10 Days/9 Nights: SUNDAY DEPARTURES
Jerusalem/ Dead Sea/ Masada/ Bethelehm/ Nazareth/ Galilee/ Golan Heights/ Akko/ Haifa/Tel Aviv – Jerash/ Amman/ Petra/ Madaba/ Mt Nebo/ Amman/ Tel Aviv 

*Special !  Book this tour and receive 5% discount on all departures 10 days
Starting from: USD1,750.00 per person **

ITINERARY:

Sunday - Arrival

Upon arrival to airport meet our representative and transfer to Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem 

Monday - Masada and the Dead Sea

Depart Jerusalem and descend to the lowest place on earth. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to the rock fortress of Masada. Visit Herod’s palaces, dating back 2000 years. Then hear about the zealots who defied the Roman Empire from this location.  Enjoy a chance to swim in the Dead Sea (weather permitting). The water is so rich in salts and minerals that you float!
Overnight: Jerusalem 

Tuesday - Jerusalem New City

Start with a spectacular view of Jerusalem from Mount of Olives, and then onto the Garden of Gethsemane. See the famous Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book and the model of Jerusalem from Herodian times. Experience a moving visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Explore the picturesque village of Ein Karem, birthplace of John the Baptist.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Wednesday - Jerusalem Old City and Bethlehem

Visit the Western Wall and the Temple Mount (subject to security clearance).  Explore the colourful bazaars, and walk the Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross) until the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Visit the tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Continue to Bethlehem (subject to security clearance) to visit Manger Square, Shepherds Fields and the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Thursday - Galilee

Depart Jerusalem via Jericho (subject to security clearance), the oldest city in the world. Explore the excavations of the beautiful Roman City of Beit Shean. Continue onto Nazareth to see Mary’s Well and visit to the Church of Annunciation.  Drive to Safed – city of Mystical Judaism for a walk through the artists colony.
Overnight: Galilee Kibbutz hotel

Friday - Upper Galilee

Ascend the Golan Heights and from Mt. Bental, peer deep into Syria and the ghost town of Kuneitra. Explore Caesari of Philippi at the Banias Springs.  Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. See the beautiful church at Overnight: Galilee Kibbutz hotel

Saturday - Coastal Plain

Depart for Acre (Akko) to explore the Knights’ Halls and the secret Crusader tunnels, then to Haifa to view the magnificent Bahai gardens from atop Mount Carmel. Stop at Caesarea, to visit the Roman Theatre and the Crusader Fortress. Continue to Tel Aviv and Jaffa for a short city tour.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Sunday - Jerash

Drive to Sheik Hussein Bridge for border crossing procedures to enter Jordan. Explore Jerash, the ancient Roman city of the Decapolis. Visit the Citadel and Roman Amphitheater on a panoramic city tour of Amman.
Overnight: Amman

Monday - Petra

After an early breakfast, leave the hotel and travel along the Desert Highway on the road to Petra.  Enjoy a spectacular full day tour exploring the rose-red city of Petra. Enjoy a short horse ride, and then travel on foot through the awesome ‘SIQ’ valley. Visit the Treasury, and explore hundreds of buildings, tombs, temples, and a 3,000-seat theater from the first-century AD. After the visit depart for Amman.
Overnight: Amman

Tuesday - Kings Way

See the intricate ancient Mosaic map of the Holy Land at Madaba. Visit Mt. Nebo where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his passing. Explore the remains of the Byzantine Church with a mosaic floor, and from a platform in front of the church enjoy a breathtaking view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. In the afternoon transfer to Amman airport or over the border and onto Jerusalem or Tel Aviv Airport.

Note:

**High Seasons supplements apply during Passover, Feast of Tabernacles & Christmas/New Year period.
Other exciting tours are available on request

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