Holy Land Bible Study Tour 2026

Depart the Philippines in the morning and arrive in Amman, Jordan in the late afternoon. Clear immigration and customs and head to the hotel for dinner, a short orientation meeting, and a good rest to prepare physically and spiritually for the start of a memorable Bible Study Tour.

We begin the day exploring  the ancient capital of the Ammonites and the modern capital of the kingdom of Jordan. Visit the Citadel and see the Roman Temple of Hercules. We then drive to Madaba, the “Mosaic City'' and hometown of Ruth the Moabite. View of Moab from the eastern shores of the Dead Sea. Then we climb Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised Land, and on it he was buried by God. Time permitting, we will use the Kings highway to see the magnificent Mujib Valley, called “the Grand Canyon of the Middle East,” with the Arnon River flowing through it.

Crossover to Israel using the Allenby crossing, we drive to Jericho, near the Dead Sea. We climb the archaeological site to view the plains of Jericho where the Israelites entered the Promised Land. View the site of Jesus' Temptation. Pass by the traditional sites of Zacchaeus' sycamore tree and Elisha's spring. Follow the River Jordan north to Israel’s largest archaeological site of Beth-Shan (time-permitting), where the Philistines fought King Saul. Drive along the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, to the city of Tiberias.

Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Go to Capernaum where you will see an ancient synagogue and Peter's house. By the shore, you will visit Tabgha with the ancient mosaic of the Loaves and Fishes. There Jesus appeared to the disciples after His resurrection (John 21). Enjoy "Peter’s Fish" by Sea of Galilee. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount is remembered. In this region, Jesus spent much of his ministry on earth. Pass by the horns of Hattim, where Saladin defeated the crusaders. Go to the top of Mount Arbel for a magnificent mountaintop panoramic view of the entire Sea of Galilee, and there view the Bible sites of Jesus’ public ministry.

Drive up north to the northernmost city of Israel in the Old Testament—and see the ruins of Dan. View the high place where wicked King Jeroboam set up a golden calf, and drive by Hazor, the ancient capital of the Canaanites. Drive to Caesarea Philippi (Banias), near where the Jordan River starts, where Peter acknowledged Jesus as “the Christ.” Visit Mt. Bental which overlooks the Golan and the valley where one of the largest tank battles in history took place in 1973 where 160 Israeli tanks withstood an onslaught of 2,500 Syrian Tanks and Artillery Pieces. Ride the Sky-life on the slopes of Mt. Hermon (time-permitting). Drive to Degania for Baptism-Rededication in the Jordan River.

Enter Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, and see the largest church in Israel: Church of the Annunciation. Visit the Nazareth Village and see how Jesus lived in Nazareth for 30 “silent years” in a first-century recreation of village life in Nazareth. Time-permitting, drive by Cana where Jesus performed His first miracle.

Drive to Tel Megiddo, the future site of the Battle of Armageddon and have an overview of the Jezreel Valley. Drive up beautiful Mt. Carmel for a spectacular view of Israel’s northern region. Visit Mukhraka, where Elijah challenged the 450 prophets of Baal. Drive to Caesarea, the capital of Rome in Palestine. See Roman and Crusader remains (i.e. aqueduct) and the harbor from where Paul was taken prisoner to Rome. Visit Joppa, from where Jonah sailed for Tarshish. Nearby is Tel Aviv, the business center of Israel. Time-permitting visit the village of Emmaus, where Jesus walked with two disciples. Drive to Jerusalem.

Drive to the Mount of Olives for a wonderful panoramic view of Jerusalem. See the Ascension Chapel, the Pater Noster Church (Lord's Prayer), walk down the “Palm Sunday'' road, see Dominus Flevit. Pray inside the Garden of Gethsemane, with its ancient olive trees and the serene Church of All Nations. Enter through the Dung Gate and visit the archaeological digs beside the western wall, and walk up the ancient Temple (Southern) Steps. We will take the Western Wall Tunnel Tour, this is the newly excavated 1,000-feet long underground portion of the Western Wall. Walk the streets of Old Jerusalem of King Herod’s time. See Temple’s largest building stone (500 tons)! Then we visit the Temple Institute to learn more about the Temple and its significance to the Jewish Nation.

Enter the Old City of Jerusalem and visit the Temple Area with the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. Visit the Western “Wailing” Wall and pray for the peace of Jerusalem. We then explore the Ancient City of David walking in King Hezekiah’s underground tunnel ending at the Pool of Siloam. This engineering feat of 1,500-foot-long-tunnel was cut under the bedrock of the City of David in 701 BC. Drive along the Kidron Valley to the palace of the High Priest Caiaphas, where Peter denied his Lord. On Mount Zion, visit an Upper Room, and see the tomb of David. 

Begin the day exploring the “new city” portion of Jerusalem and visit Yad Vashem, the moving and powerful WWII Holocaust Memorial. Visit the Israel Museum to tour the model of Jerusalem (during Christ’s time). Visit the shrine of the Book Museum which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls. See the Knesset parliament building. We then enter into Bethlehem and see the Church of the Nativity, the oldest church in the Holy Land. Visit the cave-stable of Jesus' birth, and the Shepherds Fields. We will also see the Herodium, the fortress and grave of Herod the Great, who slew the Bethlehem infants.

Head to the Pool of Bethesda, where tradition says an angel ruffled the water, and St. Anne's Church, traditional birthplace of Jesus' mother with its beautiful acoustics. Take the Via Dolorosa Road, from Pilate's judgment hall to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Have Communion at the Garden Tomb, where Christians remember Jesus' death, burial and resurrection. Time-permitting, shop at the Jaffa Gate shopping area.

Use the Jerusalem-Jericho road down to the Dead Sea. Visit Qumran, the site of the Essene community where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Visit Ein Gedi, where David hid from Saul. Then take a cable car up to Masada, scene of the last stand of the Jewish resistance to the Romans. Enjoy a late afternoon swim in the Dead Sea.

We head south and visit Timna Park and see the Tabernacle Model (actual-size) in the wilderness and point out Solomon’s copper mines. Nearby is the Gulf of Aqaba, the border between Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Cross the border into Jordan and drive to the Petra area. 

We spend the whole morning touring Petra. The stronghold city of the Nabateans, Petra was a spectacular rock-cut ancient city, with beautiful sculptures carved into rose-red rocks—one of the seven wonders of the world. This is the land of the ancient Edomites. In the afternoon on the way to Amman, we cross the River Zered and ancient borders of Moab and Edom, passing through the Biblical cities of Heshbon, Dibon, & Aroer via the Desert Highway.

We explore the city of Jerash which is one of the cities of the Decapolis. It is home to one of the best preserved Greco-Roman cities, which earned it the nickname "Pompeii of the Middle East". Time-permitting, we will stop at the Jabbock River where Jacob “wrestled” God. Then we head to the Amman Airport for our flight back to the Philippines in the late afternoon.

Arrive in the Philippines in the late afternoon with hearts full of wonderful memories, a greater appreciation for God’s Word, a spiritual renewal, and a greater love for the Lord because we will have journeyed through Biblical lands, following in the footsteps of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.