DAY 1, Thursday - Depart the USA Depart the USA for Israel. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey |
DAY 2, Friday - Tel Aviv Arrive in Tel Aviv and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure Overnight: Tel Aviv |
DAY 3, Saturday - Tel Aviv Enjoy the day at leisure in the vibrant seafront city of Tel Aviv Optional: Half Day Tel Aviv Overnight: Tel Aviv Meals: Breakfast |
DAY 4, Sunday - Galilee Today, depart Tel Aviv, traveling north along the coastal highway. Arriving in Caesarea, visit its ancient Roman port and aqueduct, Byzantine streets, and Crusader ruins. Continue to Mt. Carmel for a panoramic view of Mukraka Monastery and Haifa Bay. Visit the Druze Villages and their attractive markets nearby. See Haifa's beautiful Bahai Gardens before continuing through Nazareth, home of the Church of the Annunciation, the largest basilica in the Middle East. Arrive in the Galilee Overnight: Galilee Meals: Breakfast, Dinner |
DAY 5, Monday - Galilee Enjoy a full day at leisure on the Kibbutz, a type of community unique to Israel Optional: Full Day Golan Heights Tour with Lunch Overnight: Galilee Meals: Breakfast |
DAY 6, Tuesday - Jerusalem Depart Galilee, and en route to Jerusalem, visit Capernaum, site of a second century village and synagogue on the Sea's northern shore. Continue to Tiberias. Drive around the Sea of Galilee to Yardenit, continuing to Beit Shean in the Jordan Valley to visit the excavations and Roman amphitheater. Afterwards, proceed to your hotel in Jerusalem Overnight: Jerusalem Meals: Breakfast |
DAY 7, Wednesday - Jerusalem This morning, enjoy a half day tour of Jerusalem's Old City, taking you to the Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall), Jewish Quarter, Christian Quarter, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and a local bazaar. The balance of the day at leisure Optional: Half Day Jerusalem New City (PM) Optional: Farewell Dinner with Illuminated Tour of Jerusalem Overnight: Jerusalem Meals: Breakfast |
DAY 8, Thursday - Jerusalem Enjoy the day at leisure in this fascinating city. Stroll the pedestrian Ben Yehuda Street with it's many shops and cafes and restaurants or visit one of the city's many museums Optional: Masada and Dead Sea Overnight: Jerusalem Meals: Breakfast |
DAY 9, Friday - Depart for the USA Transfer to the airport for your departure flight Meals: Breakfast |
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