Description
Full Itinerary
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Description

Type of Tour:Escorted Coach Tour
Operates:Departs Mondays all year round (except Yom Kippur 11 – 12 Oct 2024)
Duration:7 Nights / 8 Days
Visit:Tel Aviv – Jerusalem – Beit Shean – Golan Heights – Tiberias – Sea of Galilee – Nazareth – Acre – Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv
Includes:
  • Arrival and departure airport transfers
  • 7 nights’ accommodation on BB basis
  • 6 dinners (starting from second night)
  • Touring in modern, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Service of a government-liscenced guide on all touring days
  • Entrance fees to sites on the program
  • Meals as listed in itinerary (B=breakfast; L= lunch; D=dinner)
Excludes:
  • Airfare and airport taxes
  • Assistance at the airport upon arrival
  • Porterage at airport
  • Tips for guides, drivers and hotel staff
  • Traveller’s medical/baggage insurance
  • Sea of Galilee boat ride. (According to conditions and availability – if available, the guide will offer the guests the option to participate at a fee paid to the guide (approx $10-15)). Optional Masada & Dead Sea tour on Sunday (on regular tour) – US$90 net per person.
  • Extras at hotels and meals not mentioned
  • Travel insurance, visa cost and tips
Notes:
  • The tour operates on a guaranteed departure basis – Minimum 2 passengers travelling.The sequence of the tour, hotels used and sites visited may be amended due to circumstances beyond our control.Reservations received less than 14 days prior to departure are on a request only basis.
  • We reserve the right to cancel future tours that do not have any bookings on them.
    Arrival Transfer – included in the rates
    -On arrival passengers will complete all entry procedures, baggage reclaim and customs by themselves.
    -Once they have finished, a driver (holding a sign with their name on) will meet them in the greeters hall, by the exit of the terminal building (Exit 02), for transfer to their hotel.
  • Assistance upon arrival – not included in the rates– If passengers require meet & greet assistance on arrival, there is a supplement of $75 net per party, per arrival).Passengers will be met by a representative (holding a sign with their name on), prior to passport control, and will be escorted through passport control, baggage reclaim and customs to meet their driver for transfer to their hotel.(The service cannot be reserved as a stand-alone product. If this service is reserved less than 72 hours prior to the scheduled flight arrival – there is a supplement of $35).
Tel Aviv at night

Full Itinerary

MONDAY: JERUSALEM Arrive in Tel Aviv, and transfer to your hotel in Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem

TUESDAY: JERUSALEM Start at the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book for the Dead Sea Scrolls, then explore the renovated model of Herodian Jerusalem, from the Second Temple era. Visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial at the base of Mt. Hertzl. Discover the quaint village of Ein Karem, linked to Christian traditions and the birthplace of John the Baptist. Lastly, head to Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square, the birthplace of Jesus.
Overnight: Jerusalem (BD)

WEDNESDAY: JERUSALEM
Explore Old Jerusalem to see the Western Wall and the Second Temple’s site, the Temple Mount. Walk the Via Dolorosa to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which hosts the Crucifixion and Resurrection locations. Nearby, Mount Zion holds King David’s tomb and the Last Supper Room. Witness Jerusalem’s panoramic view from the Mount of Olives, a holy city for Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane, where Judas betrayed Jesus. Downtown, immerse in Mahane Yehuda market’s flavours, colours, and bustling atmosphere, the largest open market in Israel.
Overnight: Jerusalem (BD)

THURSDAY: BEIT SHEAN – GOLAN HEIGHTS – TIBERIAS
Leave Jerusalem and head north, passing by Jericho, the world’s oldest city. Travel through the Jordan Valley, visiting the well-preserved Roman city of Beit Shean. Drive to the Golan Heights for an Israeli wine country experience, including a tour, wine tasting, and insights into wine production. Explore the Golan, with Druze villages, former Syrian fortifications, and panoramic views of Mount Hermon and Syria. Descend to the Hula Valley and continue to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, one of Judaism’s four Holy cities, known for its role in compiling the Jewish Talmud and scattered Rabbis’ tombs. Spend the night in Tiberias.
Overnight: Tiberias (BD)

FRIDAY: SEA OF GALILEE – NAZARETH
Explore the Sea of Galilee’s shoreline, visiting Capernaum’s ancient synagogue ruins, the Mount of Beatitudes (believed to be where the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ was delivered), and Tabgha (traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’). Optionally, take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to enjoy its timeless tranquility and scenery (subject to conditions and extra fee). Continue to Nazareth to explore the Church of the Annunciation and other Christian holy sites. Return to Tiberias for an overnight stay.
Overnight: Nazareth (BD)

SATURDAY: ACRE – HAIFA – CAESAREA – TEL AVIV
After breakfast, drive through Galilee to Acre to explore the Crusader stronghold. Head to Haifa for a city view, including the Baha’i Shrine and Haifa Bay. Visit Caesarea for Roman Theatre and Crusader fortress. Conclude with a Tel Aviv and Jaffa city tour. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Overnight: Tel Aviv (BD)

SUNDAY: TEL AVIV
Day at leisure in Tel Aviv. Optional: Masada & Dead Sea tour.
Overnight: Tel Aviv (BD)

MONDAY: TEL AVIV (DEPARTURE)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport. (B)

People floating in the Dead Sea
Guy standing in open land in Masada
Alley in Jerusalem

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