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O/N Tel Aviv |
| Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport.
Transfer to your selected hotel in Tel Aviv.
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O/N Galilee |
| Leave Tel Aviv and drive north along the
Mediterranean Coast to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the Holyland.
See the excavations of the Roman statues,
the Aqueduct and the Amphitheater, which was restored to its former glory as a concert venue.
Proceed to Megiddo to see the excavations of King Solomon's stables and 20 layers of civilization.
Drive to Mount Carmel and then to Haifa for a panoramic view of the city and the bay.
Proceed to Tzippori (Sepphoris) to see the magnificent mosaic floors, Crusader castle and church.
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O/N Galilee |
| Embark on a short boat trip on the Sea of Galilee.
Visit Capernaum. See the ancient synagogue where Jesus taught, and the stone with the carving of the Ark of Covenant.
At Tabgha, where Jesus fed the 5000, visit the Church of the Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor.
Drive to the summit of the Mt. of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount.
Proceed north to Caesarea Philippi (Banias) and the sources of the Jordan River.
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O/N Jerusalem |
| Depart Tiberias for the baptismal site at Yardenit.
For those who wish, time for a short baptism ceremony.
Drive to Nazareth and visit the Basilica of Annunciation and Mary's well.
Proceed to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of the former
Roman city. Drive through the Jordan Valley, to Jericho, the oldest city in the world,
and see the Mt. of Temptation in the distance.
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O/N Jerusalem |
| Start the day with a visit to Mt. of Olives
for a unforgettable panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane and visit the
Pater Noster Church. Enter the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
Follow in Jesus' footsteps from the Triumphal entry to the Resurrection
Walk along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On to Mt. Zion
to see David's Tomb, the room of the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey.
Visit the Cardo and the bazaar.
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O/N Jerusalem |
| Visit the new City of Jerusalem,
starting with Yad Vashem, the memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
On to the model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period.
Visit the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed.
Drive to Ein Kerem, home of john the Baptist, then continue to Bethlehem. View the
Shepherd's field, and visit the Church of the Nativity and Manager Square.
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O/N Jerusalem |
| Leave Jerusalem through the Judean Mountains and
drive along the shore of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend the eastern slope of the mountain
by cable car and tour the spectacular mountain fortress built by Herod and inhabited by the
Zealot of the first century making their final stand against the Roman conquerors
of the first century. Drive to Qumran, home of the Essenes, and see the caves where the
Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided
for the unique experience of bathing in the Dead Sea.
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| Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your
departing flight.
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