EXPERIENCE ISRAEL

Day 1: Touch-down in Israel

Transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your Tel Aviv hotel.

• Free afternoon and evening in Tel Aviv to acclimatized after your travels
• Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day 2: Galilee.

• Pickup from your hotel
• Explore Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, seeing the Church of the Annunciation
• Pass through the village of Cana, and city of Tiberias, one of the ‘four holy cities in Judaism’
• Gaze across the majestic scenery of the Galilee, Tuscan-esque, and steeped in thousands of years of history
• See the breathtaking Sea of Galilee up close
• Visit Capernaum, one of the most important Biblical sites in Israel
• Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day 3: The Mediterranean Coast (Caesarea, Haifa, Akko, Rosh Hanikra).

• Pickup from your hotel
• Visit King Herod’s Mediterranean Port, Caesarea
• See the Bahai Gardens which hang on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel’s third biggest city
• Explore the Crusader Port city of Akko
• Enjoy the chalk grottoes in the Mediterranean cliffs at Rosh Hanikra
• Overnight in the Tel Aviv

Day 4: Jewish Gems of the Galilee

• Pickup from your hotel
• Tour a kibbutz, a traditional Israeli community
• Visit the beautiful and iconic Banias Nature Reserve
• Explore the Nimrod Fortress and learn the history of this remarkable place
• Tour Safed, the city of the Jewish Kabbalah
• Overnight in the Galilee (overnight is on a Kibbutz no option for upgrade as you will stay in the Kibbutz)

Day 5: Golan Heights

• Pickup from your hotel
• Ascend the Golan Heights, the highest and most remote region of northern Israel
• Visit the ancient synagogue at Katzrin
• From Mount Bental, see the spectacular scenery of the region and learn about its rich history
• Pass the spectacular vineyards and agriculture of this spectacular region
• Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Day 6: Masada & Dead Sea.

• Pickup from your hotel
• Drive South through the Judean Desert to the Masada Fortress, which stands high above the Dead Sea. A palace of King Herod, the history of Masada is rich and iconic in Israeli society
• Relax at the Dead Sea, float in the waters, and immerse in the muds, at the lowest point on earth
• Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 7: Bethlehem & Jericho.

• Pickup from your hotel
• Visit Jericho, enjoy an overview of the Mount of Temptation and its ancient ruins
• Head to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born and see the famous Manger Square
• Enter the Church of the Nativity, one of the oldest churches in the world.
• Explore the Crusader Church, the Franciscan Grotto of the Lady Mary and the Shephard fields
• Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 8: Jerusalem tour.

• Saving the best until last, we’ll begin the day at the Mount of Olives with an overview of the Old City of Jerusalem
• Crossing the valley, we’ll enter the Old City and see the highlights of its four quarters including the Western (Wailing) Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Souq, Mount Zion, and other important sites
• Yad Vashem (not available on Friday and Saturday)
• Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 9: Jerusalem (free day).

• Free day to explore at leisure.

Day 10: Departure

• Enjoy a free day in the Holy City of Jerusalem. Transfer back to Ben Gurion Airport.