Daniel Carmel, owner of the "Worship Boats", casts a net on the Sea of Galilee, just as Peter, Andrew, James or John would have done, 2,000 years ago! He didn't catch anything on the first try either!
Bible events happened with real people in real time in real places. On our Bible tours we stand in those places.
For example,in Israel we pray quietly in the Garden of Gethsemane, sail the Sea of Galilee and read the Beatitudes where Jesus taught the Serrmon on the Mount. On our last tour, thirteen were baptized in the Jordan River and several couples renewed wedding vows in Cana of Galilee - where Jesus worked the first miracle of His 31/2-year ministry at a wedding. Pastor Hani of the Cana Church prayed over the couples!
June 15-25, 2022 was David's twelfth trip to Israel. April of 2023 will be his seventh trip to Greece. Compare tours, the experience of your host, airfare from the midwest, high-quality hotels, air taxes, fees, tips and other extras, you'll see the value. These are inclusive, fun "field trips" for believers. Come with us! You will love it!
Check out what we always provide;
- 1st-Class/Superior rooms reserved for you
- delicious breakfasts and dinners daily
- worshipping in unforgettable settings
- airfare from the Midwest (Chicago Ohare)
- your tips/gratuities are included throughout
- an amazing Israeli guide (chosen by us)
- your suitcase portered to your room & back
As experienced tour hosts to the Bible lands, we
provide pastoral care and teaching from your initial
contact with us through the entire trip.
The company that makes the travel arrangements
for our tours is Imagine Tours and Travel. They are
a world leader in this type of travel, and Imagine
is our preferred choice. We are in touch with them
from custom planning and throughout our journey.
Check out our "Israel & More" tour, including Germany, we did in June 2022...
Our 11-day "Israel and More" tour included the sites in Israel that you've read about in your Bible, plus the
world-class Passion Play in Oberammegau, Bavaria.
Click here or on Israel Videos for the fascinating story
about the play and so much more in the other videos
there. While in Munich we visited Dachau, one of the infamous Nazi Concentration Camps of World War 2. 28 of us enjoyed this inclusive trip June 15-25, 2022.
We walked in the Footsteps of the "Apostle to
the Gentiles." Of course we read his brilliant
sermon to Greek leaders of Athens at Mars Hill.
We worshipped beside the Zigagti River near
Philippi where Lydia was baptized.
For a short video that follows our itinerary just click on this image at left, then enlarge to the full screen at bottom right corner. Then enjoy this video of sights and scenes we saw. Now, if you have any questions about out 2025 tour to Israel with the five-day, optional extension to Egypt, please email us. We would love to talk with you about your journey of a lifetime.
- David
Please pray for clear victory and lasting peace for Israel. Read David's Psalm 122.
Sign up so you can "saddle up" with us for the adventure ride of your life in 2025!
With the present war that Israel is bravely fighting against Islamic Hamas terrorists, we've rescheduled our 2024 tour one year forward, to March 2025. "Footsteps of Jesus & More" a complete tour of Israel with a popular option to spend 5 amazing days in Egypt, could be the trip of your dreams. Biblical accounts you've read about come to life in vivid clarity at Magdala, Cana, Caesarea Philippi, the Jordan River, Tiberias, Caesarea Maritima and more. Experience Galilee in springtime after an overnight by the Mediterranean, another at the Dead Sea, two nights beside the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Capernaum and so much more. Read the Beatitudes in your own Bible, right where Jesus taught them, step into the Jordan, the Mediterranean and float in the Dead Sea. Pick up a smooth stone in the Valley of Elah as you remember David's defeating Goliath. Stand on Mt. Carmel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal, see the Jericho walls that "came tumbling down". Visit the oasis of Ein Gedi, fortress Masada, see caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, walk the Via Dolorosa and Palm Sunday roads, the Temple Mount, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Southern Steps where Peter preached the first gospel sermon with thousands being baptized into Christ that day!. We'll visit Bethlehem, Shepherd's Fields and the Garden tomb. The extension to Egypt includes our hotel on the Nile river! We'll see the Pyramids, Sphynx, King Tut's treasures, Luxor's Valley of the Kings where most Pharaohs were entombed. Click on our Itinerary tab above to review our previous tour brochure. Contact us soon about this trip of a lifetime. It will open shortly with a new brochure and excellent pricing for 2025. Registrations should fill up fast. Keep your eye on this site in the next few weeks.
David Stokes
Our April '23 Greece tour was unforgettable.
Beginning in Thessaloniki in the north, then
Philippi where Lydia became the first Christ-
follower in Europe and a jailer and his family
were baptized into Christ well after midnight!
From there we traveled south to Athens, then
our three-day cruise to Mykonos, Ephesus,
Patmos, Santorini and Crete. We witnessed
Todd and Lori's baptism in the Agean Sea!
Those on the optional Rome extension saw
the Sistine Chapel (the largest church bldg.
in the world), the Forum, Colosseum, Trevi
Fountain, catacombs and Mamertine Prison
where Paul wrote 2 Timothy. We concluded
our pilgrimage where Paul was buried... just
outside the city walls of Rome.
Hanging out after dinner at our "Olive Tree Hotel."
In Jerusalem, our 2025 tour is also booked here.