8 DAYS Hightlights

Overview
Israel Highlights - A tour for all faiths, visiting & touring Israels main highlights, opens a window over Israel's history past & present, its peoples and culture. Tour's overnights: 2 nights in Tel-Aviv, 2 nights in the Galilee in a Kibbutz Hotel and 3 nights in Jerusalem.

Israel Highlights Tour
8 days / 7 nights
Based on Sunday Arrivals

Not including international flights - you book your own flights & we pick up from Israel's BGN International Airport upon landing.
The Tour operates on a weekly basis / Guaranteed departure if booked up to 14 days prior arrival. 
Bookings coming in within the 14 days will be on request basis.

Israel Highlights Tour Itinerary - Code #2

Arrival day   Sunday      Departure day  Sunday  /  Total 7 Nights Guaranteed departure with minimum 2 participants if booked up to 14 days prior to arrival. Bookings coming in within the 14 days period will be on request basis.

An Interfaith Cultural Tour of Israel

Sunday -  Arrival Pick up from Ben Gurion Airport. Our BGN Airport representative will meet you at the arrival hall (as per your landing details) & will lead you to the car for transfer to Tel Aviv.  Overnight in Tel Aviv

Monday -  Tel Aviv - Beer Sheva - Arad - Massada - Jerusalem Leave Tel Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon - Beer Sheba. A short visit to the Negev capital. Continue via Arad to Massada. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible “float” in the salty waters of the world’s lowest place. Via Ein Gedi & Kalya. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Tuesday -  Jerusalem Jerusalem - sightseeing of the new city drive to Mt. Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Drive to Mt. Zion for a visit to the Tomb of King David, the Last Supper Room and Dormition Abbey. Sightseeing in the new city including the Israel Museum & Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, the new Supreme Court, Mt. Herzl and Yad Vashem (the Holocaust Memorial). Visit the model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem dating back to the time of the Second Temple. Afternoon: visit the Hadassah Medical Center to see the synagogue with Marc Chagall stained glass windows, then via Ein Karem (the birthplace of John the Baptist). Overnight in Jerusalem.

Wednesday -  Jerusalem - (Old City) – Bethlehem* Walk through one of the gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter, the Western Wall, the Temple area, the colorful bazaars, Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Continue to Bethlehem* to visit Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity. Overnight in Jerusalem. * Site under the Palestinian Authority Jurisdiction. Visit subjected to situation.

Thursday - Beit She'an - Tiberias - Galilee Leave Jerusalem, and drive north via Jericho*, the oldest city in the world. Then via the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of this beautiful Roman City. Proceed to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning. Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Overnight in the Galilee.

Friday - Upper Galilee and Golan Heights - Nazareth Drive to the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, Birkat Ram, and the Druze villages, Via Banias, source of the Jordan River. Proceed via Kiryat Shmona and the Hula Valley to Safed, city of the Kabbalah, to visit synagogue and the Artists’ Colony and then to Nazareth to visit the Christian Holy Sites. Overnight in the Galilee.

Saturday - Acre - Haifa - Tel Aviv After Breakfast drive west to Acre for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, sightseeing tour of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine, Persian Garden and Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city. Proceed southwards to Caesarea to visit the Roman theater and the Crusader fortress. Continue south for a short city tour of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Sunday -   Departure Transportation to Ben Gurion Airport. End of service or proceed with your chosen extension.

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Hotels on tour   Click on hotel's name to open link for more details  Listed hotels are our first priority, but may alter in case of unavailability
Israel Highlights / Tour #2	Hotel category 2 stars**	Hotel category  3 stars***	Hotel category 4 stars****
Tel Aviv Hotels	Sea.Net	Mercure	Dan Panorama
Galilee Hotels	Kibbutz Hotel	Kibbutz Hotel	Kibbutz Hotel
Jerusalem Hotels	Jerusalem Gate	Leonardo JLM	Dan Panorama
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Price Table     Prices are marked in US Dollars  per person  & Valid till Feb. 28th 2014
Israel Highlights / Tour #2	Hotel category 2 stars**	Hotel category 3 stars***	Hotel category 4 stars****
p/person sharing a double room	$1,164	$1,364	$1,600
p/person in a single room (1 person occupancy)	$1,643	$1,932	$2,332
Supplement for 6 dinners	$125	$125	$240
High season supplement for 2013 - 2014  July & August  + Dec. 21 - Jan. 6	$80	$80	$98
Peak season supplement for  2013  Sep.3rd - 29th	$288	$288	$374
* Optional Extra Nights before & after the tour at extra cost
Rates include Transfers from & to BGN airport (upon arrival & departure) 7 nights hotel accommodation including breakfasts English speaking guide for 6 days Air conditioned tourism licensed vehicle on touring days Entry fees to sites as per itinerary * Optional extra 6 dinners (starting 2nd night)
Not included : International flights, meals (lunch & dinners), beverages with meals, tips, extras & personal expenses. Travelers' medical or baggage insurance. Anything not mentioned in “rates include” section
Payment & Cancelation Policy 1. A deposit covering 30% of the total due will be charged upon confirmation to validate your reservation. 2. All Remaining due payment will be charged to your credit card 7 working days prior to tour. 3. Cancellation of Tour: full refund (except $25 per person – handling fee) if cancelled up to 14 days before departure of tour. Any cancellations coming in between 14 to 7 days prior to departure will be charged 35% of the total due. Any cancellations coming in between 7 to 3 days prior to departure will be charged 55% of the total due. Cancellations 3 days before the tour and no shows will be fully charged.
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