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Tuesday - Ben Gurion Airport / Jerusalem
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by your ITC Tours representative and transferred to yourhotel.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Wednesday - Jerusalem: The Old City
Visit the tomb of King David and the room of the Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Quarter and continue to
the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem**, stopping at Rachel's Tomb and to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Thurday - Jerusalem: The New City
Drive to the Israel Museum; Visit 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 for a tour at the Knesset,
Israel's parliament. Continue to visit
Mount Hertzel cemetery and Yad Vashem,
the memorial to the Holocaust. Visit Mea
Shearim , the ultra orthodox neighborhood
in Jerusalem and learn about their unique
lifestyle. In the evening enjoy a middle
eastern dinner followed by the spectacular
"sound& light" show* at the Tower of David
museum (weather conditions permitting).
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Friday - Qumran, Masada & Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumeran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea.
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Saturday - At leisure
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Sunday - Caesarea, Megiddo & Druze Villages
Drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea,
capital of Judea under the Romans. See
the excavations of the Crusader city, Roman
port, aqueduct and the amphitheater
that has been restored to its former glory
as a concert venue. Proceed to Megiddo,
identified as the site of Armageddon; visit
the archaeological excavations including
the well preserved water supply system.
Continue to Daliat El Carmel, a Druze village
and enjoy a late lunch at a local
Monday - Safed, Golan Heights & Winery
Drive to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism,
where you will visit the ancient synagogues
and artists? colony. Continue to the
Golan Heights to see the former Syrian
bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Israeli town
of Katzrin. Stop at the Golan Winery for a
tour and wine tasting; Proceed to Kessem
Hagolan, a multimedia presentation of the
area and its history. Overnight in a Kibbutz
guesthouse.
Tuesday - See of Galilee & Nazareth
Start the day with a visit of Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal church of St. Peter and then proceed to Nazareth. Here you will visit the church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Wednesday - Tel Aviv / Ben Gurion Airport
After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
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