This 8-day, 7-night escorted tour includes:
Saturday departure from the U.S., arriving into Tel Aviv on Sunday. Tour does not operate March 31, April 7, September 15 - October 6, 2012. Additional blackout dates may apply.
Hotels on this tour
This tour is available with hotels to fit every budget. Based on the category you select, you will be confirmed in the hotels noted below:
Budget Category -
Tel Aviv - Deborah Tel Aviv
Kibbutz - Kibbutz Lavi - Lev Wing
Jerusalem - Jerusalem Gold Hotel
Moderate Category -
Tel Aviv - Leonardo Basel Tel Aviv
Kibbutz - Kibbutz Lavi-Lev Wing
Jerusalem - Leonardo Jerusalem
Moderate Deluxe Category -
Tel Aviv - Marina Tel Aviv
Kibbutz - Kibbutz Lavi - Hod Wing
Jerusalem - Dan Jerusalem Hotel
Deluxe Category -
Tel Aviv - Dan Panorama Tel Aviv
Kibbutz - Kibbutz Lavi - Hod Wing
Jerusalem - Dan Panorama Jerusalem
Day 1 - Saturday - US Departure
Depart from the U.S. for your overnight flight to Tel Aviv.
Day 2 - Tel Aviv
Arrival into Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport, where you will be met by a representative from Amiel Tours and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 3 - Caesarea-Megiddo-Haifa-Akko
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 archaeological excavations including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive to Haifa and view the Persian Gardens at the Baha'i Temple. From Haifa, drive to Akko (Acre) to visit the ancient city and harbor. Continue to Kibbutz Lavi for overnight.
Day 4 - 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 the Mount of Beatitudes, the place where Jesus delivered the sermon on the Mount. Drive to the Banias Springs and waterfalls and tour the Golan Heights. Return to Kibbutz Lavi for overnight.
Day 5 - Nazareth - Beit Shean
Drive to Nazareth via Cana of Galilee. Visit the Church of 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.
Day 6 - Jerusalem: The 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 Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter within the walls of the city and visit the Cardo, the Temple Mount (entrance to the mosques not included), Western Wall, Via Dolorosa (the 14 Stations of the Cross), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Oriental Bazaar. Visit the Garden Tomb. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 7 - Jerusalem (New City) - Bethleham
Drive to Ein Karem to visit the Church of Visitation. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust and then to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period. Proceed to Bethlehem to visit the Church of Nativity (visit to Bethleham subject to availability). Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 8 - Dead Sea - Masada
Drive to Qumeran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Visit the ancient city of Qumeran and drive along the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, to Masada, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Ascend Mt. Masada by cable car and visit the food-store room, 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.
Day 9 - Jerusalem - Tel Aviv
Transfer from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport for your overnight flight back to the U.S.
Tour includes
- Arrival and departure airport transfers
- One night in Tel Aviv
- Two nights at the Kibbutz Lavi
- Four nights in Jerusalem
- Israeli buffet breakfast daily
- English speaking guide during touring days
- Entrance fees to sites as shown in the itinerary
Not included
- Tips to guides, personal items and meals not shown here are also not included.
Notes
- Hotels will be confirmed as the ones listed or in similar type accommodations.
- Passports are required to visit Bethleham.
- Modest dress (no short or sleeveless shirts) and head covering are required for visiting the holy places.