5-day Best Of Israel Tour From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Nazareth, And Masada

Itinerary

Day 1: Golan Heights Tour

Stop At: Galilee Region, Galilee Region, Northern District
Travel through the Galilee

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Jordan Valley, Jordan Valley, Northern District
Travel through the Jordan Valley


Pass By: Sea of Galilee, Tiberias Israel
Travel along the shore of the Sea of Galilee


Stop At: Ancient Katzrin Village and Synagogue, Ancient Katzrin village, Katzrin
Visit the ancient village and synagogue in Katzrin

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Museum of Antiquities in the Golan, מרכז מסחרי הישן איתן, Qatsrin
Visit the Golan Antiquities Museum

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Mount Bental, Golan Heights Volcanic Park
Visit Mount Bental and explore the remaining Syrian bunkers

Duration: 50 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Tel Aviv


Day 2: Nazareth, Capernaum and Sea of Galilee Tour

Stop At: Mt. of Precipice Lookout Point, Entrance to the city on Hwy 60, Nazareth Israel
Visit Mt. of Precipice

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Nazareth, Nazareth, Galilee Region, Northern District
Visit and explore the City of Nazareth

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: The Church of the Annunciation, Casa Nova Street רחוב קזנובה, Nazareth Israel
Visit the Church of Annunciation

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: St. Joseph Church, Adjacent and north to the Basilica of Annunciation, Nazareth Israel
Visit St. Joseph Church

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Kfar Cana, Kfar Cana, Galilee Region, Northern District
Pass by Kfar Cana


Pass By: Mount of Beatitudes, Har Nahum, Capernaum Israel
See Mount of Beatitudes


Stop At: Capernaum, Capernaum, Galilee Region, Northern District
Visit Capernaum, town of Jesus

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Church of the Multiplication, Tabgha, Capernaum Israel
Visit Church of Multiplication

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Tiberias, Tiberias, Galilee Region, Northern District
Pass by Tiberias


Stop At: Yardenit, Kibbutz Kinneret Jordan Valley, Kinneret 1511800 Israel
Visit Yardenit, Baptism site on the Jordan River

Duration: 50 minutes

Pass By: Mount Tabor, in the eastern part of the Jezreel Valley, Kfar Tavor Israel
See Mt. Tabor where the Transfiguration took place


Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Tel Aviv


Day 3: Caesarea, Acre and Rosh Hanikra Tour

Stop At: Caesarea National Park, Route 2 Near Aqiva, Caesarea Israel
Visit the ancient port of Caesarea

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Theatre at Caesarea National Park, Caesarea National Park, Caesarea Israel
Visit the ancient amphitheater from the 1st century AD

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: The Baha'i Gardens, 80 Hatzionut Avenue, Near Shifra Street Mount Carmel, Haifa Israel
View Haifa from the top of the Baha'i Gardens

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Rosh Hanikra, Rosh Hanikra, Northern District
Ascend to the summit of Rosh Hanikra by cable car

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Grottos at Rosh HaNiqra, Kefar Rosh HaNiqra Israel
Visit and explore the Grottos at Rosh Hanikra

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: The Lebanese Border, Kefar Rosh HaNiqra Israel
View the Lebanese Boarder from Rosh HaNiqra


Stop At: Acre, Acre, Northern District
Visit the City of Acre

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Citadel of Acre, ויצמן 1, עכו, Israel
Visit the Underground Crusader City Acre

Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Tel Aviv


Day 4: Masada and the Dead Sea Tour

Stop At: Harei Yehuda, Israel
Travel through the Judean Hills

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: The Good Samaritan Museum, Road 1, between Jerusalem and Jericho, Jericho Palestinian Territories
Pass by the Good Samaritan Inn


Stop At: Masada National Park, Masada 8698000 Israel
Ascend to Masada and explore the National Park

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Herod's Western Palace, Masada Israel
Tour the remains of Herod’s palace

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: En Gedi Nature Reserve, Route 90 Road 90 Israel
See Ein Gedi Natural Reserve


Pass By: Qumran Caves, Wadi Qumran Palestinian Territories
Pass by the Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found


Stop At: Dead Sea, Israel
Float and mud yourself at the Dead sea

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Jerusalem


Day 5: Jerusalem Old and New Tour

Stop At: Mount Scopus National Botanical Garden, Mount Scopus Hebrew University Campus, Jerusalem Israel
View the Old City from Mount Scopus

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Garden of Gethsemane, Jericho Rd, Jerusalem Israel
See the Garden of Gethsemane


Pass By: Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony), Garden of Gethsemane Foot of the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel
Pass by the Church of All Nations


Pass By: Kidron Valley, Behind Old City Walls, Jerusalem Israel
Pass through the Kidron valley


Stop At: Old City of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Israel
Explore the street of the Old City of Jerusalem

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the Jewish Quarter and explore the Byzantine Cardo

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Western Wall Plaza Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem 97500 Israel
Visit the Western Wall

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Christian Quarter Road, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the Christian Quarter

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa Old Town, Jerusalem Israel
Explore some of the Cross stations - the Via Dolorosa

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Eglise du Saint-Sepulcre, Christian Quarter, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Muslim Quarter, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the Muslim Quarter and The lively Bazaar

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Mount Herzl Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Entrance to the site is via the Holland Junction, situated on Herzl Boulevard, Jerusalem 91034 Israel
Visit the Holocaust Museum

Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.