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5 Days / 4 Nights tour program in Israel
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Your home town
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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.
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.
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.
Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.
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 Bethlehem – the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.
Return to your Jerusalem hotel.
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.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Transfer to the airport for departure, or extension tour to Jordan and/or Egypt.
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.
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:
We use the below hotels (or similar) as per your reserved category. Other hotels options are available on request
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Seanet
Jerusalem (3 nights)
Gold/Shalom
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Metropolitan/Grand Beach
Jerusalem (3 nights)
Grand Court/Leonardo
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Crowne Plaza/Dan Panorama
Jerusalem (3 nights)
Crowne Plaza Dlx/Dan Panorama
Tel Aviv (1 night)
Carlton/Sheraton
Jerusalem (3 nights)
David Citadel/Mamilla