Group
Tour / Guaranteed departures min 2 participants / Thursday Arrivals
Accommodation in Standard, First class and Superior Hotels
Tel Aviv (1) -
Tiberias (2) - Jerusalem (4)
Category:
Escorted group, cultural tour, roundtrip, scenic land journey,
guaranteed departures
Day 1: Arrive Tel Aviv (D)
The beginning of your journey in
the Holy Land. Upon arrival you will meet our
representative and
be transferred to your hotel in
Tel Aviv.
Day 2:
Tel Aviv - Sea of Galilee - Tiberius (B)
Your tour guide will pick you up
from your hotel. We drive for a short visit of the city
of Jaffa (Joppa) where we will take
a short walking tour in
picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. We will
pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and
marvel at the views from the hill
top. We drive north along the coast to the
archaeological ruins of Caesarea, built by
Herod the Great in honor of
Augustus Caesar. From there we go on to visit Megiddo
where the book of Revelations
mentions a great battle at the
place called "Armageddon". It is an ancient city
inhabited continuously for more than five
millennia (6000-500 B.C). After
exploring the ancient ruins we drive toward the Sea of
Galilee. Arrive at Tiberias and check-in to your hotel.
Day 3: Sea of Galilee (B)
Start the day from historic Tiberias, where Jesus
sojourned, and preached on the shores of the Sea of
Galilee. Our next destination will be Capernaum, the
center of Jesus ministry. On to Tabgha, the site of
Christ’s miracle of feeding the 5,000 and the Church of
Multiplication, where the mosaic floor depicts a basket
with loaves and two fishes. We drive on to the
Mount
of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea, where Jesus preached
the “Sermon on the Mount” and it is believed that Jesus
picked his 12 apostles. We ascend to the Golan
Heights to view the panoramic view of the peaks of Mt.
Hermon, the
rugged plateau of the Golan Heights, and
beneath it the green pastoral Hula Valley. Visit the
Yardenit Baptismal Site, located along the Jordan River,
south of the Sea of Galilee. Return to Tiberias for
another night in town.
Day 4: Nazareth - Jordan River - Beit Shean - Jerusalem
(B)
This morning we travel to
Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood, and the
Church of Annunciation, built on the site where
archaeologists believe the Archangel Gabriel appeared to
the Virgin Mary. You will also see Mary’s Well and
Joseph’s Church. Proceed to nearby Cana to visit the
Wedding Church where Jesus performed his first miracle,
turning water into wine. Drive through the Jordan Valley
to Beit Shean with its recently excavated amphitheater.
Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved Roman
City which was destroyed in an earthquake. Continue to
Jerusalem, to check-in at your hotel.
Day 5: Masada - Dead Sea (B)
Through remarkable scenery of the
Dead Sea we continue to Masada which is situated on an
isolated cliff in the Judean
Desert. The site was declared as
a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. 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, King Herod’s palace, the
synagogue, bathhouse and much more. Enjoy the
breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.
Nearly 1,300 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the
lowest point on the earth’s surface. Bring your swimsuit
as if weather permits it’s
possible to “float" on the salty,
mineral rich, water. Return to Jerusalem for an
overnight.
Day 6: Jerusalem (B)
Start the day at the Israel
Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea
scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model
of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the
time of the Second Temple. Enjoy Ein Karem; a
picturesque village in the south western outskirts of
Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in
Christian
traditions, since this is where
according to tradition John the Baptist was born. Visit
Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the
Nativity and Manger Square. Return to your Jerusalem
hotel.
Day 7: Jerusalem (B)
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem
where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site
of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount. Walk the Way of
the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site
of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the ResurrectionTo the
southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion,
with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of
the Last Supper. Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of
Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world’s three
great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from
atop the Mount of Olives. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane
where Judas betrayed Jesus. Return to your hotel for
overnight.
Day 8: Departure (B)
Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for departure.
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