Day 2 Arrival in Israel. Orientation meeting at the hotel. Overview of the History, Archeology and Geography of Israel. Galilee preparation. Overnight in Mediterranean sea-side hotel Tel Aviv.

Day 3 "Herod's Capital City and the Way of the Sea": Caesarea on the Sea
(the Roman capital of King Herod and Pontius Pilate; travels of Peter and Paul),
with stops at Roman theatre, Crusader city via new excavation area (including hippodrome) and Roman aqueduct. Muqrakah on Mt. Carmel (the confrontation of Elijah and the prophets of Baal). Megiddo (Israel vs. the Canaanites): gate, Bronze Age temples and high place, stables, exit via water system. Nazareth (boyhood home of Jesus): Church of the Annunciation (with remains of the ancient village) and the Greek Orthodox Church of Mary’s Well (St. Gabriel’s; the village spring; Christianity in the Middle East today). Hippus hike (with view of the Sea of Galilee; time permitting). Overnight Sea of Galilee; En Gev.

Day 4 "Jesus' Ministry Around the Sea of Galilee": Bus stop for view over the lake and orientation. Gergesene demoniac site (Kursi-entrance; early Christians in the Land of Israel). Bethsaida (new excavations; hometown of Peter and John). Capernaum (Jesus' home base for ministry). Peter Primacy (the resurrection appearance of Jesus by the Sea). Church of the Multiplication (Heptapaegon). Chorazin (the traveling ministry of Jesus). Church of Beatitudes with optional down-hill hike to original hillside Beatitudes site (the Sermon on the Mount; Jesus' vision for the Christian life). Jesus’ boat museum at Ginnosar. Boat ride to Tiberius. Fish dinner at Tiberius. Optional baptism in the Sea of Galilee at hotel. Overnight Sea of Galilee.

Day 5 "Jesus' Withdrawal to Caesarea of Philip.” Gamla (Zealot stronghold). Qatzrin (Talmudic Village entrance; village life in Jesus' day), Road to Damascus (View of Quneitra; Paul's vision of Jesus), Nimrud Fortress (entrance; the Transfiguration) Caesarea Philippi: caves and new excavation area (Jesus' question to the disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"). Tel Dan (site of one of the golden calves; religious compromise in ancient Israel). Hazor (battle of Joshua). Map marking and short “Desert Prep” orientation, to prep for the time by the Dead Sea. Overnight Sea of Galilee.

Day 6 "Jesus' Journey to Jerusalem": Beth Shean (Stadium, Theater, Main Excavation area; Saul and Jonathan, city life in the Roman world). Newly opened baptism of Jesus site near Jericho on the Jordan River. Qumran (Dead Sea scrolls). Map marking, Jerusalem preparation. Overnight Dead Sea.

Day 7 "Essenes, Zealots, and Messianic Expectations": Masada (cable car up and down; Zealots' last stand). Up to Jerusalem. Stop for view over the Desert of Judea (Wadi Qilt near St. George’s monastery; Jesus' temptation; Jesus' last trip to Jerusalem). Panorama over Jerusalem from the south (Haas Promenade). Bethlehem: Church of the Nativity and Grotto and St. Catherine’s Church (birthplace of Jesus) . 2nd Temple Model at the Holyland Hotel (model of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus). Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 8 "Jesus' Ministry in the Temple": Temple Mount, the Western or Wailing Wall, the Wall Tunnel, the S&W Temple Mount Excavations (the Jewish Temple; the conflict between Jesus and the religious authorities of his day). City of David overlook (Kidron valley promenade; Jerusalem in the time of King David). Citadel Museum (entrance; Upper Palace of Herod). Jaffa Gate. Upper Gehinnom valley walk (time permitting). Overnight: Jerusalem.

Day 9 "Jesus' Passover and Trials": Mt. Zion (the Upper City of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus): Essene Quarter, Early Judeo-Christian synagogue (Tomb of David), Last Supper Room (Cenacle; Jesus' last Passover with the disciples; Passover and the Christian faith), St. Peter Gallicantu (possible house of Caiaphas). Jewish Quarter: Sephardic synagogues, Herodian Quarter excavations (Wohl Archaeological Museum; homes of the wealthy in Jesus' Jerusalem), Burnt House (evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans), Broad Wall (Hezekiah and Isaiah), and Cardo. Dinner: Biblical Meal Presentation at Biblical Resources in Ein Karem. Overnight: Jerusalem.

Day 10 "The Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension": Mt. of Olives: Bethany (Lazarus tomb), Chapel of the Ascension (the ascension of Jesus), Eleona Church (Pater Noster; Jesus' end-times prophecy), Dominus Flevit, Garden of Gethsemane. Stephen’s Gate, Pools of Bethesda (Jesus' healing of the sick man). Via Dolorosa (Jesus carries the cross): Flagellation Chapel, Sisters of Zion, Holy Sepulchre, Garden Tomb. Overnight: Jerusalem.

Day 11-Departure to the US.

The tourist information is balanced with background Biblical and historical information to give you the "big picture" from a Christian perspective.  Timelines, maps and diagrams also help sort out the depth of history to be found in Israel and can be used long after the tour is over.  
The connection of the Harrison family with Israel runs deep.  Jeff and his wife Karen met in Jerusalem, their eldest son David was born in Bethlehem.  Jeff came to Israel to study at the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem.  Here he completed two years of graduate level study with Israeli archeologists Ronnie Reich, Gabi Barkey, and other well know scholars, both Jewish and Christian.  While in Israel, Jeff taught for two years as a study-tour teacher with Dr. Jim Fleming's Biblical Resources Center.  Jeff has also completed a M. Div. and an M.A. in Biblical Literature, coursework toward a Ph.D in Hermeneutics, and has several years of pastoral and teaching ministry experience in the U.S., Canada, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
To learn more about Jeff and his ministry, visit his website at www.totheends.com