Israel in 12 Days
New York - Ben Gurion Airport - Tel Aviv - Caesarea - Beit Shearim - Haifa - Acre - Safed - Tel Facher - Banias - Tel Dan - Tel Hai - Beit Shean - Beit Alpha - Gan Hashlosha - Jerusalem - Qumeran - Massada - Dead Sea - The Negev Desert - Eilat - Timna - Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion Airport - New York
Israel Heritage Tour in Depth; Friday Arrival (12 Nights) & EilatWhat is included in this tour program?
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Day 1 - Friday / Ben Gurion Airport - Tel Aviv
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by a Diesenhaus Unitours representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
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Day 2 - Saturday / At leisure
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
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Day 3 - 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 Senhadrin, the Jewish supreme court. 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 cablecar into the limestone Grottoes. After checking in, meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about the Kibbutz lifestyle.
Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.
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Day 4 - Monday / Safed - Tel Facher - Banias - Tel Dan - Tel Hai
Drive to Safed, center of Kaballa movement. Visit the old synagogues and stroll the 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 underground Jewish organization.
Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.
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Day 5 - 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 Hashlosha (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 in the 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.
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Day 6 - Wednesday / Jerusalem: The New City
Visit the new city of Jerusalem. Drive to Hadassah hospital to visit the Chagall stained glass windows. Proceed to the 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 by the 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 to the Ammunition Hill, once a Jordanian army camp which, at the time of the 6 days war, became a symbol to the braveness of the Israeli soldiers in the battle of Jerusalem.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
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Day 7 - Thursday / Jerusalem: The Old City
Tour the old city of Jerusalem.
Observe the Bar Mitzvah ceremony at the Kotel. Visit Davidson center and the Kotel tunnels. Proceed via the Arab market to the Cardo, stop at the remains of the city wall dating back to the first Temple period; walk through the Jewish quarter to Jaffa gate, and visit David's Tower.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
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Day 8 - Friday / Qumeran - Massada - Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumeran, the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Continue to Massada, ascend by cablecar and tour the ancient fortress, visiting the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car. Next stop is for lunch and Spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
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Day 9 - Saturday / At leisure
Overnight in Jerusalem.
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Day 10 - Sunday / The Negev Desert - Eilat
Travel south to the Negev desert, visit Israel?s Air Force Museum near Beer Sheva to view the planes and equipment and to hear the story of this brave fighting force. Continue south, visiting kibbutz Sde Boker, to see Ben Gurion?s hut and grave, overlooking the magnificent Zin valley. Stop at Mitzpeh Ramon to gaze into the Ramon Crater, an otherworldly geological wonder.
Proceed to Eilat for overnight.
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Day 11 - Monday / Eilat
We start our day with a panoramic view of the city. Continue for a visit to the Underwater Observatory, one the largest seaquariums in the world, built into coral reef. Afternoon ? at leisure.
Overnight in Eilat.
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Day 12 - Tuesday / Eilat - Timna - Tel Aviv
Morning at leisure. In the afternoon depart Eilat to visit Timna copper mines and King Solomon?s Pillars and marvel at the huge multi-colored rock formations. Drive back to Tel Aviv.
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
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Day 13 - Wednesday / Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion Airport.
After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
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