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Wonders of Jerusalem
6 Days from $1,115
Day 1 - JERUSALEM
Transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to your hotel in
Jerusalem.
Day 2 - JERUSALEM/BETHLEHEM*/JERUSALEM
Begin your tour of
Jerusalem at Mount of Olives for a stunning panorama of the city. On
nearby Mount Zion, see King David's Tomb, draped in azure and gold, and
tour the vaulted Room of the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey. Enter
the Old City and walk through the ethnic quarters to the recently excavated
and restored cardo, the main north/south thoroughfare built by Romans.
See the sacred Western Wall before entering the Christian quarter and
pacing Via Dolorosa on the way to Christianity's most scared pilgrimage
site-the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem* for an
overview of Shepherds' Field where an angel of the Lord appeared to the
shepherds and spoke of Jesus's birth. Finally, walk through Manger Square
and the Church of the Nativity- which is said to hold the manger that Jesus
was placed in after his birth. Return to Jerusalem for the evening. (B)
Day 3 - JERUSALEM/MASSADA/DEAD SEA/QUMRAN/JERUSALEM
Leave
Jerusalem behind and drive through the Judean Desert, tufted with palms
and rough grass, to the Dead Sea area, the lowest point on Earth, for some
shopping. Drive along the shores of this ultra-saline lake and see Massada
rising before you on a plateau. Ascend by cable car to the ancient fortress
where the Jewish zealots made their last stand against the invading Romans
in 73 A.D. Visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, water cisterns,
mosaic floors, Roman baths, and other findings. Upon descent, take a dip in
the Dead Sea. Float along and enjoy the mineral-rich benefits that are
bottled by the beauty industry. Stop at Qumran to visit the cave where the
Dead Sea Scrolls were uncovered en route back to Jerusalem. (B)
Day 4 - JERUSALEM
Spend this full day at leisure to explore Jerusalem on
your own. (B)
Day 5 - JERUSALEM/NAZARETH/KAFR KANNA/TIBERIAS/CAPERNAUM/ TABGHA/YARDENIT/JERUSALEM
Depart via the coastal road through the
Lower Galilee region en route to Nazareth, the town where Jesus spent his
childhood. Here you will tour the Basilica of Annunciation and the Church
of St. Joseph. Then travel east to Kafr Kanna, an Arab settlement
associated with the biblical village of Cana. Continue to Tiberias, a modern
resort town and once the epicenter of Jewish learning. Drive along the blue
Sea of Galilee to visit Capernaum and the ruins of a 2nd century
synagogue. Then in Tabgha, at the foot of the Golan Heights, see the site of
the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. Proceed to Yardenit, the celebrated
baptismal site where the Jordan River exits the Sea of Galilee towards the
Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem for the evening. (B)
Day 6 - JERUSALEM TO USA (OR EXTEND YOUR STAY)
Transfer to Ben
Gurion Airport for your departure. (B)