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October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 14
Day 14 – Friday, October 23: Day Cruise to Hydra, Poros, Aegina Our last day here in Greece was a fun one! The weather was cool in the morning but sunny during the day, with highs in the upper 70s. Perfect for cruising on a small ferry ship on the Aegean Sea! The...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 13
Day 13 – Thursday, October 22: Corinth, Mycenae, Cenchreae, Athens Today we drove south to the Peloponnese of Greece. The weather started overcast and a bit cooler. But sunny skies returned by mid-morning! We read from 2 Corinthians 4 & 11 as we left the...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 12
Day 12 – Wednesday, October 21: Delphi, Athens, Lycabetus Today was our first full day in Greece and another beautiful day here in Greece, with sunny skies and temps around 80. A few puffy clouds showed up this afternoon in the Parnassos mountains in the area...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 11
Day 11 – Tuesday, October 20: Fly to Athens, Mar's Hill, Acropolis, Parthenon, City Tour For 15 of us going to Athens , the day started early, with a departure time of 1:30 a.m. from the hotel. Others in the group flew directly back to the U.S. later this...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 10
Day 10 – Monday, October 19: Holy Sepulcher Church, Garden Tomb, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Southern Wall Excavations, Western Wall, Israel Museum Today was our last full day of the Israel portion of the trip. It was another beautiful partly sunny day,...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 9
Day 9 – Sunday, October 18: Yad Vashem, Shephelah (Gezer, Beth Shemesh, Azekah), Har Gilo Today we spent the morning in Jerusalem, while in the afternoon we drove to the Shephelah (lowlands) of Judah to visit three Old Testament sites. The weather was once...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 8
Day 8 – Saturday, October 17: Mt. of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Pool of Bethesda, St. Anne’s Church, Shepherd’s Fields, Herodium, Bethlehem Today was our first full day in Jerusalem. This is the first of three full days here in Jerusalem’s ancient and...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 7
Day 7 – Friday, October 16: Masada, Ein Gedi, Qumran, Wilderness of Judah - Wadi Qelt, Jerusalem, Western Wall We left the hotel just shy of 8 a.m. this morning following breakfast. Today was “desert day” here in the Judean Desert. The weather was actually...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 6
Day 6 – Thursday, October 15: Beth Shean, Shiloh, Jericho, Judean Desert, Ein Bokek, Dead Sea We checked out of our hotel in Tiberias today. It’s been a great two full days and three nights here in the north end of the country. Following breakfast, we loaded...
October 2026 11 Day Israel Tour (with Greece Extension) – Summary of Day 5
Day 5 – Wednesday, October 14: Arbel, Yardenit, Magdala, Capernaum, Ancient Boat, Sea of Galilee Boat Ride Today was a day of focusing primarily on the life and ministry of Jesus! We spent the entire around (and on) the Sea of Galilee. The weather was once...