The Popular Holyland Tour - 7 nights - 2 weekly departures

Sunday

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel.

Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Monday - Caesarea / Megiddo / Haifa / Acre

Depart Tel Aviv and drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans.  Visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct.  Continue to Megiddo, identified as the site of Armageddon.  Visit the archaeological excavations at Megiddo, including the well-preserved water supply system.  Drive to Haifa; view the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Temple.  From Haifa, drive to Acre to visit the ancient city and harbor.

Continue to Kibbutz Lavi for dinner and overnight.

Tuesday - Tiberias / Capernaum / Banias

After a short tour of Tiberias, we take a boat ride to Capernaum.  Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue.  Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the miracle of fish and loaves, and visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Continue to Mount of the Beatitudes, the place where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Drive to the Banias Springs and Waterfall and tour the Golan Heights.

Return to Kibbutz Lavi for dinner and overnight.

Wednesday - Nazareth / Beit Shean

Drive to Nazareth via Cana of Galilee.  In Nazareth, visit the Church of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Workshop and Mary’s Well.  Drive to Yardenit, the baptismal site on the Jordan River.  Continue to Beit Shean, a newly excavated city, and visit the Roman theatre.  Drive along the Jordan River to Jerusalem for overnight.

Thursday - Jerusalem - Old City

Drive to Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. Visit the Church of All Nations, King David’s Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion.  Enter within the walls of the city and visit the Cardo, Temple Mount (entrance to the mosques not included), Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Oriental Bazaar. Visit the Garden Tomb.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Friday - Jerusalem – New City and Bethlehem**

Drive to Ein Kerem to visit the Church of Visitation; proceed to Yad Vashem Memorial to the Holocaust.  Visit the Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period.

Proceed to Bethlehem** to visit the Church of the Nativity.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Saturday - Dead Sea / Massada

Drive to Qumeran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found.  Visit the ancient city of Qumeran and drive along the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, to Massada, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 73 A.D.  Ascend Massada by cable car and visit the food storeroom, water irrigation system and Herod’s Palace.  Descend by cable car.  Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea.

Return to Jerusalem for overnight.

Sunday

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

The tour is also available to depart on a Wednesday, and the itinerary is in the reverse order

HOTEL PLAN:	A	B	C	D
Tel Aviv	Dan Panorama	Grand Beach	Leonardo Basel	Deborah
Galilee	Kibbutz Lavi (Hod Wing)	Kibbutz Lavi (Hod Wing)	Kibbutz Lavi (Lev Wing)	Kibbutz Lavi (Lev Wing)
Jerusalem	Dan Panorama	Grand Court	Leonardo Inn	Park Jerusalem

    The hotels appearing in the table Hotels might be replaced with  similar ones.

The rates include the following services:

·  Transfer on arrival and departure (from/to Ben Gurion Airport)

·  7 nights' accommodation on half board basis

·  6 touring days as per itinerary, with English speaking guide

·  Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary

In the event of any unforeseen circumstances occurring in Israel, or at the tour guide's discretion, the tour itinerary may be altered accordingly

Bookings accepted in accordance with our terms & conditions available on request or on our website.