10 days
Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem
Explore some of the world’s holiest sites like the Church of the Annunciation, Chapel of the Ascension and the Old Synagogue. Stay afloat in the Dead Sea and ride a camel through the desert. Visit Haifa Port, a refuge for mariners since prehistoric times. Mix the old with the new by experiencing Tel Aviv’s holiday atmosphere and taking a walking tour of Old Jerusalem.
Day 1: Fly overnight to Israel
Day 2: Tel Aviv
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
Day 3: Tel Aviv • Haifa
Take a guided tour of Tel Aviv
Drive along the Mediterranean Coast to Caesarea
Visit Ceasarea National Park
Travel to Acre
Visit Knight’s Hall in Acre
Continue on to Haifa
Make a photo stop at Mount Carmel
See the Baha’i Shrine and Haifa Port
Visit Elijah’s Cave
Day 4: Nazareth • Haifa
Take an excursion to Nazareth
Visit the Church of the Annunciation
Visit the Old Synagogue
Visit Mary’s Well
Travel to Cana and Tiberias
Take a boat cruise on the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum
Visit a synagogue
Visit St. Peter’s House
Continue on to Tabgha
Visit the Mount of Beatitudes
Visit the Yardenit baptism site
Return to Haifa
Day 5: Haifa • Bedouin camp
Take a drive through the Jordan Valley
Visit the Mount of Temptation in Jericho
Continue on to Qumran
Visit the Dead Sea Scrolls caves
Enjoy free time swimming in the Dead Sea
Take a camel ride
Enjoy the evening at a Bedouin Camp
Day 6: Jerusalem
Travel to Jerusalem
Take a morning walk up the Masada Fortress along the Roman Ramp
View Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Visit the Chapel of Ascension
Visit the Church of Pater Noster
Visit the Church of Dominus Flevit
Visit the Garden of Gethsemane
Day 7: Bethlehem • Jerusalem
Take an excursion to Bethlehem
Visit the Basilica of the Nativity
Visit the Milk Grotto Chapel
See Shepherds’ Field
Enjoy free time in Jerusalem
Day 8: Jerusalem
Take a walking tour of Old Jerusalem
With your tour director you will see:
- Via Dolorosa
- Stations of the Cross
Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
See the Western Wall
See the Temple Mount
Enjoy free time in Jerusalem
Day 9: Jerusalem
Enjoy free time in Jerusalem