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HIGHLIGHTS TOUR No.2
8 DAYS & 7 NIGHT |
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| Item Number: HIGHLIGHTS TOUR No.2 |
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SUNDAY:
Tel Aviv
Upon arrival to airport meet our representative and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for an overnight.
MONDAY:
Tel Aviv - Beersheva - Arad - Massada - Jerusalem
Leave Tel Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon - Beersheba.A short visit to the Negev capital. Continue via Arad to Massada.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, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible "float¨ in the in the salty water of the worlds lowest place. Via Ein Gedi & Kalya, proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.
TUESDAY:
Jerusalem - sightseeing of the new city
Drive to Mt. Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On 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's Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, new Supreme Court bldg. Mt. Herzl and Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust). Then visit the model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem dating back to the time of the Second Temple.Afternoon visit of the Hadassah medical center in the synagogue with Marc Chagall stained glass windows, then via Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist). Return to Hotel.
WEDNESDAY:
Jerusalem - (Old City) ˇV 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 Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem* to visit Rachelˇ¦s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight.
THURSDAY:
Jericho* - Tiberius - 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 Tiberius, 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.
FRIDAY:
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 via Kiryat Shmone and the Hula Valley to Safed, city of the Kabala, to visit synagogue and the artistsˇ¦ colony and then to Nazareth to visit the Christian Holy Sites. Return to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
SATURDAY:
Acre - Haifa - Tel Aviv
After Breakfast drive west to Acre for a visit of 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. Continue south for a short city tour of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and to hotel for overnight.
SUNDAY:
Breakfast and transfer to the airport for departure, or extension tour to Jordan or Egypt
*optional one day visit in Petra Jordan
on Saturday evening take a short flight to Eilat on the Red Sea for overnight
Sunday morning one day tour to Petra from Eilat
back by the evening for a flight back to Tel Aviv to catch your late night flight, or extra night in Eilat and fly to Tel Aviv on the Next day.
Rates per person in US$ . Valid: 1.3.09 - 30.3.2010
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There is also a high season supplement, please email us the dates and we will qoute you the rate.
Highlights
Tour No. 2 |
Tourist
Class |
1st Class |
Superior |
Deluxe |
Per person in a
Double Room
Including Breakfast |
$ 990 |
$ 1150 |
$ 1380 |
$ 1800 |
Supplement for
6 Dinners |
$120 |
$120 |
$230 |
N/A |
Single room
supplement |
$ 380 |
$ 450 |
$ 580 |
$920 |
*Site under the Palestinian Authority Jurisdiction.Visit subjected to situation.
Below listed hotels or similar:
Highlights
Tour
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Tourist
Class |
1st
Class |
Superior |
Deluxe |
| Jerusalem |
Jlm Gate
Jlm Tower |
Grand Court
Moriha Classic |
Renaissance |
Sheraton
David Citadel |
Highlights
Tour
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Tourist
Class |
1st
Class |
Superior |
Deluxe |
| Galilee |
Kibbutz
Hotels |
Highlights
Tour
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Tourist
Class |
1st
Class |
Superior |
Deluxe |
| Tel
Aviv |
Sea Net
City |
Mercure
Metropolitan |
Renaissance
Dan Panorama |
Inter
Continental |
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All tours may be operated as a private tours at additional cost.
Please
contact us
for details.
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