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INTRODUCTION

1 DAY ROUTE

2 DAY ROUTE

PHOTOS

RESERVATION INFO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JERUSALEM - With an ongoing history of more than 4000 years...
there isn't a city in the world that evokes so much emotion.
JERUSALEM - embracing... so many people... throughout the world.
And... for thousands of years.

           Just a few years ago, the city of Jerusalem celebrated 3000 years
                of existence yet it has a history of more than 4000 years.

                    What significant event happened 3000 years ago
                       that gave it the name and fame it has today ?

              Reach into the past to gain an incite into todays present situation.

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1 DAY ROUTE
• Depart Eilat travelling north along the Rift Valley.
Stop on the shores of the Dead Sea - lowest point on earth - to immerse yourselves in the mineral rich water .
• Continue north along the shore of the Dead Sea passing the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
• Proceed on towards Jerusalem, driving up the Judean mountains.
• Stop atop the Mt. of Olives for a panoramic view of the old city, where over 3000 years of history unravels before you.
• Descend to Gethsemane at the foot of the Mountain
• Travel the “Last Path” in Kidron Valley and enter the Old City of Jerusalem via Dung Gate
• Visit the Wailing Wall and walk along the “Via Dolorosa” to Golgotha and the Holy Sepulchre.
• Walk through the colourful eastern bazaar and through the Jewish Quarter, above the Roman Cardo.
•Depart the city via Zion Gate to visit the Room of the Last Supper and "King David's Tomb"
• Drive through the streets of new Jerusalem to the Menorah, in front of the Israeli parliament.
• Drive to the airport for a flight to Eilat, in the evening.
* Itinerary subject to change in the event of any unforeseen circumstances or at the tour guide's discretion.

Don’t forget: Swimsuits and a towel
                     Modest clothing for visiting the holy sites.

 

 
 

2 DAY ROUTE
Day 1
• Depart Eilat travelling north along the Rift Valley
• Visit the mighty fortress of Masada, last stronghold of the Jews in the war against the Romans.
Stop on the shores of the Dead Sea- lowest point on earth - to immerse yourselves in the mineral rich water
• Rejuvenated and after a lunch break, continue on towards Jerusalem via the ancient route from Jericho with
its breathtaking sites.
• Visit Yad Vashem , the Israeli Holocaust Museum
• Check into hotel for dinner and O/N .

Day 2
• Start the morning with a panoramic view of the old city from the Mt. of Olives, where over 3000 years of history
unravels before you.
• Descend to Gethsemane at the foot of the Mountain • Travel the “Last Path” in Kidron Valley and enter the Old City
of Jerusalem via Dung Gate • Visit the Wailing Wall and cross the Temple Mount past the holy Moslim Shrine
• Walk the “Via Dolorosa” to the Holy Sepulchre.
• Depart the Old City via Jaffa Gate browsing through the colourful eastern bazaar
• Return to the coach for a short ride to the town of Bethlehem and a visit to the Church of Nativity
• Drive back through the streets of new Jerusalem
• Return to Eilat in the evening.

* Itinerary subject to change in the event of any unforeseen circumstances or at the tour guide's discretion.

Don’t forget: Swimsuits and a towel for Day 1
                     Modest clothing for visiting the holy sites on Day 2

 


  The Eastern Bazaar,           Recounting Jerusalem's history        A station of the Cross on
                                from atop the Mt. of Olives,             the Via Dolorosa.

 

 

  Reservation Information

Tour Name
Days Operating
Price
Child Reduction
Comments
1 Day Jerusalem
Saturdays
Wednesdays
$129.00
$174.00

$20.00
$20.00

(bus/plane)
2 Day Jerusalem
on request
on request

includes overnight HB basis

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