9 Days ~ Israel

DAY 1 – WED – DEPART USA
Overnight flight to Tel Aviv.

DAY 2 – THU – TEL AVIV AT LEISURE
Enjoy a journey of discovery through one of the world’s oldest and most magnificent centres of faith and civilisation. You are met at Ben Gurion airport and transferred to your hotel for a two-night stay.
Hotel: Sheraton Hotel & Towers.

DAY 3 – FRI – TEL AVIV SIGHTSEEING
Meet your Tour Director before commencing a sightseeing tour of Tel Aviv. See all the highlights of this lively and modern city: the Habimah National Theatre, Rabin Square and the bustling Carmel market. Continue to the ancient port of Jaffa to wander through the artists’ galleries and flea market. Visit Mini Israel, a miniature park featuring 330 replica models which showcase Israel’s cultural, historic and religious diversity. This evening enjoy a Shabbat dinner at our hotel. (BB,HD)

DAY 4 – SAT – TEL AVIV – GALILEE
Leaving Tel Aviv, drive along the coastal road to Caesarea to explore the ancient Roman and Crusader ruins, including the huge amphitheatre. Travel via Haifa to Acre, fought over for centuries and captured in turn by Saracens and Crusaders, including Richard the Lionheart. See the fortress, the old harbour area and Crusader crypt before continuing to Nazareth. Visit one of Christianity’s most sacred places, the Church of Annunciation, on the site where the angel is said to have appeared to Mary. The day concludes at your Kibbutz guesthouse, beautifully located on the Sea of Galilee.
Hotel: Kibbutz Nof Ginossar. (BB,D)

DAY 5 – SUN – GALILEE – DEAD SEA
Start the day with a morning boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Visit the ancient wooden boat, which is said to date back to the times of Jesus. Visit Capernaum where Jesus is said to have entered the Synagogue and taught, and then head to the Mount of Beatitudes, where He preached the Sermon on the Mount. Your destination today is the lowest point on Earth: follow the River Jordan to the shores of the Dead Sea and enjoy a dip in the therapeutic and mineral-rich waters.
Hotel: Hod Hamidbar Resort & Spa. (BB,D)

DAY 6 – MON – DEAD SEA – JERUSALEM
In the cool of the morning, take a thrilling cable-car ride up to the awe-inspiring fortress of Masada where, around 70AD, a brave band of Jewish zealots held out for three years against the Roman legions. Later, pass the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, before driving through the Judean hills to Jerusalem, your home for three nights. Here in this most hallowed of cities, begin your sightseeing with a view from Mount Scopus. Visit King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, the Room of the Last Supper and the Western Wall, Judaism’s most sacred site.
Hotel: Sheraton Plaza. (BB)

DAY 7 – TUE – JERUSALEM SIGHTSEEING
Tour Yad-Vashem, the moving museum commemorating the Jewish people killed during the Holocaust. Continue to the Shrine of the Book, housed in the Israel Museum which also contains the Dead Sea Scrolls. Later, join an optional excursion to visit Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Relax and soak up the atmosphere at the Highlight evening – a special Oriental dinner at a local restaurant. (BB,HD)

DAY 8 – WED – JERUSALEM SIGHTSEEING
Wander through the tranquil Garden of Gethsemene at the Church of All Nations before entering Jerusalem’s Old City to view the Temple Mount, one of Islam’s holiest sites. Continue in the footsteps of Jesus along the Via Dolorosa and the Stations of the Cross. See the Ecce Homo Arch (Behold the Man), Pool of Bethesda and finish at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site of the Crucifixion. (BB)

DAY 9 – THU – RETURN TO USA
The tour ends after breakfast with transfers to Ben Gurion airport for your onward flight. (BB)

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