Exceptional Israel Tour

Documentation and assistance after passport control. Transfer to Tel Aviv fordinner and overnight.

drive to visit the Independence Hall, the site where the signing of the Declaration of Independence of Israel took place. Drive around the main streets of Tel-Aviv, centre of business and entertainment of Israel; Also known as the "White City", Tel-Aviv was declared by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site for its Bauhaus style buildings. Continue to Old Jaffa, one of the oldest port cities in the world; Visit the ancient ruins and walk along the Artist's Quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, built in 1887 and Nahalat Benyamin, the pedestrian mall of the city where you can enjoy live street music, arts, crafts and handmade jewellery. Next, stop The Ha Carmel Market, one of the most beautiful markets in Israel.Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

we will leave the hotel and drive north along the famous highway, biblically known as the “Way of the Sea”. We will arrive at Caesarea, where we will explore the ruins of the roman and the Crusader City. We will see the reconstructed Roman city and Theatre, the walls from the times of the Crusaders and the prison where St. Paul was held in captivity before being sent to Rome. This was also the place where the first gentile was converted to Christianity. As we leave the beautiful walls and moat, we will pass the remains of the Roman horse racing theatre, the Hippodrome. We will top at the amazing remains of the Roman Aqueduct which has been beautifully preserved under the sand dunes for 2000 years. Visit Acre and the Old Port and continue to Haifa, view of the bay and the Bahai Gardens. On to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of Annunciation and St. Joseph’s Carpentry. Arrival to the Kibbutz Hotel in the Galilee for dinner and overnight at the hotel.

drive to the Golan Heights to Caesarea Philippi and the Banias, one of the water resources of the Jordan River. Return to the Sea of Galilee and visit Capernaum, the “Town of Jesus”, walk along the ruins of this Biblical village, and see the synagogue where Jesus preached and the house of Peter’s mother-in-law. Drive up to Mount of the Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon of the Mount. Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and visit afterwards Yardenit, the site of the baptism. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

we drive South to Beit Shean, the largest Archaeological site in Israel. We will explore the ancient Roman City with the Amphitheatre, the steam baths and reconstructed streets. Continue south through the Jordan Valley viewing the world oldest settlement, Jericho We will the travel to the Good Samaritan Inn and drive to the Holy City of Jerusalem for dinner and overnight at the hotel.

drive for a spectacular panoramic overlook of the Old City from the Mount of Olives. Walk down hill to the Kidron Valley and enter the Garden of Gethsemane, the Church of All Nations, also called the Basilica of Agony. We will enter the Old City through one of its ancient gates, then proceed to the Wailing Wall – the remnant of Solomon’s Temple – and touch its ancient stones. View of the Temple Mount and view the Dome of the Rock. We will continue through the Via Dolorosa and the Arab Market to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre – the largest Church in Jerusalem. On to the Jewish Quarter, where we will see the renovated Cardo (the once main north-south colonnaded Roman Street) and its excavations. On to Mount Zion to visit the Room of the Last Supper and King David's Tomb.. Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

drive to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial. Continue to the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls can be seen, visit the Model of Jerusalem showing the city as it was in Jesus times. On to Ein Karem to visit the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of Visitation. Drive to Bethlehem to visit the Church of Nativity Farewell dinner in a restaurant outside the hotel in Jerusalem, Return to hotel for overnight.

we will visit Massada, the site of the Zealots last stand against the Romans that was originally built as a magnificent palace for Herods the Great. We will ascend/descend by cable car to observe impressive construction, the beautiful mosaics, the synagogue, a bathhouse and a Byzantine Church. Drive to Qumram to view the Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found and enjoy the Dead Sea special waters, where it is possible to float. Drive back to Jerusalem for a Farewell dinner in a Typical restaurant nd return to the hotel for overnight.

At a determined time transfer to Ben Gurion Airport.