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Day |
Suggested itin |
Accommodation / Meals inc |
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1 |
Arrive at Tel Aviv
Free time |
Hotel - Tel Aviv |
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2 |
Free time at leisure |
(Breakfast)
Hotel - Tel Aviv |
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3 |
Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the
region.
See the excavations of the crusaders' city, the aqueduct and the
amphitheatrer which has been restored as a concert venue. Proceed
to Haifa for a panoramic view from Mt. Carmel and visit AF
AL PI CHEN , the Naval Museum of the illegal immigration to
Israel at the time of the British Mandate .
Drive to Acre; walk along the old harbour and local market.
Continue to the northern-most point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra.
Descend by cable car and view the limestone Grottos. |
(Breakfast)
Hotel - Kibbutz Lavi |
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4 |
Drive to Safed, center of the Kaballa movement. Visit the
Joseph Caro and the Ha ari synagogues, the most important
synagogues in the city.
Stroll around the the Artists Quarter. Enjoy a Jeep tour to
the foot of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights and stop at
an observation point over looking the town of Kuneitra and the
Syrian territory.
Stop at Tel Facher, a former Syrian army camp.
Visit the Banias Springs and then on to Tel-Hai to view the Roaring
LionMonument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef
Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920.
Meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about their unique
lifestyle. |
(Breakfast)
Hotel - Kibbutz Lavi |
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5 |
Begin the day with a tree planting ceremony.
Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambams Grave.
Continue to Beit Shean, also called "Scythopolis",
the largest archaeological Park in Israel with beautiful
excavations from Roman and Byzantine periods.
Stop at Beit Alpha to see the beautiful mosaic floor of a
synagogue from the Byzantine period.
Continue to Gan Hashlosha, (Sachne) where you will have an
opportunity to enjoy swimming in the water springs located at the
foot of the Gilboa Mountain, the famous mountain on which King
Saul was killed in the battle against the Philistines.
Continue via the Jordan Valley to Jerusalem. Stop at Mount Scopus
for a blessing as you enter the city. |
(Breakfast - Lunch)
Hotel - Jerusalem |
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6 |
Tour the Old City Jerusalem beginning with a visit of the
Tomb of King David on Mt. Zion.
Tour the Kotel Tunnels and visit the Davidson Center .
Walk through the local Arab bazaar, through the Jaffa Gate to the
David Tower Museum and see the ancient remains of the
Citybeginning with the First Temple period. |
(Breakfast)
Hotel - Jerusalem |
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7 |
Celebrate the Bar-Mitzvah ceremonies at the kotel.
Continue to Mea Shearim and learn about the unique lifestyle of
the ultra orthodox communities.
Continue to the Israel Museum and visit the Shrine of the Book
where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed.
Drive to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery and Yad Vashem, the
memorial to the Holocaust.
Visit Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold ,
conquered by the Israeli Amy in the Six Day War. |
(Breakfast)
Hotel - Jerusalem |
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8 |
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea.
Stop at Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were
discovered.
Continue to Masada and ascend by cable car to tour the ancient
fortress.
Visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the
bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car.
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(Breakfast)
Hotel - Jerusalem |
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9 |
Free time at leisure |
(Breakfast)
Hotel - Jerusalem |
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10 |
Transfer to the airport |
(Breakfast) |