2008
GUARANTEED WEEKLY DEPARTURES
ISRAEL HERITAGE TOUR
(5)
Thursday arrival
8
days /7 nights
THURSDAY
Upon arrival to airport
meet our representative and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for overnight.
FRIDAY – Haifa – Tzippori – Tiberius
Depart Tel-Aviv and travel north along the Mediterranean coast to Haifa, drive
up to the peak of Mt. Carmel to enjoy the panorama of Haifa, including the
Bahai Shrine & Persian Garden. Continue via Acre to Rosh Hanikra; descend by
cable car to visit the grottos and the Lebanese border, and then motor down to
Tzippori, the ancient capital of the Galilee with the recent excavations and
impressive mosaics. Continue to Kibbutz Hotel or Tiberius for overnight.
SATURDAY - Nazareth-Upper Galilee and Golan Heights
Travel to Nazareth to
visit the Church of the Annunciation & Mary’s Well. Continue through the Upper
Galilee and ascend the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications,
the Druze villages. Via Banias, source of the Jordan River, drive to the
Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
SUNDAY – Tiberius -Megiddo -Tel Aviv
Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, visit the ruins of
the ancient synagogue, Mt. of Beatitudes and drive through the city of
Tiberius. Continue to the valley of Armageddon; visit the multi-layered mound
of Megiddo with the impressive remains from the age of the Biblical kings.
Proceed to Tel Aviv-Jaffa for a short city tour and overnight.
MONDAY Tel Aviv - Beersheba - Arad - Masada - Jerusalem
Leave Tel Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon –
Beersheba, a short visit to the Negev capital. Continue to Masada. Ascend by
cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots
in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the
synagogue and bathhouse. Enjoy a breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the
Dead Sea. Descend for a possible “float” in the in the salty water of the
world’s lowest place. Via Ein Gedi proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.
TUESDAY - Jerusalem - sightseeing of the new city
Drive
to Mt. Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem, continue to the Garden of
Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Visit Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book
with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, the beautifully renovated Model of the
Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple.
Continue to Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed
in the Holocaust. Afternoon visit to Hadassah medical center’s synagogue, with
Marc Chagall stained glass windows. Via Ein Karem, the birthplace of John the
Baptist. Return to your Hotel.
WEDNESDAY - Jerusalem - (Old City) –
Bethlehem*
Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish
Quarter; the Western Wall, the Temple area; the colorful bazaars; Via Dolorosa
and the Stations of the Cross ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Drive to Mt. Zion, visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper
and Dormition Abbey. Afternoon continue to Bethlehem* to visit Rachel’s Tomb
and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight.
THURSDAY
Transfer to the airport for departure or
extension tour to Jordan.
* Site under the
Palestinian Authority jurisdiction. Visit subject to current situation.
TOUR
INCLUDES:
• Tours and transfers per itinerary
• English-speaking guides.
• Accommodation per itinerary
• Breakfast daily
PER
PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
Rates for period: 1 March 2008 – 28 February 2009
|
HOTEL |
Standard |
First class |
Superior |
Deluxe |
Double
Single room supplement |
875.00
300.00 |
950.00
325.00 |
1200.00
500.00 |
1550.00
825.00 |
|
6 dinners supplement |
120.00 |
120.00 |
200.00 |
N/A |
|
High season supplement |
40.00 |
40.00 |
70.00 |
N/A |
|
Peak season supplement |
150.00 |
200.00 |
300.00 |
N/A |
