Wednesday
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport
Where you will be met by your ITC Tours representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
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 the room of Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter within the walls of the city and visit the Cardo, Temple Mount (entrance to the mosques not included), Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, oriental Bazaar. Visit the Garden Tomb.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Friday
Jerusalem & Bethlehem*
Drive to Ein Karem to visit the Church of Visitation; proceed to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the holocaust; Visit the Israel museum, 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* to visit the Church of Nativity.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Dead Sea / Masada
Drive to Qumeran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found. Visit the ancient city of Qumeran and drive along the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, to Massada, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Ascend Mt. Massada by cable car and visit the food storerooms, water irrigation system and Herod's Palace.
Return to Jerusalem for overnight.
SundayBeit Shean & Jerusalem
Depart Jerusalem and drive via the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean, a newly excavated city, and visit the Roman theatre. Drive to Yardenit, the baptismal site on the Jordan river. Continue to Nazareth via Cana of Galilee. Visit the Church of Annunciation, St. Joseph's workshop and Mary's well.
Overnight in Kibbutz Hotel.
Monday Tiberias & Capernaum
After a short tour of Tiberias, we take a boat ride to Capernaum. Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the miracle of fish and loaves, and visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Continue to mount of beatitudes, the place where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Drive to the Banias Springs and waterfalls and tour the Golan Heights.
Return to Kibbutz Hotel for overnight.
Tuesday
Acre, Haifa & Caesarea
Drive to Acre to visit the ancient city and harbor. Continue to Haifa to view the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Temple. Continue to Megiddo, identified as the site of Armageddon to visit the archeological excavations including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive to Caesarea , capital of Judea under the Romans. Visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman Theatre and aqueduct. Drive along the coastal plain to Tel Aviv.
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Wednesday
Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for departure.
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