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Highlight of Israel from 1.700$

Mediterranean & Middle East Start in TEL AVIV

Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv:
8 Days / 7 Nights

GUARANTEED DEPARTURE DATES John the Baptist was born. Visit Bethlehem – surrounded by breathtaking views. Become
Every Sunday from March '21 to February 2022 the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the acquainted with the collection of fine and
Nativity and Manger Square. Return to the rare wines enjoying a tour, wine tasting
ITINERARY hotel in Jerusalem. Overnight. and understanding of the wine production
Day 1 (Sunday) - TEL AVIV process. Descend to the shore of the Sea of
Upon arrival at Tel Aviv Airport meet our Day 4 (Wednesday): JERUSALEM Galilee and proceed to Capernaum, to visit
representative holding a sign with your name Breakfast at the hotel. Enter the Old City of the ruins of the ancient synagogue, the Mount
on, immediately after passport control. Our Jerusalem where you will see the Western of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon
representative will assis you to pick up your Wall and the actual site of the Second on the Mount’ and Tabgha, the traditional
luggage and through the Customs to meet Temple, the Temple Mount. Walk the Way of site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.
the waiting driver that will transfer you to the the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and Onwards to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish
hotel. Evening at leisure in Tel Aviv. Overnight. the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, housing learning. Optional sailing on a boat across the
both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility
Day 2 (Monday): TEL AVIV - BEER SHEBA - Tomb of the Resurrection. To the southwest, and scenery little changed during the past
MASADA & DEAD SEA just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, 2000 years (subject to conditions and fee).
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet you tour guide in with the traditional tomb of King David Return to the kibbutz hotel for overnight.
the morning and set off from Tel Aviv, driving and the Room of the Last Supper. Enjoy the
south, passing by the cities of Ashdod and spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem Day 7 (Saturday) - ACRE - HAIFA - CAESAREA
Ashkelon to Beersheba, for a short visit of the - the holy city for each of the world’s three - TEL AVIV
capital of the Negev Desert. Continue via Arad great religions – Christianity, Judaism and After breakfast drive through the hills of the
to Masada, Israel’s foremost archaeological Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives. Visit the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of
park. Ascend via cable-car for a thorough Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed the old, famous
visit that gives insight to the rituals, politics Jesus. In the heart of a neighborhood in Crusader stronghold and medieval
and culture of the people who inhabited this downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda fortifications. Continue to Haifa, ascending
desert fortress, which was the last stronghold to experience the flavors, aromas, colors and Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the
of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the traders' interaction with the crowds, at city, including the Baha'i Shrine, Persian
the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s the largest open market in Israel. Overnight. Garden, and Haifa bay. Proceed along the
palaces, the synagogue, the bathhouse and Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the
cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of Day 5 (Thursday): BEIT SHEAN - NAZARETH Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at
the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend - SAFED what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod
to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea, Breakfast at the hotel. Leave Jerusalem and the Great”. End the day with a short city
to experience the mineral-rich black mud drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest tour of Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa.
and to float in its salty waters. Passing by the city in the world. Travel through the Jordan Overnight in Tel Aviv.
oasis of Ein Gedi, proceed through the Judean Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean
Desert to Jerusalem. Overnight in Jerusalem. and visit the excavations of this beautifully Day 8 (Sunday): TEL AVIV
preserved Roman City. On to Nazareth to Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for
Day 3 (Tuesday): JERUSALEM visit the Church of the Annunciation and international departure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Start the day at the Christian holy sites. Proceed to Safed, city of End of our services.
Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the the Kabbalah and center of Jewish mysticism,
famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the to visit the beautiful streets of the artists’
beautifully renovated model of the Herodian colony. Overnight in a kibbutz hotel in the
city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time Galilee.
of the Second Temple. Visit Yad Vashem the
official memorial to the Jewish victims of Day 6 (Friday): GOLAN HEIGHTS - SEA OF
the Holocaust, established in 1953, located GALILEE
at the foot of Mt. Hertzl. Enjoy Ein Karem; Breakfast at the hotel. Drive up to the Golan
a picturesque village in the south western Heights passing by Banias, source of the
outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has Jordan River, former Syrian fortifications,
great significance in Christian traditions, and the Druze villages. Enjoy an Israeli
since this is where according to tradition wine country experience, with vineyards

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