Sea of Galilee Day Tour: Explore New Testament Sites from Jerusalem

Embark on a captivating day tour from Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee, exploring significant New Testament sites. Visit the ancient fishing village of Magdala, witness the Sermon on the Mount at the Mount of Beatitudes, and experience the miracle of turning water into wine at Cana’s Wedding Church.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sea of Galilee - Travel to the Sea of Galilee

  • Magdala - Visit Magdala

  • Ginosar - Visit Ginosar

  • Yigal Alon Museum - See the ancient fisherman boat from Jesus’s time

  • Mount Of Beatitudes - Visit the Franciscan church on Mt. of Beatitudes

  • Kfar Cana - Visit Kfar Cana

  • Franciscan Wedding Church - Visit the Franciscan Wedding Church in Cana

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance fees included
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a one-day journey to Galilee where you’ll see key New Testament locations along the Sea of Galilee and throughout the Lower Galilee. This adventure includes a visit to Magdala’s fishing community and synagogue from the Bible times, and Ginosar where the 1st-century “Jesus Boat” can be viewed. You’ll visit the Mount of Beatitudes, the site of…

Location
Sea of Galilee
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Laura_m
Sep 27, 2023
Very Memorable - Our tour was wonderful! Our guide Ami, was the best! He was so informative and passionate about each stop on our tour, we learned so much. We highly recommend this tour and Ami.
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Inspire05470742629
Oct 20, 2022
Beautiful trip - Beautiful trip with the guide Yoav Malachi We went to : 2 churchs in Cana ; 1 church in the Mount of Beatitudes ; 1 Museum in Ginosar ; 1 Archeological site of a synagogue in the time of Jesus and 1 church in Magdala
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Slc463
Sep 17, 2019
You’ve Malachi - Our guide today, Yoav Malachi, is about the best I’ve ever had, including tours in Europe. He provides the historical context of what we are seeing and is both knowlegeable and respectful of the significance of the site. He also chooses the best of the best. Plus, he levens the information with humor where appropriate.
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Courtney
Apr 22, 2019
Best tour we took in Israel - We booked Masada, Jerusalem, and this tour. We had Isaac and he was fantastic! He went out of his way to make us comfortable, give us info, give us space to sleep on the bus ride back, and took as many pictures of the group as we could. Jerusalem felt very contrived and commercialized. Jesus spent most of his life in this area, and it was amazing to walk where He walked. Highly recommend this tour!
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Mikerhoulas
Mar 31, 2019
Dont Miss this Historic Sight - We were able to see this piece of history on our way to taking a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Another great place not to miss
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Mikeaq
Dec 17, 2018
An amazing journey around the Sea of Galilee with awesome guide Yoav - This trip was part of our 25th wedding anniversary celebration and what a way for Yoav to start the journey with none other than the Wedding Church at Cana. Upon learning of our important milestone, Yoav went out of his way to arrange on the spot an impromptu wedding vows renewal for us with a Franciscan priest. He even took the role of a photographer while the rest of our tour group served as our wedding guests and witnesses! That was a totally unexpected event which, by itself, made this experience become part of our life-long memories. The rest of the journey further solidified our Christian spiritual re-immersion as we walked through the path of Jesus: at the Mount of Beatitudes with breathtaking view of the Sea of Galilee from Domus Galilaeae; in a small Christian church at Capernaum; the extraordinary excavation of the 2000-year old Ancient Galilee Boat; and finally at the ruins of Magdala in the town of Migdal known as Mary Magdalene's birthplace and where Jesus once preached at a synagogue. This journey could not have been more dramatic with Yoav's special way of building up the stories along the way with unsuspecting clues from various natures found around the Sea of Galilee. Nice job Yoav. Highly recommended!
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Richardmarholies
Sep 25, 2018
Great tour, many New experiences - Tour guide Itamar Buk was great, get on his tours. Very knowledgeable and super friendly. Well worth the money and learned so much. Tina leib margolies
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Declan
Dec 4, 2019
Very good tour, but lay off the hard-sell and the nationalism - I took the 1 day tour of Galilee/Nazareth with this company, and overall I had a very positive experience, and I thought it was good value for money - with a few caveats. First, the good points; everything was exactly as advertised, we left on time and arrived on time. We saw all the key places in Galilee, we had abundant time, the lunch (not included in the price) was good, and the tour guide Dan P was really informative - I was dazzled by the amount of information he provided about locations such as Emmaus, for example. For less than $100, it was a really excellent tour overall, and I felt it gave a very good impression of that part of the world. 2 negative points; the 'shopping stops' in Nazareth and the Jordan river baptism site were un-necessary and too long, I felt. No need for the 'hard-sell' like this on a day tour costing $100. And secondly, athough Dan was a genial, informative and kind guide, I really wish he didn't repeatedly say things like, 'I love my country, Israel', 'I am really proud of Israel', 'I think Israel is the greatest country in the world', etc. Given the controversial nature of the Israel/Palestine situation, UN condemnations of Israeli settlements, etc., this was really not needed. Not meaning to sound too critical, because he really was an excellent guide, but lay off the nationalism juice, Dan!
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Lloydh658
Nov 1, 2019
Well organized. Tour. - Like the guide Nathanar Yaen Both were very knowledgeable I recommend I may call them again in my next trip
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Kathy
Mar 28, 2018
Great gift shop - This place has expanded their gift shop and it is very nice. The process of finding the boat is very interesting and I have been here twice as a part of a tour but I would not pay to go through this.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).