| 8 Night, 9 Day Tour - Departs the states every Monday arriving in Israel every Tuesday. |
PLEASE NOTE:
*Guaranteed departure up to 14 days prior arrival.
Within 14 days, on request.
*All hotels on bed & breakfast basis except Lavi Kibbutz Hotel,
on half board.
*The program can be extended and tailor-made for groups.
*This tour will not be operated on: April 7, 14; September 15, 22, 29; October 6.
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| Day: |
Description. |
| Tuesday: |
Ben Gurion Airport / Jerusalem
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Wednesday: |
Jerusalem
The Old City / Bethlehem
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 on to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem, stopping at Rachel’s Tomb and visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Thursday: |
Jerusalem
The New City
Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Continue to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and the miniature model of Jerusalem from the time of the Second Temple period . View the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Friday: |
Qumran / Massada / Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float in the Dead Sea. Continue to Tel Aviv
Overnight: Tel Aviv. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Tel Aviv. |
| Monday: |
Safed / Golan Heights / Upper Galilee
Drive to Safed, center of the Kabbalah movement. Visit the Joseph Caro and the Ha’ ari synagogues, the most important synagogues in the city. Stroll around the the Artist’s Quarter. Enjoy a jeep tour to the foot of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights and stop at an observation point over looking the town of Kuneitra and the Syrian territory. Stop at Tel Facher, a former Syrian army camp. Visit the Banias Springs and then on to Tel-Hai to view the “Roaring Lion” Monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920 .
Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi. |
| Tuesday: |
Beit Shean / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha
Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s Grave. Continue to Beit Shean, also called "Scythopolis", the largest archaeological park in Israel with beautiful excavations from Roman and Byzantine periods. Stop at Beit Alpha to see the unique mosaic floor of a synagogue from the Byzantine period. Continue to Gan Hashlosha, (Sachne) where you will have an opportunity to enjoy swimming in the natural pools creates by springs located at the foot of the Gilboa Mountain, on which King Saul was killed in the battle against the Philistines. Continue via the Jordan Valley to Jerusalem. Stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Wednesday: |
Jerusalem
Old City
Tour the Old City of Jerusalem beginning with a visit to the Tomb of King David on Mt. Zion. Walk along the Cardo, the ancient Roman road and visit the four Sepharadic synagogues restored after the 1967 War in the Jewish Quarter. Tour the Kotel Tunnels and visit the Davidson Center . Walk through the local Arab bazaar, through the Jaffa Gate to the David Tower Museum and see the models of the city from different periods of history beginning with the First Temple period.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Thursday: |
Jerusalem
Start the day at Mea Shearim and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra orthodox communities. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems. Continue to the Israel Museum and visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and the new Holyland Model – a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. Drive to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the victims of the Holocaust . Visit Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold , conquered by the Israeli Amy in the Six Day War and converted into a national memorial site and museum.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Friday: |
Qumeran / Massada / Dead sea
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Continue to Massada and ascend by cable car to tour the ancient fortress. Visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car . Next stop for lunch and spa facilities in one of the leading hotels on the shores of the dead sea.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Jerusalem . |
| Sunday: |
Diaspora Museum / Caesarea / Druze villages
Before leaving Tel Aviv, visit the Diaspora Museum at the Tel Aviv University. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader City and the Roman Port, Aqueduct and the Amphitheater that has been restored to its former splendor as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze Villages to Haifa.
Overnight: Haifa. |
| Monday: |
Haifa / Safed / Golan Heights
The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel for a breathtaking panoramic view of Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue on to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the magnificent Bahai Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will 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 Lavi. |
| Tuesday: |
Sea of Galilee / Nazareth /Tel Aviv
Start the day with a visit to Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to view the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal church of St. Peter. Proceed to 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 to Tel Aviv
Overnight: Tel Aviv. |
| 9 Night, 10 Day Tour - Departs the states every Thursday arriving in Israel every Friday. |
PLEASE NOTE:
*Guaranteed departure up to 14 days prior arrival. Within 14 days,
on request.
*All hotels on bed breakfast basis except Lavi Kibbutz Hotel,
on half board.
*The program can be extended and tailor-made for groups.
*This tour will not be operated on: April 3, 10; September 11, 25; October 2.
|
| Day: |
Description. |
| Friday: |
Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Tel Aviv. |
| Sunday: |
Diaspora Museum / Caesarea / Druze Villages
Before leaving Tel Aviv, visit the Diaspora Museum at the Tel Aviv Univesity. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader City and the Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheater that has been restored to its former splendor as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze villages to Haifa.
Overnight: Haifa. |
| Monday: |
Haifa / Safed / Golan Heights
The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel for a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue on to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the magnificent Bahai Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will 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 Lavi. |
| Tuesday: |
Sea of Galilee / Nazareth / Jerusalem
Start the day with a visit to Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to view the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal church of St. Peter. Proceed to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the unique mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Continue to Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Wednesday: |
Jerusalem
The Old City / Bethlehem
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 on to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem, stopping at Rachel’s Tomb and to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Thursday: |
Jerusalem
The New City
Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and then on to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and the miniature model of Jerusalem from the time of the Second Temple period . View the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University.
Overnight: Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Friday: |
Qumran / Massada / Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float in the Dead Sea.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Sunday: |
Jerusalem / Ben Gurion Airport.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Jerusalem . |
| 12 Night, 13 Day Tour - Departs the states every Thursday arriving in Israel every Friday. |
PLEASE NOTE:
*Guaranteed departure up to 14 days prior arrival. Within 14 days, on request.
*All hotels on bed & breakfast basis except Lavi Kibbutz Hotel and King Solomon Hotel, Eilat
on half board.
*The program can be extended and tailor-made for groups.
*This tour will not be operated on: April 3, 10; September 11, 25; October 2, 2009
|
| Day: |
Description. |
| Friday: |
Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Tel Aviv. |
| Sunday: |
Diaspora Museum / Caesarea / Druze Villages
Before leaving Tel Aviv, visit the Diaspora Museum at the Tel Aviv Univesity. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city and the Roman Port, Aqueduct and the Amphitheater that has been restored to its former splendor as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze Villages to Haifa.
Overnight: Haifa. |
| Monday: |
Haifa / Safed / Golan Heights
The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel for a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue on to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the magnificent Bahai Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will 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 Lavi. |
| Tuesday: |
Sea of Galilee / Nazareth / Jerusalem
Start the day with a visit to Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to view the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal church of St. Peter. Proceed to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the unique mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Continue to Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Wednesday: |
Jerusalem
The Old City / Bethlehem
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 on to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem, stopping at Rachel’s Tomb and to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Thursday: |
Jerusalem
The New City
Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and then on to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and the miniature model of Jerusalem from the time of the Second Temple period . View the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University.
Overnight: Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Friday: |
Qumran / Massada / Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float in the Dead Sea.
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Jerusalem. |
| Sunday: |
Jerusalem / Ben Gurion Airport.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure. |
| Saturday: |
At leisure
Overnight: Jerusalem . |
| Sunday: |
The Negev Desert /Timna/ Eilat
Travel south through the Negev desert to visit Israel’s Air Force Museum at Hatzerim. View the planes and equipment and thrill to the story of this brave airborne fighting force. Visit Sde Boker and see Ben Gurion’s hut and grave, overlooking the magnificent Zin Valley. Stop at Mitzpe Ramon to gaze into the Ramon Crater, a geological wonder. Drive to Timna to see the copper mines and King Solomon’s Pillars and marvel at the huge multi-colored rock formations. Continue to Eilat.
Overnight: Eilat. |
| Monday: |
A day at leisure in Eilat or optional day in Petra
Stroll around the city’s streets, the beach promenade and enjoy the water sport activities or join the optional day tour to Petra (more information is available in our office).
Overnight: Eilat. |
| Tuesday: |
Eilat / Mamshit/ Tel Aviv
Visit the Underwater Observatory, one of the largest sea aquariums in the world, built into a coral reef. Drive to Mamshit for a camel riding experience and a visit to an authentic Bedouin tent. Learn about Bedouin hospitality and enjoy a light lunch.
Drive back to Tel-Aviv or to Ben Gurion Airport. |
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