8 Days Escorted from TelAviv Tour Cost* Tourist Class AUD$1975 pp t/s AUD$552 Single Room Suppl Middle Class AUD$2117 pp t/s AUD$731 Single Room Suppl Deluxe Class AUD$2256 pp t/s AUD$795 Single Room Suppl *Seasonal supplements apply Departs most Wednesdays
Includes: arrival and departure transfers to/from Ben Gurion Airport, 7 nights accommodation on Half Board basis, 6 days touring as per below with English speaking guide, entrance fees to mentioned sites
ITINERARY Day 1: Tel Aviv [D] You are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. Day 2: Jerusalem-Old City [BD] Drive to the Mount of Olives for city views, visit the Church of All Nations, King David’s Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper on Mt Zion. Enter the old city to visit the Cardo, Temple Mount, the Western Wall Via Dolorosa the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Oriental Bazaar. Day 3: Jerusalem-New City, Bethlehem [BD] Drive to Ein Kerem to see the Church of Visitations, continue to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial, the Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book and the miniature model . Afternoon drive to Bethlehem to see the Church of Nativity. Day 4: Dead Sea-Massada [BD] Drive to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. After visiting this ancient city continue along the Dead Sea to Massada which we ascend by cable car. Return to Jerusalem. Day 5: Beit Shean-Nazareth [BD] Follow the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean and visit the newly excavated Roman theatre. Continue to Yardenit, site of the Baptism, and, via Cana of Galilee, to Nazareth where we see the Church of Annunciation, St Joseph workshop and May’s Well. Overnight two nights on a kibbutz. Day 6: Tiberias-Capernaum-Banais [BD] Tour Tiberius, then take a boat-ride to Capernaum to see the remains of the 2ndC synagogue. Continue to Tabgha to see the Church of Multiplication, to the Mount of Beautities, and the Golan Heights. Day 7: Acre-Megiddo-Caesarea [BD] Drive to Acre and visit the ancient city and harbour. Continue to Haifa to view the Persian Gardens and Bahai Temple, then to Meggido to view the excavations of what is believed to be Armageddon. Drive via Caesarea to Tel Aviv for overnight. Day 8: Departure [B] After breakfast transfer to Ben Gurion airport. • Bethlehem visit subject to conditions. |