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11 Days / 10 Nights
Availability : 2023 & 2024
Israel
Tour Details

11 Days / 10 Nights tour program in Israel

Arrival to be on Sunday

Tour Operation

Sunday

Departure & Return Location

Your home town
(we offer special discounted airfares)

Itinerary

Sunday - Arrival

Upon arrival to Tel Aviv Airport you will be met by our representative who will be holding a sign with your name on, immediately after passport control. Our representative will guide you to pick up your luggage, after which you will be escorted via Customs to meet your driver who will transfer you to your hotel.

Evening at leisure in Tel Aviv.

Overnight in Tel Aviv.   

Monday - Masada & The Dead Sea

Meet you tour guide in the morning and set off from Tel Aviv, driving south, passing by the cities of Ashdod, Ashkelon and Beersheba, the capital of the Negev Desert.

Continue via Arad to Masada, Israel’s foremost archaeological park.

Ascend via cable-car for a thorough visit that gives insight to the rituals, politics and culture of the people who inhabited this desert 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 and cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.

Descend to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea, to experience the mineral-rich black mud and to float in its salty waters.

Passing by the oasis of Ein Gedi, proceed through the Judean Desert to Jerusalem.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Tuesday - Jerusalem

Start the day at the 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.

Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born.

Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.

Visit Bethlehem – the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

Return to your Jerusalem hotel.

Wednesday - Jerusalem

Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.

Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.

Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem – the holy city for each of the world’s three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.

Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.

In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda to experience the flavors, aromas, colors and the traders’ interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.

Return to your Jerusalem hotel.

Thursday - Beit Shean / Nazareth / Safed

Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world.

Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, and visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman City.

On to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites.

Proceed to Safed, city of the Kabbalah and centre of Jewish mysticism, to visit the beautiful streets of the artists’ colony.

Overnight in a kibbutz hotel in the Galilee.

Friday - Golan Heights / Sea of Galilee

Drive up to the Golan Heights passing by Banias, source of the Jordan River, former Syrian fortifications and the Druze villages.

Enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, with vineyards surrounded by breathtaking views. Become acquainted with the collection of fine and rare wines enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process.

Descend to the shore of the Sea of Galilee and proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ and Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.

Onwards to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning. 

Optional sailing on a boat across the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery little changed during the past 2000 years (subject to conditions and fee).

Return to the kibbutz hotel for overnight.

Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / Tel Aviv

After breakfast drive through the hills of the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.

Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city, including the Baha’i Shrine, Persian Garden, and Haifa bay.

Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod the Great”.

End the day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa.

Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Sunday - Jordan / Jerash / Amman

Drive from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to the Sheikh Hussein border crossing for procedures to enter Jordan.

Proceed to Jerash – city of the Decapolis, located about 45km north of Amman in the fertile heights of the Gilad. Visit the ancient Roman city with colonnaded streets, the baths and the hill of the top Temple etc.

Drive to Amman for a panoramic city tour of the Jordanian capital.

Overnight in Amman.

Monday - Petra

After early breakfast, leave the hotel and travel south on the road to Wadi Musa, the modern village of Petra.

Ride on horseback to the “Siq” (canyon) and then on foot to Petra, known as the red rock city, the ancient capital of the Nabateans from 3rd century B.C. to 2nd Century A.D.

Visit the most interesting monuments such as the Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of a Nabatean king) then the field of tombs, obelisks, the altar, (Al Madhbah) – from this point you can view the whole of the rock city.

Return to Wadi Musa village.

Overnight in Petra.

Tuesday - Madaba / Mount Nebo / Tel Aviv

Drive northwards to Madaba to visit the remains of the Byzantine church with its ancient mosaic floor map, the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the mosaic map of the Holy Land and Jerusalem.

Continue about 10kms. to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea.

Drive to the border and return to Tel Aviv.

Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Wednesday - Departure

Departure transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for international departure.

NOTES

Please note that the sequence of the tour and sites visited may be amended due to circumstances at the company’s or the guide’s discretion.

Every effort will be made to keep to the timetable and the itinerary, but both may be subject to change due to the result of break down, unforeseen circumstances, and/ or many conditions of an operational nature. As such we reserve the right to alter, and/or cancel any section and/or parts of the itinerary which may result from conditions beyond our control.

CUSTOMIZE THIS JOURNEY

If you would like to customize this itinerary and create a Tailor Made Journey just for you and your companions, Contact Us to inquire, or speak to your travel professional.

Family Plan:

  • Tourist & First Class: Child (5-12) sharing parent’s room
    Reduction on per person in Double rate: 20%
  • Superior & Deluxe Class: Child (5-18) sharing parent’s room
    reduction on per person in Double rate: 40%

Price Includes

  • Assistance at the airport upon arrival.
  • Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure.
  • Sightseeing in a modern air conditioned touring vehicle.
  • Service of a Government licensed guide on all touring days.
  • Entrance fees to places of interest while touring.
  • 10 nights hotel accommodation on bed and breakfast basis.

Price Excludes

  • International flight Tickets.
  • Travel insurance. Highly recommended.
  • Meals other than those specified in the program.
  • Beverages and expenses of personal nature.
  • Optional Tours.
  • Porterage at the airport / hotel.
  • Tips or Gratuities.
  • Handling fees except if mentioned otherwise.
  • Arrival and departure taxes wherever applied.
  • Entry visa whenever applies.
  • COVID insurance.
  • PCR Tests whenever and for wherever requested.
  • Any item or entrance fees not clearly mentioned it is included.
  • Entry Visa to Jordan (if required for restricted nationalities)
  • Border Taxes & Border Shuttle transfers – Israel & Jordan
    (approx. US$52 per person – paid on tour – subject to change)

Hotels Category

We use the below hotels (or similar) as per your reserved category. Other hotels options are available on request

Bronze Category

Tel Aviv (1 night)
Seanet
Jerusalem (3 nights)
Gold/Shalom
Galilee (2 nights)
Kibbutz Hotel
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Seanet
Amman (1 night)
Liwan
Petra (1 night)
Amra Palace
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Seanet

Silver Category

Tel Aviv (1 night)
Metropolitan/Grand Beach
Jerusalem (3 nights)
Grand Court/Leonardo
Galilee (2 nights)
Kibbutz Hotel
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Metropolitan/Grand Beach
Amman (1 night)
Grand Palace
Petra (1 night)
Nabatean Castle
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Metropolitan/Grand Beach

Gold Category

Tel Aviv (1 night)
Crowne Plaza/Dan Panorama
Jerusalem (3 nights)
Crowne Plaza Dlx/Dan Panorama
Galilee (2 nights)
Kibbutz Hotel Superior
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Crowne Plaza/Dan Panorama
Amman (1 night)
Regency Palace
Petra (1 night)
Old Village Resort
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Crowne Plaza/Dan Panorama

Platinum Category

Tel Aviv (1 night)
Carlton/Sheraton
Jerusalem (3 nights)
David Citadel/Mamilla
Galilee (2 nights)
Kibbutz Hotel Superior
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Carlton/Sheraton
Amman (1 night)
Marriott/Kempinski
Petra (1 night)
Marriott/Hayat Zaman
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Carlton/Sheraton

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