SUNDAY:
Tel Aviv
airport pick up and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for an overnight.

MONDAY:
Tel Aviv - Beersheva - Arad - Massada - Jerusalem
Leave Tel Aviv - Ashdod - Beersheba.A short visit to the Negev capital.
Drive via Arad to Massada. Ascend by cable car to the famous fortress, 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,the Yehuda desert and the Dead Sea. after the visit drive to the Dead Sea the lowest place earth, take a break and "float" in the in the salty water even put some mineral mud on your face . Via Ein Gedi & Kalya, proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.

TUESDAY:
Jerusalem - tour of the new city
Mt. Scopus to see a panoramic view of Jerusalem. then to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Mt. Zion visit 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 Building. Mt. Herzl and Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust). 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 The 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, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem*,visit Rachel'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 Kabbalah, to visit synagogue and the artists�� 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 and take a take a short flight to Eilat for overnight.

SUNDAY - JORDAN:
Eilat - Petra - Aqaba - Eilat
After Breakfast and Leave Eilat-Israel, cross the Arava border and drive to Petra, through the scenic Jordanian desert, past the Wadi Rum area.
Enter the Rose City of Petra by horse or by foot up to the treasury.
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. sit-down lunch, followed by a visit to Moses Spring before leaving wadi Moussa - the new town of Petra. Drive to Aqaba for a short city return to the Arava border and back to Eilat for overnight.

MONDAY - EGYPT:
Eilat - Sinai - Cairo
After breakfast transfer via Sinai to Cairo for overnight
*Optinal visit in Mount Sinai -St. Catherine and overnight in Sharm El Sheikh

TUESDAY:
Cairo -Luxor
After breakfast flight to Luxor & transfer to a 5 stars Nile Cruise. Embarkation before Lunch. Afternoon Visit the temple of Karnak and the temple of Luxor. Dinner & overnight on boat.

WEDNESDAY:
Luxor-Esna -Edfu
Visit Luxor east and west bank. visit the Necropolis of thebes , Valley of the kings , the temple of Queen Hatshepust ,and the colossi of Memnon . Sail to Esna.Cross the Lock & sail to Edfu for Overnight.

THURSDAY:
Edfu-Kom Ombo-Aswan
Visit the temple of Horus in Edfu . Sail to Kom ombo sail and visit Kom Ombo Visit the temple shared by the two Gods sobek and haroeris continue to Aswan for overnight

FRIDAY:
Aswan
Visit the High Dam and Temple of Phyla riding Feluca (Sailing Boat) & pass by the Botanical Garden. Overnight in Aswan on boat.

SATURDAY:
Aswan - Cairo
After breakfast, disembark the boat. at leisure in Aswan (optional: Tour to Abu Simble). Travel by a Sleeping Train to Cairo. Dinner and breakfast on the Train

SUNDAY:
Cairo
Arriving Cairo After Full day tour to Memphis, Sakara, visit the great Pyramids of Giza, the Valley Temple & the Sphinx. Overnight at the hotel.

MONDAY:
Cairo
Full day city tour of Cairo visiting the Egyptian Museum , the Mosque of Mohammad Ali's Citadel, the old city, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the El Moallakah (hanging) Church. Continue via the City of the Death to Bazaar of Kahn Khalili. Overnight at the hotel.

TUESDAY:
Cairo
After breakfast transfer to the airport end of the tour.

Note: * Sites under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction. In case that entry will not be permitted alternate sites will be visited.
Tour itinerary can change up due to operation needs but it still visit well all the sites.

Tours includes:
17 days 16 nights
Airport Pick up and transfer
Guided tours, hotels with breakfast, visit the sites in the itineray & entrance fee!!!
Transfer by Sleeper Train Aswan - Cairo half board basis.
4 nights on a 5 stars Cruise on full board basis.
Flights: Tel Aviv Eilat and Cairo - Luxor.

Rates for the period:
January 1st, 2009 - March 31st, 2010

There is also a high season supplement, please email us the dates and we will qoute you the rate.

Rates do not include:
" Visa to Egypt, Israel Jordan and Egypt Border tax.
" Tips and all other extra expenses.
(It's recommended to tip guides, drivers etc.
*Optional tours Mount Sinai,St. Catharine,Sharm El Sheikh
Abu Simbel by flight or by car

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