Classic Israel Tour (12 Nights w/ Jordan) Friday
Tour Highlights
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 (Friday): Welcome to Israel
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 2 (Saturday): At Leisure
Enjoy a free day in Tel Aviv. Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 3 (Sunday): Caesarea / Megiddo / Druze Village / Haifa
Drive to Caesarea; see the Crusader’s city, aqueduct, and restored amphitheater. Proceed to Megiddo (Armageddon). Continue to Daliat el-Carmel, a Druze village, for lunch. Proceed via Mount Carmel to Haifa for a panoramic view of the Bay and the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens. Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse
Day 4 (Monday): Safed / Golan Heights / Winery
Drive to Safed; visit ancient synagogues and the Artists’ Colony. Continue to the Golan Heights; see the former Syrian bunkers and Kuneitra. Stop at the Golan Winery for a tour and wine tasting. Proceed to Golan Magic for a multimedia presentation. Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse
Day 5 (Tuesday): Tiberias / Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
Short tour of Tiberias. Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Visit Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes. Continue to Nazareth and visit the Church of Annunciation. Drive via Bet She’an to Beit Alpha to see the zodiac mosaic floor. Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 6 (Wednesday): Old City of Jerusalem / Bethlehem
Panoramic view from the Mount of Olives. Visit King David’s Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper. Walk through the Jewish Quarter, Roman Cardo, Herodian Quarter, and Western Wall. Walk the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Continue to Bethlehem; view Rachel’s Tomb and visit the Church of the Nativity. Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 7 (Thursday): New City of Jerusalem
Visit the Israel Museum and Shrine of the Book. Tour the Knesset. Visit Mount Herzl and Yad Vashem. Drive through Mea Shearim. Evening: Middle Eastern dinner and Night Spectacular sound and light show at the David Citadel. Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 8 (Friday): Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea
Visit Qumran. Continue to Masada by cable car. Stop for lunch and spa at the Dead Sea. Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 9 (Saturday): At Leisure
Enjoy a free day in Jerusalem on your own. Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 10 (Sunday): Welcome to Jordan / Jerash / Amman
Drive from Jerusalem to the Sheikh Hussein border crossing. After border formalities, drive to Jerash, city of the Decapolis. Visit the ancient Roman city with colonnaded streets, baths, and hilltop temple. Drive to Amman for a panoramic city tour of the Jordanian capital. Overnight: Amman
Day 11 (Monday): Amman / Petra
Travel south to Wadi Musa. Ride on horseback to the Siq (canyon) and walk into Petra, the ancient capital of the Nabateans. Visit the Treasury (El Khazneh), the field of tombs, obelisks, and the altar (Al Madhbah) with a breathtaking view of the entire city. Overnight: Petra
Day 12 (Tuesday): Madaba / Mount Nebo / Jericho / Tel Aviv
Drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holy Land. Continue to Mount Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land. Visit the remains of the Byzantine church with a mosaic floor. Descend through the Jordan Valley past Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Cross the Allenby Bridge border and continue to Tel Aviv. Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 13 (Wednesday): Shalom Israel
After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
Package Includes
- Shared transfers on arrival and departure
- 12 nights accommodations
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- 2 dinners in the Galilee
- 2 dinners in Jordan
- 1 dinner in Jerusalem
- Lunch at a Druze Village on Sunday
- 9 touring days as per itinerary
- English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary
Notes
- Hotels may be replaced with similar ones
- Program is subject to change due to local conditions
- Tour departs every Friday
- All programs may also be operated privately