7-Night Israel Highlights and Bibleland Tour

• Day 1 is arrival day

• Day 1 is arrival day. Touring begins the next day, so you can arrive at any time on any flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. • Upon arrival to Tel Aviv Airport you will be met by our representative who will be holding a sign with your name on, for transfer to your hotel. • Overnight in Jerusalem.

Start the day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine... 1 hour

Start the day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple.

• Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in... 50 minutes

• Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born.

• Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to... 1 hour

• Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.

• Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus... 2 hours

• Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you... 1 hour

Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount. Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via... 1 hour

Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

• To the southwest, just outside the Old... 1 hour

• To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.

Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus 50 minutes

• Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem... 1 hour

• Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world’s three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.

• In the heart of a neighborhood in... 1 hour

• In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda to experience the flavors, aromas, colors and the traders' interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.

• Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by... 1 hour

• Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world. • Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, to visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman city.

• Drive up to the Golan Heights to... 2 hours

• Drive up to the Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process. • Travel through the Golan, with its Druze villages, former Syrian fortifications and panoramic views of Mount Hermon and into Syria.

• Descend to the Hula Valley and drive... 1 hour

• Descend to the Hula Valley and drive to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee - regarded as one of the four Holy cities in Judaism, where the Jewish Talmud - the primary source of Jewish religious law - was compiled, with tombs of Rabbis scattered across the city.

• Descend to the shore of the Sea... 50 minutes

• Descend to the shore of the Sea of Galilee and proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue

Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ 50 minutes

Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’

Visit Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle... 50 minutes

Visit Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.

• On to Nazareth to visit the Church... 2 hours

• On to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites.

• After breakfast drive through the hills of... 1 hour

• After breakfast drive through the hills of the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.

• Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for... 1 hour

• Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city, including the Baha'i Shrine, Persian Garden, and Haifa bay.

• Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea... 1 hour

• Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod the Great”.

• End the day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa 50 minutes

• End the day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa.

Free day at leisure in Tel Aviv 10 hours

Free day at leisure in Tel Aviv.

Transfer from the hotel to Ben Gurion Airport for departure

Transfer from the hotel to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.