| Day of Week |
Location |
Program |
B |
L |
D |
| Friday |
Arrive Tel Aviv |
Arrive
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Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport today. You will be met and transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv. Balance of the day at leisure.
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| Saturday |
Tel Aviv |
Leisure
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B |
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Day at leisure in Tel Aviv.
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| Sunday |
Tel Aviv / Haifa |
Diaspora Museum, Caesarea, Druze Villages
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B |
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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 and the Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheatre that has been restored to its former glory as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze villages to Haifa.
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| Monday |
Haifa / Galilee |
Mount Carmel, Safed, Golan Heights
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B |
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D |
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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 on 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 the Kibutz Hotel Lavi.
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| Tuesday |
Galilee / Jerusalem |
Hamat Tiberias, Capernaum, Nazareth
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B |
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Start the day with a visit to Hamat Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and then proceed to Nazareth. Drive around the new Jewish town and visit the Arab market. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Check into your hotel in Jerusalem.
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| Wednesday |
Jerusalem |
Leisure
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B |
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Day at leisure in Jerusalem.
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| Thursday |
Jerusalem |
The New City: Hadassah Medical Center, Shrine of the Book
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B |
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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. On the museum grounds, visit the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was 2,000 years ago. See the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University.
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| Friday |
Jerusalem |
Dead Sea, Qumeran, Masada
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B |
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Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumeran 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 AD. Descend by cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea. Overnight in Jerusalem.
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| Saturday |
Jerusalem |
Leisure
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B |
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Day at leisure in Jerusalem.
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| Sunday |
Depart Jerusalem |
Depart
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B |
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Transfer to the airport for departure.
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