Four Day Itinerary

Eat a traditional breakfast of fresh pita bread, salads, sauces and eggs.  Carry water and a packed lunch with you– the rest of your luggage will be transferred to your accommodations.  Ascend out of the old city and walk through calm pastoral fields to Zippori National Park to visit the archeological ruins of the main administrative city in the Galilee at the time of Jesus.  Admire the exquisite Byzantine mosaics, drink in the view from atop the Crusader fortress, and take a stroll through the ancient cistern system.  Eat a packed lunch before returning to the trail, through the small village of Meshhed to arrive at Cana, traditional site of Jesus’ first miracle.  Take a rest and have a snack at Cana Wedding B&B before visiting the Orthodox and Catholic churches commemorating the water to wine miracle.  Eat dinner at a local restaurant.

Arise early for a hearty breakfast and do some stretching before ascending out of Cana to walk along a forest ridge with peaceful valley views.  Eat your packed lunch in a pleasantly shaded forest.  Step onto an ancient Roman road, trodden upon by Roman centurians, up a pleasant hill dotted with ruins, to arrive at Kibbutz Lavi.  Explore the kibbutz with a guide and hear a lecture about Jewish-Christian relations.  Enjoy a typical kosher Jewish dinner and get plenty of rest.

Eat breakfast, then head out across agricultural fields to ascend the Horns of Hittin– a volcanic structure where a famous Crusader battle took place.  Relish your first glimpse of the Sea of Galilee and the sweeping views into Arbel Valley.  Continue down the rocky hillside to Nebi Shu’eib, the holiest shrine for the Druze religion.  Visit the tomb of Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, and enjoy a packed lunch at the picnic area.  After lunch, continue on the trail through Arbel Valley past ancient olive groves and the ruins of Hattin village.  Rise out of the valley to Moshav Arbel, where you will stay in charming rustic cabins.

Start early to catch a stunning sunrise from Arbel Cliff.  Descend on the challenging (but not too steep!) trail down the mount passing ancient cliff dwellings and caves.  Drink from the fresh spring at Wadi Hamam before continuing to Tabgha via rolling agricultural land.  Explore the mosaics at Tabgha, the traditional site of the feeding of the 5,000.  Continue around the northern side of the Sea of Galilee to visit the church of St. Peter.  Ascend a small ridge to visit the Mount of Beatitudes, the traditional site of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.  Finish your journey at Capernaum by wandering the ruins of the city which was the center of Jesus’ ministry, and spending a moment of prayer in the church built over the home of Simon Peter. Catch a bus back to Tiberias from Kfar Nahum junction (+3km) and enjoy some St. Peter’s fish on the Tiberias promenade.