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Included Features
- Round trip economy class airfare New York-Tel Aviv-New
York
- 7 nights hotel accommodation in Israel (Tel Aviv 1,
Tiberias 2, Jerusalem 4) with breakfast daily
- 6 days of escorted touring as per itinerary
- All transfers with assistance and baggage handling
- Hotel service charges and taxes
- Sightseeing by airconditioned vehicles and English speaking
professional tour guides
- All entrance fees on included sightseeing
- Meals as per itinerary: B=breakfast (7)
- Host service in Israel
- FreeGate travel bag and document portfolio
Itinerary
DAY 1: USA-TEL AVIV
Depart New York on your overnight transatlantic flight to
Tel Aviv with meals on board.
DAY 2: TEL AVIV
Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport
you will be met, assisted and
transferred to your hotel in Tel
Aviv.
DAY 3: CAESAREA - MEGIDDO - HAIFA - ACRE (B)
Depart Tel Aviv and drive along
the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital
of Judea under the Romans.
Visit the excavations of the ancient
city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct.
Continue to Megiddo, identified
as the site of Armageddon.
Visit the archaeological excavations
at Megiddo, including the
well-preserved water supply system.
Drive to Haifa, visit the Persian
Gardens at the Bahai Temple.
From Haifa, drive to Acre to visit
the ancient city and harbor. Continue
to Kibbutz Lavi for dinner
and overnight.
DAY 4: TIBERIAS - CAPERNAUM -
BANIAS (B)
After a short tour of Tiberias, you
will take a boat ride to Capernaum.
Visit the remains of the
2nd century synagogue. Proceed
to Tabgha, the site of the miracle
of fish and loaves, and visit the
Church of Multiplication with its
4th century mosaic floor. Continue
to Mount of the Beatitudes, the
place where Jesus delivered the
Sermon on the Mount. Drive to
the Banias Spring and Waterfall
and tour the Golan Heights. Return
to Kibbutz Lavi for dinner
and overnight.
DAY 5: NAZARETH - BEIT SHEAN
(B)
Moroning drive to Nazareth via
Cana of Galilee. In Nazareth,
you will visit the Church of the
Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Workshop
and Mary’s Well. Drive to
Beit Shean, a newly excavated city,
and visit the Roman theatre. Continue
on along the Jordan River to
Jerusalem for overnight.
DAY 6: JERUSALEM - OLD CITY (B)
Today you will visit the Old City
of Jerusalem, including: Mount of
Olives, Church of All Nations,
Tomb of David at Mt. Zion,
Room of the Last Supper. Enter
within the walls of the city and
visit the Cardo, Temple Mount
(entrance to the mosques not included),
Western
Wall, Via
Dolorosa, The
Church of the Holy Sepulchre,
Oriental Bazaar. Overnight in
Jerusalem.
DAY 7: JERUSALEM - NEW CITY -
BETHLEHEM (B)
Visit the Model of Jerusalem during
the period of the Second Temple,
Yad Vashem Memorial to the
Holocaust, Ein Karem and the
Church of Visitation, Shrine of the
Book at the Israel Museum, which
houses the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Proceed to Bethlehem (visit subject
to availability) to visit the Church
of the Nativity. Overnight in
Jerusalem.
DAY 8: DEAD SEA -
MASSADA (B)
Drive to Qumeran, where the Dead
Sea Scrolls where found. Visit the
ancient city of Qumeran and drive
along the shore of the Dead Sea,
the lowest place on earth, to Massada,
the last stronghold of the
Jews after the destruction of the
Second Temple in 70 A.D. Ascend
Mt. Massada by cable car and visit
the food storeroom, water irrigation
system and Herod’s Palace.
Return to Jerusalem for overnight.
DAY 9: JERUSALEM-USA
(B)
After breakfast transfer to Ben
Gurion Airport for your departure
flight.
| Accommodations |
VALUE |
OPTION
A |
OPTION
B |
| TEL AVIV |
|
Grand Beach |
|
| TIBERIAS/
GALILEE |
|
|
|
| JERUSALEM |
|
Grand Court |
|
Departure
Dates & Prices
|
OUR
RATES INCLUDE AIRLINE FUEL SURCHARGES OF $200
|
| DEPART USA: Saturday |
VALUE |
OPTION A |
OPTION B |
| 2008
Departures/ prices |
| Mar 1, 08 |
1,729 |
1,789 |
1,979 |
| Mar 15, 22, 29 |
1,769 |
1,849 |
2,079 |
| Apr 05 |
1,979 |
2,059 |
2,299 |
| Apr 12 |
2,039 |
2,129 |
2,529 |
| Apr 19 |
2,229 |
2,379 |
2,809 |
| Apr 26 |
2,069 |
2,209 |
2,529 |
| May 03 |
2,069 |
2,329 |
2,579 |
| May 10 |
2,069 |
2,149 |
2,379 |
| May 17, 24 |
2,309 |
2,389 |
2,629 |
| May 31 |
2,309 |
2,389 |
2,719 |
| Jun 07, 14, 21, 28 |
2,329 |
2,409 |
2,649 |
| Jul 05, 12, 19, 26 |
2,329 |
2,409 |
2,649 |
| Aug 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 |
2,369 |
2,479 |
2,739 |
| Sep 06 |
2,369 |
2,479 |
2,739 |
| Sep 13, 20, 27 |
2,129 |
2,239 |
2,489 |
| Oct 04 |
O/R |
O/R |
O/R |
| Oct 11 |
2,229 |
2,319 |
2,799 |
| Oct 18 |
2,109 |
2,189 |
2,519 |
| Oct 25 |
2,069 |
2,139 |
2,379 |
| Nov 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 |
1,819 |
1,879 |
2,129 |
| Dec 06, 13 |
1,819 |
1,879 |
2,129 |
| Dec 20, 27 |
2,069 |
2,139 |
2,509 |
| Single room (add) |
240 |
290 |
390 |
| Triple room (child only) |
On Request |
Rates
are per person in US Dollars, double occupancy, and
include airline fuel surcharges. Airfare
from New York is included; departures from most USA gateways
are available - please inquire. Air taxes & security
fees (approx. $145-200) are additional.
BUSINESS CLASS UPGRADE (Transatlantic
airfare): $2,649 to $3,189 depending on
your travel dates
BRING-YOUR-OWN-AIR: If
you buy your own airline tickets, please deduct from
above prices:
Jan 1 - Mar 23 2008 |
$810 |
Mar 24 - May 15 |
1,060 |
May
16 - Sep 6 |
1,250 |
Sep 7 -
Oct 31 |
1,060 |
Nov 1 - Dec 14 |
810 |
| Dec 15- 31 |
1,060 |
|
