the Sea of Galilee we will visit the Ein Gev kibbutz museum. End the day with a splendid view of the Sea of Galilee from the Golan Heights beside Yarmuk River. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
Included Meals:
B
D
Start with a visit to Sepphoris, home town of Anne, mother of Mary. A short visit Cana, scene of the first miracle and visit the Church of the Wedding. We then go to Nazareth and see the oldest Church of the Annunciation with Mary’s Well. Go back in time with a visit to Nazareth Village, an excavated village dating from around 1 AD. The excavations have carefully renovated the synagogue and houses to give a unique insight into village life and agriculture, as it would have been at the time of Jesus. Drive to Mt Tabor, site of the Transfiguration of Christ. Return to Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
Included Meals:
B
D
Head up the Golan Heights to the Springs of Banias, also known as Caesarea Philippi where Peter said “Thou art the Christ”. Continue to Tel Dan National Park to see the Canaanite ruins. Returning towards the Sea of Galilee we will visit Kursi and Korazim. Overnight and dinner is in Tiberias.
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
HOTEL: Nof Ginosar, Sea of Galilee
Included Meals:
B
D
Proceed to Megiddo overlooking the Jezreel Valley and considered the Armageddon of the New Testament, including a visit to Ahab’s tunnel. Then to Mukhraka for a spectacular view of the northern region. Continue to Mount Carmel for a wonderful view of the area. Stop at Caesarea Maritima, once the capital of the Roman province, and see the harbour from which St. Paul was taken to Rome. Finally if time permits we will proceed to Jaffa, where Jonah set sail. Drive up the Judean hills to the holy city of Jerusalem.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
Included Meals:
B
D
Start with a spectacular view of Jerusalem from Mt. of Olives - Walk down the Palm Sunday Road and visit the Church of all Nations at the Garden of Gethsemane - Visit the Pool of Bethesda and St. Anne’s Church, traditional birthplace of Mary’s mother. Pass through Ecce Homo Arch, visit the Convent of the Sisters of Zion and see Jerusalem from the roof of the Austrian Hospice. Follow the Via Dolorosa, passing the Stations of the Cross to the Church of The Holy Sepulchre. Conclude the day with service of Holy Communion at Garden Tomb. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
Included Meals:
B
D
This morning we will have an early start to visit the Wailing Wall and Western Wall Tunnels. Our tunnel tour is scheduled to commence at 7.20 am. Visit the Temple Area with the Al-Aksa mosque and the Dome of the Rock where Abraham was going to sacrifice his son. Enjoy time to visit the Jewish Quarter. See the Cardo, the Burnt House and the Herodian Mansion. The afternoon is free as many sites close by 2pm for Shabbat. Walk to the Western Wall before dusk to watch prayer time before Shabbat commences. Tonight we enjoy Shabbat of a lifetime dinner in a local family’s home.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
Included Meals:
B
D
After breakfast leave Jerusalem to Jericho. Ascend the cable car to Mount of Temptation. Continue to Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity and on to the Shepherd’s Field. Visit the Bethlehem Bible College for a light lunch and a 90 min lecture called “Pathways to Reconciliations - the biblical principles of reconciliation through the cross, and the church’s role and experience in reconciliation in the Holy Land.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
Included Meals:
B
L
D
Today we start with the 8am English service at St Georges Cathedral before continuing on to the City of David
and Hezekiah’s Tunnel. Drive to the Tomb of the Kings on Mount Zion - visit the tomb of David, the Upper Room
and the Church of the Dormition. Continue to the New City and, passing the Hebrew University and the Knesset,
visit the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book and then to the 2nd Temple Model of Jerusalem.
Proceed to Yad Vashem to see the Museum of the Holocaust. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
and Hezekiah’s Tunnel. Drive to the Tomb of the Kings on Mount Zion - visit the tomb of David, the Upper Room
and the Church of the Dormition. Continue to the New City and, passing the Hebrew University and the Knesset,
visit the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book and then to the 2nd Temple Model of Jerusalem.
Proceed to Yad Vashem to see the Museum of the Holocaust. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
Included Meals:
B
D
Enjoy a day at leisure to explore the Old City or relax and rest. Monday is popular for Bar Mitzvahs so you will likely see the families celebrating throughout the Old City!
Other optional things to do: Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Ramparts Walk, Yehuda market.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
Other optional things to do: Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Ramparts Walk, Yehuda market.
HOTEL: Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
Included Meals:
B
An early start as we farewell Jerusalem and drive through the Judean hills to visit Qumran where Essene enclave was and see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden. Travel along the shore of the Dead Sea onto Ein Gedi spring and then to Masada, the fortress stronghold of Jewish resistance to the Romans. We will have a float in the Dead Sea at the lowest point on earth before driving south through the arid Negev desert to the port city of Eilat by the Red Sea for our overnight.
HOTEL: Leonardo Privilege Hotel – Eilat
HOTEL: Leonardo Privilege Hotel – Eilat
Included Meals:
B
D
This morning we take a short drive to Timna National Park to see the Model of the Tabernacle replica. Return to Eilat for a free afternoon to enjoy the shopping, laze by the pool or enjoy a waterside lunch in a restaurant.
HOTEL: Leonardo Privilege Hotel, Eilat
HOTEL: Leonardo Privilege Hotel, Eilat
Included Meals:
B
We travel to the Arava border where we will cross into Jordan and proceed to Wadi Rum (Wadi means valley). This valley is spectacular with an expanse of pink sandy desert and a whole network of wadis which you will recognize from the best known scenes in Lawrence of Arabia. There will be a chance to see some of the wildlife that still inhabits this strange terrain and to see the village of Wadi Rum, Jabal Burdah, and Jabal Kharaz. We will go to the Visitor’s Centre where we will pick up our 4 wheel drive vehicles and tour more of this beautiful landscape. Check in to our Bedouin style camp for a night under the stars singing songs by the campfire and enjoying Jordanian hospitality.
HOTEL: Captain’s Desert Camp, Wadi Rum
HOTEL: Captain’s Desert Camp, Wadi Rum
Included Meals:
B
L
D
Enjoy a full day to explore “the rose - red city” of Petra which from 300 BC was inhabited by Nabateans. Take a horse ride through the dramatic “siq” or canyon. See the Treasury, carved in the pink stone, and continue past the Roman theatre, the Corinthian Tomb and Palace Tomb to the Roman road. Climb up to the High Place or the Deir or Monastery. Dinner and overnight in Petra.
HOTEL: Petra Moon Hotel, Petra
HOTEL: Petra Moon Hotel, Petra
Included Meals:
B
D
We depart Petra and drive north along the Kings Highway mentioned both in Genesis and Exodus at the routes of Abraham and Moses. We will visit Madaba where we will see the remains of the mosaic map of the Middle East and Jerusalem and continue to Mt. Nebo where Moses viewed the Promised Land and we can see the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Judean Hills – our last glimpse of the Holy Land.
Transfer to the airport for your flight home or continue with our Egypt extension.
Transfer to the airport for your flight home or continue with our Egypt extension.
Included Meals:
B
L
Fly from Amman to Cairo in the evening.
On arrival in Cairo, you will be met and assisted through immigration. Your Egyptian visa has been included in the tour cost, and this will be prepared for you on arrival. Afterwards, travel to Giza, home of the famous pyramids for the evening.
Hotel: Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel – Pyramids View Deluxe rooms
On arrival in Cairo, you will be met and assisted through immigration. Your Egyptian visa has been included in the tour cost, and this will be prepared for you on arrival. Afterwards, travel to Giza, home of the famous pyramids for the evening.
Hotel: Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel – Pyramids View Deluxe rooms
Included Meals:
B
D
Today, it is time to explore the Great Pyramids of Giza. Start the day with a visit to the pyramid of King Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. Then, the tour will continue by vising the Valley Temple of Khafre, where is located the reception of the royal body of Khafre Finally, you will have a close-up look of the Great Sphinx, the guardian of the Pyramids with a body of a lion and the head of King Khafre.
Afterwards, we enjoy lunch together, before heading to the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). GEM hosts over 100,000 artifacts from ancient Egyptian civilization, including the complete Tutankhamun collection.
This evening return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Hotel: Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel – Pyramids View Deluxe rooms
Afterwards, we enjoy lunch together, before heading to the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). GEM hosts over 100,000 artifacts from ancient Egyptian civilization, including the complete Tutankhamun collection.
This evening return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Hotel: Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel – Pyramids View Deluxe rooms
Included Meals:
B
D
This morning, we will depart Cairo, and fly south to Luxor. On arrival in Luxor, you will be met and transferred to your Nile cruiser (home for the next 4 nights).
After lunch onboard your Nile Cruiser, visit the Temple of Karnak and the Luxor Temples.
Tonight, after dinner onboard, you will have an opportunity to enjoy the sights and perhaps a horse and carriage ride (own expense) through the streets of Luxor.
Ship: M/S Steigenberger Nile cruise - Standard cabins
After lunch onboard your Nile Cruiser, visit the Temple of Karnak and the Luxor Temples.
Tonight, after dinner onboard, you will have an opportunity to enjoy the sights and perhaps a horse and carriage ride (own expense) through the streets of Luxor.
Ship: M/S Steigenberger Nile cruise - Standard cabins
Included Meals:
B
L
D
Today we explore Luxor’s West Bank where we will visit the Valley of the Kings including Tutankhamun’s tomb, Hatshepsut temple and the Colossi of Memnon.
This afternoon, enjoy lunch onboard, and perhaps afternoon tea on the sundeck, while sailing to Edfu via Esna Lock.
Ship: M/S Steigenberger Nile cruise - Standard cabins
This afternoon, enjoy lunch onboard, and perhaps afternoon tea on the sundeck, while sailing to Edfu via Esna Lock.
Ship: M/S Steigenberger Nile cruise - Standard cabins
Included Meals:
B
L
D
After breakfast, we visit Egypt’s best-preserved temple, Edfu to marvel at the detail which took 180 years to complete. We will board our ship, for lunch as we sail to Kom Ombo, the unusual double temple of Egypt.
Once back on board, dinner will be served while we sail towards Aswan.
Ship: M/S Steigenberger Nile cruise - Standard cabins
Once back on board, dinner will be served while we sail towards Aswan.
Ship: M/S Steigenberger Nile cruise - Standard cabins
Included Meals:
B
L
D
Wake up this morning in Aswan - a beautiful city, with gorgeous greenery against the calm of the Nile River.
Today you have the option to visit Abu Simbel by flight (optional excursion at additional cost). The temples of Abu Simbel are among the most famous of all ancient Egyptian monuments. The two temples, known as the Great Temple and the Small Temple, are carved directly into the rock near Egypt’s southern border and are best known for their imposing facades. Carved into the rock during the reign of Pharaoh Remeses II, in the 13th century BCE, The Great Temple of King Rameses II dominates the site with its four 20-metre-tall seated colossal statues of the king. Those who stay in Aswan can enjoy a day at leisure. You may wish to visit the famous Old Cataract Hotel for High Tea or perhaps a local Nubian Village.
Today you have the option to visit Abu Simbel by flight (optional excursion at additional cost). The temples of Abu Simbel are among the most famous of all ancient Egyptian monuments. The two temples, known as the Great Temple and the Small Temple, are carved directly into the rock near Egypt’s southern border and are best known for their imposing facades. Carved into the rock during the reign of Pharaoh Remeses II, in the 13th century BCE, The Great Temple of King Rameses II dominates the site with its four 20-metre-tall seated colossal statues of the king. Those who stay in Aswan can enjoy a day at leisure. You may wish to visit the famous Old Cataract Hotel for High Tea or perhaps a local Nubian Village.
Included Meals:
B
L
D
After breakfast, you will travel to the Philae temple, unique as it is on an island in the middle of the river. Later today, we will make our way to Aswan Airport, where we will Fly back to Cairo.
Hotel: Holiday Inn, Cairo
Hotel: Holiday Inn, Cairo
Included Meals:
B
D
After breakfast this morning, we will start a tour of Old Coptic Cairo, including the Hanging church and Muhammad Ali Mosque, followed by a visit to the Khan el Khalil bazaars, and go back directly to Cairo Airport for final departure .
Included Meals:
B
Highlights
- Bethlehem
- Nazareth
- Sea of Galilee
- Jerusalem
- Judean wilderness
- Dead Sea
- Petra
- Optional extension to Egypt
Map
Destinations
TOUR INCLUDES
Travel with
like-minded people
Christian
Tour Leaders
Option of land
only package
Option of upgrading
to single room
Meals
Sights and entry
fees listed
OUR PRICING
Pricing
| Category | Description | Twin PP | Single |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour only | Israel & Jordan only | $7,690.00 | $10,900.00 |
| Egypt extension | 7 nights incl flight to Cairo from Amman | $5,099.00 | $6,375.00 |
| Local payment | Israel & Jordan | USD$200 | USD$200 |
| Local payment | Egypt | USD$100 | USD$100 |
Tour is priced on a minimum of 20 passengers & maximum of 40. This tour is guaranteed to depart. We only have 5 rooms left.
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