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Day 1: Arrive Tel Aviv
Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, you will be met and escorted to the Prima Astor Hotel 4*or Dan Panorama Tel Aviv 4.5*.
Day 2: Tel Aviv – Caesarea – Megiddo – Haifa – Acre – Lavi (B/D)
Depart Tel Aviv and drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. Visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman Theatre and Aqueduct. Continue to Megiddo, recognized as the site of Armageddon. View the archaeological excavations including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive to Haifa and view the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Shrine before continuing to Acre to visit the ancient City and Harbor. Continue to Lavi where you will stay at Kibbutz Lavi 4*.
Day 3: Lavi - Tiberias - Capernaum - Banias - Lavi (B/D)
After a short tour of Tiberias, take a boat ride to Capernaum. Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the Miracle of Loaves and Fish and visit the Church of the Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes, the place where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Drive to Banias Springs and see the largest waterfall in Israel followed by a tour of the Golan Heights. Return to Lavi.
Day 4: Lavi - Nazareth - Yardenit - Beit Shean - Jerusalem (B/D)
Drive to Nazareth via Cana of Galilee. Visit the Church of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Workshop and Mary’s Well. Continue to Yardenit, the place where the Jordan River exits the Sea of Galilee, and the baptism place. Enroute to Jerusalem stop at Beit Shean, a newly excavated city, and visit the Roman Theatre. Drive along the Jordan River to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and one of the oldest cities in the world. Overnight at Prima Royale Hotel 4* or Dan Panorama Jerusalem 4.5*.
Day 5: Jerusalem - Old City (B/D)
Today, enjoy a scenic drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the City. Visit the Church of All Nations, King David’s Tomb and the Room of Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter the walls of the Old City and visit the Herodian Cardo, Temple Mount (entrance to the mosques not included), Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Oriental Bazaar for shopping.
Day 6: Jerusalem - Yad Vashem - Bethlehem - Jerusalem (B/D)
This morning Drive to Ein Karem to visit the Church of Visitation; proceed to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the holocaust; Visit the Israel Museum, the shrine of the book, where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed, and the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period. Proceed to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Visit the Church of Nativity, situated on Manger Square 8 kilometres from Jerusalem, the church is built over a grotto where the Virgin Mary is said to have given birth to Jesus.
Day 7: Jerusalem - Qumran - Masada (B/D)
After breakfast, drive to Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Visit the ancient city and drive along the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth , to visit Masada, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Ascend Masada by cable car and visit the food storerooms, water irrigation system and Herod’s Palace. Return to Jerusalem.
Day 8: Jerusalem - Tel Aviv - Home (B)
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your onward destination.
- B = Breakfast
- L = Lunch
- SL = Special Lunch
- D = Dinner
- WD = Western Dinner
- SD = Special Dinner
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