A weekly guaranteed tour of Israel with arrival every Friday
11 days / 9 nights and 6 touring days
From $1030 (land only)
| Highlights: Visit the Western Wall Visit Yad Vashem for Holocaust Memorial Float on the Dead Sea Cable car ride up to the top of Massada Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your Hotel in Tel Aviv and from the Hotel in Jerusalem to the Airport |
 El Al Airplane |
Day 1 - Thursday
En Route |
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 Tel Aviv |
Day 2 - Friday
WELCOME TO ISRAEL! Upon arrival to Israel, proceed to the Steimatsky Bookstore to meet your driver. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv. |
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 Tel Aviv |
Day 3 - Saturday
Tel Aviv Free day in Tel Aviv. Overnight, Tel Aviv. |
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 Caesarea |
Day 4 - Sunday
Diaspora Museum | Caesarea | Druze Villages | Haifa 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. |
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 Bahai Hanging Gardens |
Day 5 - 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. Dinner & overnight Kibbutz hotel Lavi, Galilee. |
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 Beit Shean |
Day 6 - Tuesday
Sea of Galilee | Nazareth | Beit Shean | Jerusalem Start the day with a visit to Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal Church of St . Peter. Proceed to Nazareth , here you will visit the Church of the Annunciation. Drive around the new Jewish town and visit the Arab market. 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. |
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 Western Wall |
Day 7 - Wednesday
Jerusalem: Old City Visit the tomb of King David on Mount Zion and the room of the last supper. 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 Sepulcher. Proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Overnight in Jerusalem. |
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 Yad Vashem |
Day 8 - Thursday
Jerusalem: New City Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. 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. At the same grounds of the Museum we will visit the Miniature model of Jerusalem, as it was 2000 years ago. We will see the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University. Overnight in Jerusalem. |
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 Massada |
Day 9 - 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 Qumran 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. |
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 Hurva Synagogue |
Day 10 - Saturday
Jerusalem Free day in Jerusalem. Overnight, Jerusalem. |
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El Al Airplane |
Day 11 - Sunday
En Route |
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Note: All itineraries are subject to change |
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Dates
| A weekly guaranteed tour of Israel with arrival every Friday 11 days / 9 nights and 6 touring days *Tour will not operate on the following arrival dates from North America: April 10, 17, 24 (Passover), May 1, Sep 25, Oct 2, 9, 16 (Jewish High Holidays) *Aug 7, 14, 21 departures - rates and confirmation on request only. |
Hotels on Tour
CLASSIC TOUR |
5-Star Deluxe | 5-Stars | Superior 4-Stars | Moderate 4-Stars | Nights |
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Tel Aviv |
Dan | Carlton | Dan Panorama | Mercure | 2 |
Haifa |
Dan Carmel | Dan Carmel | Dan Panorama | Dan Panorama | 1 |
Galilee |
Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Hod Wing | Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Hod Wing | Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Hod Wing | Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - Lev Wing | 1 |
Jerusalem |
King David | Inbal | Dan Panorama | Prima Royal | 5 |
Hotel Rates
CLASSIC TOUR |
5-Star Deluxe | 5-Stars | Superior 4-Stars | Moderate 4-Stars |
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Per person in double room, including breakfast |
$1,898* | $1,732* | $1,240* | $1,030* |
Single room supplement |
$1,295* | $1,202* | $675* | $482* |
Child under 18 yrs in parents' room |
$1,108* | $800* | $702* | NA |
July 31st Depature Supplement |
$93* | $63* | $55* | $57* |
High Season supplement X-mas departures Dec 18, 25 |
- | $220* | - | $186* |
*Prices are subject to change due to the fluctuation of the USD value.
For exact pricing please call:1-800-223-3855
*Rates per person in USD $.
Valid: Mar 1, 2008 – Feb 28, 2009
Included services in our tour rates:
- Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your Hotel in Tel Aviv and from the Hotel in Jerusalem to the Airport
- Meeting point on arrival at the Steimatzky bookstore at the Main Arrival Hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport
- 6 full days touring with all entrance fees as per the above itinerary
- 9 nights accommodation on bed and breakfast basis at hotels as mentioned above
- One dinner at the hotel in Kibutz Lavi / Galilee
Not included services in our tour rates:
- Tips to guide/driver and Hotel staff
- Lunches en route on sightseeing days
