Sunday Arrival 8 Days & 7 Nights
SUNDAY
Upon arrival
to airport meet our representative and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for an
overnight.
MONDAY –
Tel Aviv –
Beer Sheba- Masada Dead Sea
Tel Aviv –
Beer Sheba- Masada Dead Sea Leave Tel
Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon - Beersheba. A short visit to the Negev capital.
Continue via Arad to Masada. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the
last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit
the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman
camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible “float” in the in the salty
water of the world’s lowest place. Via Ein Gedi & Kalya, proceed to
Jerusalem for overnight.
TUESDAY-
Jerusalem -
sightseeing of the new city
Drive to Mt’ Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On to the
Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Continue to Israel Museum’s
Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the
beautifully renovated Model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to
the time of the Second Temple. Continue to Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six
million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. Afternoon visit the Hadassah medical center’s synagogue,
with Marc Chagall stained glass windows.
Via Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist). Return to Hotel.
WEDNESDAY - Jerusalem -
(Old City) – Bethlehem*
Walk through
one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter; the
Western Wall, the Temple area; the colorful bazaars; Via Dolorosa and the
stations of the cross ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Drive to Mt’
Zion and visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and
Dormition Abbey. Afternoon continue to Bethlehem* to visit the Church
of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight.
THURSDAY – Beit Shean
- Tiberias - Galilee
Leave
Jerusalem, and drive north via Jericho*, the oldest city in the world. Through
Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of
this beautiful preserved Roman City.
Proceed to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning. Drive along the
shores of the Sea of Galilee to
Capernaum , to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Continue to a
Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
FRIDAY - Upper Galilee and Golan
Heights - Nazareth
Drive to the
Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, and the Druze villages,
Via Banias, source of the Jordan River. Proceed via the Hula Valley to Safed,
city of the Kabala, to visit a synagogue and the artists’ colony and then to
Nazareth to visit the Christian Holy Sites. Return to the Kibbutz hotel for
overnight.
SATURDAY - Acre - Haifa - Tel Aviv
After
Breakfast drive west to Acre for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold
and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, sightseeing tour of Haifa,
including the Bahai Shrine, Persian Garden and Mount Carmel for a panoramic
view of the city and the bay. Proceed along the cost to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress.
End the day with a short city tour of
Tel Aviv-Jaffa and overnight.
SUNDAY
After breakfast transfer to the airport for
departure.
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Plan A |
Plan B |
Plan C |
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Hotel
Plan |
Tourist Class |
First Class |
Superior |
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Tel
Aviv |
Sea Net/Gilgal/Adiv |
Metropolitan/Grand Beach |
Crown Plaza |
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Galilee |
Kibbutz Kfar Giladi |
Kibbutz Kfar Giladi |
Kibbutz Kfar Giladi |
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Jerusalem |
Gate/Jlm Gold/Shalom |
Grand Court/Prima Royale |
Crown Plaza |
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Date |
Double |
Single |
Double |
Single |
Double |
Single |
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Feb 28 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Mar 7,
14, 21 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Mar 28
(Passover) |
1438 |
1867 |
1673 |
2181 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Apr
4 (Passover) |
1312 |
1740 |
1483 |
1991 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Apr
11, 18, 25 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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May 2,
9, 16, 23, 30 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Jun 6,
13, 20, 27 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Jul
18, 25 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Aug 1,
8, 15, 22 |
1280 |
1708 |
1404 |
1912 |
1745 |
2406 |
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Aug 29 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Sep 5 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Sep 19 |
1343 |
1771 |
1530 |
2039 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Sep 26
(Succot) |
1407 |
1835 |
1626 |
2134 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Oct
10, 17, 24, 31 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Nov 7,
14, 21, 28 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Dec 5,
12, 19, 26 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Jan
02, 09, 2011 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Jan
16, 23, 30, 2011 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Feb 6,
13, 2011 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Feb
20, 27, 2011 |
1216 |
1645 |
1340 |
1848 |
1649 |
2420 |
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Family
Plan: |
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Tourist
& First Class: Child (2-12) sharing parents' room - 20% reduction on half
dbl rate |
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Superior:
Chd up to age 18 sharing parents’ room – 40% reduction on half dbl rate |
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