Holyland Tour - 9 Days Escorted Program Details
Visiting Tel Aviv, Galilee, Nazareth, Jerusalem
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| Day 1: USA - Tel Aviv | |||
| Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight to Tel Aviv. | |||
| Day 2: Tel Aviv - Arrival | |||
| You are greeted upon arrival and transferred to your hotel. (D) | |||
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| Day 3: Caesarea - Megiddo - Haifa - Acre | |||
| Drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. Visit the excavations of the ancient city, Roman theatre and aqueduct. Continue to Megiddo, identified as the site of Armageddon; visit the archaeological excavations including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive to Haifa; view the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Shrine. From Haifa, drive to Acre to visit the ancient city and harbor. Continue to Kibbutz Lavi for overnight. (B,D) | |||
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| Day 4: Tiberias - Capernaum - Banias - Golan Heights | |||
| Drive to Tiberias and take a boat ride to Capernaum. Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the "Miracle of Fish and Loaves" and visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Continue to Mount of Beatitudes, the place where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Drive to the Banias Springs and waterfalls and tour the Golan Heights. Return to Kibbutz Lavi for overnight. (B,D) | |||
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| Day 5: Nazareth - Beit Shean | |||
| Drive to Nazareth via Cana of Galilee. Visit the Church of Annunciation, St. Joseph’s workshop and Mary’s Well. Drive to Yardenit, the baptismal site on the Jordan River; continue to Beit Shean, a newly excavated city, and visit the Roman theatre. Drive along the Jordan River to Jerusalem. (B,D) | |||
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| Day 6: Old City of Jerusalem | |||
| Drive to Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city; visit the Church of All Nations, King David’s Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter within the walls of the Old City and visit the Cardo, Temple Mount (entrance to the mosques not included), Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Oriental Bazaar and Garden Tomb. (B,D) | |||
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| Day 7: New City of Jerusalem | |||
| Drive to Ein Karem to visit the Church of Visitation; proceed to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust; visit the Israel Museum, 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* to visit the Church of Nativity. (B,D) *Visit subject to availability. |
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| Day 8: Dead Sea - Massada | |||
| Drive to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Visit the ancient city of Qumran and drive along the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth to Massada, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Ascend Massada by cable car and visit the food storeroom, water irrigation system and Herod’s Palace. Return to Jerusalem. (B,D) | |||
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| Day 9: Jerusalem - Return | |||
| After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your return flight home, or for an extension tour to Jordan. (B) | |||
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First Class Hotels |
Superior First Class Hotels |
 Grand Beach Hotel Tel-Aviv |
 Dan Panorama Tel-Aviv |
 Kibbutz Lavi Gallilee |
Kibbutz Lavi Gallilee |
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