CLASSIC ISRAEL TOUR PLUS EILAT TOUR

A weekly guaranteed Israel Tour plus Eilat Tour
Arrivals every Friday
14 days / 12 nights and 8 touring days
From $1,884 (land only)

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Highlights:
Go to Yad Vashem for the Holocaust Memorial
Float on the Dead Sea
Enjoy a camel ride in Mamshit
Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your Hotel in Tel Aviv and from the Hotel in Jerusalem to the Airport

En route
Depart from the USA for your tour of Israel.

Tel Aviv Marina

Arrival

Arrival in Israel, assistance at Ben Gurion Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Overnight, Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Free day in Tel Aviv.

Overnight Tel Aviv.

Caesarea

Diaspora Museum | Caesarea | Druze Villages

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 Shrine

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 Lavi, Galilee.

Beit Shean

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 Annunciatio 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

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 Sepulchre. Proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City.

Overnight, Jerusalem.

Yad Vashem

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

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. Continue 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. Visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float in the Dead Sea.

Overnight, Jerusalem.

Rabbinical Tunnels

Jerusalem

Day at leisure in Jerusalem.

Overnight, Jerusalem.

Ramon Crater

Negev | Eilat

Travel south to the Negev desert, visit Israel’s Air force Museum at Hatzerim to view the planes and equipment and to hear the story of this brave fighting force. Visit Sde Boker and see Ben Gurion’s hut and grave overlooking the magnificent Zin valley. Stop at Mitzpe Ramon to gaze into the Ramon crater, a geological wonder. Drive to Timna to see the copper mines and King Solomon’s pillars and marvel at the huge multi-colored rock formations.

Overnight, Eilat.

Petra

Eilat

Stroll around the city’s streets, the beach promenade and enjoy the water sport activities on your own OR take an optional tour to the Rose city of Petra.

Overnight, Eilat.

Camel Ride

Eilat

Visit the Underwater Observatory, one of the largest sea Aquariums in the world, built into a coral reef. Drive to Mamshit for a camel ride experience and a visit the Bedouin tent. Learn about the Bedouin hospitality and enjoy a light lunch. Return to Tel Aviv.

Overnight, Tel Aviv.

El Al Airplane

En Route

April 3, 10 (Passover), September 25, October 2 (high Jewish Holidays)

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

Rates

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