HIGHLIGHTS OF ISRAEL
(8 Days - 7 Nights)

The program given below is the second phase of our combined tour for Israel. For the first phase of our tour, you can select any tour in Turkey mentioned in our Tours page such as Istanbul Discovery, The Hittites ad Phrygians, The Silk Road and Seljuks, Cappadocia, Turquoise Beauty, Magic Triangle etc...

Day 1: Tel Aviv

Meet and greet upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. Then transfer to your selected hotel to start the escorted tour. Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Day 2: Tel Aviv - TIBERIAS (BD)

Haifa

Drive to the modern port city of Haifa. Begin the tour of Hafia at the summit of Mount Carmel for a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism. Visit the ancient synagogue and the artists colony. Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers, and the new Israeli town of Katzrin. Overnight in Tiberias.

Day 3: Jerusalem (BD)

Start the day with a visit to the ruins of Hamat. Drive to Capernaum, to see the Church of St.Peter, then proceed to Nazareth. Here, visit the Church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue. Drive along the Jordan Valley via Jericho, the world's oldest city. End the day in Jerusalem.

Day 4: Jerusalem (BD)

Via Dolorosa

Visit the Tomb of King David and the room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Quarter and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchure. Proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for the magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem, stopping at Rachel's Tomb. Continue to visit the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square before returning to Jerusalem.

Day 5: Jerusalem (BD)

Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Changall stained glass windows. Proceed to Bayit Vagan to visit the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust, and then to Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed. See the Knesset (Israel' Parliament), and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University.

Day 6: Jerusalem (BD)

Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth almost 1200 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress mass suicide in 73 C.E. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea before returning to Jerusalem for overnight.

Day 7: Jerusalem - Tel Aviv (BD)

Caeserea

Depart Jerusalem and visit the ruins of biblical Emmaus. Continue to Megiddo to see the excavations of the Chariot city of King Solomon and 20 layers of civilization. On the Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the Holyland. See the excavations of the crusader city and Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheather, which has been restored to its former glory as a concert venue. Proceed along the Mediterranean coast for a short city tour of modern Tel Aviv and Old Jaffa before checking into your Tel Aviv hotel.

Day 8: Tel Aviv - Departure (B)

Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for your departure flight.

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

- 7 night coach tour of Israel on air-conditioned motorcoach with professional English speaking tour guide.
- Selected accomodation at your choice of catagory hotels.
- Breakfast and dinner daily (except for days 1 & 8)
- All sightseeing and entrance fees.
- All roundtrip airport transfers.
- Hotel taxes and service charges.