Israel
Bibleland Tour
Day1 – SUNDAY:
Arrival
Upon arrival you are met, assisted and transferred
to you hotel in Tel Aviv for overnight. (D)
Day 2 – MONDAY
Caesarea ¤ Megiddo ¤ Haifa ¤ Acre
Depart Tel Aviv and drive along the coastal plain
to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans.
Visit the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct.
Continue to Megiddo, identified as the site of Armageddon;
Visit the archaeological excavations including the well-preserved water supply
system.
Drive to Haifa, view
the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Temple. From Haifa, drive to Acre to
visit the ancient city and harbor. Continue to Kibbutz Lavi for overnight. (B,
D)
Day 3 – TUESDAY
Tiberias ¤ Capernaum ¤
Banias
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 Lavi for overnight.(B,
D)
DAY 4 –
WEDNESDAY
Nazareth ¤ Beit
Shean
Drive to Nazareth
via Cana of Galilee. Visit the Church of
Annunciation, St. Joseph’s workshop and
Mary’s Well. Continue to Beit Shean, a newly excavated city, and visit the Roman
theatre. Drive along the Jordan River to Jerusalem for overnight. (B,
D)
DAY 5 –
THURSDAY
Jerusalem - Old City
Drive to Mount of olives for a panoramique 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 Sepulchre, oriental Bazaar.Overnight
in Jerusalem.
(B, D)
DAY 6 – FRIDAY
Jerusalem – New
City and 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. (B,
D)
DAY 7 –
SATURDAY
Dead Sea ¤
Massada
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
storeroom, water irrigation system and Herod’s Palace. Return to Jerusalem for overnight.
(B, D)
DAY 8 – SUNDAY:
Departure
Check out and transfer to Ben-Gourion airport for
departure or continue to Eilat,
Jordan or Egypt.
(B)
Please note all itineraries are subject to change
due to local conditions without any prior notification.
