Tour Itinerary:
Day 1, Wednesday: Departure. Flight from the U.S to Israel.
Day 2, Thursday: Arrival in Israel. Welcome to Israel. Arrive at the new Ben-Gurion Airport. Meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv for check in. Overnight: Tel-Aviv.
Day 3, Friday: Haifa - Tzippori - Tiberias. Leave Tel-Aviv and travel north along the Mediterranean coast to Haifa, drive up to the peak of Mt’ Carmel to enjoy the panorama of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine, Persian Garden. Continue via Acre to Rosh Hanikra; descend by cable car to visit the grottos and the Lebanese border, then motor down to Tzippori, the ancient capital of the Galilee with the recent excavations and impressive mosaics. Continue to Kibbutz Hotel or Tiberias for overnight. Overnight: Galilee.
Day 4, Saturday: Nazareth-Upper Galilee and Golan Heights. Travel to Nazareth and visit the Church of the Annunciation and Mary’s Well. Continue through the Upper Galilee and ascend the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, Birkat Ram, the Druze villages. Via Banias, source of the Jordan River, drive to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight. Overnight: Galilee.
Day 5, Sunday: Tiberias - Megiddo -Tel Aviv. Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, then Mount of Beatitudes and drive through the city of Tiberias. Continue to the valley of Armageddon, visit the multi-layered mound of Megiddo with the impressive remains from the age of the Biblical kings. Proceed to Tel Aviv-Jaffa for a short city tour and overnight.Overnight: Tel-Aviv.
Day 6, Monday: Tel Aviv - Beersheva - Arad - Massada - Jerusalem. Leave Tel Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon - Beersheba. A short visit to the Negev capital. Continue via Arad to Massada. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible "float" in the in the salty water of the world’s lowest place. Via Ein Gedi and Kalya proceed to Jerusalem. Overnight: Jerusalem.
Day 7, Tuesday: Jerusalem - sightseeing of the new city. Drive to Mount Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Drive to Mount Zion for a visit to the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Sightseeing in the new city including the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, new Supreme Court bldg. Mt’ Herzl and Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust). Then visit the model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem dating back to the time of the Second Temple. Afternoon visit of the Hadassah medical center and the synagogue with Marc Chagall stained glass windows. Return to Hotel via Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist). Overnight: Jerusalem.
Day 8, Wednesday: Jerusalem - (Old City) - Bethlehem. Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter; the Western Wall, the Temple area; the colorful bazaars; Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem to visit Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem. Overnight: Jerusalem.
Day 9, Thursday: Departure. Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport for your flight back home.
Day 10, Friday: Arrive this morning back in the U.S.A
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- 7 nights hotel accommodation: 2 night in Tel Aviv, 3 nights in Jerusalem, 2 nights in the Galilee
- Israeli style buffet breakfast daily at the hotels
- 6 full days of private transportation
- Top professional government-licensed English speaking tour guide
- All entrance fee's as per itinerary
- Transfers upon arrival and departure
- All service charges and local taxes
Prices Excludes:
- Flights
- Travel Insurance - highly recommended
- Extra meals not mentioned as included
- Any item not mentioned above as included
- Tips to guide and bus driver
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