CLASSIC ISRAEL TOUR: NON-DENOMINATIONAL

A weekly guaranteed tour of Israel with arrival every Friday
11 days / 9 nights and 6 touring days
From $1,284 (land only)

Highlights:
Visit the Western Wall
Visit Yad Vashem for Holocaust Memorial
Float on the Dead Sea
Cable car ride up to the top of Massada
Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your Hotel in Tel Aviv and from the Hotel in Jerusalem to the Airport

Itinerary: Classic Israel Tour- Nondenominational
El Al Airplane		Day 1 - Thursday En Route Depart from the USA for your tour of Israel.

Tel Aviv		Day 2 - Friday WELCOME TO ISRAEL! Tel Aviv Upon arrival to Israel, proceed to the Steimatsky Bookstore to meet your driver. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv		Day 3 - Saturday Tel Aviv Free day in Tel Aviv, Israel. Overnight, Tel Aviv.

Caesarea		Day 4 - Sunday Diaspora Museum \| Caesarea \| Druze Villages \| Haifa Depart Tel Aviv and drive to the Diaspora Museum for a visit. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city and the Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheater that has been restored to its former glory as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze villages to Haifa. Overnight, Haifa.

Bahai Hanging Gardens		Day 5 - Monday Haifa \| Safed \| Golan Heights The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel where you will take in a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue on to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will visit the ancient synagogues and the artists’ colony. Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin. Dinner & overnight Kibbutz hotel Lavi, Galilee.

Beit Shean		Day 6 - Tuesday Sea of Galilee \| Nazareth Start the day with a visit to Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal Church of St. Peter. Proceed to Nazareth, here you will visit the Church of the Annunciation. Drive around the new Jewish town and visit the Arab market. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Overnight, Jerusalem.

Western Wall		Day 7 - Wednesday Jerusalem: Old City Visit the tomb of King David on Mount Zion and the room of the last supper. 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 Sepulcher. Proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Overnight, Jerusalem.

Yad Vashem		Day 8 - Thursday Jerusalem: New City Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust and then to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed. At the same grounds of the Museum we will visit the Miniature model of Jerusalem, as it was 2000 years ago. We will see the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University. Overnight, Jerusalem.

Massada		Day 9 - Friday Qumran \| Massada \| Dead Sea Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car. Time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea. Overnight, Jerusalem.

Hurva Synagogue		Day 10 - Saturday Jerusalem Free day in Jerusalem. Overnight, Jerusalem.

El Al Airplane		Day 11 - Sunday En Route Transfer to you flight back to North America. Your driver will meet you in your hotel lobby 3.5 hours before departure.
Note: All itineraries are subject to change
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Dates 2009-2010

A weekly guaranteed tour of Israel with arrival every Friday
11 days / 9 nights and 6 touring days

*Tour will not operate on the following arrival dates from North America:
April 3, 10 (Passover), May 1, Sep 25, Oct 2, 9, 16 (Jewish High Holidays)

*July 10, 17, 24, 31 & Aug 7, 14, 21, 28 departures - rates and confirmation on request only.

Dates 2010-2011

Operates on the following arrival dates in 2010-2011:
March 5, 12, 19, 26	April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30	May 7, 14, 31, 28	June 4, 11, 18, 25
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30	August 6, 13, 20, 27	September 3, 10, 17, 24	October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19, 26	December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31	January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011	February 4, 11, 18, 2011

Hotels & Rates 2009-2010

Hotel	5 Star Deluxe	5 Stars	Superior 4 Stars	Moderate 4 Stars	Nights
Tel Aviv	Dan	Carlton	Dan Panorama	Mercure	2
Haifa	Dan Carmel	Dan Carmel	Dan Panorama	Dan Panorama	1
Galilee	Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Hod Wing	Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Hod Wing	Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Hod Wing	Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Lev Wing	1
Jerusalem	King David	Inbal	Dan Panorama	Prima Royal	5
Rates For 2009-2010 Hotel Rates Click Here * If the above hotels are not available, comparable hotels will be confirmed.

Hotels and Rates 2010-2011

Hotel	5 Stars Premium	5 Stars Deluxe	5 Stars Standard	4 Stars Superior	4 Stars Standard	Nights
Tel Aviv	Dan	Carlton- DLX Sea View	Carlton	Dan Panorama	Prima	2
Haifa	Dan Carmel	Dan Carmel	Dan Carmel	Dan Panorama	Dan Panorama	1
Galilee	Kibbutz Lavi Hadar wing	Kibbutz Lavi Hadar wing	Kibbutz Lavi Hadar wing	Kibbutz Lavi Hod wing	Kibbutz Lavi Lev wing	1
Jerusalem	King David	David Citadel	Inbal	Dan Panorama	Prima Royale/Kings	5
Rates For 2010-2011 Hotel Rates Click Here * If the above hotels are not available, comparable hotels will be confirmed.

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All Tours are subject to availability and should be confirmed within 72 business hours.

Included services in our tour rates:

Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your hotel in Tel Aviv and from the hotel in Tel Aviv to the Airport
Meeting point on arrival at the Steimatzky bookstore at the Main Arrival Hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport
6 Full day touring with all entrance fees and attractions as per the above itinerary
9 nights accommodation on bed and breakfast basis at the hotels as mentioned above
One dinner at the hotel in Kibbutz Lavi, Galilee
Note: Bethlehem Visit is subject to availability

Please note there is NO credit for unused services or joint transfers

Not included services in our tour rates:

Tips to guide/driver and Hotel staff
Lunches en route on sightseeing days
Items of a personal nature (laundry, souvenirs, film/toiletries)
Treatments at the Dead Sea Spa
Travel Insurance