Day 01: Arrival in Tel Aviv, Airport pick-up
Welcome to Israel! Our representative will pick you up with the placard at the airport and the driver will then escort you to the hotel. The rest time of the day is at your own leisure. Accommodation: Metropolitan Hotel (4 stars) or similar
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Day 02: Old Jaffa & Tel Aviv City Highlights
Today your holidays officially begin. Your driver-guide will come to meet you at the hotel. After breakfast, you will set off to the first stop of the Old Jaffa for a visit, which is an ancient port as well as the oldest part of Tel Aviv. Next, continue to the Neve Tzedek, the first Jewish neighborhood outside of Old Jaffa. With oriental unique architecture, narrow streets, trendy bars and boutique shops, this is a great place for relaxing and strolling. Then head to the famous Carmel Market where you will have chance to taste many local foods. In the afternoon, you will visit the White City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a collection of many white buildings in a modern international style called Bauhaus. Continue to the Florentin neighborhood to learn about the city stories through the street arts. Drive back to your hotel in the end. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Metropolitan Hotel (4 stars) or similar
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Day 03: Caesarea - Haifa Bahai Gardens - Nazareth - Cana - Tiberias
Today you will be first driven along the Mediterranean coastline to Caesarea and visit the ancient architecture built by King Herod the Great. Move forward to Haifa to visit the Bahai Gardens. Then drive to Nazareth by car. After visiting the Church of Annunciation, you will go to Canna and visit the "Wedding Church". Finally, you will go to Tiberias and check in at the hotel. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Caesar Premier Tiberias (4 stars) or similar
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Day 04: Galilee - Mt. Beatitudes - Capernaum - Tabgha - Golan Heights
In the morning, you will take a cruise on the Sea of Galilee and visit the "Jesus Boat", which is said to have been moored in the Sea of Galilee since the time of Jesus. Then your driver-guide will take you to Mt. Beatitudes, the place of the Sermon on the Mount, and then to Capernaum, the hometown of Jesus, where you can see the synagogue and Peter's house. This afternoon your driver-guide will take you to Tabgha, where it is said that Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish. Today, a monastery was built on the site, called Church of the Multiplication and there are the fifth-century mosaic pictures of fish and bread baskets inside the church. At last, you will move toward to the Golan Heights and stand high to enjoy the view, which may leave you unforgettable memories of this holy land trip. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Caesar Premier Tiberias (4 stars) or similar
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Day 05: Jordan River - Qumran - Masada - Dead Sea
On the fifth day, you will be driven along the Jordan River to the Yardenit Baptismal Site where Jesus baptized others. Drive towards the south to Qumran, where you could see the cave where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Then you'll head to Masada, take the cable car to go up to the fortress to admire the Jewish monuments, including synagogues and bathhouses, etc. After taking the cable car downhill, you will move to the Dead Sea and check in at the hotel on arrival. Relax at the beach of the Dead Sea, you can enjoy floating in the waters and covering yourself in the muds. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: David Dead Sea Resort & Spa (4 stars)
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Day 06: Transfer to Jerusalem, Bethlehem half-day trip
After breakfast, you will be picked up by your driver-guide and transferred to Jerusalem. You will climb the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Then drive to Bethlehem – the birthplace of Jesus, where you will visit the Church of Nativity, the Church of St. Catherine, the Shepherd's Field and Milk Grotto. In the late afternoon, drive you back to Jerusalem. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 07: Jerusalem Old City tour
Today's first stop is the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus is said to have prayed with his disciples after the last supper before being hung on the cross. Then you'll move forward to Mt. Zion to visit the Tomb of David and the Room of the Last Supper. Continue the day tour to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Jesus was crucified. From here, take a walk through the path Jesus took at that time - Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross), and then go to the Cardo, the main street of the ancient city in Roman Times. The last stop today is the Western Wall, and many Jews come here to pray. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 08: Departure from Jerusalem, Airport see-off
This is the last day of your vacation. After breakfast, the driver will take you to Ben Gurion International Airport for departure. Thank you for traveling with us! Meals: Breakfast
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