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HOLYLAND TOUR 7 NIGHTS

SUNDAY Arrival

Sunday 

Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv 

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport and travel to hotel. 

Overnight in Tel Aviv. 

Monday  

Caesarea / Muhraka / Megiddo / Acre 

Depart Tel Aviv and drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region; visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman Theater and aqueduct. Proceed to Muhraka, the site of confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal; enjoy the spectacular view of the Jezreel Valley and the lower Galilee. Continue to Megiddo, identified as the site of Armageddon; learn the impressive history of this battle field as you visit the archaeological excavations, including the well-preserved water supply system.  

Onto Acre to visit the remarkable  underground Crusader City and crypt;  walk through the Old City, recognized by  UNESCO as a world heritage site, and visit  the local market and harbor.  

Overnight in hotel on the shore of the Sea  of Galilee. 

Tuesday 

Tiberias / Capernaum / Banias 

After a short tour of Tiberias, enjoy a boat  ride on the Sea of Galilee; visit the Yigal  Allon Center where the «Jesus boat,» an  ancient fishing boat from the 1st century, is  displayed. Continue to Capernaum to visit  the remains of the 2nd century synagogue.  Stop at Tabgha, the site of the Miracle of  Fish and Loaves, and visit the Church of  Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic  floor. Proceed to Mount of Beatitudes, the  place where Jesus delivered the Sermon on  the Mount. Drive to the Banias springs and  tour the Golan Heights. 

Overnight in hotel on the shore of the Sea  of Galilee. 

Wednesday 

Cana / Nazareth / Beit Shean 

Drive to Cana to visit the Wedding Church,  where Jesus performed his first miracle  turning water into wine. Continue to  

Nazareth to visit the Church of Annunciation,  Joseph’s workshop and Mary’s well. Proceed  to Yardenit, the baptismal site on the Jordan  River, followed by a stop at Beit Shean to  visit the newly excavated Roman city and  amphitheater. Drive along the Jordan Valley  to Jerusalem for overnight. 

Overnight in Jerusalem. 

Thursday 

Jerusalem (Old City) 

Drive to Mount of Olives for a panoramic  view of the city; visit the Church of All  Nations, King David’s Tomb and Room of  Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter the Old City;  walk through the Cardo, the ancient roman  road. Visit the Jewish and Christian quarters;  see the Jewish Wailing Wall; view the Temple  Mount; walk along the Via Dolorosa and  the oriental Bazaar to visit the Church of  Holy Sepulchre. Next, drive to the Garden  Tomb and enjoy the beautiful gardens and  peaceful ambiance.  

Overnight in Jerusalem. 

Friday 

Jerusalem (New City) / Bethlehem*

Drive to Ein Karem to visit the Church of  Visitation; proceed to Yad Vashem, Israel’s  official memorial to the Holocaust. Visit the  Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book,  

where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed, and  the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was  during the Second Temple period. Proceed  to Bethlehem*, birthplace of Jesus; visit  Shepherds› Field; walk through Manger  Square to visit the remarkable Church of  Nativity. Return to Jerusalem.  

Overnight in Jerusalem. 

Saturday 

Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea 

Drive through the Judaean Hills to Qumran  Caves, where the Dead Sea scrolls were  found; continue along the shores of the  Dead Sea to Masada, the last stronghold  of the Jews after the destruction of the  Second Temple in 70 AD; ascend Masada  by cable car and tour the mountain fortress  built by King Herod; visit the remains of the  walls, the water cistern and Herod’s Palace;  descend by cable car. Continue to the Dead  Sea, the lowest point on earth; enjoy the  opportunity to float in the unsinkable water  and cover yourself with the mineral rich  mud, believed to have therapeutic effects  (weather permitting).  

Overnight in Jerusalem. 

Sunday 

Jerusalem / Ben Gurion

Airport Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.