Day 01: Arrival in Tel Aviv, Airport pick-up
Welcome to Tel Aviv! Our representative will pick you up at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport is currently Israel's only international airport, located 15 km (9.3 miles) south of Tel Aviv. Your driver will take you to the hotel. The afternoon is free for you. You can explore the surrounding area by yourself. Accommodation: Metropolitan Hotel (4 stars) or similar
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Day 02: Tel Aviv city tour including Old Jaffa
Your English-speaking driver-guide will wait for you in the hotel lobby in advance. After breakfast, you will go to the first stop of this Israel tour package, Jaffa Old City by car. Jaffa is one of the oldest ports in the world and has a history of at least 4,000 years. Among many ancient buildings here, the most famous one is the Church of St. Peter, which is a Roman Catholic church and is open to the public only during the daytime. Then visit the Diaspora Museum to experience the history, culture and beliefs of the Jews. In the afternoon, you will visit Rothschild Street. The Bauhaus buildings on both sides are very eye-catching. The Tel Aviv urban area represented by these buildings was recognized as a World Culture Heritage by UNESCO in July 2003. The heritage is called the "White City". Finally, visit Rabin Square and Sheinkin Street. Rabin Square is named in honor of Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin, while Sheinkin Street has many special boutique shops and restaurants. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Metropolitan Hotel (4 stars) or similar
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Day 03: Trip to Caesarea National Park, Haifa Bahai Gardens and Akko
Today you have three spots to explore. After breakfast, drive 1 hour to Caesarea National Park. This is an ancient city that Herod had spent 12 years to build from 22 BC. There is an amphi theatre that can accommodate 30,000 people, a waterway bridge leading to the Carmelite mountain springs, etc. Here you can see the scale of the city at that time. Continue to drive to Haifa, and visit the Bahai Gardens, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Then after a short ride about 30 minutes, you'll arrive at the famous Crusader city of Akko, where the ancient city walls, castles, inns and other ruins of the Crusader era 1.000 years ago are well preserved. Overnight stay in Akko. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Saint Anna Akko Guesthouse (3 stars+) or similar
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Day 04: Trip to Nazareth and Canaan, Drive to Jerusalem
On the fourth day, you will first drive to Nazareth, visit the Church of the Annunciation and St. Joseph's Oratory, and then drive to the Sea of Galilee in the afternoon. We will have a boat sailing on the Sea of Galilee as Jesus did with his disciples in 2000 years ago. You'll drive by Canaan, and then visit Capernaum, and the Church of the Multiplication in memory of Tabgha. Finally, you will drive for about 2 hours to Jerusalem and check into the hotel. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel (4 stars) or similar
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Day 05: Jerusalem Old City and Bethlehem
After breakfast, your driver-guide will take you to the Old City of Jerusalem, we start the day with a visit to the Tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper in Mount Zion. Afterwards, walk through the Jewish Quarter and visit the Temple of Mount and the Western Wall, the holiest place for Jews. When Jews from all over the world return to the holy city of Jerusalem, they will whisper in front of this stone wall, cry about the suffering, so it is also called the "Wailing Wall". The driver-guide will lead you to walk along the Via Dolorosa to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where is said to be the location of the tomb of Jesus Christ. In the afternoon, we proceed to Bethlehem to visit Rachel's Tomb, the Church of the Nativity and the Shepherd’s Field that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus. Drive back to Jerusalem. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Court Hotel (4 stars) or similar
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Day 06: Departure from Jerusalem, Airport see-off
This is the last day of your vacation. After breakfast, the driver will pick you up at the hotel as scheduled and send you to Ben Gurion International Airport for departure. Meals: Breakfast
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