March
31: (Saturday) Arrive at Tel Aviv Airport where you will be met by our representative. Transfer to Rimonim Hotel Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. (D included depending on your flight arrival time)
VISAS: All travelers to Israel must have a visa. Citizens of most countries can obtain one on arrival. Please let us know what passport you are traveling with and we will confirm whether you can get your's on arrival.
April 01: (Palm Sunday) After breakfast drive to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity where Jesus was born and the Shepherds fields. Return to Jerusalem and drive up to the Mount of Olives and begin the Palm Sunday walk to the Old City of Jerusalem. Enter the Old City following the procession of the many tourists visiting the Old City on this special Sunday. Visit the Western Wall of the ancient Temple. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight. Overnight Jerusalem (B,D)
April 02:
(Monday) After breakfast drive along the coastal road to Caesarea. Visit the excavations of these Roman and Crusader ruins. Visit Muhraka, where Elijah confronted the priests of Baal. Continue to Mt. Tabor and ascend to the summit. The site of the Miracle of the Transfiguration. Drive to Tiberius and check into Mineral hotel. Dinner Overnight Tiberias (B,D)
April 03: (Tuesday) After breakfast drive to Cana, to visit the Church of the First Miracle where Jesus turned water into wine. Continue to the Basilica of Annunciation in Nazareth and visit Mary's Well. Return to Tiberius to Yardenit the traditional Baptism site on the Jordan River. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Overnight Tiberias (B,D)
April 04: (Wednesday) After breakfast take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Time for prayer and reflection. Visit Capernaum visiting the Synagogue and the house. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Then on to Tabgha the site of the Miracle of the Multiplication. Drive along the Jordan Valley to Jerusalem and check into Rimonim hotel. Dinner. Overnight Jerusalem (B,D)
April 05:
(Thursday) After breakfast drive to Jericho to visit the oldest city in the world. View the Mount of Temptation and the Sycamore Tree. Continue to the caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Drive to the Dead Sea to enjoy floating in waters which have amazing healing powers. Return to your hotel for dinner. Overnight Jerusalem (B,D)
 April 06: (Friday) After breakfast return to the Mount of Olives to visit the Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane. Enter the old city visit the Pools of Bethesda and the Church of St. Anne. Walk along the Via Dolorosa following the Stations of the Cross. Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. In the afternoon visit Mt. Zion, the Hall of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Continue to the Church of St. Peter in Galicantu, but on the site of the house of the High Priest Caiaphas. Return to your hotel for dinner. Overnight Jerusalem (B,D)
April 07:
(Saturday) After breakfast drive to ancient Emmaus. Continue to Ein Karem, the birthplace of St John the Baptist. Visit the Church of Visitation where Mary visited her cousin, Elizabeth.
Dinner at the hotel. Overnight Jerusalem (B,D)
April 08:
(Easter Sunday) After breakfast return to the old city of Jerusalem to join the Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on this special Sunday. Time to enjoy the bazaars of the Old City of Jerusalem. Walk along the Cardo, ancient Roman Road. Visit Yad VaShem, Holocaust memorial. Return to hotel for dinner. Overnight Jerusalem (B,D)
April 09: (Monday) After breakfast, day at leisure until time for departure to Airport for your international departure. Optional tour extensions to Jordan and Egypt available.
TOUR INCLUDES: All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program starting with arrival to Israel. Hotels (based on double occupancy). Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums included in tour outline. Services of an English speaking licensed guide. Hotel service charges and taxes. Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch, D for dinner.
NOT included are: INTERNATIONAL AIR or Items of a personal nature such as tips, entry visa, entry or departure taxes, phone calls, laundry, beverages of any nature at any time, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
TOUR COST:
$1618 per person, Double Occupancy
Single Supplement: $492
Triples NOT allowed except adults sharing a room with children under the age of 12.
Children tour cost:
6 through 11 years: $1215 per child
2 through 5 years: $815 per child
Under two years: $175 per child
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