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12 NIGHTS
Featuring visits to the Holy sites in Israel and Jordan
CLASSIC TOUR
Tele Aviv Caesarea Haifa Safed Golan
Heights Jerusalem Sea of Galilee Nazareth Qumran Massada
Dead Sea Beer Sheva Sde Boker Mitzpe Ramon Eilat
Day 1- Friday - Ben Gurion Airport / Tel
Aviv
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will
be met by a Diesenhaus Unitours representative and transferred to
your hotel.
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 2 Saturday - At leisure
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 3 Sunday - Diaspora Museum / Caesarea
/ Druze Villages
Depart Tel Aviv and drive to the Diaspora Museum
for a visit. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital
of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city,
Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheater that has been restored
to its former glory as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze villages
to Haifa.
Overnight in Haifa.
Day 4 Monday Haifa / Safed / Golan Heights
The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of
Mount Carmel where you will take in a breathtaking panoramic view
of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue to the golden domed
Bahai Shrine to visit the exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed,
the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will visit the ancient
synagogues and the artists’ colony. Continue to the Golan
Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Israeli
town of Katzrin.
Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.
Day 5 Tuesday - Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
Start the day with a visit of Tiberias. Drive
to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal Church
of St. Peter and then proceed to Nazareth. Here you will visit the
Church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to
see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting
the zodiac.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 6– Wednesday - Jerusalem: Old City
Visit King David's Tomb and the Room of the
Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through
the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, Herodian
Quarter and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa
to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, proceed to Mount Scopus and
then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of
the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem*, stopping at Rachel’s
Tomb and to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day7– Thursday - Jerusalem: New City
Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein
Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. 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. View the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament and the
Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day8– Friday - Qumran / Massada / Dead
Sea
Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead
Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below
sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls
were found. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend
by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made
their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide
in 73 A.D. Descend by cable car, time and weather permitting, an
opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 9– Saturday - At leisure
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 10– Sunday -Beer Sheva /Sde Boker
/ Mitzpe Ramon / Eilat
Travel south to the Negev Desert, visit Israel’s
Air Force Museum at Hatzerim to view the planes and equipment and
hear the story of this brave fighting force. Stop for a camel riding
experience and visit an authentic Bedouin tent. Learn about the
Bedouin hospitality and enjoy a light lunch. Visit Sde Boker and
see Ben Gurion’s hut and grave, overlooking the magnificent
Zin valley. Stop at Mitzpeh Ramon to gaze into the Ramon Crater,
an otherworldly geological wonder. Drive to Timna to see the copper
mines and King Solomon’s pillars and marvel at the huge multi-colored
rock formations.
Arrive to Eilat for overnight.
Day 11– Monday - At leisure or optional
tour to Petra (additional charge)
After visa assistance at the Jordanian Border,
drive straight to Petra through desert highways. Your ultimate destination
is the astonishing rose-red city of Petra which was built by the
Nabateans (an early Arab tribe). Petra was renowned for its massive
architecture, pools, dams and water channels. Petra is the legacy
of the Nabateans who settled in the South of Jordan more than two-thousand
years ago. The visit begins with the possibility of short horseback-riding
for about 700 m. until the entrance of the Siq, which is about 1.2
km long (walking distance). There is a possibility to rent a chariot
(extra) to get inside Petra and back to the gate outside. Petra
is famous for its huge monuments such as The Treasury, Royal Tombs,
The Court, Roman Theatre, Roman Street, Qassier El-Bint (Palace
of Pharaoh’s daughter) and many other smaller monuments which
fascinate visitors. The city itself is almost 45 square km and is
considered to be the second wonder of the world. After the visit,
enjoy lunch at a nice restaurant followed by a drive back to the
border. En-route, stop for a short visit at Aqaba with possibility
for a short walk. Transfer to border at approximately
18:00 for crossing to Eilat.
Overnight in Eilat.
Day 12 – Tuesday – Eilat / Timna
/ Tel Aviv
Visit the underwater observatory, one of the
largest seaquariums in the world, built into a coral reef. Drive
to Timna to see the copper mines and King Solomon’s pillars
and marvel at the huge multi-colored rock formations.
Drive back to Tel Aviv for overnight.
Day 13– Wednesday - Tel Aviv / Ben
Gurion Airport
After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport
for departure.
*Subject to availability.
8 Nights and 9 Nights packages are also available.
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However, circumstances beyond our control may
necessitate changes to the tour content.
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