Tour Description

Your package includes airfare, deluxe transportation and accommodations, all listed tour fees, and 15 meals.

Israel attracts thousands of people from around the world by the wide variety of places and landscapes, by its historical, archaeological, religious and by the stark contrast of the ancient with the modern. In Jerusalem, we feel fascinated by the history of the Holy City. Stroll along the walls of old Jerusalem. Get fascinated by following the footsteps of Jesus along the Via Dolorosa and entering the Garden Tomb.

Day 1:

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Before we can actually spend our time making memories of the Holy Land, we first have to actually get to the Holy Land. So, our first day consists of us getting to the airport and getting airborne  

Day 2:

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We will land in the city of Tel Aviv today, however since international flights are pretty exhausting, once we land, we will simply head on over to our hotel here in Tel Aviv.

Day 3:

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Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast we depart Tel Aviv driving along the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Jaffa, the old port of Israel. We will visit the Church of San Peter and then continue north along the coast towards Caesarea Maritima, ancient Roman capital, where we will visit its Theater, the Wall of the Fortress of the Crusaders and the Aqueduct Roman. We will continue our journey to the city of Haifa, where we will climb Mount Carmel, where the Grotto of the Prophet Elijah is located and where we will contemplate the Bahai Temple and its Gardens with a panoramic view of the city and the port. We will overnight in Tiberias for next 3 nights.

Day 4:

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Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Our day will start at the Mount of Beatitudes and then a visit to Tabgha where Christ fed the multitudes with a few loaves and fishes. After a visit to Chapel of St. Peter Primacy, we journey to Capernaum, the “City of Jesus”, where the ruins of the synagogue of the 4th century and the House of St. Peter. Boat trip on the Sea of Galilee

Day 5:

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Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

We make our way to Nazareth to see the Basilica and Grotto of the Annunciation, fountain of the Virgin, Church of San Joseph. Our next stop is Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performed his first miracle. We transfer to Mount Tabor, ascent by taxi, visit the Church of the Transfiguration, and a panorama view of the valley of the Esdrelon in the Lower Galilee.

Day 6:

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Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast and check-out, we depart to Qaser El Yahud, baptism site on Jordan River. Then to Jericho, the oldest city in the world. We will continue towards Qumran, visiting the ruins where the Dead Sea manuscripts were found. Continuation to the Dead Sea (lowest place in the world, 400 meters below sea level), free time for bathing. We continue our journey through the Judean Desert and finally Jerusalem - the city that is the messenger of peace, the cradle of the three Monotheistic Religions. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 7:

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Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, visit the Mount of Olives, Pater Noster, Palm Sunday route, Gethsemane, and the Wailing Wall. We will continue to Bethlehem for a visit to the Church of the Nativity, with the Grotto where Jesus was born.

Day 8:

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Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, depart overland, along the Dead Sea to Masada, where you take the cable-car up to the last stronghold of the Zealots. Some 2000 years ago. After lunch, departure for Via Dolorosa, passing through all the stations until we reach the Garden Tomb.

Day 9:

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Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

We start by the Western Wall and you will be in the east Jerusalem neighborhood or Silwan, where the City of David is located. Walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel. After traipsing through the 2,700-year-old tunnel for 580 yards to the Pool of Siloam and touring the City of David, take a rest back at your hotel and freshen up for the evening. You will be introduced to the Old City of Jerusalem, your bus will take you to the Old City’s Jewish Quarter where you will visit the Western Wall where the faithful Jews cry their petitions to God, and descend underground to view the foundations of the Temple Mount.

Day 10:

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Meals: Breakfast

Today we board our plane and start our flight home. If you are able to sleep while flying, this is a great time to rest up after our exciting journey together.

Day 11:

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We will land today and say goodbye to all our new friends.