ISRAEL
HIGHLIGHTS OF ISRAEL
Valid for departures: 28 February - 21 March & 11- 25 April 2010
Package includes:
- Arrival and departure airport transfers in Israel
- 2 nights accommodation in Tel Aviv including breakfast – Sea Net Hotel or similar (Tourist Class)
- 3 nights accommodation in Jerusalem including breakfast – Shalom Hotel or similar (Tourist Class)
- 2 nights accommodation in Galilee including breakfast – Kibbutz Hotel (Tourist Class)
- All sightseeing and entrance fees as per itinerary
- Meals as shown (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
5% SAVING IF YOU BOOK ONE OF OUR SET DEPARTURE TOURS:
14 March, 9 May, 20 June, 5 September, 21 November, 5 December 2010.
Excludes:
- Air-fares and airport taxes
- Meals and sightseeing not mentioned
- Travel insurance, visa cost and tips
- Immediate check-in on arrival, late check-out on departure (if this is required, please ask us for a re-quote).
| Service & Description | Overnight | ||
| SUN | TEL AVIV | ||
| Arrive Tel Aviv, transfer to hotel. | Tel Aviv |
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| MON | TEL AVIV - BEERSHEBA - MASADA - DEAD SEA - JERUSALEM | ||
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Depart Tel Aviv and travel via Ashdod and Ashkelon to Beersheba for a short visit to the Negev capital. Continue via Arad to Masada. 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 and Bathhouse and more. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible “float” in the salty waters of the Dead Sea. Proceed via Ein Gedi and Kalia to Jerusalem. (B) | Jerusalem |
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| TUE | JERUSALEM | ||
| Drive to Mt. Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane, Church of the Agony, Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, and the beautifully renovated Model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem dating back to the time of the Second Temple (2000 years ago). Travel to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. Continue to the Hadassah Medical Centre for a short visit to the synagogue with Marc Chagall’s stained-glass windows. Proceed via Ein Karem, the birthplace of John the Baptist back to your hotel. (B) | Jerusalem |
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| WED | JERUSALEM - BETHLEHEM | ||
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Walk through one of the gates to the Old City; see the renewed Jewish Quarter, the Western Wall, the Temple area and colourful bazaars. Walk through the Via Dolorosa and the Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Drive to Mt. Zion and visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Continue to Bethlehem** and visit Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity. (B) | Jerusalem |
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| THU | BEIT SHEAN - TIBERIAS - GALILEE | ||
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Depart Jerusalem and travel north via Jericho and the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman city. Continue to Tiberias, the old centre of Jewish learning. Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum and visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Continue to a kibbutz for overnight. (B) | Galilee |
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| FRI | GOLAN HEIGHTS - UPPER GALILEE - SAFED - NAZARETH | ||
| Drive to the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications and a Druze village. Continue to Banias, source of the Jordan River. Travel via Hula Valley to Safed, city of the Kabbalah, Jewish Mysticism to visit a synagogue and the artists’ colony. Continue to Nazareth and visit the Christian holy sites. (B) | Galilee |
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| SAT | ACRE - HAIFA - CAESAREA - TEL AVIV | ||
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Travel west to Acre and visit the famous old Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa and see the Bahai Shrine and Persian Garden. Enjoy the panoramic view of the city and the bay from Mount Carmel. Travel along the coast to Caesarea and visit the Roman Theatre and the Crusader fortress. End the day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv and Jaffa. (B) | Tel Aviv |
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| SUN | TEL AVIV | ||
| Departure transfer to Tel Aviv Airport. (B) | |||
* Bethlehem and Jericho are within the control of the Palestinian Authority and visits are subject to possible restrictions