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Jewish Heritage Tour - 9 nights
Friday Arrival
Friday: Ben Gurion Airport / Jerusalem
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by a representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Saturday: At Leisure
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Sunday: Caesarea / Beit Shearim / Haifa / Acre
Drive north to Caesarea, once the roman capital of the region. Visit the Roman theatre,
the crusaders' city, the aqueduct and the new multi media museum recently opened. Stop
at Beit Shearim, once the town of the town of the Senhadrin, the Jewish supreme. Proceed to Haifa
to visit “AF AL PI CHEN,” the Naval museum of the illegal immigration to Israel at
the time of the British mandate. Drive to Acre; walk along the old harbour and visit the underground
Knight's halls. Continue to the northernmost point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra. Descend
by cable car into the limestone Grottoes. Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse. After checking in,
meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about the Kibbutz lifestyle.
Monday: Safed / Tel Facher / Banias / Tel Dan / Tel Hai
Drive to Safed, center of Kaballa movement. Visit the old synagogues and stroll and old
Artists' colony. Enjoy a Jeep tour to the foot of the Golan, and drive to mount Bental. See
the former Israeli fortification, and overlook Kuneitra and the Syrian part of the Golan heights.
Proceed to Tel Facher, a former Syrian army camp and continue to visit the Banias springs. Stop
at Tel-Dan, a beautiful nature reserve around the Dan river, one of the sources of the Jordan
River. Next, a visit to Tel-hai and the “Hashomer” museum, founded by the first undergroundJewish organization. Overnight at a Kibbutz guest house.
Tuesday: Beit Shean / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha / Jerusalem
Drive via Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee to Beit Shean, also called “Scythopolis,”
the biggest archeological park in Israel with beautiful excavations from Roman and Byzantine
periods. Stop at Beit Alpha to see the beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue. Proceed
to Gan Hashlosah (Sachne) where you will have an opportunity to enjoy the water springs located
at the foot of the Gilboa mountain, the famous mountain on which King Saul was killed int he
battle against the Philistines. Continue via the Jordan valley to Jerusalem, stopping at Mount
Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Wednesday: Jerusalem: The New City
Visit the new city of Jerusalem. Drive to Hadassah hospital to visit the Chagall stained
glass windows. Proceed tot he mountains of Jerusalem for a tree planting. Onto Mount Hertzl,
the military cemetery and Yad Vashem. Continue to the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the book,
where you will see the Dead Sea Scrolls. Drive the by Knesset, the Israeli Parliament,
and stop to see the unique Menora with the biblical emblems. Then continue to Mea Shearim
and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra orthodox communities. End the day with
a visit tot he Ammunition Hill, once a Jordanian army camp which, at the time of the 6 days war,
became a symbol tot he braveness of the Israeli soldiers int he battle of Jerusalem. Overnight
in Jerusalem.
Thursday: Jerusalem: The Old City
Tour the Old City of Jerusalem. Watch the Bar Mitzvah ceremony celebrations at the Kotel. Visit
Davidson center and Kotel tunnels. Proceed via the Arab market to the Cardo, stop at the
remains of the city wall dating back tot he first Temple period; walk through the Jewish quarter
to Jaffa gate, and visit David's Tower. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Friday: Qumeran / Massada / Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumeran, the site were the Dead
Sea Scrolls were founded. Continue to Massada, ascend by cable car and tour the ancient
fortress, visiting the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, bathhouses etc. Descend
by cable car. Next stop if for lunch and Spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Saturday: At Leisure
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Sunday: Jerusalem / Ben Gurion Airport
After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
* visit subject to availability
