Heritage Of The Holy Land Tour

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Thursday - Arrival⌄

   • Day 1 is arrival day. Touring begins the next day, so you can arrive at any time on any flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. • The beginning of your journey in the Holy Land. • Upon arrival you will meet our representative and be transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

   Overnight: hotel

2. 2Friday - Tel Aviv / Sea of Galilee / Tiberias⌄

   We drive for a short visit of the city of Jaffa (Joppa) where we will take a short walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. We will pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and marvel at the views from the hill top.

   We drive north along the coast to the archaeological ruins of Caesarea, built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar.

   Megiddo where the book of Revelations mentions a great battle at the place called "Armageddon". It is an ancient city inhabited continuously for more than five millennia (6000-500 B.C.).

   where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: hotel

3. 3Saturday - Sea of Galilee & Golan Heights⌄

   Our destination will be Capernaum, the center of Jesus ministry

   On to Tabgha, just north of Tiberias, the site of Christ’s miracle of feeding the 5,000 and at the Church of Multiplication, where the mosaic floor depicts a basket with loaves and two fishes.

   We drive on to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea, where Jesus preached the “Sermon on the Mount” and it is believed that Jesus picked his 12 apostles

   Visit the Yardenit Baptismal Site, located along the Jordan River, south of the Sea of Galilee.

   marks the spot, of Jesus proclaimed Peter as chief among the Apostles.

   one of the sources of the River Jordan, where Jesus took his disciples, revealing his purpose and His Church before his last trip to Jerusalem and where Simon identified Jesus as the messiah.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: hotel

4. 4Sunday - Nazareth / Jordan Valley / Beit Alfa / Jerusalem⌄

   This morning we travel to Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood, and the Church of Annunciation, built on the site where archaeologists believe the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary. You will also see Mary’s Well and Joseph’s Church.

   located at the foot of the northern slopes of the Gilboa Mountains which has one of most preserved and beautiful mosaics in Israel.

   Sail on a boat on the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery little changed during the past 2000 years (subject to weather conditions and fee)

   Arrival to Jerusalem for overnight

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: hotel

5. 5Monday - Masada & Dead Sea⌄

   Through remarkable scenery of the Dead Sea we continue to Masada which is situated on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert. The site was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

   En route to the Dead Sea, you will visit the site of the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

   the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface. Bring your swimsuit as if weather permits it’s possible to “float” on the salty, mineral rich, water.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: hotel

6. 6Tuesday - Jerusalem⌄

   Start the day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple.

   • Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born.

   • Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.

   • Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: hotel

7. 7Wednesday - Jerusalem⌄

   Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.

   Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

   To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper

   Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.

   • Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world’s three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: hotel

8. 8Thursday - Departure⌄

   Transfer from the hotel to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

   Meals: Breakfast