Special Monthly Tour of Israel
Classic Tour with Eilat Experience
GREAT FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND COUPLES!
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Highlights
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| A Guaranteed Tour of Israel
Operated on the following arrival dates: |
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Thursday Departure from North America. |
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Friday Arrive Israel meet and assist at Ben Gurion Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv. |
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Saturday Free day in Tel Aviv. |
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 Caesarea |
Sunday 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 in Haifa. |
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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. Overnight Tiberias. |
 Beit Shean |
Tuesday Sea of Galilee / Nazareth Start the day with a visit to Hamat Gader. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal Church of St. Peter and then proceed to Nazareth. 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 in Jerusalem. |
 Old City |
Wednesday Jerusalem: The Old City Visit the Tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper on Mt. Zion. 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. Proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Overnight in Jerusalem. |
 Yad Vashem |
Thursday Jerusalem: The New City Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Karem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Proceed to Bayit Vagan to visit the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. 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 and see the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University. Overnight in Jerusalem. |
 Massada |
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 in Jerusalem. |
 Old City |
Saturday Jerusalem Free day in Jerusalem Overnight in Jerusalem. |
Mizpe Ramon |
Sunday Eilat Travel south to the Negev desert; visit Israel’s Air Force Museum near Beer Sheva to view the planes and equipment and to hear the story of this brave fighting force. Continue south, visiting Kibbutz Sde Boker, to see Ben Gurion’s hut and grave, overlooking the magnificent Zin Valley. Stop at Mitzpeh Ramon to gaze into the Ramon Crater, an otherworldly geological wonder. Proceed to Eilat for overnight. Overnight in Eilat |
Underwater Observatory |
Monday Eilat We start our day with a panoramic view of the city. Continue for a visit to the Underwater Observatory, one the largest sea aquariums in the world, built into coral reef. Afternoon at leisure Overnight in Eilat |
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Tuesday Eilat Today we will visit the archeological wonder of Timna where we can see a myriad of geological formations including Solomon's Pillars. Afternoon at leisure. In the evening we'll transfer to Tel Aviv for overnight. Overnight in Tel Aviv |
Wednesday Return to the U.S. with memories to cherish for a lifetime. |
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Hotels on tour
| "The Tour of the Month" | 5-Star Deluxe Hotels |
5 Star Hotels |
Superior 4 Stars |
Nights |
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| Tel Aviv | Dan | Sheraton Moriah | Dan Panorama | 2 |
| Haifa | Dan Carmel | Dan Panorama | Dan Panorama | 1 |
| Galilee | Kibbutz Hotel Lavi | Kibbutz Hotel Lavi | Kibbutz Hotel Lavi | 1 |
| Jerusalem | *King David | Sheraton Plaza | Dan Panorama | 5 |
| Eilat | Dan | Sheraton | Dan Panorama | 2 |
| Tel Aviv | Dan | Sheraton Moriah | Dan Panorama | 1 |
*At the King David Jerusalem, based on deluxe new city view rooms
Rates per person in USD $.
Valid: Mar 1, 2006 – Feb 28, 2007
| "The Tour of the Month" | 5-Star Deluxe Hotels |
5 Star Hotels |
Superior 4 Stars |
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| Per Person in a Double Room, including Breakfast | $2,360 |
$1,940 |
$1,605 |
| Single Room Supplement | $1,355 |
$985 |
$690 |
Child under 18 sharing parents' room |
$1205 | $1110 | $950 |
High season supplement for the 5* deluxe hotel category (the Dan/King David Package):
July 21 and October 20 add USD110.00 per person
Included services in our tour rates:
- Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your Hotel in Tel Aviv and from the Hotel in Jerusalem to the Airport.
- Meeting point on arrival at the Steimatzky bookstore at the Main Arrival Hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport.
- 9 Full days touring with all entrance fees as per the above itinerary.
- 12 nights accommodation on bed and breakfast basis at hotels as mentioned above.
- Dinner at the hotel in Kibutz Lavi / Galilee
Not Included services in our tour rates:
- Tips to guide/driver and Hotel staff.
- Lunches en route on sightseeing days.
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