Day 01: Tel Aviv, Israel
Arrive Tel Aviv International Airport and transfer to your hotel for check-in and overnight. Hotel Dan Tel-AvivDay 02: Tel Aviv - Tiberias
Full day tour en route to Tiberias. Drive north along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea, once the capital of the Roman Province, to visit Roman and Crusader remains and the Roman Theatre. Continue to Nazareth, see the Basilica of Annunciation and Joseph's Workshop. Next stop is Haifa for a panoramic view of the port city the Bahai temple and Mediterranean coast and proceed to Tiberias for overnight. Rimonim Galei Kinnereth Hotel (B)Day 03: Tiberias & the Golan Heights
Full day of sightseeing in and around Tiberias. Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount; the ancient synagogue and St Peter's House at Capernaum; and the early mosaic of the Loaves and the Fishes at Tabgha. In the afternoon visit the Golan Heights a strategic cross-roads for centuries. Stop at Banias also known as Caesarea Phlippi and return to Tiberias this evening. Rimonim Galei Kinnereth (B)Day 04: Tiberias - Jerusalem
Full day tour en route to Jerusalem. Leave Galilee down the Jordan Valley visiting the Roman town of Bet Shean and the Crusader castle at Belvoir. Stop at Jericho, the oldest known city and then head to Jerusalem via Wadi Kelt to see the desert oasis there and the lovely monastery. Hotel check-in and evening at leisure in Jerusalem. King David Hotel (B)
Day 05: Jerusalem
Full day of sightseeing in Jerusalem. From Mt. of Olives have a panorama of Jerusalem and the Judean Hills. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane and the Kidron Valley, and take a walking tour in the Old City to see the Western Wall. View the Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock. Walk the Via Dolorosa and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the bazaars, the Jewish Quarter, the Cardo and Mt Zion. See David's Tomb and view the Upper Room and Dormition Abbey. Drive to Bethlehem and see Rachel's Tomb and the Church of the Nativity. King David Hotel (B)Day 06: Jerusalem
Full day tour to the Dead Sea. Drive past the Good Samaritan Inn, and along by the Dead Sea to Massada. Take the cable car up to the last stronghold of the Zealots and see Herod's palaces, baths, etc. On the way back dip in the Dead Sea, weather permitting, and stop at Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Return to Jerusalem for overnight. King David Hotel (B)Day 07: Jerusalem
Full day tour of the new city. Visit to Yad Vashem, memorial to the Holocaust and the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea scrolls are kept. Visit the fascinating Model of Jerusalem as it was at the time of the 2nd Temple, view the Knesset (Israel's Parliament). King David Hotel (B)Day 08: Jerusalem - Depart
Transfer to the Tel Aviv airport for your departing flight. (B)
