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The Best Of Israel Plus Petra

9 days, 8 nights

+- Overview

Enjoy the best that Israel has to offer on this 9-day tour filled with every historical site imaginable.  Starting from modern Tel Avi, travel back into the past to the heights of Masada where, in 73 AD, the Zealots fought their final battle against the Romans before committing mass suicide.  Here you can walk through the excavations of Herod’s palaces, the bathhouse and a synagogue as well as have wonderful views of the surrounding countryside before travelling to the depths of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the planet.  Savor Jerusalem’s riches both old and new where one of the highlights includes a tour of the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed in the architecturally unique Shrine of the Book.  Then follow in the footsteps of Jesus through Bethlehem, Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee. While staying in a Kibbutz Hotel in this area, tour the Golan Heights, Jericho, the oldest city in the world, some Druze villages and ancient Tiberias.

Route Details

Tel Aviv (1) › Jerusalem (3) › Galilee (2) › Eilat (2)

Next it’s on to the beautiful city of Haifa, where your city tour will include the Bahai Shrine with its beautiful Persian Gardens and Mount Carmel for a view of the city and the bay.  After a visit at Caesarea, an ancient Roman city, fly from Tel Aviv to the Red Sea resort of Eilat and finish this memorable tour with the excursion of a lifetime to Jordan’s Rose City of Petra, one of the most photographed sites in the Middle East.

+- Daily Itinerary

Notes

*Site under the Palestinian Authority Jurisdiction, visits are subject to daily circumstances.

+ - Day 1 Tel Aviv
Arrival

On arrival in Tel Aviv you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. 

Overnight Accommodations

Metropolitan Hotel – Moderate
Dan Panorama Tel Aviv – First Class
Carlton Hotel –

+ - Day 2 Tel Aviv › Massada › Jerusalem

Set off for a visit to the Negev Desert city of Beersheba via Ashdod and Ashkelon.  Then continue to Masada for a cable car ride up to the ancient fortress.  Visit the excavations, Herod’s Palaces, and the synagogue.  Afterwards stop at the Dead Sea and time permitting, enjoy floating in its saline waters.  Arrive in Jerusalem late in the day.

Overnight Accommodations

Jerusalem Grand Court – Moderate
Dan Panorama Jerusalem – First Class
David Citadel –

Included Meals

Breakfast

+ - Day 3 Jerusalem

Your tour starts with incredible views of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus. Then visit the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony, the Israel Museum, the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, the Holocaust Memorial of Yad Vashem, the Hadassah Medical Center to see Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows and finally John the Baptist’s birthplace

Overnight Accommodations

Jerusalem Grand Court – Moderate
Dan Panorama Jerusalem – First Class
David Citadel –

Included Meals

Breakfast

+ - Day 4 Jerusalem › Bethlehem › Jerusalem

This morning enter the old, walled city, walking through the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall, along the Via Dolorosa and the Stations of the Cross, to arrive at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.  At Mount Zion visit King David’s tomb, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. In Bethlehem* visit Christ’s birthplace, the Church of Nativity and Rachel’s Tomb. 

Overnight Accommodations

Jerusalem Grand Court – Moderate
Dan Panorama Jerusalem – First Class
David Citadel –

Included Meals

Breakfast

+ - Day 5 Jerusalem › Galilee

This morning drive to Jericho* before reaching Beit Shean via the Jordan Valley. Here see the excavations of a once prosperous Roman city.  Afterwards visit Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning then go on to Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee to tour the remains of an ancient synagogue.  Spend the next 2 nights at a Kibbutz Hotel.

Overnight Accommodations

Kibbutz – Moderate
Kibbutz – First Class
Kibbutz –

Included Meals

Breakfast

+ - Day 6 Galilee › Golan Heights › Nazareth › Golan Heights

Drive up the Golan Heights and visit the former Syrian fortifications and some Druze villages. Passing the source of the Jordan River, visit a synagogue and an artists’ colony in Safed, the birthplace of Kabala mysticism before touring the Christian Holy sites in Nazareth.

Overnight Accommodations

Kibbutz – Moderate
Kibbutz – First Class
Kibbutz –

Included Meals

Breakfast

+ - Day 7 Galilee › Haifa › Tel Aviv › Eilat

This morning drive to Acre to see the medieval Crusader stronghold and military fortifications. Next arrive in Haifa to tour this lovely city. Then drive along the coast to Caesarea and tour its excavations including the Roman Theatre and the Crusader fortress.  From Tel Aviv, take a short flight to Eilat (included in cost) for a 2-night stay at this Red Sea resort town.  Upon arrival take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (transfer not included).

Overnight Accommodations

Central Park – Moderate
Dan Panorama Eilat – First Class
Dan Hotel Eilat –

Included Meals

Breakfast

+ - Day 8 Eilat

Today’s trip into Jordan goes to Petra, the Rose City. Entering Petra via the Siq, a narrow passageway through the mountains, reach the magnificent Treasury, a massive edifice hewn from the cliff face.  Walk Petra’s streets with its many tombs and monuments including the 3,000 seat Amphitheatre. After lunch, visit Moses Spring and Wadi Moussa, the new town of Petra. On the way back to Eilat, stop for a short tour of the Jordanian seaport of Aqaba.

Overnight Accommodations

Central Park – Moderate
Dan Panorama Eilat – First Class
Dan Hotel Eilat –

Included Meals

Breakfast

+ - Day 9 Eilat › Tel Aviv

After breakfast transfer by taxi to the airport (transfer not included) for a flight back to Tel Aviv (flight included).

Departure

Included Meals

Breakfast

+- Accommodations

Overnight Accommodations

We offer several packages for this tour. The package price varies by your selected accommodations. The itinerary is the same for each package.

+-Moderate
+ - Metropolitan Hotel
+ - Jerusalem Grand Court
+ - Kibbutz
+ - Central Park
+-First Class
+ - Dan Panorama Tel Aviv
+ - Dan Panorama Jerusalem
+ - Kibbutz
+ - Dan Panorama Eilat
+-Deluxe
+ - Carlton Hotel
+ - David Citadel
+ - Kibbutz
+ - Dan Hotel Eilat
+- Inclusions

Features & Services

Included

  • Domestic Flight

    We include your round-trip domestic flights from Tel Aviv-Eilat-Tel Aviv, in the described itinerary.

  • Airport Meet & Greet

    We'll meet you at Tel Aviv airport upon your arrival. Driver gratuity is awarded at your discretion.

  • Airport & Hotel Transfers

    We'll provide reliable transportation to and from the airport to your hotel in Tel Aviv. We'll ensure you depart on time, and arrive safely and comfortably from one destination to the next.

  • 8 Nights Accommodations

    We provide you with overnight accommodations for 6 nights with private en-suite facilities and 2 nights in a Kibbutz with shared facilites, as described in your selected itinerary.

  • Included Meals

    We provide you with the meals as described in the daily itinerary. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions in advance.

  • Driver & Guides

    Our professional guides are at your service. We guarantee our guides are friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to help you. All our local guides and drivers speak English fluently.

  • Local Fees & Taxes

    We cover applicable entrance fees for sightseeing and excursions as described in the itinerary. We cover applicable local government taxes and service charges on accommodations and transportation.

  • Air conditioning

    Included in your rooms and transportation. Carrying plenty of drinking water is recommended.

Not Included

  • International Airfare, Airport Taxes & Fees

    Our price includes land arrangements only. See our Air & Land Inclusive collection for packages that include airfare.

  • Eilat Airport Meet & Greet

    Round trip transfers from Eilat airport to hotel must be arranged.

  • Meals not described on the itinerary

    Food and beverages not described in the itinerary may be purchased as needed.

  • Tips & Gratuities

    Tips and gratuities to drivers, guides, hotel/camp and restaurant staff shall be awarded at your discretion.

  • Hotel & Room Services

    We provide overnight accommodations as described in the itinerary. Hotel or room services enjoyed during your stay that are not described in the itinerary are added to your total.

  • Personal Items & Services

    Items or services of a personal nature, such as telephone/Internet usage, laundry, gifts, or transportation not described in the itinerary are additional.

  • Optional tours or excursions

    Time permitting, any optional tours or excursions not mentioned in the itinerary may be enjoyed at your own expense.

+- Booking

Dates & Pricing

We offer several packages for this tour. The package price varies by selected accommodations. The itinerary is the same for each package.

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+-Moderate

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Per person, based on double twin room occupancy.
For single room occupancy when joining a minimum of 2 passengers.
+-First Class

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Per person, based on double twin room occupancy.
For single room occupancy when joining a minimum of 2 passengers.
+-Deluxe

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Per person, based on double twin room occupancy.
For single room occupancy when joining a minimum of 2 passengers.

Booking Details

Departures

Join on Sunday’s in Tel Aviv. (minimum of 2 passengers)

Meal Plan

There is an option to add dinner to this itinerary (at an additional cost), please contact us for rates.

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