DAY 7, Friday: Jerusalem Museums & Bethlehem
• Start the morning with a visit to YAD VASHEM, the Holocaust Memorial Institute with its new historical museum.
• Then on to the ISRAEL MUSEUMand SHRINE OF THE BOOK, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Drive to BETHLEHEM, (subject to local conditions) to visit the CHURCH OF NATIVITY and Manger Square.
• Drive back to New Jerusalem, stopping at the KNESSET, the Israeli parliament. .
• O/N Jerusalem

DAY 8, Saturday: Jerusalem of Gold
Jerusalem...there isn't a city in the world that evokes so much emotion, embracing... so many people....and for thousands of years.
•Start the morning driving by Mount Scopus, passing the WW1 British cemetery, Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
•Stop atop the MOUNT OF OLI VES, for a panoramic view of the Old City, where over 3000 years of history unravels before you.
• From the Mt of Olives descend to the GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE at the foot of the mountain and continue downward through the KIDRON VALLEY with its biblical monuments, and then up to the walled city.
• Stop at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site
• Walk the VIA DOLOROSA (Road of Suffering), stopping at 'Stations of the Cross' along the way, till GOLGOTHA and to the Church of the HOLY SEPULCHER.
• Visit the TOWER OF DAVID MUSEUM museum for the history of Jerusalem
• Walk above the Roman Cardo, and exit the walled town via Zion gate to MOUNT ZION for a visit to DORMITION ABBEY and the ROOM OF THE LAST SUPPER.
•Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
•O/N Jerusalem

DAY 9, Sunday: Jerusalem & more...
• Drive to DAVIDSON CENTRE, archaeological park of Jerusalem. http://www.archpark.org.il/panorama.shtml
• Visit the CITY OF DAVID where Jerusalem started.
• Travel to the National Park of BEIT GUVRIN, - "Land of 1000 Caves", which were carved out of the soft limestone hills and have been used by numerous civilizations for a number of purposes over the centuries.The area was a major Hellenisteic town and a region that had cities dispersed throughout it in ancient times, linking the coastal plains in the west to the Judean Hills in the east
• Return to Jerusalem via Emek Ha Elah, location of the battle between David and Goliath

DAY 10, Monday: Departure
• Free day before transfer to the airport from Jerusalem or transfer to Eilat.

The tour itinerary may be altered in the event of any unforeseen circumstances or at the tour guide's discretion.
Modest clothing (no short sleeves or shorts) should be worn when visiting religious sites.

THE ABOVE ITINERARY IS GENERAL TO ALL GROUPS AND FAITHS, HOWEVER, A CUSTOMIZED ITINERARY CAN BE ARRANGED FOR YOUR GROUP OR SPECIFICATIONS.

Comprehensive Itinerary
Israel, a country under the magnifying glass of world scrutiny - of Political and Religious focus ;
A country whose present history is an offshoot of its biblical past and whose future is not yet clear;
A country with diverse geographical and cultural contrasts ...
It is into this world of Israel that I lead you - hoping to open a small window to understanding the
sites, the peoples, the history, and the present        ... Udi