Day 1:
Arrival – Ben Gurion airport
Overnight: Ararat Hotel, Holyland Hotel
Day 2:
Old City of Jerusalem
Overnight: Ararat Hotel, Holyland Hotel
Start with the panoramic view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Enter the Old City where everyday life and customs within narrow, crooked streets have remained much the same over the centuries. You’ll visit the Church of St. Anne and the Pool of Bethesda, View Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock continue to the Ecce Homo and the Prison of Christ.
Retrace the events in the final hours of Jesus’ life as you walk the Via Dolorosa “the Way of the Cross” to the Church of the Holy Sepul
Day 3:
Jerusalem New City – Bethlehem
Overnight: Ararat Hotel, Holyland Hotel
Drive to Jerusalem new city, view the Knesset & the menorah , later drive to visit the village of Ein Karem & the church of visitation, later drive to Bethlehem, Basilica and Grotto of the Nativity, Milk Grotto, Shepherds
Day 4:
Jericho – Mt. Temptation cable car – Dead Sea
Overnight: Ararat Hotel, Holyland Hotel
Drive to visit Jericho the oldest continually inhabited city in the world, visit Mt. Temptation & view the tree of Sycamore, later drive to enjoy a dip in the dead sea.
Day 5:
Caesarea – Haifa – Acre
Overnight: Plaza Hotel Nazareth
Caesarea: Roman Theater and aqueduct, continue to Haifa, visit Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city and Harbor, visit the Church of Stella Maris, proceed to Acre “a port city in northwest Israel, on the Mediterranean coast. It’s known for its well-preserved old city walls”
Day 6:
Tiberias: Round the lake
Overnight: Plaza Hotel Nazareth
Visit Tabgha, Church of the Loaves and Fishes, the church of the primacy of St. Peter, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, visit the Jordan River before driving back to your hotel for dinner and overnight
Day 7:
Mt. Tabor – Nazareth- Cana
Overnight: Plaza Hotel Nazareth
Drive to the mount of transfiguration (Mt. Tabor), later proceed to Nazareth to visit the Church of Annunciation, continue to Cana of the Galilee where Jesus performed his first public miracle, the turning of a large quantity of water into wine at a wedding feast.
Day 8:
Departure – Ben Gurion airport