Christian Heritage Tour : Bible Lands - 8 Days

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8 Days / 7 Nights Tour
Arrival & Departure on Monday 
 
Tour Plan:

M o n d a y
Arrival to airport and transfer to Jerusalem for overnight.

T u e s d a y
Jerusalem-sightseeing of the new city Drive to Mt' Scopus for a view of Jerusalem, then to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Drive to Mt' Zion for a visit to the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Sightseeing in the new city including the Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book, with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, new Supreme Court bld. Mt' Herzl and Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust). Then visit the model of the Heordian city of Jerusalem dating back to the time of the Second Temple. Visit the synagogue with Marc Chagall stained glass windows at the Hadassah medical Center, then via Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist). Return to Hotel.

W e d n e s d a y
Jerusalem (Old City) - Bethlehem Walk through the Jaffa Gate to the City: the renewed Jewish Quarter, the Western Wall, the Temple area, the colorful bazaars, Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem* to visit Rachel's Tomb and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight.

T h u r s d a y
Jericho - Tiberias - Galilee Leave Jerusalem. Driving via Bethany to Jericho*, the oldest city in the world. Visit the excavations and then continue northward via Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean. After a short visit proceed to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning. Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Continue to a Kibbutz hotel for overnight.

F r i d a y
Upper Galilee and Golan Heights - Nazareth Drive to the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, Birkat Ram, and the Druze villages. Via Banias, source of the Jordan River proceed to Kiryat Shmone and the Hula Valley to Safed. city of the Kabala, to visit the old synagogue and artists' colony and then to Nazareth to visit the Christian holy sites. Return to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight.

S a t u r d a y
Acre - Haifa - Tel Aviv Leave the Kibbutz hotel for Acre to visit the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, sightseeing tour of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine. Persian Garden and Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city. Proceed southwards to Caesarea to visit the Roman theater and the Crusader fortress. Drive via Natanya to Tel Aviv.

S u n d a y
Tel Aviv A day at leisure in Tel Aviv.

M o n d a y
Transfer to the airport for departure.

Hotels
Jerusalem Dan Panorama/Renaissance or Jerusalem Gate/Kings or Jerusalem Tower
Tel Aviv Renaissance Dan Panorama or Metropolitan or City/Olympia
Tiberias Ceaser or Royal plaza/Mercure Tiberias or Shalom Plaza/Prima
Naharia Carlton
Galilee Kibbutz Hotels


Hotels within a specific plan are subject to availability and Eshet Incoming discretion. Sightseeing schedule subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. Hotel Kibbutz Lavi will be substituted if tour is schedule on any of the orthodox Jewish holidays. Children under the age of 6 are not accepted on the tour. Family Plan for child sharing parents' room only.
Included :
Includes:
Transfers to/from the airport
7 nights hotel accommodation
Israeli buffet breakfast daily
Modern air-conditioned transportation

Not Included :
Meals not specified & Beverages during meals
Porterage.
Any gratuities
Items of a personal nature
Any insurance
Airports assistance
All our tours do not include flights from abroad to Israel

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