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8 Day Israel Heritage Tour
Departs Every Thursdays

Thursday - Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport and transfer to Tel-Aviv for overnight.

Friday - Haifa - Rosh Hanikra - Tzippori - Leave Tel Aviv and travel north along the Mediterranean coast to Haifa, drive to the peak of Mt. Carmel to enjoy the panorama of Haifa. Continue via Akko to Rosh Hanikra, descend by cable car to visit the grottos, then motor down to Tzippori, the ancient capital of the Galilee, where you will be able to see recent excavations and impressive mosaics. Overnight in a kibbutz hotel.

Saturday - Nazareth - Upper Galilee - Travel to Nazareth and visit the Church of the Annunciation. Continue through the Upper Galilee and ascend the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, Birkat Ram, the Druze villages, and continue via Banias, source of the Jordan River. Overnight in a kibbutz hotel in Northern Galilee.

Sunday - Tiberias - Hamat Gader - Beth Shean - Netanya - Continue along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, visit the ruins if the ancient synagogue, then to Mount of the Beatitudes and a drive through the city of Tiberias, ancient center of Jewish learning. Travel via Beth Shean with a short visit of the excavations and continue to the Sharon Valley and Netanya. Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Monday - Beersheva - Arad - Massada - Jerusalem - Drive south via Ashod, Ashkelon, and Beersheva for a short visit to the Negev capital. Continue via Arad to Massada, and ascend the fortress that was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit excavations, Herod's palaces, the synagogue, bath house, and more, overlooking the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Continue on to Jerusalem for overnight.

Tuesday - Jerusalem: Sightseeing in the New City - Drive to Mt. Scopus for a view of Jerusalem, then on to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of Agony. Continue on to Mt. Zion for a visit to the tomb of King David, the room of the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey. Visit the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book which houses the Dead Sea Scolls. Also included in your sightseeing of the new city are the Knesset building, Hebrew Uni versity, Mt. Hertzel, and Yad Vashem (Israeli Holocaust Memorial). Visit the model of the Herodian city dating back to the time of the Second Temple. Continue to Hadassah Medical Center for a short visit to the synagogue with Marc Chagall stained glass windows. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Wednesday - Jerusalem: Sightseeing in the Old City and Bethlehem - Walk through Jaffa Gate into the Old Walled City. You are immediately immersed in the ancient history of this city as you see the citadel and walls enclosing the labyrinthine streets and alleys that wind through the Jewish and Arab quarters, the markets, and past the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Visit the Western Wall, which is adjacent to the Al Aksa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Walk in the footsteps of Christ and witness pilgrims performing the Stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorossa. Leave the Old City and continue on to Bethlehem to visit Rachel's Tomb and the Church of the Nativity. Return to Jerusalem for overnight.

Thursday - Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport or the border for your onward journey.

Note: Minimum two people required to guarantee departure

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Included:
Arrival transfer from Ben Gurion Airport
Accommodations, double occupancy on half board basis (breakfast and dinner)
Air-conditioned motor coach with English speaking guides
All entrance fees for activities listed on itinerary
Hotel proterage

Not Included:
Drinks/beverages
Extra meals
Departure transfer
Tips for guide and driver (we usually recommend $3 or $4 for the driver and $5 to $7 for the guide-all per person, per day).
Items of a personal nature such as laundry, faxes/phone calls, mini bar items, etc.

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