Introduction
Start Packing for this Best of Israel Tour. You must have heard about Jerusalem in some form, but you can’t really understand its meaning as the spiritual centre of the world until you stand within it, transfixed and transported in time, before landing with a bump to the vivacity of its modern-day culture and coolness. Join this tour to Israel to live the spiritual journey in Jerusalem city where the three faiths (Islam, Christianity & Judaism) were founded as well as to visit the Lowest point on the earth – the dead sea.
What is included in the tour
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
- Visit to Jerusalem
- Visit to Temple Mount
- Visit Mount Golgotha
- Visit the beautiful Basilica of “All the Nations”
DAY 1-Arrival to Ben Gurion international airport
Upon arrival at the airport, you will meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in Jerusalem overnight.
Overnight is in Jerusalem.
Meals :Dinner
DAY 2-Old City
Breakfast in the hotel; Enter the Old City Walls through Zion Gate, walking the Armenian, Muslim and Jewish quarters to the Wailing Wall. Climb up to the Temple Mount (if and when the Muslim authorities permits) to see (from the outside) both Muslim shrines: The El Aqza Mosque, and the Dome of the Rock. In the afternoon enter to the Old City via St. Stephan’s Gate, to visit the Pools of Bethesda and the adjacent Basilica of Santana. Gathered in the Chapel of the Flagellation, walk along the Stations of the Via Dolorosa arriving to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher and, in it, visit Mount Golgotha, the Anointment Stone and Jesus’ Burial and Resurrection mark. Cross the market place allies exiting the Old City via Jaffa Gate. Enjoy your dinner, then retire to bed at night.
Overnight is in Jerusalem.
Meals :Breakfast | Dinner
DAY 3-Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Breakfast in the hotel; todays’ visits commences on top of the Mt. of Olives, in the Place of Jesus’ Ascension, before proceeding to the adjacent grotto of Pater Noster. Walk down the Palm Sunday Path visiting the place where Jesus wept over Jerusalem; pause in the Garden of Gethsemane with the Millennial Olive Trees and the beautiful Basilica of “All the Nations”. Cross the Kidron (St. Stephan’s) valley up to Mount Zion On to King David Tomb and the Last Supper Room. In the afternoon visit Bethlehem’s Shepherd’s Fields and the Grotto of the Nativity located in the ancient Byzantine basilica, and on to the Crypts of St. Joseph and St. Hieronymus, located under the Basilica of St. Catherine. Enjoy your meal, then get a good night’s sleep
Overnight is in Jerusalem.
Meals :Breakfast | Dinner
DAY 4-Dead Sea, Jerusalem
On to the nearby Dead Sea, in front of the Qumran Caves, where the Essenes deposits, they “Dead Sea Scrolls. Take a time to “float” on the salty and highly asphaltic waters, renown for it special healing qualities. Crossing the Judean Desert, where John cries for the Repentance of Sins, Drive to Mount Scopus, For panoramic view in front of the Old City Walls. Enjoy your meal and get some rest.
Overnight is in Jerusalem.
Meals :Breakfast | Dinner
DAY 5-Jerusalem, Modern City and Ein Karem
Breakfast in the hotel; panoramic city tour of the modern part of Jerusalem passing along the Governmental Centre seeing the Tribunal of Supreme Justice, the various ministries of the nation and the Kneset – the parliament - visiting the 7 Stick Candelabra in front of it. Continue to the nearby village of Ein Karem visiting the place marking the birthplace of St. John the Baptist and the close by Chapel of the Visitation. After dinner, relax and have a good night’s sleep
Overnight is in Jerusalem.
Meals :Breakfast | Dinner
DAY 6-Departure
Breakfast in the hotel; Transfer to the airport with assistance
End tour with happy memories....
Meals :Breakfast
