- 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...
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a glimpse of its sights and history...
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a business trip to Israel...
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in a quick tour of the country...
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a tight budget...
Want to make
the most of it...
Don't
have much time ...
NOW, you have an option !
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
Tel: 972-4-9532328 / Fax: 972-4-9532329