GRAND TOUR OF ISRAEL
2 Nights Tel Aviv, 1 Night Haifa, 1 Night Galilee,

4 Nights Jerusalem & 2 Nights Eilat
Saturday Arrival

Itinerary

DAY 1 - SATURDAY - AIRPORT/TEL AVIV

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you
will be met by our representative and transferred
to your hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv.

DAY 1 - SUNDAY - DIASPORA MUSEUM / CAESAREA / DRUZE VILLAGES

Depart Tel Aviv and drive to the Diaspora
Museum for a visit. Proceed along the
coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea
under the Romans. See the excavations of
the Crusader city and the Roman port,
aqueduct and the amphitheater that has
been restored to its former glory as a
concert venue. Continue via the Druze
villages to Haifa. Overnight in Haifa.

DAY 2 - MONDAY - HAIFA / SAFED /

GOLAN HEIGHTS

The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit
of Mount Carmel where you will take in a
breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa
Bay and Western Galilee. Continue on to
the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the
exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed,
the center of Jewish mysticism, where you
will visit the ancient synagogues and the
artists’ colony. Continue to the Golan
Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers,
Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of
Katzrin. Overnight in Kibbutz.

DAY 3 - TUESDAY - SEA 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 Jerusalem.

DAY 4 - 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.

DAY 5 - THURSDAY

JERUSALEM: THE NEW CITY

Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in
Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass
windows. Proceed to Bayit Vegan to visit
the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was
during the Second Temple period.
Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to
the Holocaust and then to the Israel
Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book
where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and
see the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, and
the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew
University. Overnight in Jerusalem.

DAY 6 - FRIDAY - QUMERAN /

MASSADA / 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 Jerusalem.

DAY 7 - SATURDAY - AT LEISURE

Overnight in Jerusalem.

DAY 8 - SUNDAY - THE NEGEV
DESERT / EILAT

Travel south to the Negev desert, visit
Israel’s Air Force Museum near Beer
Sheva to view the planes and equipment
and to hear the story of this brave fighting
force. Continue south, visiting kibbutz Sde
Boker, to see Ben Gurion’s hut and grave,
overlooking the magnificent Zin valley.
Stop at Mitzpeh Ramon to gaze into the
Ramon Crater, an other worldly geological
wonder. Proceed to Eilat for overnight.

DAY 9 - MONDAY - EILAT

We start our day with a panoramic view of the
city. Continue for a visit to the Underwater
Observatory, one the largest seaquariums in
the world, built into coral reef. Afternoon – at
leisure. Overnight in Eilat.

DAY 10 - TUESDAY - EILAT / TIMNA / TEL AVIV

Morning at leisure. In the afternoon depart
Eilat to visit Timna copper mines and King
Solomon’s Pillars and marvel at the huge
multi-colored rock formations. Drive back
to Tel Aviv. Overnight in Tel Aviv.

DAY 11 - WEDNESDAY - TEL AVIV
/ BEN GURION AIRPORT.

After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion
Airport for departure. End of service.

* Visit subject to availability
** The above program can be extended
and tailored to group requests.

We Customize - Mix and Match
Guaranteed Departures with 2 people