We begin the morning on the crest of the Mount of Olives and the awesome panoramic view of the city, Temple Mount and the Eastern Gate. We'll continue to Mount Zion to visit the House of Caiaphis and the Upper Room. Then we'll enter the Zion Gate to visit the Jewish Quarter and the fascinating reconstructed Cardo, the stone-paved Roman street of the first century. You will have ample free time to explore and treasure hunt in the shops and bazaars in the narrow streets of the Old City and perhaps enjoy an informative visit to the extensive exhibits in the Citadel Museum at the Joppa Gate. You can stay in the Old City and return to the hotel by city bus or taxi.
Today is certain to be the high point of the entire trip.
Our walking tour of the Old City will start at the Western Wall, where we can watch and pray with the many Jewish worshippers. We will continue to the place where the Roman fortress stood to begin our walk along the Via Dolorosa to the huge Church of the Holy Sepulcher. In the afternoon, we will experience a climactic time of worship and communion in the quiet beauty of the Garden Tomb close to the empty tomb. After a leisurely breakfast, we'll board the bus for our last day in Israel. We visit Cambrian where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.