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Israel and Jordan

Countries Visited: Israel & Jordan
Cities/ Locations: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nazareth, Tiberias, Jordan Valley, Jerusalem, Amman, Petra, Mt Nebo and Madaba

Tour EM33 - 13 Days/ 11 Nights from $ CALL
 
Itinerary Hotels Departures Prices FreeGate Tourism 1-800-223-0304
FreeGate Included Features
  • Round trip economy class airfare from New York to Tel Aviv
  • 8 nights hotel accommodation in Israel (Haifa 1, Tiberias1, Jerusalem 5, Tel Aviv 1) with buffet breakfast daily
  • 5 days escorted tour of Israel as per itinerary
  • Transportation by car between Jerusalem-Amman-Tel Aviv
  • 3 nights hotel accommodation in Amman, with buffet breakfast daily
  • 3 day escorted tour of Jordan as per itinerary
  • All transfers in Israel and Jordan with assistance and baggage handling
  • Sightseeing by air-conditioned vehicles and English speaking professional tour guides
  • All entrance fees on included sightseeing
  • Meals as per itinerary: B= breakfast (11), D= dinner (1)
  • Host service in Israel and Jordan
  • Hotel service charges and taxes
  • FreeGate travel bag and document portfolio

Itinerary

DAY 1: USA-TEL AVIV
Depart New York via overnight transatlantic flight to Tel Aviv.

DAY 2: TEL AVIV-HAIFA
Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel in Haifa. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

DAY 3: HAIFA -NAZARETH - SEPHORIS - SAFED - GOLAN HEIGHTS - TIBERIAS (B)
Begin your tour of Haifa with a breathtaking panoramic view of Haifa Bay and the Western Galilee from the summit of Mount Carmel. Visit the golden-domed Bahai Temple and its exotic gardens. Pass the city's port and drive to Nazareth to visit the Church of The Annunciation, and continue to Sephoris to view one of the regions beautiful Roman mosaic floors. On to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism with historic synagogues and modern artists' quarter. Continue to the Golan Heights and view the former Syrian army bunkers, the abandoned city of Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin. Drive to Tiberias, a resort town on the Sea of Galilee, for overnight.

DAY 4: TIBERIAS - CAPERNAUM - JERICHO - JERUSALEM (B)
After a short city tour of Tiberias, continue to Capernaum to see the ancient synagogue. On to Bet Shean, a major Roman city, to see the reconstructed amphitheater. Proceed to Bet Alpha to view the famous mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue. Follow the Jordan Valley to Jericho, the world's oldest settlement with the remains of Joshua's Wall, then drive through the Judean Hills to Jerusalem.

DAY 5: OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM - BETHLEHEM (B)
Start the day with a visit to the tomb of King David and the Room of The Last Supper on Mount Zion. Visit the Museum of the City of Jerusalem in David's Citadel. Enter the walled city and stroll through the restored Jewish Quarter. See the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Mansions and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of The Holy Sepulchre. Proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem, stopping at Rachel's Tomb; visit the Church of The Nativity.

Day 6: JERUSALEMNEW CITY (B)
A full day devoted to the New City starts with a view of the Knesset (Israel's Parliament building) and Israel's Supreme Court building. Other important sites on the program: the Chagall Windows at Hadassah Medical Center, Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Museum and Memorial, and Mount Herzl. See the scale model of Jerusalem at the time of the Second Temple. Visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, housing the original Dead Sea Scrolls.

DAY 7: DEAD SEA - QUMRAN CAVES - MASSADA (B)
Drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth (almost 400 meters below sea level). Visit the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Continue along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car to the top of the mountain to marvel at King Herod's desert fortress-palace.

DAY 8: JERUSALEM (B)
Day at leisure in Jerusalem.

DAY 9: JERUSALEM - JERASH - AMMAN (B,D)
Today you will be transferred to the Alenby Bridge, cross the border into Jordan and start your tour. First visit is Jerash, known as the city of the 1,000 pillars. Visit the triple Arch Gate, the Hippodrome, the Theater and the Forum. Continue to Amman, where you will be transferred to your hotel. This evening enjoy dinner at the Kan Zaman village with typical Jordanian food and folkloric music and dancing.

DAY 10: AMMAN: MT. NEBO - MADABA (B)
Today's tour takes you through the streets of Amman, the modern capital city of Jordan, historically known as Philadelphia. Visit the ancient Citadel, the Greek-Roman Theater, the Archaeological museum and more. Then drive to Madaba to view the 6th century mosaic map of Jerusalem, perhaps the oldest map of the Holyland in existence. Continue to Mt. Nebo, overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Tradition holds that Moses viewed the promised land from this peak. Return to Amman.

DAY 11: AMMAN (PETRA) B
Today you will drive south along the ancient King's Highway to the city of Petra. Carved into the rock of Sarah mountains by the Nabateans, the city was lost to civilization until it was rediscovered by the Swiss traveler Johann L. Burkhardt in 1812. Walk through the Siq, the only access to the city, between the cliffs to reach the Treasury, the Theater, the Courts, the Temple and other monuments. Return to Amman for overnight.

DAY 12: AMMAN-TEL AVIV (B)
Morning at leisure. Afternoon transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv for overnight.

DAY 13: TEL AVIV-USA (B)
Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Accommodations    OPTION A OPTION B
HAIFA Dan Panorama Dan Carmel
TIBERIAS Four Points Sheraton Moriah
JERUSALEM Dan Panorama Hilton
AMMAN Regency Radisson SAS
PETRA Petra Plaza Moevenpick

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