Itinerary Planned for 2011 Tour

The Wheelhouse-led Holy Land Christian Tour 2011 is a "Study"

Tour opened to all, from young students to seniors, for those who

have never been AND for those have toured before but want to

continue to learn about the places, sites, and their connections to

Biblical passages, events, or in historical and cultural context.
This picture is only for illustration.
It's the Nour Tour 2009 on which
Wheelhouse participated.


Thank you for your interest. My tours are open to Christians from anywhere in the US, Canada, and elsewhere. Though I am based in Florida, you do not have to be. The point of origin of your travel could be anywhere else in North American (and beyond). Ideally, it is recommended that your connection flight is arranged to lead you to the airport of the same overseas departing flight with the tour's overseas flight. We will have a half day of rest with an overnight hotel stay after landing in Ben Gurion in Israel. Therefore, if you are not able to get on the same overseas flight that most of the others on the tour, you can take a taxi from Ben Gurion to the hotel and catch up with our tour group.


The tour is planned for May 2011. The tour details are currently being planned, with the package price. All this along with a brochure should be available in September. To request a brochure, a sign-up form, or for further information, email me at wheel777@juno.com.


Below is the course name of the upcoming Study Tour and highlights of sites we will be visiting, from the planned itinerary:


Course: Survey of the Holy Land: Old Testament and New Testament Sites and Times

Itinerary Highlights and Study Focus:

Casarea Maritime: King Herod's Port: Mediterranean Gate

Mt. Carmel: Muqraqa: Elijah Confronts the False Prophets of Ba'al

Megiddo: Strategic Perch overlooking Jezreel Valley and Guards the Pass/Highway

Nazareth: Annunciation of Birth of and Boyhood Life of Jesus

Sea of Galilee: Many events in the Ministry of Jesus and Lives of His Disciples

Genesar: First Century Galilee Boat

Mt. of Beautitudes: Basilica: Jesus' Teaching of the Beautitudes

Tabga Church: Miracle of the Multiplication of the Fishes and Loaves

Capernaum: 1st Cent. A.D. Jewish Fishing Town, Home to Peter, Base of Jesus' Ministry

Tel Dan: Israel's Northern Boundary and Alternative Cultic Site

Beth Shean/ Scythopolis: Canaanite City/ Graeco-Roman City in 1st Cent. A.D.

Jordan River: Biblical Events including "Crossing Over" Theme

Jericho: "Oldest City" in the World

Qumran: The Dead Sea Scrolls Community, Its Light on the New Testament

Masada: The Great Rock, Refuge, and Fortress in the Aravah/Dead Sea Desert

Bethlehem: Birthplace of Jesus the Christ

Jerusalem: O.T. Jebusites; Capital of Davidic Kingdom, and Place of Jesus' Death & Resurrection

*All three of the final three days of the Study Tour will be spent in Jerusalem, filled with Old City walks, holy sites, museums, and a half of the last day as free day allowing also for shopping and/or seeing additional sites. Some of the highlights from the three days in Jerusalem:


The Hosanna Road walk down Mt. of Olives, the Via Delorosa walk through the Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, The Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the SW Corner of Temple Mount, the Roman Cardia, and the City of David: the Pool of Siloam.


Again, thank you for your interest. If you are led to join me on this or upcoming tours, I look forward to leading you on a wonderful tour of the Holy Land, a life-changing event if your first time, and a blessed time! For further information, please email me at wheel777@juno.com

Rev. Paul Wheelhouse
Tallahassee, FL