Sept 20 (FRI)
Arrival, WELCOME TO ISRAEL!.
Upon arrival you will each set a transfer to the Hotel.
19:00 – Dinner at “Adom” .
O/N: Arthur hotel Jerusalem
.
Sept 21 (SAT)
Day tour of the Old City Jerusalem , including higlights like Church of the Holy Sepulchre
, sample of the Via Dolorosa
, in the local Arab market (Suq
); the Western wall
in the Jewish Quarter
, and more.
O/N: Arthur hotel Jerusalem?
Cost (Guide + transportation): $1200
.
Sept 22 (SUN)
The morning is devoted to hightlights of the Israel Museum
, such as the “Shrine of the Book”
; the Model of the Second Temple
; the Jewish Art and Life Wing
; and the Archaeological Wing
.
For lunch we can go to the Mahane Yehudah Market
, or Ein Karem
, and later visit the National momument for the Holocaust – “Yad Vashem”
.
O/N: Arthur Hotel Jerusalem?
Cost (Guide + transportation): $1100
.
Sept 23 (MON)
A Long day ending in a Bedouin feast in Petra will require an EARLY start (!). We will see the caves where the famous “Dead Sea Scrolls” were found (Qumran
) and use the cable car to visit to Masada
.
We will then continue to “Herod’s hotel” for lunch + spa + swim at the Dead Sea Experience, and then drive 2.5 hours to the border with Jordan, and then another 2 hours to get to Petra (!). After a brief shower we will head to a Bedouin feast (“Hafla“) near Little Petra
.
O/N: Movenpick Hotel, Petra?
Cost (Guide + transportation): $1300 (+ $600 cost of two “single staff rooms”)
Inclusive Cost of the tour of Jordan: $7500
.
Sept 24 (TUE)
A morning tour of Petra
, and then eturn to Eilat
, and drive to Ramon Crater
.
O/N: “Beresheet” Hotel, Mizpe Ramon?
Cost (Guide + transportation): $1500 (guide and driver drive home to Tel-Aviv)
.
Sept 25 (WED)
Rest day at “Beresheet” hotel!. Optional Jeep tours activity, etc.
O/N: “Beresheet” hotel, Mizpe Ramon?
.
Sept 26 (THUR)
A drive to Tel-Aviv, with optional stop at Ben Gurion’s Tomb and Hut
, and/or Tel Be’er Sheva
, Israeli Air Force (IAF) Museum
, or by the border with Gaza (Sderot
).
O/N: Melody hotel Tel-Aviv?
Cost (Guide + transportation): $1500
.
Sept 27 (FRI)
A day tour of Jaffa and Tel-Aviv , including Jaffa
, Rothschild Boulevard
, and Rabin Assassination site
.
19:30 Dinner at “Claro” .
O/N: Melody hotel Tel-Aviv?
Cost (Guide + transportation): $1100
.
Sept 28 (SAT)
A day tour to Caesarea and Haifa
, presenting the highlights of the ancient metropolis of Caesarea
, as well as the a panoramic view of the Bahaian Terraced Gardens
in Haifa
.
If time and will permits we can also visit the impressive mediaval remains in akko
.
O/N: Melody hotel Tel-Aviv?
Cost (Guide + transportation): $1300
.
Sept 29 (SUN)
Transfer to the airport by taxis (T.B.D.), departure,
Farewell!