Mitzpe Yericho

Meaning literally, a viewpoint to Jericho”  Mitzpe Yericho is a small west bank settlement sitting on a cliff. It is perched more than a thousand feet above one of the oldest cities in the world and the entrance to the Land of Israel from the East.  Over 500 families live in this small desert town, but thousands come here to see its amazing views and abandoned Israeli Army bunker.

Jordan River Biblical Site

Nearly 3,400 years ago in this very place, the Children of Israel crossed over from the desert into the Land of Israel.  Though the Jordan River is no longer split, only a few dozen feet away lies the modern country of Jordan.  Just over the water, one can envision Elijah the Prophet’s transcendental ascent from this world. Kasr al Yahud was opened to the public in 2011 just across from Jericho on the lush banks of Israel’s longest river, the Jordan.

Sde Eliyahu Bio Bee Kibbutz Tour

Ever wonder what it’s like to live on a kibbutz? At Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu we will tour not only one of the last vestiges of authentic kibbutz life in Israel, but also a world leader in organic farming and biological pest control.  We will learn about owls, bees, worms, and donkeys as well as various other trailblazing techniques that this kibbutz is using to try to make the world a better and cleaner place.  We will finish the tour with lunch in the cheder ochel or communal dining room for a kibbutz lunch!

Beit Shean National Park

In the book of Samuel we are told of King Saul’s last battle against the Philistines on Mount Gilboa.  The captured body of Israel’s first king is desecrated and hung on the walls of Beit Shean.  After 800 years of conquest, destruction, rebuilding, destruction etc, Beit Shean is rebuilt by the Greeks who rename it Scythopolis, conquered by the Romans, and finally it becomes a major city for the Byzantines.  When it was finally destroyed in the earthquake of 749 CE it will never be rebuilt, until the modern State of Israel.  

Highlights of the park include the Tel with its 20 layers of civilization, the Theater, bathhouse, Cardo, and Decamonis.

Other Options Include:

• Swimming in Springs
• Tiberias
• Boat Ride Sea of Galilee
• Beit Alfa Ancient Synagogue
• Date Plantation and Date Beer Factory
• Belvoir Crusader Castle
• Jeep Tour