ISRAEL SPLENDOURS TOUR with exciting extension to Jordan
8 days
Starting from USD $875 per person - plus supplement for Petra
Itinerary
Sunday
Upon arrival to airport meet our representative and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for an overnight.
Monday
Leave Tel Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon - Beersheba. A short visit to the Negev capital. Continue via Arad to Massada. 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, Herodís palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible 'float' in the in the salty water of the world's lowest place. Via Ein Gedi & Kalya, proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.
Tuesday
Drive to Mtí Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On to the Garden
of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Drive to Mtí Zion for a visit to
the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition
Abbey. Sightseeing in the new city including the Israel Museum's Shrine
of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, new Supreme Court bldg.
Mt Herzl and Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were
killed in the Holocaust). Then visit the model of the Herodian city of
Jerusalem dating back to the time of the Second Temple. Afternoon visit
of the Hadassah medical center in the synagogue with Marc Chagall
stained glass windows, then via Ein Karem (the birth place of John the
Baptist).
Return to Hotel.
Wednesday
Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter; the Western Wall, the Temple area; the colorful bazaars; Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem (subject to security clearance) to visit Rachel's Tomb and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight.
Thursday
Leave Jerusalem, and drive north via Jericho (subject to security clearance), the oldest city in the world. Then via the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of this beautiful Roman City. Proceed to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning. Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Continue to a Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
Friday
Drive to the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, Birkat Ram, and the Druze villages, Via Banias, source of the Jordan River. Proceed via Kiryat Shmone and the Hula Valley to Safed, city of the Kabala, to visit synagogue and the artistsí colony and then to Nazareth to visit the Christian Holy Sites. Return to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
Saturday
After Breakfast drive west to Acre for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, sightseeing tour of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine, Persian Garden and Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city. Proceed southwards to Caesarea to visit the Roman theater and the Crusader fortress. Continue south for a short city tour of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and then onto airport for flight to Eilat. Overnight in Eilat.
Sunday
Leave Eilat early in the morning, crossing the Arava border and drive onto Petra, through the scenic Jordanian desert. Enter the Rose City of Petra through the Siq, a narrow passage through the mountains - up to the Treasury which suddenly appears at the end of the gorge. Continue into the heart of this ancient city carved into the mountains, passing hundreds of tombs and monuments and a spectacular Amphitheatre which once held 3,000 spectators. After our visit to Petra, stop for lunch, followed by a visit to Moses Spring before leaving Wadi Moussa. Drive to Aqaba for a short city tour, returning to the Arava border and back to Eilat hotel. Overnight in Eilat.
Monday
Depart Eilat on flight back to Tel Aviv. Transfer to international
terminal for departure flight.
Inclusions
The above tour packages include the following:
- Airport transfers as per the itinerary
- Meeting assistance
- English Speaking guide for all touring
- A/C van or minibus for touring and transfers
- Twin room accommodation in chosen class of hotels on Bed and Breakfast basis
- Entrance fees for the above mentioned sites
- Taxes and service charges
The above mentioned does not include:
Any extra meals or beverages or hotel extras.
Tips for guides & drivers
Any personal expenses
Passport, visa and border crossing fees
Travel insurance.
Anything not mentioned in Inclusions
PETRA TOUR EXTENSION:
Cost: From USD $420.00 per person
Other exciting tours are available on request
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