7-Night Israel Highlights and Bibleland Tour

Day 1: Monday - Arrival

1. Pass by
   • Day 1 is arrival day. Touring begins the next day, so you can arrive at any time on any flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.
   • Upon arrival to Tel Aviv Airport you will be met by our representative who will be holding a sign with your name on, for transfer to your hotel.
   • Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 2: Tuesday - Jerusalem & Bethlehem

1. Israel Museum
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Start the day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple.
2. Ein Kerem
   50m
   • Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born.
3. Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
   1h · Admission ticket included
   • Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.
4. Bethlehem
   2h
   • Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

Day 3: Wednesday - Jerusalem

1. Old City of Jerusalem
   1h
   Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.
   
   Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.
2. The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.
3. Mount Zion
   1h · Admission ticket included
   • To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.
4. Garden of Gethsemane
   50m · Admission ticket included
   Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus
5. 1h
   • Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world’s three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.
6. Mahane Yehuda Market
   1h · Admission ticket included
   • In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda to experience the flavors, aromas, colors and the traders' interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.

Day 4: Thursday - Beit Shean / Golan Heights / Tiberias

1. Bet She'an National Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   • Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world.
   • Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, to visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman city.
2. Golan Heights
   2h
   • Drive up to the Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process.
   • Travel through the Golan, with its Druze villages, former Syrian fortifications and panoramic views of Mount Hermon and into Syria.
3. Tiberias
   1h
   • Descend to the Hula Valley and drive to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee - regarded as one of the four Holy cities in Judaism, where the Jewish Talmud - the primary source of Jewish religious law - was compiled, with tombs of Rabbis scattered across the city.

Day 5: Friday - Sea of Galilee / Nazareth

1. Kfar Nahum National Park
   50m · Admission ticket included
   • Descend to the shore of the Sea of Galilee and proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue
2. Mount Of Beatitudes
   50m
   Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’
3. Tabgha
   50m
   Visit Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.
4. Nazareth
   2h
   • On to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites.

Day 6: Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / Tel Aviv

1. Citadel of Acre
   1h · Admission ticket included
   • After breakfast drive through the hills of the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.
2. Haifa
   1h
   • Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city, including the Baha'i Shrine, Persian Garden, and Haifa bay.
3. Caesarea National Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   • Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod the Great”.
4. Jaffa Old City
   50m
   • End the day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa.

Day 7: Sunday - Free Day

1. Tel Aviv
   10h
   Free day at leisure in Tel Aviv.

Day 8: Monday - Departure

1. Pass by
   Transfer from the hotel to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
• No luggage restrictions
• Please note: be sure to provide the required passport information and flight details within the correct fields when booking
• Children under the age of 5 years old (including infants) are not permitted to join the tour
• Airport transfers on arrival and departure are only provided on the designated tour arrival and departure day. Any passengers arriving and/or departing before or after the tour dates are required to make their own transportation arrangements for arrival and departure