Flights

Internal (domestic) flights between Tel Aviv and Eilat (International flights are not included)

Accommodation

8 nights hotel accommodation on bed and breakfast basis.

Meals

Buffet breakfast served in the hotel dining room. 2 dinners served in the dining room for 2 nights in Tiberias hotel.

Guide

Service of a Government licensed guide on all touring days.

Transport

Sightseeing in a modern, air-conditioned touring vehicle.

Others

Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure and local airport for internal flights. Return internal (domestic) flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat. Transfers from Ramon Airport, Eilat to hotel on Saturday evening and border to Ramon Airport, Eilat on Sunday evening. Entrance fees according to the itinerary.

Not included:

Others

Porterage at airport. Tipping for guide, driver and hotel staff. Beverages with meals. Traveler’s medical baggage insurance. Border taxes & Visa for Israel/Jordan border crossing (total $130 to be paid on day of tour).

Optional

Dinner in the hotel dining room can be added at a supplement.

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Day 1 Sunday - Tel Aviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sunday - Tel Aviv

• Day 1 is arrival day. Touring begins the next day, so you can arrive at any time on any flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.

• Upon arrival to Tel Aviv Airport you will be met by our representative who will be holding a sign with your name on for transfer to your hotel.

• Evening at leisure in Tel Aviv.

• Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Please note: Airport transfers on arrival and departure are only provided on the designated tour arrival and departure day. Any passengers arriving and/or departing before or after the tour dates are required to make their own transportation arrangements for arrival and departure, unless pre or post arrival accommodation is reserved through ourselves - please ask us for details.
Day 2 Monday - Masada & The Dead Sea
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Monday - Masada & The Dead Sea

• Meet you tour guide in the morning and set off from Tel Aviv to Masada, Israel’s foremost archaeological park.

• Ascend via cable-car for a thorough visit that gives insight to the rituals, politics and culture of the people who inhabited this desert fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse and cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.

• Descend to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea, to experience the mineral-rich black mud and to float in its salty waters.

• Passing by the oasis of Ein Gedi, proceed through the Judean Desert to Jerusalem.

• Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 3 Tuesday - Jerusalem - New City
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tuesday - Jerusalem - New City

• Start the day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple.

• Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.

• Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born.

• Visit Bethlehem – the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

• Return to your Jerusalem hotel.
Day 4 Wednesday - Jerusalem - Old City & Bethlehem
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Wednesday - Jerusalem - Old City & Bethlehem

• Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.

• Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

• To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.

• Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world’s three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.

• Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.

• In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda to experience the flavors, aromas, colors and the traders’ interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.

• Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 5 Thursday - Beit Shean / Golan Heights / Tiberias
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Thursday - Beit Shean / Golan Heights / Tiberias

• Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world.

• Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, to visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman city.

• Drive up to the Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process.

• Travel through the Golan, with its Druze villages, former Syrian fortifications and panoramic views of Mount Hermon and into Syria.

• Descend to the Hula Valley and drive to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee - regarded as one of the four Holy cities in Judaism, where the Jewish Talmud - the primary source of Jewish religious law - was compiled, with tombs of Rabbis scattered across the city.

• Overnight in Tiberias.
Day 6 Friday - Sea Of Galilee / Nazareth
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Friday - Sea Of Galilee / Nazareth

• Along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee, proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ and Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.

• Optional sailing on a boat across the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery little changed during the past 2000 years (subject to conditions and extra fee if available).

• On to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites.

• Return to Tiberias for overnight.
Day 7 Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / Eilat
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / Eilat

• After breakfast drive through the hills of the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.

• Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city, including the Baha’i Shrine, Persian Garden, and Haifa bay.

• Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod the Great”.

• Continue to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv for a short flight to Ramon Airport, Eilat and transfer to Eilat, the Red Sea resort.

• Overnight in Eilat.
Day 8 Sunday - Eilat / Petra / Tel Aviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sunday - Eilat / Petra / Tel Aviv

• After breakfast leave Eilat, Israel and cross into Jordan at the Arava border.

• Drive to Petra through the scenic Jordanian desert, passing by the Wadi Rum area.

• Enter the Rose City of Petra through the Siq, a narrow passage through the mountains that has inspired people for centuries.

• Up to the Treasury which suddenly appears at the end of the gorge, leaving visitors breath taken by its’ 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, which once held 3,000 spectators.

• Exit the city and stop for a sit-down lunch in Wadi Musa - the new town of Petra, followed by a visit to Moses Spring before leaving.

• Drive to Aqaba for a short city tour, before returning to the Arava border and back to Ramon Airport, Eilat for return flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.

• Transfer from Tel Aviv airport to Tel Aviv hotel for overnight.
Day 9 Monday - Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Monday - Departure

• Departure to Ben Gurion Airport for international flight.

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Highlights Of Israel + Petra - 9 Days

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Itinerary of your trip Highlights Of Israel + Petra - 9 Days

Sunday - Tel Aviv

Monday - Masada & The Dead Sea

Tuesday - Jerusalem - New City

Wednesday - Jerusalem - Old City & Bethlehem

Thursday - Beit Shean / Golan Heights / Tiberias

Friday - Sea Of Galilee / Nazareth

Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / Eilat

Sunday - Eilat / Petra / Tel Aviv

Monday - Departure

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