Classic Palestine/Israel (the Holyland) │ 10 Day General Palestine / Israel ( the Holyland) Tour Package
Overview
Travel on an amazing ten-day Classic Tour to Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) and experience the history, sites, and people of Palestine / Israel (the Holyland).
This is our classic ten day fully escorted tour of Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) that is popular for the traveller whom wants to visit general sites of Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) as well as Christian and Jewish sites you see during religious tours. Begin touring in the Golden city of Jerusalem, explore the Old City, marvel at the Temple Mount, see the Western Wall, visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. See the New City and experience Yad Vashem memorial, the Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) Museum, the Knesset Israel’s parliament. Travel to the lowest place on earth the Dead Sea, Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, and the fortress of Masada. Visit Caesarea, once the capital of the city of Judea during Roman rule, and to Megiddo site of Armageddon, on to a Druze village in Daliat El Carmel, proceed to Haifa, and see the Bahai Shrine. Continue this exciting packed classic tour driving to Safed. Stop at Tiberias, see Capernaum-referred in Bible as Jesus “own town,” visit the Church of St. Peter, and next drive to Nazareth and visit the Church of the Annunciation, continue to Beit She’an, and Beit Alpa. This and so much more to see on our incredible ten-day classic tour to Palestine / Israel (the Holyland).
Tour Overview include:
- 10 Days / 8 Nights Fully Escorted General Classic Tour of Palestine / Israel ( the Holyland)
- Tour departs Monday and arrives Tuesday in Tel Aviv Palestine / Israel ( the Holyland)
- This is a group tour and it is also available as a private tour (contact us for pricing)
- 8 Nights stay in a 5 Star Deluxe Hotel to 4 Star Standard Hotel Accommodations
- Daily Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) Buffet Breakfast included
- Dinner included at Kibbutz Lavi
- English speaking Tour Guides that know the History and Sites of Palestine / Israel (the Holyland)
- Professional Tour Guide Certified
Itinerary:
Travel and discover amazing sites and learn about the rich history during our Classic Tour offering the most complete itinerary to Palestine / Israel (the Holyland). Our professional guides are government certified- whom know Palestine / Israel (the Holyland)a heritage and teachings.
Day 1 – Monday: Departure on your way to Palestine / Israel (the Holyland), The Land of the Bible.
Flights for your tour: Reserve our land tour with us, and we can also assist with your flights. Or you can also book your flights on your own if you prefer, and we will coordinate your arrival and departure airport transfers included in your tour, at no additional cost.
Day 2 – Tuesday: Jerusalem
Welcome to Palestine / Israel (the Holyland), upon arrival into Ben Gurion International Airport, you will be met and assisted by our airport representative. Transfer to Jerusalem– the birthplace of the world’s three major religions in Palestine / Israel (the Holyland). Check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight. Your hotel is conveniently located near the Old City walls, shops, restaurants and other city attractions just a short cab ride away.
Overnight Jerusalem- including Full Buffet Breakfast.
Included:
-Transfer from Ben Gurion International Airport to your hotel in Jerusalem.
-Your selection of 5 Star Deluxe to 4 Star Standard hotel accommodations.
Day 3 – Wednesday: Jerusalem: Old City
We begin our escorted general tour of Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) in the Old City visiting Mount Zion to see the tomb of King David and the nearby Room of the Last Supper. Walk through the Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem 2000 years ago, and on to the Jewish Quarter. Experience the Temple Mount and the Western Wall- The holiest site in Judaism and an original wall that retained the Temple. Walk along the Via Dolorosa on the Stations of the Cross, after proceed to Mount Scopus and then on to Mount of Olives for a grand panoramic view of the Old City. After we tour Bethlehem * to visit Rachel’s Tomb and Church of the Nativity.
-Breakfast at your hotel.
-Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per itinerary.
Day 4 – Thursday: Jerusalem: New City
After a delicious Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) breakfast we drive to Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Karem to see the beautiful Chagall-stained glass windows. After continue to a must stop while on a tour of Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) in Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Next visit the Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) Museum, and the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed, and the new holy land model – a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the second Temple period. We’ll continue our Jerusalem tour driving to the Knesset, Palestine / Israel (the Holyland)’s parliament building, and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems, and the Givat Ram Campus Hebrew University.
Overnight Jerusalem– including Full Buffet Breakfast.
Day 5 – Friday: Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea
On this day we start our tour with a drive in the Judean Desert and explore the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. We'll stop at Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947 by a Bedouin boy. We’ll continue to perhaps one of the most impressive sites in Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) to the fortress of Masada, and the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Here we ascend by cable car high up to Masada and tour the ancient fortress exploring the food storeroom, water irrigation system, bathhouses, and Herod’s Palace. After we descend Masada by cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea. At the end of this day, we drive to Tel Aviv.
Overnight Tel Aviv- including Full Buffet Breakfast.
Day 6 – Saturday: Tel Aviv
At leisure in Tel Aviv. Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) largest and modern city with short distance to Jaffa. Tel Aviv lies next to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and is famous for shopping and attractions, beautiful promenade sidewalks with outdoor shopping stores, restaurants, and coffee shops. If your time permit, visit the artistic neighbourhood of Neve Tzedek.
Day 7 – Sunday: Caesarea / Megiddo / Druze Villages
Drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city, Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheatre that has been restored to its former glory as a concert venue. Proceed to Megiddo, identified as the site of Armageddon and explore the archaeological excavations including the preserved water supply system. Continue to Daliat El Carmel, a Druze village and enjoy a late lunch at a local restaurant. Proceed via Mount Carmel to Haifa for a panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Golden domed Bahai shrine and Bahia Gardens.
Overnight Galilee– including Full Buffet Breakfast and Dinner.
-Dinner at your hotel.
Day 8 – Monday: Safed / Golan Heights / Winery
Start your Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) tour Monday with a drive to Safed, centre of the Kaballa movement. Visit the Joseph Caro synagogue and the Ha’Ari synagogue, the most important synagogue in this city, continue with a stroll around the Artist’s quarter. After we continue to the Golan Heights and stop to see the former Syrian bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) town of Katzrin. We'll continue to the Golan Winery for a tour and wine tasting. After proceed to Kessem Hagolan, a multimedia presentation of the area and its history.
-Professional certified licensed Tour Guide, entrance fees, and attractions per day itinerary.
Day 9 – Tuesday: Sea of Galilee / Nazareth
On today’s Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) tour we’ll travel to Tiberias and see Capernaum–referred in the Bible as Jesus “own town,” and see the excavations of the synagogue, and see the modern octagonal Church of St. Peter. Next, we proceed to Nazareth and visit the Church of the Annunciation. We’ll continue our tour driving via Beit She'an, the largest archaeological park in Palestine / Israel (the Holyland) with amazing excavations from the Roman and Byzantine periods. This site rivals those of ruins in ancient Rome. Next on your tour we stop at Beit Alpha to see beautiful mosaic floors of a synagogue from the Byzantine era depicting the zodiac.
Overnight Tel Aviv– including Full Buffet Breakfast.
Day 10 – Wednesday: Tel Aviv / Ben Gurion Airport
Breakfast at your hotel, please check out from your room at 12 noon and leave your luggage with the Hotel Concierge. Pick up time from the hotel lobby to Ben Gurion airport will be 4 hours before your departure flight.
Transfer from your Tel Aviv hotel to the Ben Gurion International Airport for your departure flight back home or to your next destination.
-Transfer from your Tel Aviv hotel to the Ben Gurion International Airport for your departure flight back home or to your next destination.
Transfers. The drive from Tel Aviv is about 50 to 60 minutes. International flights require that you check-in at least 3 hours prior to your flight departure time. PLEASE NOTE: NO EXTRA TRANSFER CHARGES ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ANY TIME AND ANY DAY.