8-Night Israel Tour from Tel Aviv: Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Northern Israel and Petra

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Sunday Arrival
1 stop
1
Tel Aviv
• 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. • Evening at leisure in Tel Aviv. • Overnight in Tel Aviv.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Monday - Tel Aviv / Masada & Dead Sea
2 stops
2
Masada National Park
• Ascend via cable-car for a thorough visit that gives insight to the rituals, politics and culture of the people who inhabited this desert fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse and cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Dead Sea
• Descend to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea, to experience the mineral-rich black mud and to float in its salty waters.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Tuesday - Jerusalem & Bethlehem
4 stops
4
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
5
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
6
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.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
7
Bethlehem
• Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Wednesday - Jerusalem
7 stops
8
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
9
Western Wall
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
Garden of Gethsemane
• Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
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 5
Thursday - Beit Shean / Golan Heights / Tiberias
3 stops
15
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
16
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
17
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 6
Friday - Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
4 stops
18
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
19
Tabgha
In the Mount of Beatitudes, visit the traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ and Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.
50 minutes • Admission ticket included
20
Mount Of Beatitudes
Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
21
Nazareth
• On to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / EIiat
4 stops
22
Akko Old Town
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.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
23
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
24
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
25
Eilat
• Continue to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv for a short flight to Ramon Airport, Eilat and transfer to Eilat, the Red Sea resort.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Sunday - Eilat / Petra / Tel Aviv
1 stop
26
Petra
• After breakfast leave Eilat, Israel and cross into Jordan at the Arava border. • Drive to Petra through the scenic Jordanian desert, passing by the Wadi Rum area. • Enter the Rose City of Petra through the Siq, a narrow passage through the mountains that has inspired people for centuries. • Up to the Treasury which suddenly appears at the end of the gorge, leaving visitors breath taken by its' size, color and beauty. • Continue into the heart of this ancient city carved into the mountains, passing hundreds of tombs and monuments and a spectacular Amphitheatre, which once held 3,000 spectators. • Exit the city and stop for a sit-down lunch in Wadi Musa - the new town of Petra, followed by a visit to Moses Spring before leaving. • Drive to Aqaba for a short city tour, before returning to the Arava border and back to Ramon Airport, Eilat for return flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. • Transfer from Tel Aviv airport to Tel Aviv hotel for overnight.
10 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Departure
1 stop
27
Ben Gurion Airport
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departing flight
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• No luggage restriction on this tour
• Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
• Please note: be sure to provide the required passport information and flight details within the correct fields when booking
• Please note that all passengers travelling to Petra from Eilat on a 1 day tour require a visa to enter Jordan.
• Children under the age of 5 years old (including infants) are not permitted to join the tour

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