7-Night Israel Highlights and Bibleland Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Monday - Arrival
1 stop
1
• Day 1 is arrival day. Touring begins the next day, so you can arrive at any time on any flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. • Upon arrival to Tel Aviv Airport you will be met by our representative who will be holding a sign with your name on, for transfer to your hotel. • Overnight in Jerusalem.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Tuesday - Jerusalem & Bethlehem
4 stops
2
Israel Museum
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.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
3
Ein Kerem
• 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.
50 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
• Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Bethlehem
• Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Wednesday - Jerusalem
6 stops
6
Old City of Jerusalem
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.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
7
The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa
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.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Mount Zion
• 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.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
9
Garden of Gethsemane
Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus
50 minutes • Admission ticket included
10
Mount of Olives
• 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.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
11
Mahane Yehuda Market
• 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.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Thursday - Beit Shean / Golan Heights / Tiberias
3 stops
12
Bet She'an National Park
• Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world. • Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, to visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman city.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
13
Golan Heights
• Drive up to the Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process. • Travel through the Golan, with its Druze villages, former Syrian fortifications and panoramic views of Mount Hermon and into Syria.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Tiberias
• Descend to the Hula Valley and drive to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee - regarded as one of the four Holy cities in Judaism, where the Jewish Talmud - the primary source of Jewish religious law - was compiled, with tombs of Rabbis scattered across the city.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Friday - Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
4 stops
15
Kfar Nahum National Park
• Descend to the shore of the Sea of Galilee and proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue
50 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Mount Of Beatitudes
Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’
50 minutes • Admission ticket free
17
Tabgha
Visit Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.
50 minutes • Admission ticket free
18
Nazareth
• On to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / Tel Aviv
4 stops
19
Citadel of Acre
• After breakfast drive through the hills of the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
20
Haifa
• Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city, including the Baha'i Shrine, Persian Garden, and Haifa bay.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
21
Caesarea National Park
• Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod the Great”.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
22
Jaffa Old City
• End the day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa.
50 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Sunday - Free Day
1 stop
23
Tel Aviv
Free day at leisure in Tel Aviv.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Monday - Departure
1 stop
24
Transfer from the hotel to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
• No luggage restrictions
• Please note: be sure to provide the required passport information and flight details within the correct fields when booking

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