Days 1 & 2 – Tuesday – Wednesday, September 3-4: Depart U.S.A., Arrive in Amman (& visit to Mt. Nebo) or Tel Aviv (Theme of the Day: Let the adventure begin!)
Our day of departure finally arrived. With the issues Israel is facing in the north, we were not sure this trip would take place because of the limited air traffic into Tel Aviv. However, imagine Tours & Travel did an amazing job in re-routing most of us through the Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan. One couple in the group were still able to fly into Tel Aviv on El Al Airlines and arrived yesterday. We will meet them tomorrow.
Mt. Nebo
By this afternoon (Wednesday), we all arrived in Amman (except one piece of luggage). Following the passport procedures at the Amman Airport, we had enough time to make our way for a brief visit of Mt. Nebo. Here we read portions of Numbers 21-24, Deuteronomy 31-34. The view into the “Promised Land” was a bit hazy, but good enough for us to be able to see the northern end of the Dead Sea and the region of Jericho. Since the site of the church was closed (we’ll visit this on the day of the Jordan portion of the trip), we enjoyed a great view and sunset from the next hill over. This view was a nice “bonus site” before we drove into Amman for a late check-in and dinner at our hotel (a very nice 5-star hotel called Bristol).
“Today the majority of our group of 17 arrived in Amman following a re-scheduling of our flights. Two are already in Israel awaiting us tomorrow. As a bonus, we were able to visit Mt. Nebo and gain a view of the “Promised Land” as Moses did.”
We retired for the night following a great dinner as we anticipate an early wake-up and breakfast before driving to the Allenby Bridge Border to cross into Israel and officially begin our first full day in Israel. We want to try and be one of the first in line at the border.
Day 3 – Thursday, September 5: Crossing into Israel, Caesarea, Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Gilboa, Tiberias (Theme of the Day: Discovering connections with the past)
