Airport meeting assistance and escort to car rental desk. Make your way to Tel Aviv.

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: 3* Hotel

This morning depart northwards towards Caesarea, an old Roman port that was also the center of Roman rule 2.000 years ago. Continue north and stop at Haifa for a special tour of the magnificent Bahai Gardens from atop Mount Carmel. Onto Nazareth Village, a unique reconstruction of a first century village providing an authentic experience of the land of the Bible. Head to the colourful markets of Nazareth for a unique tasting tour of the best and most interesting food stalls.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: 3* Hotel

Enjoy a morning cruise sailing the Sea of Galilee in a traditional wooden boat. See an original fishing boat from the first century and hear the story of its amazing discovery. Visit some of the many sites of the area that are either connected to the Bible, like Kapernaum, Mt. of Beatitudes and Magdala. Alternatively, drive north to the Golan Heights to find the spring of the Jordan River at Tel Dan and Banias Springs. This area has been a strategic position for centuries, as you will see when you visit the old Muslim Nimrod Castle from the Crusader era and the modern Israeli fortifications at Mt. Bental.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: 3* Hotel

Depart the Sea of Galilee via the fertile Jordan Valley. Stop at Beit Shean, the site of a Roman City that had a strategic position over the trade-routes in the region. From here you can see across the Jordan River into the Kingdom of Jordan? Visit the Hospitaller castle of Belvoir (‘Fair View’ in French) for an amazing outlook over Northern Israel. Ascend the mountains to the holy city of Jerusalem.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: 3* Hotel

Travel south and descend to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea. Ascend by cable car to the mountain fortress of Masada, once a luxurious palace built by Herod the Great and later the last stronghold of the Jewish rebellion against the Romans. Explore the unique remains including the bathhouse, water cisterns, storerooms, hanging palaces and the Synagogue. Stop at Ein Gedi, an oasis of green thanks to the waterfalls in this little spot in the desert. From here, you will go to a Dead Sea beach for a float in the salty water. At the end, return to Jerusalem. When you return, please bring back the rental-car to the car-deposit central.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: 3* Hotel

Enjoy a day exploring the old city of Jerusalem. Start with a new tour of the City of David. Be amazed by the excavations in the Tyropoeon Valley where we will walk through a section of the Herodian Channel that is approximately 500 feet long. The tour will reach its climax as we behold the impressive foundations stones of the Western Wall at the foot of the Temple Mount. Explore the fascinating Western Wall Tunnels – Hidden layers and underground structures are revealed underground, such as Rooms and public halls, a section of a Second Temple road, a Hasmonean water tunnel, and a pool. Walk through the souks of the Old City and make your way from the Western Wall to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher along the Via Doloroso. Apart from many pilgrims, you will also enjoy the many tastes and colours the Old City has to offer. Evening activity - Experience the wonderful sound & light show at the Tower of David Museum.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: 3* Hotel

Experience a special tour of the Israeli Parliament – The Knesset. Catch some debates, take a guided tour, and explore the inner workings of the country’s seat of power. Then visit the Israel Museum and see the famous Dead Seas Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book. On for a tour of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial - a vast, landscaped complex with a visitors centre, a museum and a dozen memorials scattered over 45 acres of the Mount of Remembrance. Visit the new Friends of Zion Museum –an extraordinary multi-senses experience where you meet the biblical figures, academics, businessmen and military officials who, through their faith, have forged an everlasting bond between the Jewish and Christian peoples.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: 3* Hotel

Departure transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your international flight home.

Meals: Breakfast