ISRAEL
8 DAYS
LAND ONLY
2024
For travel agents and companions
MONDAYS - ENGLISH SPEAKING ONLY
MONDAY - Jerusalem
Arrival to Airport and transfer to Jerusalem for overnight.
Afternoon and evening at leisure.
Overnight GRAND COURT JERUSALEM or similar, Jerusalem
TUESDAY – Jerusalem – sightseeing new city and BethlehemDrive to visit the Shrine of the Book at Israel Museum where the Dead sea Scrolls are exhibited and the Model of Herodian city of Jerusalem. Continue to visit Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust). Continue to visit Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist).
In the afternoon, visit Bethlehem – the Church of Nativity and manger Square. Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Overnight GRAND COURT JERUSALEM or similar, Jerusalem
WEDNESDAY – Jerusalem (Old City) Visit the Old City of Jerusalem - the Western Wall, view the Temple area, then colorful bazaars, Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to visit Mount Zion – traditional site of the tomb of King David, the Last supper room (Cenacle). Continue to Mount of Olives for a breathtaking view of the Golden City, visit the Garden of Gethsemane.
Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.
Overnight GRAND COURT JERUSALEM or similar, Jerusalem
THURSDAY – Beit Shean – Golan Heights – Galilee
Leave Jerusalem and drive north via Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Then through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of this beautiful Roman Decapolis city.
Proceed to Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience. Drive through Druze villages and view of Mount Hermon. Continue to Tiberias, Via Hulah Valley.
Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
Overnight LEONARDO HOTEL, KIBBUTZ, or similar, Galilee
FRIDAY – Upper Galilee – Nazareth
Depart to visit Capernaum – the city of Jesus, Mount of Beatitudes – site of the Sermon of the Mountain and Tagbha – traditional site of the Miracle of the Loaves and the fish.
Drive to Nazareth – to visit the Basilica of Annunciation and Christian Holy sites. Return to Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
Overnight LEONARDO HOTEL, KIBBUTZ, or similar, Galilee
SATURDAY – Acre – Haifa – Tel Aviv
Leave to Acre to visit the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.
Continue to Haifa, View of the Bahai Shrine and Persian Gardens, panoramic view of the city. Proceed southwards to Caesarea to visit the Roman theater and the Crusader fortress. Drive to Tel Aviv. Short visit of the city of Tel Aviv and Old City of Jaffa. Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv.
Overnight METROPOLITAN HOTEL or similar. Tel Aviv
SUNDAY – Tel Aviv
A day at leisure in Tel Aviv – possibility of OPTIONAL tour to the Dead Sea and Massada. $115.00 per person
Dinner and overnight
Overnight METROPOLITAN HOTEL or similar. Tel Aviv
MONDAY Tel Avis
Transfer to the airport for departure.
INCLUSIVE FEATURES
- All transfers, and ENGLISH ONLY sightseeing by motor coach
- Breakfast and dinner daily (Except Monday night no dinner)
- All 4 star hotels (or similar) as per itinerary
- All taxes and service charges
Note you will be traveling with regular passengers, but paying travel agent rates
COSTS PER PERSON - LAND ONLY
Based on double occupancy - Monday departures
January 2023 - February 28, 2024
Travel agents rate from $2050.00 (US)
Companions rate from $2150.00 (US)
High Season Supplement- $120.00 (US) per person
10-16 June: 05-25 August; 30 September / 06 October; 23-29 December 2024
Peak Season Supplement - $215.00 (US) per person
22-28 April; 14-27 October;