DAY 1 - TEL AVIV & JERUSALEM - While this is a private tour
Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle, private guide at all times , and you may choose your own dates, we do suggest - Friday- Weekly - Year Round . Our local rep. meets you at Ben-Gurion airport, assists with arrival formalities, and escorts you to your Jerusalem hotel. When you choose your own date, we may have to change tours / sites visits around to accommodate religious holidays and Sabbath.

DAY 2 - JERUSALEM - Saturday (B)
We start our explorations of Jerusalem, holy city to Christians, Jews and Muslims, with a drive to the Mount of Olives, which offers panoramic views. We visit the Church of Pater Noster and the Chapel of the Ascension on our way to the Garden of Gethsemane. From the Garden, we enter Jerusalem's walls to the Old City for a visit to the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock. We follow in Jesus' footsteps along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

DAY 3 - JERUSALEM - Sunday (B)
Now that you've had a tour of the city, set out on your own to discover its charms: the narrow bazaar streets of the Old City, the cheerful cafés of New Jerusalem, and the broad boulevards surrounding the modern city.

DAY 4 - JERUSALEM & BETHLEHEM- Monday (B)
We start our tour at the scale model of Jerusalem as it appeared in Herod's time, then go on to the Shrine of the Book to see the sacred Dead Sea Scrolls. Then it's on to Ein Kerem and Bethlehem for a visit to the Church of the Nativity, stopping at the Shepherds' Field on the way back to Jerusalem.

DAY 5 - BETHANY, DEAD SEA & MASADA - Tuesday (B)
We drive to Bethany and the site of the Good Samaritan's inn, then continue through the Judean Hills down to the Dead Sea, below sea level. At Qumran, we see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. We go on to the verdant oasis of Ein Gedi, and return to Jerusalem passing by fabled Jericho, the oldest city in the world.

DAY 6 - GOLAN, NAZARETH & GALILEE - Wednesday (B)
We drive north to Nazareth to see the Church of the Annunciation, built to shelter the grotto where Mary received the message that she would bear Jesus. Passing by Cana of Galilee, we reach Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee. We sail aboard the Lido to Tabgha, on the opposite shore, returning to Tiberias for the night.

DAY 7 - ACRE, HAIFA, TEL AVIV & JAFFA - Thursday (B)
Acre, the medieval fortress-city, was visited by Caesar, Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Napoleon. We follow in their footsteps along its ancient streets. Continuing our journey, we see the Baha'i Shrine and its Persian Gardens in Haifa, and the Roman amphitheater and Crusaders' fortress in Caesarea. Then traveling along Tel Aviv's bustling streets, we make our way to Jaffa (Joppa) to see its ancient port and the artists' colony which has grown up around it. We spend the night in Tel Aviv.

DAY 8 - Tel Aviv - Friday (B)
Full day at leisure to explore Tel Aviv on your own.

DAY 9 - DEPARTURE Saturday (B)
Our local rep. escorts you to Ben Gurion airport for your flight.

Rates per person in USD $

International airfares are not included in these rates.
You may combine this tour with any of our tours to Jordan or Egypt for an even more memorable vacation.

Transfers from and to the airport in Tel Aviv

Accommodations according to the category chosen, including all taxes breakfast daily, and service charges

Fully escorted guided sightseeing in an air-conditioned bus or minibus

English-speaking guide

All entrance fees on sightseeing tours

Not included:

• Trip interruption and cancellation insurance
• Personal expenses such as laundry and phone calls
• Gratuities to guide and driver :
  Suggested : $ 5 USD per person per day for the driver.
  And for the Guide : $10 Per person per full day
• Beverages

 

 

 

General Hotel Listing

	Deluxe Hotel & Cruise	First Class Hotels First Class Nile Cruise
Ashkelon	Dan Gardens Hotel	Dan Gardens Hotel
Athens	Divani Palace (Upgrade to King George or Grand Bretagne Supplement applies)	Electra Palace / Stanley
Cairo	Hilton / Sheraton/ Hyatt Movenpick	Shepheard's / Oases Novotel
Istanbul	Hyatt , Conrad , Divan	Aygun Plaza , Richmond, Arena
Aswan	Mövenpick Aswan (upgrade to Old Cataract closed now for renovation : $150 per per person night Nile View )	Basma
Jerusalem	American Colony Hotel	Notre Dame Hotel
Luxor	Sonesta / Hilton Sheraton / Sofitel (upgrade to Old Winter : $150 P. Person P. Night )	Novotel
Nile Cruise	Monaco / Monte Carlo / TiYi / Nile Vision / Mojito	Nile Dream / Ruby / Presidential Nile Cruise
Tel Aviv	Dan Panorama . King David ( Supplement applies	Metropolitan Hotel
Tiberias		Nof Ginnosar Kibbutz

 

 

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• General info on Hotels in Israel and Palestine : Four stars - Modest sample hotels used or similar :
  Novotel (http://www.inisrael.com/novotel/index.html) which is a four-star Accor Hotel very close to the Old City of Jerusalem – around a 7 minute walk .
  The Notre Dame Hotel The Notre Dame (http://www.notredamecenter.org/index.phtml) is a nice hotel just across the New Gate leading into the Old City, but the rooms are Spartan – no TV’s, refrigerators or room service, yet very clean with a good homey atmosphere.