HOLYLAND TOUR – WEDNESDAY ARRIVAL
8 days / 7 nights
Day 1 / Wednesday
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by a representative and transferred to
your hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 2 / Thursday - Jerusalem - Old City
Drive to Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. Visit the Church of All
Nations, King David’s Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter
within the walls of the city and visit the Cardo, Temple Mount (entrance to the mosques
not included), Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the
Oriental Bazaar. Visit the Garden Tomb.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 3 / Friday - Jerusalem – New City and Bethlehem**
Drive to Ein Kerem to visit the Church of Visitation; proceed to Yad Vashem Memorial
to the Holocaust. Visit the Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book which houses the
Dead Sea Scrolls and the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second
Temple period.
Proceed to Bethlehem** to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 4 / Saturday - Dead Sea / Massada
Drive to Qumeran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found. Visit the ancient city of
Qumeran and drive along the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, to
Massada, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 73
A.D. Ascend Massada by cable car and visit the food storeroom, water irrigation system
and Herod’s Palace. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity
will be provided to float on the Dead Sea.
Return to Jerusalem for overnight.
Day 5 / Sunday - Beit Shean / Nazareth
Depart Jerusalem and drive via the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean, a newly excavated city,
and visit the Roman theatre. Drive to Yardenit, the baptismal site on the Jordan River,
and continue to Nazareth via Cana of Galilee. In Nazareth, we shall visit the Church of
the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Workshop and Mary’s Well.
Overnight at Kibbutz Lavi.
Day 6 / Monday - Tiberias / Capernaum / Banias
After a short tour of Tiberias, we take a boat ride to Capernaum. Visit the remains of the
2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the miracle of fish and loaves,
and visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Continue to
Mount of the Beatitudes, the place where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
Drive to the Banias Springs and Waterfall and tour the Golan Heights.
Return to Kibbutz Lavi for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 / Tuesday - Acre / Haifa / Megiddo / Caesarea
Depart Kibbutz Lavi and drive to Acre to visit the ancient city and harbor. Continue to
Haifa to view the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Shrine. Continue to Megiddo, identified
as the site of Armageddon to visit the archeological excavations, including the wellpreserved water supply system. Drive to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans.
Visit the excavations of the ancient city, Roman theatre and aqueduct. Drive along the
coastal plain to Tel Aviv.
Overnight in Tel Aviv
Day 8 / Wednesday
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
** Visit subject to availability
HOTEL PLAN:
LUXURY
Jerusalem
Dan Panorama
Galilee
Kibbutz Lavi (Hod
Wing)
Tel Aviv
Dan Panorama
SUPERIOR
FIRST TOURIST
Leonardo
Park
Grand Court
Inn
Jerusalem
Kibbutz
Kibbutz
Lavi (Lev Lavi (Lev
Kibbutz Lavi (Lev Wing) Wing)
Wing)
Grand Beach
Tal
Deborah
The hotels appearing in the table might be replaced with similar ones.
The rates include the following services:
 Transfer on arrival and departure (from/to Ben Gurion Airport)
 7 nights' accommodation on half board basis
 6 touring days as per itinerary, with English speaking guide
 Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary
DEPARTURES DAYS:
Oct: 6, 13, 20, 27
Nov: 3, 10, 17, 24
Price per
person
LUXURY
SUPERIOR
FIRST
TOURIST
SINGLE
USD 2223
USD 1663
USD 1513
USD 1373
DOUBLE
USD 1607
USD 1237
USD 1160
USD 1087
TRIPLE
USD 1439
USD 1177
USD 1114
USD 1050
CHILD
USD 1075
USD 959
USD 899
USD 859
Price per CHILD in double room
Child 0f 6 to 12 years (tourist, first and Superior) Child sharing room with parents, Half Board
basis
Child 0f 6 to 18 years in luxury plan, Child sharing room with parents, Half Board basis
DEPARTURES DAYS:
Dec: 1, 8, 15
Jan: 5, 12, 19, 26
Feb: 2, 9, 16
Price per
person
LUXURY
SUPERIOR
FIRST
TOURIST
SINGLE
USD 2007
USD 1646
USD 1496
USD 1306
DOUBLE
USD 1498
USD 1226
USD 1149
USD 1048
TRIPLE
USD 1364
USD 1167
USD 1104
USD 1015
CHILD
USD 1075
USD 959
USD 899
USD 859
Price per CHILD in double room
Child 0f 6 to 12 years (tourist, first and Superior) Child sharing room with parents, Half Board
basis
Child 0f 6 to 18 years in luxury plan, Child sharing room with parents, Half Board basis
DEPARTURES DAYS:
Dec: 22
Price per
person
LUXURY
SUPERIOR
FIRST
TOURIST
SINGLE
USD 2476
USD 1646
USD 1496
USD 1306
DOUBLE
USD 1759
USD 1226
USD 1149
USD 1048
TRIPLE
USD 1643
USD 1167
USD 1104
USD 1015
CHILD
USD 1075
USD 959
USD 899
USD 859
Price per CHILD in double room
Child 0f 6 to 12 years (tourist, first and Superior) Child sharing room with parents, Half Board
basis
Child 0f 6 to 18 years in luxury plan, Child sharing room with parents, Half Board basis
DEPARTURES DAYS:
Feb: 23
Price per
person
LUXURY
SUPERIOR
FIRST
TOURIST
SINGLE
USD 2046
USD 1646
USD 1496
USD 1306
DOUBLE
USD 1517
USD 1226
USD 1149
USD 1048
TRIPLE
USD 1376
USD 1167
USD 1104
USD 1015
CHILD
USD 1075
USD 959
USD 899
USD 859
Price per CHILD in double room
Child 0f 6 to 12 years (tourist, first and Superior) Child sharing room with parents, Half Board
basis
Child 0f 6 to 18 years in luxury plan, Child sharing room with parents, Half Board basis