Heritage Of The Holy Land Tour

Day 1: Thursday - Arrival

1. Tel Aviv
   1h
   • 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.
   • The beginning of your journey in the Holy Land.
   • Upon arrival you will meet our representative and be transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Day 2: Friday - Tel Aviv / Sea of Galilee / Tiberias

1. Jaffa Old City
   40m · Admission ticket included
   We drive for a short visit of the city of Jaffa (Joppa) where we will take a short walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. We will pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and marvel at the views from the hill top.
2. Caesarea National Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   We drive north along the coast to the archaeological ruins of Caesarea, built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar.
3. Megiddo National Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Megiddo where the book of Revelations mentions a great battle at the place called "Armageddon". It is an ancient city inhabited continuously for more than five millennia (6000-500 B.C.).
4. Cana Catholic Wedding Church
   40m · Admission ticket included
   where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine.

Day 3: Saturday - Sea of Galilee & Golan Heights

1. Kfar Nahum National Park
   40m · Admission ticket included
   Our destination will be Capernaum, the center of Jesus ministry
2. Tabgha
   50m · Admission ticket included
   On to Tabgha, just north of Tiberias, the site of Christ’s miracle of feeding the 5,000 and at the Church of Multiplication, where the mosaic floor depicts a basket with loaves and two fishes.
3. Mount Of Beatitudes
   40m · Admission ticket included
   We drive on to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea, where Jesus preached the “Sermon on the Mount” and it is believed that Jesus picked his 12 apostles
4. The Galilee Baptismal Site on the Jordan River
   50m · Admission ticket included
   Visit the Yardenit Baptismal Site, located along the Jordan River, south of the Sea of Galilee.
5. Church of the Primacy of Peter
   1h · Admission ticket included
   marks the spot, of Jesus proclaimed Peter as chief among the Apostles.
6. Banias Nature Reserve
   1h · Admission ticket included
   one of the sources of the River Jordan, where Jesus took his disciples, revealing his purpose and His Church before his last trip to Jerusalem and where Simon identified Jesus as the messiah.

Day 4: Sunday - Nazareth / Jordan Valley / Beit Alfa / Jerusalem

1. Church Of Annunciation
   1h · Admission ticket included
   This morning we travel to Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood, and the Church of Annunciation, built on the site where archaeologists believe the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary. You will also see Mary’s Well and Joseph’s Church.
2. Bet Alfa Synagogue National Park
   50m · Admission ticket included
   located at the foot of the northern slopes of the Gilboa Mountains which has one of most preserved and beautiful mosaics in Israel.
3. Sea of Galilee
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Sail on a boat on the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery little changed during the past 2000 years (subject to weather conditions and fee)
4. Jerusalem
   Pass by
   Arrival to Jerusalem for overnight

Day 5: Monday - Masada & Dead Sea

1. Masada National Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Through remarkable scenery of the Dead Sea we continue to Masada which is situated on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert. The site was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
2. Qumran Caves
   40m · Admission ticket included
   En route to the Dead Sea, you will visit the site of the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
3. Dead Sea
   2h · Admission ticket included
   the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface. Bring your swimsuit as if weather permits it’s possible to “float” on the salty, mineral rich, water.

Day 6: Tuesday - Jerusalem

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 7: Wednesday - Jerusalem

1. Western Wall
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.
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
   40m · 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. 30m
   • 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.

Day 8: Thursday - Departure

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

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• 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
• 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