Upon arrival at Ben Gurion airport you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv
Leisure day in Tel Aviv
The view from Mount Carmel
Depart Tel Aviv and visit the Museum of the Diaspora. Proceed along the coastal road to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city and the Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheatre. Continue via the Druze villages to Haifa for overnight.
The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel where you will have a breathtaking panoramic view of Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue to the Bahai Shrine to visit the exotic Persian gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism and visit the ancient synagogues and the artists' colony. Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers, Kuneitra and the town of Katzrin. Overnight in Tiberias.
Start the day with a visit to Hamat Gader. Driver to Capernaum to see the ruins of the ancient synagogue and the octagonal church of St. Peter. On to Nazareth to visit the Church of The Annunciation. Continue via Beth Shean to Beth Alpha to see the mosaic floor depicting the zodiac and is situated in the ancient synagogue. Proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.
Visit the Tomb of King David and the Room of The Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Mansion and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and on to Mount Scopus and Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem (situation permitting), stopping at Rachel's Tomb and the church of the Nativity.
Visit the Hadassah Medical Center and see the Chagall stained glass windows. Proceed to Bayit Vagan to see the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple era. Continue to Yad Vashem memorial to the Holocaust and then to the Israel Museum; visit the Shrine of The Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are on display. See the Knesset, the Supreme Court building and the Campus of the Hebrew University.
Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Stop at Qumeran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. On along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car to the top of the mountain and tour the ancient fortress, Herod's palace and the synagogue. After you descent by cable car and, time permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem.
Leisure day in Jerusalem.
Dead Sea Scrolls Site
Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for your departure flight.