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INTRODUCTION

ROUTE

PHOTOS

RESERVATION INFO

  • A tiny strip of land strategically located.
  • Converging between 3 continents, walk from 1 climatic zone to another.
  • Maintains the world record for... archaeological sites per square mile.
  • Holyland for the 3 monotheistic religions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Coming to Israel for a holiday...
Want to get a glimpse of its sights and history...

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Want to get in a quick tour of the country...

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Don't have much time ...
NOW, you have an option !

 

ROUTE

Day 1: Tel Aviv to Galilee
• Early pick-up. Drive north along the Mediterranean coast to CEASARIA MARITIMA , known as Herod's greatest masterpiece, one of the largest ports in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean.
• Turn eastbound to the Lower Galilee .
• Visit the National Park of ZIPPORI (SEPPHORIS) main town of the Galilee during the 1st Century, traditional birthplace of Mary, as well as the town of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, the compiler of the Mishna (Jewish Oral Law).
• Continue to NAZARETH and the 'CHURCH OF ANNUNCIATION' .
• Drive via KANA, the traditional location of the wedding church.
• Continue to the sites around the north shore of the Sea of Galilee, the stage for most of the events in Jesus’ life, and gain a deeper understanding into the politics of that time.
• Visit MT of BEATITUDES, the traditional site of the Sermon on the Mount;
• Continue to TABGHA, the traditional site of the 'miracle of the loaves and the fish’,
•Visit CHURCH of PRIMACY, where Jesus appointed his successor.
CAPERNAUM, a Jewish fisherman's village of 2000 years ago that was the centre of Jesus’ messianic work

• O/N in the Galilee area.


Day 2: Galilee to Masada and on to Jerusalem
After an early breakfast, drive south through the Jordan Valley, turning east through the Judean desert towards the Dead Sea.
Drive south along the shores of the Dead Sea
to MASADA (approx 3/4 hour drive)
• Ascend Masada - Israel's foremost archaeological park, via cable car.
• A thorough visit gives insight to the rituals, politics and culture of the people who inhabited this desert fortress.
• Stop at a spa on the shores of the DEAD SEA - lowest point on earth - to immerse yourself in the
mineral rich water.(Requires beach shoes or thongs)
• Drive north passing by Ein Gedi & the Qumeran Caves - discovery place of the Dead Sea
scrolls & then through the Judean Hills to Jerusalem.
• Check into hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Jerusalem
• Stop atop the MT. of OLIVES for a panoramic view of the old city, where the merging of past and present unfolds before you.
• Descend to GETHSEMANE at the foot of the mountain.
• Drive past the biblical Kidron Valley and up to the walled town.
• Visit DAVIDSON CENTRE- the archaeological park of Jerusalem, most of its excavations from the 1st Century BC and the 1st Century AD. Located at the south side of the Temple Mount (Haram El Sharif, according to the muslims), the area reveals the complex that existed at the entrance to the Temple in the time of Jesus.
• Enter the Old City, starting at the WESTERN WALL , Judaism's holiest shrine.
• Cross the Temple Mount (3rd holiest shrine of the Moslem World).
• Walk along VIA DOLOROSA station by station to GOLGOTHA and the HOLY SEPULCHER, the ancient site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus.
• Continue along the CARDO - main street of Jerusalem during the Byzantine period
• Climb MT. ZION to the 'ROOM OF THE LAST SUPPER' and 'KING DAVID'S TOMB'
• Time permitting, drive to Bethlehem to visit the Church of Nativity (subject to Palestinian authority regulations and with Palestinian guide)
* Itinerary subject to change in the event of any unforeseen circumstances or at the tour
   guide's discretion.


View of Sea of Galilee
from Mt of Beatitudes


Statues Square at Caesaria


View of Jerusalem
from Mt of Olives

 
         
Reservation Information
Tour Name
Dates Operating
Price/Person
sharing Dbl
Sgl Sup
Comments
3 DAY ISRAEL
On Request
$575
$94
Includes:
 Tourist Class Hotels on HB Basis
 Professional, Israeli licensed English speaking guide
 Entry fees to sites mentionned.

Excludes:
 Border fees, visas, tips, lunches, personal insurance, transfers,anything not mentionned.

Supplement for 4* Hotels $65.p.p.

Notes:

  • Minimum 5 participants to operate
  • Tour can start and end in Tel Aviv /Tours can start and end in Jerusalem / Tours can start and end in Tiberias or at Jordan River/ Sheikh Hussein border with relevant itinerary changes.
  • Supplements during holiday,high season, and weekends apply.

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