| DAYS |
8 days / 7 nights |
| DEPARTURE |
Tel Aviv |
| HOLIDAY TYPE |
Escorted Coach Tour |
| DEPARTURE DATES |
Saturday |
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| ITINERARY |
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| Saturday |
Arrival |
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Upon arrival to airport meet our representative and transfer to Tel Aviv.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
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| Sunday |
Coastal Plain |
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Depart Tel Aviv and drive to the Diaspora Museum for a visit. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. Visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct. Continue via the Druze villages to Haifa.
Overnight: Haifa (B)
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| Monday |
Upper Galilee |
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The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue on to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to explore the exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, to visit the ancient synagogues and the artists’ colony. Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin.
Overnight: Kibbutz guesthouse (B, D)
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| Tuesday |
Sea of Galilee |
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Start the day with a tour of Tiberias. Explore the centre of Jesus’ ministry at Capernaum to see the remains of the synagogue where he preached, and the octagonal church of St. Peter. Onto Nazareth to visit the church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Continue onto Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem (B)
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| Wednesday |
Jerusalem Old City |
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Visit the tomb of King David and the room of the Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Quarter and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem (subject to security clearance) to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight: Jerusalem (B)
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| Thursday |
Jerusalem New City |
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Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Continue for a moving visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Onto the Israel Museum; Tour the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and see the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period. Enjoy a tour of the New City – include a view the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University.
Overnight: Jerusalem (B)
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| Friday |
Dead Sea |
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Depart Jerusalem via the Judean Mountains and descend to the lowest place on earth. Visit the ancient city of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found. Continue along the shores of the Dead Sea to the magnificent cliff top fortress of Masada. Ascend via cable car to explore the remains of King Herod’s luxurious palace and hear about the zealots who defied the Roman Empire from this location. Take the chance to enjoy a float in the salty waters.
Overnight: Jerusalem (B)
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| Saturday |
Departure |
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Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for departure (B)
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| INCLUSIONS |
- Meeting assistance upon arrival
- Airport transfers as per the itinerary
- English Speaking guide for all touring
- A/C coach for touring in a group
- Twin room accommodation in chosen class of hotels on BB basis (Half Board for Holyland Wednesday and Holyland Sunday tours)
- Entrance fees for the above mentioned sites
- Taxes and service charges
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