Monday, October 18 - USA Departure

Depart New York on overnight flight to Israel

Tuesday, October 19 - Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by your ITC representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv.

Wednesday, October 20 - Caesarea / Haifa / Acre / Rosh Hanikra

Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region. See the excavations of the crusaders' city, the aqueduct and amphitheatre which has been restored as a concert venue. Proceed to Haifa for a panoramic view from Mount Carmel and visit "AF AL PI CHEN", the naval museum of the illegal immigration to Israel at the time of the British mandate. Drive to Acre; walk along the old harbor and local market; continue to the northernmost point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra. Descend by cable car into the limestone grottoes. Hotel check-in and dinner.
Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Guesthouse.

Thursday, October 21 - Safed / Tel Facher / Banias /Tel Hai

Drive to Safed, center of the Kaballa movement; visit the Joseph Caro and the Ha'Ari synagogues, the most important synagogues in the city; stroll around the Artist's quarter. Enjoy a Jeep tour at the foot of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights; stop at an observa-tion point over the city of Kuneitra and the Syrian territory. Stop at Tel Facher, a former Syrian army camp;visit the Tel Dan Nature Reserve. Next, visit Tel Hai tosee the "Roaring Lion" monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in1920. Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Guesthouse.

Friday, October 22 - Beit Shean / Beit Alpha / GanHashlosha / Jerusalem

Depart for Beit Shean, also called "Scythopolis", the biggest archeological park in Israel with beautiful excavations from the Roman and Byzantine periods. Stop at Beit Alpha to see the beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue from the Byzantine period. Onto Gan Hashlosha, (time permitting) where you can enjoy the water springs located at the foot of the Gilboa mountain, the famous mountain on which King Saul was killed in the battle against the Philistines. Continue via the Jordan valley toJerusalem with a stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city. Hotel check-in. Welcome the Sabbathat the Western Wall (Kotel). Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem.

Saturday, October 23 - At Leisure

Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem.

Sunday, October 24 – Jerusalem: Old City

Tour the Old City of Jerusalem. Tour the Western Wall Tunnels and stop at the Kotel to place a note between its huge stones; tour the Southern Wall Excavations and visit the Davidson Center. Walk along the Cardo, the ancient Roman road to the local Arab bazaar. Near Jaffa Gate, tour the Tower of David Museum and see the ancient remains of the city beginning with the First Temple period. Drive through Mea Shearim to learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra-orthodox communities.
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem.

Monday, October 25 - Jerusalem: New City

Tour Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold, conquered by the Israeli army in the Six Day War and converted into a national memorial site and museum. Next visit the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed. See also the Ancient Jerusalem Model - a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. Drive to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Drive by the Knesset, Israel's parliament, and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems.
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem.

Tuesday, October 26 - Qumran / Massada / Dead Sea

Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Continue to Massada, ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress; visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car. Next stop for lunch and Spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area.
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv.

Wednesday, October 27- At Leisure

Farewell dinner at Maganda Restaurant, middle-eastern Yemenite Kitchen
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv

Thursday, October 28 - Ben Gurion Airport

Morning transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure arrive back home the same day

Itinerary Subject to Change

• NY- Tel Aviv - NY - Non Stop Flights
• Dan Panorama* Hotel Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Lavi Guesthouse, Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
• All Breakfasts, Shabbat Dinner, 4 Week-Day Dinners, lunch Dead Sea as per itinerary
• Touring with one of Israel's Top Tour Guide Educators in Deluxe Motor Coach
• Opening orientation, Caesarea, Crusaders' city, Aqueduct, Amphitheater, Haifa, Mount Carmel, Naval museum, Acre, Old harbor, Local market, Rosh Hanikra, Safed,Joseph Caro and Ha'Ari synagogues,
• Artist's quarter, Jeep tour, Golan Heights,Kuneitra, Tel Facher, Tel Dan Nature Reserve, Tel Hai, Heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor
• Beit Shean, Beit Alpha, Gan Hashlosha, Gilboa mountain, Jordan valley
• Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Welcome the Sabbath at the Western Wall, Old City of Jerusalem,King David's Tomb on Mount Zion, Cardo, Sephardic synagogues
• Jewish Quarter,Western Wall Tunnels, Kotel, Davidson Center, Roman Cardo, Arab bazaar
• Jaffa Gate,Tower of David Museum, Mea Shearim, Ammunition Hill, Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book, Dead Sea Scrolls, Jerusalem Model, Mount Herzl
• Yad Vashem, Knesset, Judean Desert, Dead Sea, Qumran, Massada
• ITC full color source book, A fantastic tour filled with meaningful experiences and fun!

• (check payment)Land Only $2099
• Land and air $3304
• Single supplement $425
• Plus Tips for Guide, Driver, Restaurants and Porterage $135 (Includes airport taxes and fuel surcharge at today's rate of $471, subject to change)
• Airport Tax and Fuel Surcharge are Subject to Change until purchased
• Travel insurance $139 available
• All pricing has been discounted 4% based on check payment - additional 4% charged to use credit cards