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SUNDAY
Tel Aviv
Upon arrival to airport meet our representative and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for an overnight.

MONDAY
Tel Aviv – Beersheva – Arad – Massada – Jerusalem
Leave Tel Aviv to – Beersheba. drive via Arad to Massada. Mountain which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, Visit the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.
Descend to the Dead Sea the lowest place on earth. Take a break near Ein Gedi for a short Swim or float in the salty minerals water.
Proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.

TUESDAY
Jerusalem – sightseeing of the new city
Drive to Mt. Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem.
Then to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony.
Visit the tomb of King David on Mt. Zion, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Visit the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls,Drive by the Supreme Court bldg & Mt. Herzl.
visit in “Yad Vashem” (the memorial for the millions who were killed in the Holocaust). visit the model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem dating back to the time of the Second Temple. Afternoon visit of the the old village of Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist) to the Hotel for overnight.

WEDNESDAY
Jerusalem (Old City) and Bethlehem*
Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter;
visit the Temple area, the last standing Western Wall or the Wailing wall, walk the Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Walk out of the old city of Jerusalem via the colorful bazaars; and drive to Bethlehem* to visit Rachel Tomb and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight.

THURSDAY
Jericho* -Jordan river – Tiberius – Galilee
Leave Jerusalem, driving by Bethany and Jericho*, the oldest city in the world. continue northward via Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean. After a short visit stop in Yardenit when you can walk into the Jordan river , proceed to Tiberius the old center of Jewish learning. Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Continue to a Kibbutz hotel for overnight.

FRIDAY
Upper Galilee – Golan Heights – Nazareth
Drive to the Golan Heights Via Banias, source of the Jordan River. Proceed via Kiryat Shmone and the Hula Valley to Safed, city of the Kabala, to visit synagogue and the artists colony and then to Nazareth to visit the Christian Holy Sites. Return to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight.

SATURDAY
Acre – Haifa -Carmel – Eilat
After Breakfast drive west to Acre for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, sightseeing tour of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine, Persian Garden and Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city. Proceed southwards to Caesarea to visit the Roman theater and the Crusader fortress. Continue south for a short city tour of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and and take a take a short flight to Eilat for overnight.

SUNDAY
crossing to Jordan:
Eilat – Petra – Aqaba – Eilat
After Breakfast and Leave Eilat-Israel, cross the Arava border and drive to Petra, through the scenic Jordanian desert, past the Wadi Rum area, where Lawrence of Arabia once lived and fought with the Bedouin.
Enter the Red City of Petra through the Siq, by horse or by foot (optimal carriage )
This is a narrow passage through the mountains which has inspired people for centuries.Suddenly the impressive Treasury wonder appears at the end of the gorge, leaving the visitors breath-taken by it’s size, color and beauty. Continue into the heart of this ancient city carved into the mountains, passing hundreds of tombs and monuments and a spectacular Amphitheatre. Stop for a traditional lunch, followed by a visit to Moses Spring. Drive to Aqaba for a short city return to Eilat for overnight.

MONDAY
crossing to Egypt:
Eilat – Taba -Sinai – Cairo
After breakfast transfer via Sinai Desert to Cairo for overnight
optional visit in mount Sinai & St. Catherine and overnight in Sharm el Sheikh

TUESDAY
Cairo – Memphis-Sakara-the great Pyramids in Giza
Full day wonders tour in Memphis, Sakara, visit the great Pyramids of Giza, the Valley Temple & the Sphinx. Overnight at the hotel.

WEDNESDAY
Full day city tour of Cairo city
visiting the Egyptian Museum , the Mosque of Mohammad Ali’s Citadel, the old city,the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the El Moallakah (hanging) Church.
Continue via the City of the Death to Bazaar of Kahn Khalili.
Overnight at the hotel.

THURSDAY
Breakfast, Transfer to the airport