ISRAEL HIGHLIGHTS (2)
10 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS ISRAEL TOUR / WEEKLY THURSDAY ARRIVALS
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10 Days / 7 Nights Fully Escorted Tour of Israel / Operated Weekly with Thursday Arrivals
Emphasis on Biblical and General Sites / English speaking Tour /Optional Eilat & Petra Extensions |
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Tel Aviv Shoreline 
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 & 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 Mt’ 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 & Kalya proceed to Jerusalem.Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 7 - Tuesday - Jerusalem - sightseeing of the new city
Drive to Mt’ Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Drive to Mt’ 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 & 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
* Site under the Palestinian Authority Jurisdiction: visit subject to change
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