Hotels and Pricing

First Class hotels - $1499 per person double occupancy, single room supplement $599
4 nights Jerusalem, Grand Court • 2 nights near Tiberias, Kibbutz Lavi • 1 night Tel Aviv, Grand Beach

Deluxe hotels - $1899 per person double occupancy, single room supplement $799
4 nights Jerusalem, Dan Panorama Jerusalem • 2 nights near Tiberias, Kibbutz Lavi • 1 night Tel Aviv, Dan Panorama Tel Aviv

Tuesday - Day 1: Overnight flight to Tel Aviv.

Wednesday - Day 2: Upon arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv you walk some distance and pass through Passport Control and then are met by our representatives with a sign with your name on it. They will assist with your luggage and arrange transfer to your hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. You will be at this hotel for the first 4 nights.

Thursday - Day 3: Drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations.

Continue to the Pool of Bethesda and the Church of St. Anne. Walk the Via Dolorosa to the Church of The Holy Sepulchre.

Visit the area of Temple Mount - see the Western Wall.

On to Mount Zion and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, King David's Tomb, and the Room of The Last Supper. The day ends with a visit to the Garden Tomb. Return to your Jerusalem hotel for dinner and overnight.

Friday - Day 4: Drive to Ein Karem and visit the Church of John the Baptist.

Continue to Yad Vashem Memorial to the Holocaust.

Visit the Shrine of The Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed and the Model of Jerusalem during the times of the Second Temple.

Situation permitting, drive to Bethlehem to visit the Church of The Nativity, Manger Square, and view the Shepherd's Fields. Return to your hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

Saturday - Day 5: Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point of earth.

Then along its shore to the fortress of Masada. You will view the 3 dimension museum theater, then ride the cable car to the top of the mountain to see Herod's fortress-palace, synagogue, bathhouses, and more. This was the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D.

On the return trip to Jerusalem you visit the Caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

At the end of the day you have time to enjoy a "float" in the Dead Sea. Return to your Jerusalem hotel for dinner and overnight. (continue on top right)

Sunday - Day 6: Depart Jerusalem and drive via the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean and visit the Roman theatre. Drive to Yardenit, the baptismal site on the Jordan river.

Drive to Cana of Galilee to see the Church of The First Miracle. Continue to Nazareth to visit the Church of The Annunciation and Mary's Well. Dinner and overnight Kibbutz Lavi.

Monday - Day 7: Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.

Visit the fishermen's boat dated to the time of Jesus.

Mt. of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on The Mount.

Tabgha, site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes.

Capernaum, the city of Jesus and Peter, visit the 2nd century synagogue.

Caesarea Philippi, site of Peter's Confession "You are the Son of God."

Return to Galilee hotel for dinner and overnight.

Tuesday - Day 8: Depart Kibbutz Lavi, drive to Haifa to view the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Temple. Continue via the Valley of Armageddon to Megiddo and visit the remarkable excavations, including the famous well and King Solomon's stables. Imagine how many battles have and will be fought here.

Climb the winding road to the top of Mt. Carmel and visit Muchraka (place of the fire) where Elijah met the prophets of Baal.

Drive to Caesarea, the ancient Roman Capital built by Herod the Great in 22 B.C. See the Roman Amphitheater, Aqueduct, and Herodian Port. This is the location of the home of Cornelius and where Paul the Apostle was kept prisoner before being sent by ship to Rome.

Continue south along the coast to Tel Aviv for dinner and overnight. The beach path is wonderful for a walk. You are in sight of Joppa/Jaffa where Jonah departed from and Peter received his lowered sheet vision.

Wednesday - Day 9: Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport for your departure, return to Jerusalem for a day or two on your own revisiting the Old City (great tour hotel prices including breakfast), or continue with Jordan or Egypt extensions.