11-Day Israel Tour with Rome Option | April 8-18 (22), 2024
Hosted By: Pastor Mike Allard
Crossroads Fellowship
Tour Code: Allard – MA0424
Join us as we embark on a life changing journey to Israel to gain a deeper understanding of God’s Word. This customized Holy Land tour includes:
- Round trip airfare from Houston
- 9 (12) nights hotel accommodations in a double room
- Round trip airport transfers (within Israel)
- full breakfast and dinner daily in hotels
- deluxe air conditioned motor coach and driver
- tips/gratuities to driver, guide, and hotel staff
- 8 (11) full days of sightseeing with licensed Israeli guide
- Host throughout Rome
- all entrance fees based on itinerary, and much more!
Come enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity as we walk where Jesus did!
Note: Please direct any tour-related questions to: tward@cfhouston.com | Credit card payments accepted at cfhouston.church/give
Tour Itinerary
- Depart Houston
- Arrive in Tel Aviv
- Transfer to hotel
- Overnight Netanya
- Caesarea Maritima (by the Sea)
- Mt. Carmel
- Megiddo
- Nazareth Precipice
- Overnight Tiberius
- Mount of Beatitudes
- Capernaum
- St. Peter’s Primacy
- St. Peter’s Fish Lunch at Deck’s
- Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee
- Ancient Boat
- Magdala
- Yardenit Baptismal Site
- Overnight Tiberias
- Caesarea Philippi
- Dan Nature Reserve (Jeroboam’s Altar and Ancient “Abraham” Gate)
- Golan Heights, Mt. Bental (bunkers from 6-Day War)
- Overnight Tiberias
- Beit She’an
- Gideon’s Spring
- Qasr El Yahud (Baptismal site near Jericho)
- Drive to Jerusalem
- Mt. Scopus
- Overnight Jerusalem
- Mt. Olives
- Gethsemane (private Garden if possible)
- Pools of Bethesda
- Via Dolorosa
- Church of Holy Sepulchre
- Caiaphas House
- Bethlehem
- Overnight Jerusalem
- Jewish Quarter
- Roman Cardo
- Hezekiah’s Wall
- Western Wall
- Western Wall Tunnel
- Temple Southern Steps
- City of David with Pool of Siloam
- Overnight Jerusalem
- Qumran
- Masada
- Ein Gedi
- Overnight Jerusalem
- Elah Valley
- Israel Museum
- Yad Vashem
- Garden Tomb
- Overnight Jerusalem
- Departure from Tel Aviv
- Arrive in Houston
- Departure from Tel Aviv, flight to Rome
- Panoramic bus tour of Rome:
- St. Paul outside Walls, Catacombs, Appian Way
- Dinner and overnight in Rome
- Ancient Rome including Colosseum, Roman Forum and Mamertine Prison
- Baroque Rome walking tour: Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Navona Square
- Dinner and overnight in Rome
- Full Day guided tour: Vatican City including Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and Basilica of St. Peter.
- St. John Lateran Basilica and the Sacred Steps
- Dinner and overnight in Rome
- Transfer to the airport for flight to Istanbul
- Arrive in Istanbul 7:00 pm
- Overnight in Istanbul (provided by Turkish Air)
- Depart Istanbul to USA, arrive home
Tour Details
- 1 night at the Seasons in Netanya
- 3 nights at the Maagan in Tiberias
- 5 nights at the Leonardo in Jerusalem
Optional Rome Extension Tour:
- 3 nights at the Hotel Mediterraneo in Rome
- 1 overnight in Istanbul - TBD
Hotels subject to change.
Israel Only Tour (via Turkish Airlines)
- Apr. 8: Depart Houston at 2:50 PM, arrive in Istanbul at 10:40 AM (Apr. 9). Depart Istanbul at 5:00 PM and arrive in Tel Aviv at 7:10 PM.
- Apr. 18: Depart Tel Aviv at 10:40 AM, arrive in Istanbul at 12:55 PM. Depart Istanbul at 2:10 PM and arrive in Houston at 7:15 PM.
Israel with Rome Extension Tour (via Turkish Airlines)
- Apr. 8: Depart Houston at 2:50 PM, arrive in Istanbul at 10:40 AM (Apr. 9). Depart Istanbul at 2:00 PM and arrive in Tel Aviv at 4:10 PM.
- Apr. 18: Tel Aviv to Rome - Flight time TBD
- Apr. 21: Depart Rome at 3:30 PM, arrive in Istanbul at 7:05 PM.
- Apr. 22: Depart Istanbul at 2:10 PM and arrive in Houston at 7:15 PM.
Flights subject to change. Pending overnight provided by Turkish Airlines (April 21-22) for forced overnight in Istanbul.
Tour Price: $4500
Rome Extension Tour: $2000
Single room supplement: $1095
Payment Plan:
- $500 deposit due now to reserve your space before Aug. 30
- $1000 payment due Sep. 30, 2023
- $1000 payment due Oct. 30, 2023
- $1000 payment due Nov. 30, 2023
- $1000 payment due Dec. 30, 2023
- For Rome extension add $500.00 to each payment after initial deposit.
Payments can be made via check (see information below Travel Insurance section) or credit card: https://www.cfhouston.church/give
Any requests/questions must be emailed to: Tward@cfhouston.com
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance can be purchased through Travelex. Visit our travel insurance page for more information.
Please make checks payable to: Crossroads Fellowship Church
12110 E. Sam Houston Pkwy N, Houston, TX 77044
Any requests/questions must be emailed to: Tward@cfhouston.com
