HERITAGE OF THE HOLYLNAD AND JORDAN TOUR
12 Days / 11 Nights
THURSDAY ARRIVAL
Thursday - Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv
Upon arrival to
airport meet our representative and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for an
overnight.
Friday – Tel
Aviv / Sea of Galilee / Tiberias
The tour will start with a
visit of Jaffa and short walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old,
fortified town. We will pass the house
of Simon the Tanner and marvel at the views from hilltop, followed by driving
north along the costal to the archaeological ruins of Caesarea, built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar.
Proceed to Megiddo where the book of Revelation mentions a great battle of the
place called ‘Armageddon’ , an ancient city inhabited
continuously for more than five millennia (6000-500B.C). after
exploring the ancients, we will drive towards the Sea of Galilee.
Arrive at Tiberias
for overnight.
Saturday – Sea of Galilee
Start the day from
historic Tiberias where Jesus lived, sojourned and preached on the shores of
the Sea of Galilee. Our next destination will
Capernaum, the center of Jesus ministry. Tabgha, just
north of Tiberias is the site of Christ’s miracle of feeding the 5,000. At the
Church of Multiplication , the mosaic floor depicts a
basket with laves and two fishes. Continue to mount of Beatitudes over the
looking the sea of Galilee , where Jesus preached the
‘ Sermon on the Mount’ and it is believed that Jesus picked his 12 apostles. We
will ascend to Golan Heights to view the panoramic view of the peaks of Mount Hermon and the rugged plateau of the Golan Heights and
beneath it, the green pastoral Hulah Valley. Return
to Tiberias for overnight.
Sunday – Sea of Galilee /
Jordan River / Jerusalem
Travel to Cana and
visit the Wedding Church where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water
into wine. Proceed to Nazareth where Jesus spent his childhood and visit the
Church of Annunciation, built on the site where archaeologists believe the
Archangel Gabriel appeared to Virgin Mary you will also see Mary’s Well and Joseph’s Church. Continue through the Jordan Valley
to Belt Shean with its recently excavated
amphitheater. Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved roman city
which was destroyed in on earthquake.
Overnight
in Jerusalem.
Monday –
Dead Sea / Massada
Through remarkable
scenery of the Dead Sea, continue to Massada which is situated right on an
isolated cliff in Judean Dessert. The site has been declared as on UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 2001. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last
stronghold of Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the
excavations, King Herod’s Palace, the synagogue ,
bathhouse and more. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead
Sea. En route to the Dead Sea , you will see the site
of Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Nearby 1,300 feet
below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface. Bring
your swimsuit and should weather permit, it is possible to float on the salty
mineral rich water.
Overnight
in Jerusalem.
Tuesday – Jerusalem
Start the day on
Mount Scopus and enjoy the spectacular view of Jerusalem, the holy city for
each of the world’s three greatest religions – Christianity, Judaism and
Islam . Jerusalem occupies a unique place in the world. This tour includes a
visit to the Mount of Olive, a stop at the site where Jesus first gave the
Lord’s Prayer and the garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus. In the
Old City, 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 tonb of King David and the Room of the Last Suupper.
Overnight
in Jerusalem.
Wednesday – Jerusalem / Bethlehem*
The tour includes
a visit to Yad Vashem, the
official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust established in 1953,
located on the foot of Mount Herzl.
Enjoy Ein Kerem, a picturesque village
on the south western outskirts of Jerusalem.
This small village has great significance in Christian traditions , since this where according to the tradition,
John the Baptist was born. Visit the Israel Museum with a detailed model of
Jerusalem from the time of Second Temple and the Shrine of the Book, which
houses the Dead Sea Scrolls. Drive by the Knesset (house of Parlament)
and the campus of the Hebrew University.
Overnight
in Jerusalem.
Thursday –
Sheikh Hussein Bridge (Allenby Bridge) / Jerash /
Amman
Depart from your
hotel in Jerusalem to the border. After
border crossing procedures enter to Jordan and proceed to Jerash
–city of the Decapolis – located about 45 km north of Amman in the fertile
heights of the Gilead. Visit the ancient Roman city with colonnaded streets. The baths and the hilltop temple. Then drive to Amman – the
capital of Jordan. After a short orientation tour viewing the various landmarks
of the city drive to hotel for overnight.
Friday –
Amman / Maddaba / Mount Nebo / Shobok
/ Petra
After breakfast drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holyland and ruins of historical site. Continue about 10 km to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea. Visit the remains of Byzantine church with mosaic floor. Proceed via the Crusader’s castle – Shobak – to Wadi Musa, the modern village of Petra for overnight.
Saturday – Petra / Amman
Leave the hotel
and ride on horseback to the ‘ Siq’
(canyon) follwed by foot to Petra also known as ‘Sela Edom’ or Red Rock City, the ancient capital of the Nabateans from the 3rd Century B.C, to 2nd
Century A.D. Visit the most interesting monuments, such as the Treasury, El Khazneh ( a tomb of a Nabatean
King), the field of tombs, abelisks, the altar (Al Madhbah). From this point, you can view the whole of the
rock city, after the visit leave Petra and drive back to Amman for overnight
Sunday – Amman / Allenby
Bridge / Tel Aviv
Leave the hotel
and drive to Allenby Bridge, cross the Jordan River and drive back to Tel Aviv
for overnight.
Monday – Tel Aviv / Ben
Gurion Airport
After breakfast
transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
* Subject to
availability.
Included in the
tour:
* Assistance of Airport upon arrival.
* Transfer on arrival and departure (from /
to Airport).
* Tours as per itinerary.
* 11 nights accommodation on bed and Breakfast basis.
* Entrance fees to
sites visited as per itinerary, with English speaking guide.
Rates do
not include border chargers and visa
A Valid
visa to Jordan is required.