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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 Tel-aviv |
Full day at leisure in Tel Aviv
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O/N Haifa |
Drive north via Netanya 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. Visit Ein Hod, the artists colony on the Carmel mountains. Proceed to Megiddo to
see the excavations of King Solomon's stables and 20 layers of civilization.
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o n d a y |
O/N Galilee |
Begin the tour of Haifa at the summit of Mount
Carmel for a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and the Western Galilee.
Continue to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the exotic Persian Gardens. Continue
north to Acre and visit the crypt of St. John and the underground Crusader city.
Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism. Visit the ancient
synagogues and the Artists Colony. Continue to the Golan Heights, to see the former Syrian bunkers,
and Katzrin-the new Israeli town.
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O/N Jerusalem |
Start the day with a visit to the Church of
Annunciation in Nazareth. Drive to Capernaum, the old town of Jesus, and proceed to Tiberias,
the lovely resort town, and the synagogue of Hamat. Continue via
Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor with its famous Zodiac.
Drive along the Jordan valley rift, pass Jericho - the oldest city on earth.
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O/N Jerusalem |
Visit the tomb of King David and the room of the
Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter the walled city and walk the newly restored Jewish Quarter.
Visit the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Mansion 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 city of Jerusalem. Continue to Bethlehem,
stopping at Rachel's Tomb, to visit the Church of the Nativity.
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h u r s d a y |
O/N Jerusalem |
Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in
Ein Karem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Proceed to Bayit Vagan to study the scale
model of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial
to the holocaust, and then to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea
Scrolls are housed. See the Knesset (Israel's Parliament), and the Hebrew University Campus.
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O/N Jerusalem |
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea,
the lowest point on earth, almost 400 meters below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site
where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Continue via Ein Gedi to Massada. Ascend by cable car and
tour the ancient Jewish stronghold where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans
before committing mass suicide in the year 73 C.E. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting,
an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea.
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O/N Jerusalem |
Full day at leisure in Jerusalem. |
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Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your
departure flight.
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