Trip Report Index: Ultimate DIY 10 Day Israel & Jordan Family Road Trip (50 posts)

Entire 10 Day Holy Land Trip Report Index (50 detailed posts)

 

 

Israel is a country every Christian dreams to visit in their lifetime. We are not an exception to that. To see the holy sites and to walk in the footsteps of Jesus is an experience every Christian must have.

We did our 10 day Holyland trip to both Israel and Jordan in April 2018. Israel was awesome and we all had a wonderful time in Israel. If you plan right, Israel has so much to offer and will give you best experience as a family.

Here’s an index of DIY (Do it Yourself) trip reports for Israel & Jordan.

Clicking on one of the links takes you to the actual post for that topic, which is/will be reported in detail with photos/videos, travel tips etc.

1. 28 First Timer’s Questions and Answers to help plan your trip to Israel and Holy Land
2. Top 5 Things to Know before you travel to Jordan
3. W Amman Review – Grand Opening Day Stay and W Suite Room
4. Jordan to Israel Border Crossing through Allenby Bridge
5. 30 Helpful Tips for your first trip to Israel
6. First time in Israel: Rental Car Pickup, Entering Jaffa Gate; Walking along the Jewish, Muslim and Christian Quarters to the Airbnb
7. Visit to Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified) on Easter Sunday!
8. Mount of Olives (1 of 5) – Dome of Ascension
9. Mount of Olives (2 of 5) – Church of Pater Noster (where Jesus teaches the Lord’s Prayer)
10. Mount of Olives (3 of 5) – Tomb of Prophets
11. Mount of Olives (4 of 5) – Garden of Gethsemane (where Jesus prayed on the night of His betrayal) & Church of All Nations
12. Mount of Olives (5 of 5) – Tomb of Mary (burial place of Mary, mother of Jesus)
13. Kidron Valley (where Jesus crossed the valley traveling between Jerusalem and Bethany)
14. City of David, Gihon Spring, Hezekiah’s Tunnel & Canaanite Tunnel
15. Pool of Siloam, narrow tunnel leading to Jerusalem Temple (South Western Side)
16. Package Tours Vs Independent Travel in Israel
17. Judean Desert: Masada (Ancient fort built by King Herod and UNESCO site)
18. Ein Gedi, Israel’s Largest Oasis with 7 Waterfalls (where David spared King Saul’s life)
19. Floating in Dead Sea, the lowest point on planet earth
20. Unexpected Judean desert waterfalls
21. Simple pleasures: camel Ride and pomegranate juice
22. St. George Monastery
23. View of Jericho from Israel
24. Caeserea
25. Mount Carmel (where Prophet Elijah Kills the Prophets of Baal)
26. Nazareth Village
27. Nazareth: Church of Annunciation
28. Tiberias Town & Dinner at Decks
29. Sea of Galilee Sunrise,
30. Tabgha
31. Capernaum
32. Kursi (where Jesus heals the demon possessed man)
33. Drive to the fertile Northern Israel
34. Hike to the Banias waterfalls and tasting some yummy local oranges
35. Temple of Banias, Syrian border
36. Mount of Beautitudes
37. Typical Israeli Dinner at Tiberias
38. Church at Cana
39. Jordan Baptism site
40. Drive back to Jerusalem, Airbnb, souvenir shopping, Getting ready for Sabbath Day
41. Sabbath evening at Western Wall
42. Sabbath Dinner hosted at our tour guide’s place
43. Detailed tour of Church of Holy Sephulcre
44. Via Dolorosa and the stations of the cross
45. Pools of Bethesda
46. Upper Room & the last supper
47. Taxi Ride from Jerusalem to Bethlehem
48. Bethlehem: Church of Nativity
49. Bethlehem: Shepherd’s Field
50. Jerusalem Old City Food
51. Taxi ride from Old City to Tel Aviv Airport (Confusing 2 airports)
52. Flight from Tel Aviv to Eilat
53. Eilat to Aqaba: Wadi Araba border crossing: tense moments
54. Nice Jordanian lunch at Papaya, Aqaba
55. Wadi Rum Jeep Tours
56. Wadi Rum to Petra Marriott
57. Petra
58. Petra lunch and Drive to W Amman
59. W Amman to Amman Airport tight security and back home

 

What is the Holy Land?

A trip to Holy Land of Israel, Bethlehem and Jordan should be in the bucket list for everyone. Not only there are many holy sites to visit, but there are some amazing attractions to explore as well.

Holy Land territory comprises of regions from Israel, the Palestinian territories, western Jordan, and parts of southern Lebanon and southwestern Syria, which are considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

 

Trip to visit Christian sites and other major attractions in Israel and Jordan

We as family did a 10 day trip to Israel and Jordan in April 2018. In Israel, along with a tour guide, we rented a car and drove around to the major Christian holy sites and other major attractions including the lowest point on Planet Earth, The Dead Sea.

In Jordan, along with a hired driver, we explored the beauty of Wadi Rum and Petra, one of the seven wonders of the world.

The trip was definitely in top of our list and that was the main reason to start this blog and share our travel experiences.

As a photographer and Christian-travelers, we think this trip should be told in depth and we will give our best travel tips, itinerary, photos, videos of all the attractions we visited, along with Biblical references.

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